ASSASSINS What do Leon Czolgosz, John Hinckley, Charles Guiteau, Giuseppe Zangara, Samuel Byck, Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, Sara Jane Moore, Lee Oswald and John Wilkes Booth have in common? All nine of them have attempted to or have actually committed murders of a sitting U.S. President. They are also characters in the musical Assassins, with music and lyrics written by none other than Stephen Sondheim. Each murder- ous character is forced to face the reality that their “ultimate act” failed to assuage their personal problems—their singular motivator. They all return to 1963 to convince Lee Harvey Oswald to shoot President Ken- nedy in order to justify their messianic delusions. Playing at The Cygnet Theatre in Old Town from Thursday, March 14 through Sunday, April 28. For tickets and more information call 619.337.1525 or go tocygnet-
theatre.com.
A DOLL’S HOUSE The Classics Up Close series at The Old Globe contin-
ues with this masterwork about financial desperation and what it can make a person do. Ibsen’s character Nora is trapped by her father’s surety loan to Krogstad, who is blackmailing her to get his job back from her
husband, Torvald, who just fired him. Torvald finds out about the debt and con- fronts Nora, threatening to lock her away. Enter Dr. Rank who professes his love for Nora because he has entered the terminal stage of tuberculosis of the spine (a euphemism for congenital syphilis). Nora turns to her friend Christine for help and because of her love connection to Krogstad she promises to intervene. Torvald receives a letter from Krogstad forgiving the debt because Christine has offered him her love… Oye, just go see the play! It is Norse storytelling at its best, done brilliantly as only the Globe can do. The show takes place fromSaturday, March 23 through Sunday, April 21, for tickets and more information call 619.234.5623 or go
totheoldglobe.org.
THE MOUNTAINTOP “I may not get there with you, but I want
you to know that we as a people will get to the Promised Land.” Prophetic words immortal- ized by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. just before
his assassination on April 4, 1968. The San Diego Repertory Theatre brings this powerfully human tale, written by Katori Hall, to life on the Lyceum Stage from Saturday, March 2 through Sunday, March 31. Hall’s characterization of King is particularly human, with foibles and faults like the rest of us. A man who could “raise his people to the mountaintop,” yet lived in the real world, smoking, drink- ing and womanizing. Human with all our attendant frailties—a dichotomy to be sure—in truth just a man. The show takes place at the Lyceum Theatre in Horton Plaza, for tickets and more information call 619.544.1000 or go
tosdrep.org.
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CRUZAR LA CARA DE LA LUNA (To Cross the Face of the Moon) San Diego Opera is known for its lush stage productions, earning it a
world-class reputation as one of the top ten opera companies in the United States. The upcoming productionCruzar la Cara de la Lunajoins the glamorous history of opera, with Mariachi. The renowned Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán—known as the World’s Best—joins the San Diego Opera in a tale of three generations spanning cultures, countries and customs. “Like the Monarch butterflies which migrate every year to the birthplace of Mark’s father, the members of the Velasquez family must travel both physically and spiritually between Michoacán and Texas, looking deep into their hearts to learn where they truly belong.” The opera takes place at The San Diego Civic Theatre downtown for two performances in one day only, Saturday, March 16 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. For tickets and more information call 619.570.1100 or go
tosandiegotheatres.org.
THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF HEDDA GABLER Henrik is popular this month… Ibsen didn’t have the chance to fill us in
on the next chapter for his most dramatic of heroines—Hedda—kind of an original drama queen if you ask me. Some consider Gabbler a heroine and a feminist, while others see her as a victim or a manipulative villain. However you see this character in life, the consequences of her self- induced exit have never been tackled—until now. Hedda is lost in an alternative hell: a place where final death is only possible when the real-life public forgets a fictional character. Receiving advice from Medea, their neighbor in hell, Hedda and her servant Mammy set off (Wait, I gotta go back… first off, a servant in hell? And secondly, one named Mammy… REALLY?) At any rate, they set off on a journey to find creation’s beginnings for answers and end up with a whole lot of drama along the way. The show takes place at the Diversionary Theatre on Park Boulevard from Thursday, March 28 through Sunday, April 28. For tickets and information call 619.220.0097 or go
todiversionary.org.
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