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Review: LOOPED at The Roustabouts Theatre Co
Tallulah Bankhead once said, “Say anything about me, darling, as long as it isn’t boring.” The Roustabouts Theatre Company rose to that challenge with “Looped.” It is a delightfully funny play showcasing her humor and heartbreak, with a lead performance that Bankhead herself would agree is captivating. “Looped” is playing through October 20th.
HAND TO GOD at The Roustabouts Theatre Co.
If the saying “laughter is the best medicine” is true, then the irreverent and funny “Hand To God” by The Roustabouts will cure what ails you.
THE SAVOYARD MURDERS by The Roustabouts Theatre Co.
Murder! Music! Mayhem! Welcome to THE SAVOYARD MURDERS from The Roustabouts Theatre Co. which is a love letter to Gilbert & Sullivan, theatre, and murder mysteries. This world premiere is playing at the Scripps Ranch Theatre through September 30th.
GUNTOPIA at The Roustabouts Theatre Co
It took 3 years and one pandemic, but Will Cooper’s world premiere satire gUnTOPIA has finally opened to audiences at The Roustabouts Theatre Co. The show is a dark comedy pondering what life and society could look like if gun ownership was universal, and not carrying a weapon was against the law. gUnTOPIA is playing through April 2nd.
Favorite theatre experiecnces 2022
Here is a list of some of my favorite theatre experiences in San Diego in 2022! This is by no means a complete list of everything that was excellent in this past year, but now we get to turn towards 2023 and all of the fantastic theatre that is sure to come our way.
NO WAY BACK
Jessica John delivers a performance full of vivid energy and immense empathy in NO WAY BACK at The Roustabouts Theatre Co, which is streaming through December 13th
ROOSEVELT: CHARGE THE BEAR
ROOSEVELT: CHARGE THE BEAR by The Roustabouts Theatre Co. is "a compelling portrait of a president who uses his power and his empathy when making decisions for the betterment of the country."