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WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ANNE FRANK
WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ANNE FRANK is a clever, fast-paced, and thought-provoking comedy that asks as many questions as it provides laughs and is playing at The Old Globe through October 23rd.
Nathan Darrow talks about DIAL M M FOR MURDER
Nathan Darrow stars as Tony Wendice, the married man who is convinced that his wife had an affair, and as his jealousy and obsession escalate so does the danger in The Old Globe's world premiere adaption of DIAL M FOR MURDER - playing through August 28th.
WITNESSES
CCAE Theatricals brings the world premiere of WITNESSES to stage through July 30th and this inspiring, heartbreaking, and ambitious work is not one you want to miss.
"boy: a new musical" premieres with a concert fundraiser
“boy: a new musical” made it's stage debut in a concert fundraiser at SDMT stage on Monday, May 16th. “boy: a new musical” is still in the development stage, and the concert was a fundraiser to help them continue to work on the show and present it to industry professionals in New York.
EL BORRACHO
Dealing with family can be unpredictable; tears, laughter, and love are all mixed together to create something specific to those you call your own. EL BORRACHO the playmaking its world premiere at The Old Globe through March 20th brings the story of a family to stage with warmth, laughter, love and may cause you to tear up a bit too.
1222 OCEANFRONT: A BLACK FAMILY CHRISTMAS
traditions, and inevitable change. The world premiere 1222 OCEANFRONT: A BLACK FAMILY CHRISTMAS, now playing through December 26th at New Village Arts brings a lovely and new holiday story to the stage that showcases the love and the music of the holiday season.
to the yellow house
La Jolla Playhouse brings the world premiere “to the yellow house” and an important period in the life of Vincent van Gogh to life through December 12th.
WITCHLAND
Backyard Renaissance brings a scary good time to the Tenth Avenue Arts Center with the world premiere of WITCHLAND playing through December 11th. When a family moves to Richland, Washington thanks to a new job opportunity what they find there quickly turns any dreams of a quiet life in the country into a nightmare. This show wants its audience to scream with laughter and terror as the events of the show reveal themselves.
SHUTTER SISTERS
ashington is a sweet, funny, and touching play about two women who connect over some of the most emotionally turbulent days of their lives. SHUTTER SISTERS is now playing in The Old Globe's Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre through November 7th.
THE GARDENS OF ANUNCIA
THE GARDENS OF ANUNCIA, the world premiere Old Globe commissioned musical is a lovely, funny, and heartfelt musical that celebrates the love of family, art, and even the adversity that helps a person truly bloom. THE GARDENS OF ANUNCIA is playing at The Old Globe through October 17th.
Andréa Burns on THE GARDENS OF ANUNCIA
Interview with Andréa Burns on her role in the world premiere musical THE GARDENS OF ANUNCIA and working with the director and choreographer Graciela Daniele at The Old Globe through October 17th.
THE QUEER WITCH CONSPIRACY
THE QUEER WITCH PROJECT streaming through June 27th from The Seeing Place theatre is a world premiere play that explores representation, inclusion, cultural appropiation, and what lines can be drawn that can’t be crossed. Based on true events in 2015-2016, it follows an online group named “The Queer Witch Project” started with good intentions, and ends with a controversy about selling human bones.
MONUMENTAL HISTORY
Interview with James P. Darvas, the Executive Producer of OnStage Playhouse, on the world premiere of MONUMENTAL HISTORY, available January 8th through the 24th.
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
Blake McCarty and Blindspot Collective create some GOOD TROUBLE
Blake McCarty and Blindspot Collective create some GOOD TROUBLE with their new protest musical
IN-ZOOM at The Old Globe
IN-ZOOM at The Old Globe is a bright, silly, and sweet spot in the current theatre universe.