In North County,
Moonlight Stage Produc- tions offers an outdoor summer season often with sold-out performances, as does The Welk Resort Theatre (8860 Lawrence Welk Drive, Escondido) year round. Broadway⁄ San Diego has brought touring productions to the Civic Theatre (Third and B, downtown) for decades. On January 3, 2018, it will top them all when Ham- ilton comes to town. The smash hit of smash hits will run through Janu- ary 28. In recent years, SDSU
has produced epic ver- sions of Les Miserables and Jesus Christ Superstar, with over 200 singers, actors, dancers, and musicians for each. SDSU is one of three universities with strong masters’ of fine arts programs. University of San Diego does classics and has ties with the Old Globe. UCSD’s depart-
ment of theatre and dance ranks among the top three in the country.
Larger theaters Currently in its 41st sea- son, the San Diego Reper- tory Theater (79 Horton Plaza downtown) should have earned a regional Tony Award by now. The Rep has one of the most eclectic theatrical menus in town. The popular company Amigos del Rep does staged readings of Latino works. The Rep also offers expert talks and post-curtain discus- sions on each play: how they relate to San Diego and the world. Next up: Laura Eason’s’ comedy Sex with Strangers opens February 23. Lamb’s Players
Theatre (1142 Orange Avenue, Coronado), now in its 40th season under artistic director Robert Smyth: traditional and non-traditional fare with
some of the most polished ensemble acting around. Next up: Shadowlands, William Nicholson’s love story about Joy Davidson and confirmed bachelor C.S. Lewis. Opens Febru- ary 24.
Diversionary Theatre
(4545 Park Boulevard, University Heights), now in its 31st season produc- ing gay-lesbian theater in University Heights. Since Matt Morrow became the artistic director, the com- pany’s been on a roll. Next up: Lisa Kron’s 2.5 Minute Ride and Well, running in repertory.
Feisty survivors Several companies began just over a decade ago. Somehow they weath- ered the economic crisis, the real estate fiasco, and a grim time for the arts. Aptly named Moxie The- atre (6663 El Cajon Bou- levard, College Area), cur- rently in season 11, stages
plays about women, pri- marily written by women, but not just for women. Artistic director Deli- cia Turner Sonnenberg is one of local theater’s most decorated artists, with several Craig Noel Awards to her credit, and prestigious direct- ing assignments to come. Current production: Tanya Barfield’s Blue Door (an African-Amer- ican professor questions his identity). Cygnet Theatre,
season 12. Has earned its place on the top rung of local companies. In the intimate thrust-staged theater, Cygnet (4040 Twiggs Street, Old Town) mounts musicals, clas- sics, and controversials (i.e., its recent, incendiary Bad Jews). Next up: Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Cy Coleman’s musi- cal On the 20th Century, about a train ride from Chicago to NYC. Opens
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Sixth Avenue, Hillcrest). You could park two SUVs, maybe, in its 49-seat space next to a cleaner’s. This intimacy’s one of their biggest strengths, since Ion favors tough, often raw theater. Intrepid Theatre
(Horton Grand The- atre, 444 Fourth Avenue, Gaslamp) began in Encini- tas. Season 7 finds them in residence at the Hor- ton Grand. Intrepid can boast two of the top pro- ductions in the past two years: The Quality of Life (Craig Noel Award for 2015) and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Next up: Perfect Arrangement, Topher Payne’s 1950s comedy about the Red Scare and two unlikely witch-hunters. Begins February 11.
Newcomers Among relatively new
companies — if you don’t count San Diego’s International Fringe Fes- tival — two stand out. New Fortune Theatre staged a handful of shows and has won at least as many awards. They present “contemporary classics and classics in contemporary settings.” Their recent Les Liaisons Dangereuses gave evil a sophisticated veneer. New Fortune is a
“homeless” company, whose growing legion of followers now track them down. Next up: Beth Henley’s Abundance (two mail-order brides come west in the latter half of the 19th Century). Opens March 16. Go see a show! If you
attend only one theater, try another, or two. If you’re new to live theater, here’s the deal: it moves at a human speed. Most movies and TV explain everything and corral
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