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Arizona Theatre Matters makes presence felt in Glendale

Glendale Fringe Festival slated for February

Actor Matthew Zimmerer speaks from the stage at the auditorium of the Glendale Main Library, foregrounds, Sept. 17. Arizona Theatre Matters artistic director Jeanmarie Simpson, left, vy Jarvis, a programming librarian at the main library, and Glendale Media Relations and Communications Coordinator Colleen Sparks watch from the audience.

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Jeanmarie Simpson is the founding artistic director of Arizona Theatre Matters.

(Courtesy Arizona Theatre Matters)

Arizona Theatre Matters conducts its final rehearsal of a reading of “Even Unto Death” at the Glendale Main Library Auditorium in October 2025. Actors on stage are, from left: Eric Darling-Bond, Dineta Williams-Trigg, Kiley Bishop, Debra Lyman, J.P. Clemente, Nathaniel Tilden and Eric Banks. Sign language interpreters on the floor are Jerriann Skinner, left, and Judy Robbins.

(Courtesy Dan Bishop/For Independent Newsmedia)

For a few years, Arizona Theatre Matters has steadily, quietly built up its in-person presence as Glendale’s only theater company while breaking new ground and winning fans the world over through its online performances.

In February, the locally based theater troupe makes its presence known in its home city.

Arizona Theatre Matters will present the Glendale International Fringe Festival Feb. 12-28, 2027, with six productions and 50 performances — all free to the public — at Glendale Main Library and Foothills Library, along with digital broadcast and livestream access.

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