san diego theatre briefs
BUSKER FESTIVAL Seaport Village is infested... With every manner
of “Busker” (otherwise known as street perform- ers)! Fire-breathers, sword-swallowers, jugglers, contortionists, stilt walkers and some of the na- tion’s top performers descend on the waterfront shopping, dining and entertainment district on Saturday and Sunday, March 5 and 6. Now in its tenth year, Seaport Village’s Spring Busker Festival is the only one of its kind in California and brings eight to ten “buskers,” for this once a year, free afternoon of eclectic entertainment, bayside. Then, on Saturday evening, the street performers will cut loose for “Buskers After Dark” featuring a less-tamed show featuring busker acts best suited for those over 18. Come and be entertained, bring the kiddies (but leave them at home for the evening performance), for this one-of-a-kind, entertainment extravaganza! For more information, go to
seaportvillage.com/events- calendar/2016-busker-festival.
R. BUCKMINISTER FULLER: THE HISTORY (AND MYSTERY)
OF THE UNIVERSE Back again after 16 years, this production, one of SD
Reps most acclaimed, was written and directed by D.W. Jacobs, cofounder of San Diego REPertory Theatre. In what has been called an extraordinary theatrical event, your “captain,” Buckminister Fuller (Bucky), invites you to recognise your place as a crew member on “Spaceship Earth” as it speeds through the Universe. One of the most remarkable thinkers in American history, Fuller, performed by Ron Campbell, was “the Leonardo da Vinci of Our Time,” he was an engineer, architect, poet, futurist, inventor and one of the first truly global thinkers. The show will surprise, astonish, bring laughter and tears of insight and may just cause you to never think the same way again! R. Buckminister Fuller: The History (And Mys- tery) Of The Universe is playing from Thursday, March 10 through Sunday, April 3, on the Lyceum Stage in Downtown San Diego. For tickets and more information, call 619.544.1000 or go to
sdrep.org.
WAITING FOR GODOT Fruitlessmoon TheatreWorks has been
ALTAR BOYZ IN CONCERT The 2005 Outer Critics Circle Award-Winner, Altar Boyz is returning to San Diego for a command performance at the Coronado Playhouse from Wednesday, March 9 through Saturday, March 12. Last performed back in 2012 at the Diversionary Theatre, Altar Boyz tells the “holy” story of five inspired small-town boys— Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan and Abraham— as they try to save the world, one screaming fan at a time. Their pious pop act, including lyrics like “Girl You Make Me Wanna Wait” and “Jesus Called Me On My Cell Phone,” worked wonders on the Ohio bingo-hall-and-pancake-breakfast circuit, but, can such miracles work here as well? Michael Mizerany, 2013’s Bravo Award-winner for Best Choreographer, helms this concert version, featuring Sean Laperruque, as musical director, from Cygnet’s recent play, Dogfight. For tickets and more information, call 619.436.4856 or go to
coronadoplayhouse.com.
THE WIZARD OF OZ “We’re off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Oz...” Good golly, I wonder how many times we’ve each hummed or sung that little ditty? That would be one for the record books! Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tinman and the Cowardly Lion are sweeping their way back to the San Diego Civic Theatre, along with all of the other charac- ters from the beloved MGM screenplay. All the favorite, iconic moments are there, with a few new surprises along the way, including new songs by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Click your heels together from Tuesday, March 15 through Sunday, March 20 and say, “There’s no place like... the San Diego Civic Theatre, There’s no place like... the San Diego Civic Theatre...” For tickets and more information, call 619.564.3000 or go to
broadwaysd.com.
producing original and established works in both traditional and unconventional spaces for theatergoers throughout San Diego since 2013. Their recent produc- tions include Light Falling Down (with Oceanside Theatre Company), Occupy the Rice Fields, (presented at Space 4 Art and North Coast Rep) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Zoro Garden, Balboa Park. Their next stop is from Friday, March 25 through Sunday, April 10 at White Box Live Arts in Point Loma at Liberty Station and their upcoming production is Samuel Beckett’s classic, Waiting for Godot. Beckett’s two tramps, (nicknamed Didi and Gogo) wait by the side of the road, expecting the imminent arrival of another man. Admittedly, they agree that they barely know him and won’t even recognize him when they see him.... But, they wait for Godot. The play is about what happens while they wait. Who is Godot? “Godot is our own personal symbol for salvation, something or someone outside of ourselves who can transform or fix us,” says Producer/Director Aimee Greenberg.”
For tickets and more information, go to
godot.eventbrite.com.
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RAGE monthly | MARCH 2016
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