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OUR MISSION
Arizona Theatre Matters (ATM) shapes theatre from the substance of accessibility itself. We guarantee storytelling reaches everyone, regardless of ability, income, or location. By making accessibility an artistic foundation, we create theatre that is deeply inclusive, boldly experimental, and undeniably for all.
OUR BACKGROUND
Since its founding in 2012, ATM has produced 45 full-scale productions. It has pioneered an approach where access is the creative engine of every performance. When the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered live theatre in 2020, ATM launched a YouTube channel. This initiative began as a crisis response. It became a portal to the world.
We live by the motto “Nothing about us without us.” We center lived experience, artistic rigor, and access as the foundation of narrative performance. Accessibility is built into the creative process, ensuring all audiences can fully engage with the story being told. We collaborate with artists across disability lines. We also work across cultural and generational lines. Our goal is to create theatre as diverse and dynamic as the world we live in.
Today, ATM’s digital platform has over 118,000 subscribers and more than 1.3 million views across 194 countries, delivering captioned, Artistic Sign Language-integrated, and audio-described performances to audiences worldwide. Our work removes barriers to participation. We offer free, high-quality theatre to those historically excluded. This includes Deaf and Blind audiences, aging populations, people in care-based settings, and communities without access to live theatre.
As we approach our 15th anniversary, ATM continues to expand the boundaries of theatre. This proves that access is not a limitation but a force for innovation. Whether onstage or online, our work contributes to the national and global conversation about equity, imagination, and cultural participation.
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