THE BRIDGE INITIATIVE

by A.A. Cristi - December 11, 2024

The Bridge Initiative returns to Tempe Center for the Arts with original productions of Tiny Beautiful Things and Crooked Shadows presented in repertory this winter....

by Stephi Wild - September 25, 2024

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s A Grand Night for Singing, an award-winning revue of the prolific duo’s musical theatre body of work conceived by Walter Bobbie, will be co-presented by The Bridge Initiative (TBI) and ASU Kerr on October 6 & 7....

by Stephi Wild - September 10, 2024

Wendy Kesselman’s dynamic adaptation of France Goodrich and Albert Hackett’s The Diary of Anne Frank will come to The Herberger Theatre Center from September 11-28, featuring teen actors alongside some of the Valley’s most well-known professionals. ...

by A.A. Cristi - September 06, 2024

The Bridge Initiative has announced a production of THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK at The Herberger....

by Stephi Wild - August 19, 2024

The Bridge Initiative’s new season titled “Many Beautiful Things” will bring full productions, play and musical readings, musical cabarets, and more to stages in Scottsdale, Tempe, Phoenix, and Avondale. Learn more about the lineup here!...

by Stephi Wild - April 16, 2024

The Bridge Initiative is in residence this spring at Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC), the continuation of a professional/educational theatre partnership. The collaboration launched last year with Elaine Romero’s Like Heaven and a $2,000 scholarship for EMCC student Andrea Obregon. This ye...

by Tim Shawver - March 26, 2024

The Bridge Initiative is proud to present the world premiere of 'The Flora and Fauna' by Alyson Mead at the Tempe Center for the Arts Studio Theatre. Inspired by a single line from the famous letter read in court during the Stanford rape case in 2016, Alyson Mead crafted a gripping narrative that ex...

by Stephi Wild - March 06, 2024

The Bridge Initiative will present the world premiere of The Flora and Fauna by Alyson Mead at the Tempe Center for the Arts Studio Theatre, three performances March 29-30....

by A.A. Cristi - January 31, 2024

The Bridge Initiative announces its Spring Season featuring productions of 'The Flora & Fauna,' 'The Moors,' and the Bridge Cabaret Series. The season continues the company's mission of centering female-identifying writers, directors, and artistic leadership....

by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 27, 2023

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts and The Bridge Initiative will present a stage adaptation of the posthumously published 1947 book The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank....