san diego theatre briefs
MARTINIS ABOVE FOURTH TABLE + STAGE There’s a lot to experience above Fourth Avenue and 100’s of Martinis is
just the beginning!Thursday, February 2 brings comedianVicki Shaw, as she pulls humor from her partner, Sargent Patch, their three children and now three
grandchildren.Thursday, February 9 bringsShaken Not Stirred and features theSan Diego Gay Men’s Chorus Mood Swings as they perform live at Martinis! Catch a sneak peek at the ensemble’s greatest hits from their Balboa Theatre performances and an exciting preview of the upcomingBroadway Now! show in April. Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, February 14 hasDavid Burnham returning to M@4 for a show filled with Broadway favorites to entertain your snookums, your friends, or just to make you personally swoon.Jai Rodriguezreturns to M@4 on Thursday, February 16for his one-man-show,As Seen On, stories about finding the funny during the highs and lows of his nearly 20-year career. Taming of the Tension lands on M@4’s stage,Tuesday through Thursday, February 28 to March 2 bringing back the ever adorable, ever hilarious, Miss Coco Peru for her “tension-relieving” stories, songs and a good dose of bull-shitting fun…And she’s taking audience questions! That does it for February, so grab your beau (the one you’re courting, or the one you just want to make malleable enough with liquor) and head on over to Martinis!
For tickets and more information, call 619.400.4500 or go
toma4sd.com.
BLUE DOOR To better support all women’s voices, MOXIE Theatre is unleashing
powerfullesbianinfluence through a task force titled, The Bechdel Brigade. Designed to increase awareness and support for female playwrights and directors, The Bechdel Brigade advocates for MOXIE’s mission “To create more diverse and honest images of women and bring lesbian women together to fight for equal representation for female artists in American theatre.” Bechdel Brigade’s first community event, apre-show mixer starting at 7 p.m. takes place onFriday, February 3, surrounding MOXIE’s production ofBlue Door by Tanya Barfield, the award-winning playwright and LAMBDA Literary Award winner forBright Half Life. Running through February 26,Blue Door asks the question through powerful storytelling, comedy and original music, “Can you ever really escape your past?” Look for theirSecond Sunday Q & A on Sunday, February 12, for a talk with the cast and director about the production process and why the play was chosen.
For tickets and more information, call 858.598.7620 or go
tomoxietheatre.com.
MOTHERS AND SONS Look for the Southern California premiere of Terrence McNally’sMothers
and Sonsat PowPAC at The Poway Performing Arts Company, running through Sunday, February 26. Both funny and powerful, the play portrays a woman paying an unexpected visit to her late son’s partner, who is now married to another man and has a young son. Generations collide as she revisits the past and is challenged to face how much society has changed around her, forcing her to see the life her son might have
led.The Chicago Tribunecalled it, “Eloquent, exceptionally timely and intensely resonant. A moving reflection on a changed America.” Poway’s only Community Theatre, PowPAC The Poway Performing Arts Company, was established in 1981 at the Lively Center on Poway Road and is an independent volunteer-run, not for profit 501c3 registered charity located at 13250 Poway Road in Poway.
For tickets and more information, call 858.679.8085 or go
topowpac.org.
2.5 MINUTE RIDEAND WELL Diversionary Theatre is offering a unique “Late night double feature”
fromThursday, February 9 through Sunday, March 19…Though it has absolutely nothing to do with any kind of horror, or anyone by the name of “Rocky.” These two compelling stories were penned by American actress and playwright, Lisa Kron, best known for writing lyrics and book for the Tony Award-winning musicalFun Home, which consequently is playing this month on the Ahmanson Theatre stage in L.A.2.5 Minute Ride illustrates the roller coaster story of Kron’s family, focusing on her relationship with herHolocaust survivorfather. Through three, disparate stories: A trip to Auschwitz, a Brooklyn wedding and an annual outing to an Ohio amuse- ment park, it weaves a tale about a compelling man and the ties that bind a family.Well is the story of Kron’s mother, Ann, a champion of social justice, who works tirelessly to integrate her Midwestern town, despite her inability to cure her own chronic illness. Both hilarious and poignant, Kron tries to define the
narrative...And her relationship with her mother. Both plays take place in rotating repertory at Diversionary Theatre, 4545 Park Boulevard.
For tickets and more information, call 619.220.0097 or go
todiversionary.org.
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