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Chandler Center for the Arts

Chandler Center for the Arts A product of community leadership, clear vision and unwavering determination, the Chandler Center for the Arts is a testament to Chandler’s passionate commitment to the arts.

Childsplay

Childsplay Childsplay's mission is to create theatre so strikingly original in form, content or both, that it instills in young people an enduring awe, love and respect for the medium, thus preserving imagination and wonder, those hallmarks of childhood, which are the keys to the future.

Colin Buck Columna

Colin Buck Columna Colin is Director of External Affairs for ON Media Publications, publisher of program books/visitor guides for many of the states leading arts/culture orgs. Previous gigs include Arizona Opera, San Francisco Opera, Tucson Symphony Orchestra and UApresents. A newsprint junkie who continues to fight the good fight in support of hacks-for-hire throughout this great state.

Downtown Phoenix

Downtown Phoenix The Downtown Phoenix Partnership Inc. (DPP) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization funded by an assessment on property owners within the 90-square-block area of the Downtown Phoenix Business Improvement District -the hub of activity for one of the most dynamic downtowns in the country.

James Garcia

James Garcia James is the owner of Creative Vistas Media, co-founder of the Real Arizona Coalition (therealarizona.org), and a Phoenix-based playwright.

Marshall Shore

Marshall ShoreMarshall Shore is the HIPstorian who specializes in finding and sharing the most interesting bits and curiosities from our past: the semi-forgotten people, places, and events that have made us who we are today.

Mesa Arts Center

Mesa Arts Center Mesa Arts Center is a 212,755-square-foot performing arts, visual arts, and arts education facility, the largest and most comprehensive arts center in the state of Arizona.

Space 55

Space 55 A home for new, under-represented and innovative theatre. Space 55 is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in downtown Phoenix.