The Detour Company Theatre to perform in June

The Detour Company Theatre provides theatre training and performance experiences for adults with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities. The theatre provides authentic opportunities to develop artistry, demonstrate courage and collaboration, experience joy and participate in the sharing of musical theatre with the entire community.

Last season, the theatre had 62 performers with disabilities, sold 5,000+ pay-what-you-wish tickets and had 16 full-scale theatre performances in seven different venues across Arizona.

Their next two shows are coming up in June. The first show is “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at Grand Canyon University at 7 p.m. on June 13, 2025, and at Phoenix College at 7 p.m. on June 20, 2025, and at 3 p.m. on June 21, 2025. The second show is “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at Grand Canyon University at 7 p.m. on June 14, 2025, and at 5 p.m. on June 15, 2025. It will then be shown at Phoenix College at 7 p.m. on June 21, 2025, and at 3 p.m. on June 22, 2025.

Simon Ridley, Executive Director, joined “Arizona Horizon” to discuss the Detour Company Theatre.

“The biggest thing they notice from our performances is the audience response,” Ridley said. “The most common response we get from audience members, talk to them after the show, is surprise and delight.”

Ridley added, “We don’t even realize how much we have built up expectations about people with disabilities until we see them in roles that aren’t typical in our world.”

For tickets, visit the Detour Company Theatre website.