“We are considering this a true return to a full, active season with big shows and a delightfully varied lineup. This season we are offering inclusive shows that will appeal to audiences of a wide variety of ages and backgrounds,” said Pence Center Director, Stacey Seaman, “and we are excited to offer several internationally known shows that have not been to our venue before.”
The Season is divided into several Series. The Premiere Series features an extremely varied lineup of nine exciting shows, including family fare like ARTrageous and Le PeTiT CiRqUe, tribute musicians like Karen as Dolly! and You’ve Got a Friend, and adult entertainment such as Funny Women of a Certain Age. The Theatre Series brings six diverse shows such as the R-rated Heathers, the Musical, a new play from Childsplay called Eddie and Vinnie, and the return of the CAC student theatre group with a brand-new work called Resting Pieces. A new series called Saturdays @ CAC is an expanded speaker series and includes A Christmas Carol Radio Play and Amazing Grace: Stories of Personal Transformation from Slavery to the Present Day, amongst more traditional speakers. The Live Music Series will debut a jazz trio called The Smart Fellers who have ties to the Casa Grande area. Finally, the season also includes concerts from Central Arizona College performing ensembles such as the band, choir, orchestra and handbells.
Tickets for these shows and more are available online at www.eventsatcac.com, by phoning 520-477-SHOW (7469), or by visiting the Pence Box Office, which is open Mon-Thurs, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (when the college is in session) and one hour before shows. The Pence Center is located at 8470 N. Overfield Rd., Coolidge, AZ, 85128.
Saturday Sep 23, 2023
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM MST
History of LGBTQ+ in Arizona (featuring Marshall Shore)
Saturday, September 23rd @ 1pm
Pence Black Box Theater
Arizona’s history of the LGBTQ+ community begins long before Arizona was a state with the Native American belief of two-spirits and continuing on through to the seismic shift of Civil Union/Marriage Equality. Back by popular demand, Arizona’s Hip historian, Emmy nominated Arizona historian Marshall Shore, will talk about artists and Arizona connections to the history of the LGBTQ+ community.
Funny Women of a Certain Age
Saturday, September 23rd @ 7pm
Pence Auditorium
Comedian Carole Montgomery has been in over two dozen television shows, including Showtime’s Comedy All Stars 6 with Don Rickles and Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher. After performing overseas for the US military, her most recent project “Funny Women of a Certain Age” premiered on the Showtime Network in 2019. Now Montgomery brings the funny to the Pence Center in this groundbreaking comedy night featuring female comics over the age of 50!
Central Arizona College
Signal Peak Campus
Pence Center
8470 N. Overfield Road
Coolidge, AZ 85128
520-477-7469
Printed courtesy of www.coolidgechamber.org – Contact the Coolidge Chamber of Commerce for more information.
351 N. Arizona Blvd., Coolidge, Arizona 85128 – (520)723-3009 – info@coolidgechamber.org