San Diego Reader February 9, 2017 59


THEATER LISTINGS


Theater listings and commentary are by Jeff Smith unless otherwise noted. Information is accurate according to material given us, but it is always wise to phone the theater for any last-minute changes and to inquire about ticket availability. Many theaters offer discounts to students, senior citizens, and the military. Ask at the box office.


2.5 Minute Ride Diversionary Theatre offers Lisa Kron’s solo show through her “family album, focusing on her relationship with her Father, a Holocaust survivor,” and paint- ing a portrait of “an honorable man.” Rosina Reynolds directs. 2.5 Minute Ride runs in repertory


with Kron’s Well. DIVERSIONARY THEATRE, 4545 PARK BL., UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS. 619-220- 0097. 7PM THURSDAYS, 8PM FRIDAYS, 2PM & 8PM SATURDAYS, 2PM & 7PM SUNDAYS, 7PM WEDNESDAYS.


9 to 5: The Musical San Diego Musical Theatre mounts the musical adaptation of the film starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton. “Three female co-workers get pushed the boiling point with their sexist and egotisti- cal boss. Together they conspire to take control and achieve the ultimate


workplace revenge.” SPRECKELS THEATRE, 121 BROADWAY, DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO. 619-235-9500. 8PM FRIDAY & SATURDAY, 2PM SUNDAY.


Altar Boyz Coronado Playhouse presents the popular musical about Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan, and Abraham on the last night of their Raise the Praise tour. ‘They attempt to save the world’s souls one screaming fan at a time.” Michael Mizerany directs


and choreographs. CORONADO PLAYHOUSE, 1835 STRAND WAY, CORONADO. 619-435-4856. 8PM THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS, & SATURDAYS, 2PM SUNDAYS.


An Iliad New Village Arts stages Lisa Peter- son and Denis O’Hare’s one-person adaptation of Homer’s epic poem about the Trojan War in which few — even the winners — win. Linda Libby plays the Poet, backed with musical accompaniment by Gunnar


Biggs. Jacole Kitchen directs. NEW VILLAGE ARTS THEATRE, 2787 B STATE ST., CARLSBAD. 760-433-3245. 8PM THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS, 3PM & 8PM SATURDAYS, 2PM SUNDAYS.


Bad Jews If Liam and Daphna played rock, paper, scissors, each would sneak in an automatic weapon. The cous- ins see each other as a “bad Jew” —he’s abandoning the faith; she’s a reactionary traditionalist. Beneath lengthy screamouts the play raises a crucial question: what does one do with one’s inherited culture? Cygnet gives the rancorous script a first-rate go, led by Danielle Frimer (Daphna) and Josh Odessa-Rubin (Liam), both unafraid to be bru- tally unlikeable. And the play is funny. How funny depends on how much one enjoys hearing people try to atomize each other [Note: due to popular demand, Cygnet


ANTI-REVIEW


ONE OF MY BIGGEST FEARS in life is to wake up someday in more or less the same circum- stances as Margie Walsh from David Lindsay-Abaire’s Good People (now playing at Scripps Ranch Theatre through February 26 under the direction of Eric Pop- pick). Margie (Heidi Bridges) is probably about 50 when she gets canned from her job at the Dollar Store and finds herself facing destitution with no immediate relief in sight. Now, I’m creative


enough to think of things “worse” than Mar- gie’s situation: • Developing locked-


in syndrome, and nobody figures it out. • Being falsely accused of


war crimes before the Interna- tional Criminal Court in the the Hague — my mother would be so embarrassed! • Nuclear war that leaves the Earth a blighted wasteland where


has added a performance, Tuesday,


February 7]. Worth a try. CYGNET THEATRE, 4040 TWIGGS ST., OLD TOWN. 619-337-1525. 7PM THURS- DAYS, 8PM FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS, 2PM & 7PM SUNDAYS.


Beau Jest Sarah’s in love with Chris. Her Jew- ish parents want to meet him. But he’s a goy. So Sarah hires Bob, an actor, to play Chris. Then she falls for Bob. James Serman’s comedy’s a theatrical bagatelle, a potentially complex situation given a swift facile solution. But Lamb’s Players and director Kerry Meads give it the same precise timing and detail they gave Kaufman and Hart’s far superior You Can’t Take It With You. A fresh, funny, well-acted produc-


tion of a so-so script. Worth a try. LAMB’S PLAYERS THEATRE, 1142 OR- ANGE AVE., CORONADO. 619-437-0600. 7PM THURSDAYS, 8PM FRIDAYS, 4PM & 8PM SATURDAYS, 2PM SUNDAYS.


Blue Door


Reviewed 2/15. Critic’s Pick. MOXIE THEATRE, 6663 EL CAJON BL., SUITE N, ROLANDO. 858-598-7620. 7PM THURSDAYS, 8PM FRIDAYS & SATUR- DAYS, 2PM SUNDAYS.


Bojo’s Place To celebrate Black History Month, Community Actors Theatre stages its annual “HOT Musical Revue,’” written and directed by Jennie Hamilton and featuring the “pio- neer artists” of jazz, pop, blues,


and MoTown. COMMUNITY ACTORS THEATRE, 2957 54TH ST., OAK PARK. 619-264- 3391. 8PM FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS, 3PM SUNDAYS.


The Dance of Death Theatre Undone prsents a staged reading of Conor McPherson’s update of August Strindberg’s drjama about a battle of wills and wits wrapped up in a black comedy.”Captain Edgar and his


tion dies down to levels that will support agriculture), and I would live my life in constant peril of failing my mission to guard the future. Of course, none of these doomsday scenarios are at all


enticing wife Alice are approaching their 25th wedding anniversary and emotions are running hot” Jacquelyn Ritz directs.


SAN DIEGO PUBLIC LIBRARY, 820 E ST., EAST VILLAGE. 619-236-5800. 7PM WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15.


Eurydice Oceanside Theatre Company pres- ents Sarah Ruhl’s modern retell- ing of the classic Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, as seen through her perspective. She has died a tragic death. But reconnects with her father in the underworld, where she relives “monumental father-daughter moments.” Dhyana


Dahl directs. SUNSHINE BROOKS THEATRE, 217 N. COAST HWY., OCEANSIDE. 760-433- 8900. 7PM FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS, 2PM SUNDAYS.


Freaky Friday The La Jolla Playhouse presents a new musical comedy based on the novel by Mary Rodgers and two Walt Disney films. A mother and daughter magically swap bodies for 24 chaotic hours. Christopher


Ashley directs. LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE, 2910 LA JOLLA VILLAGE DR., UCSD. 858-550-1010. 8PM THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS, 2PM & 8PM SATURDAYS, 2PM & 7PM SUNDAYS, 7PM TUESDAYS & WEDNESDAYS.


Good People Fresh on the heels of women’s marches all over the world, David Lindsay-Abaire’s comedy-drama highlights the breathtaking strug- gles of working-class women in the shadow of male privilege. The actors sometimes appear awkward, with clunky blocking and forced move- ment, but they get more into their bodies and and emotions as the story goes on. With colorful characters and witty writing, the choices we all make in our lives reflect in the life of Margie as she struggles as a


Tickets Now On Sale!


Gaye Taylor Upchurch February 23 – March 26


By Nick Gandiello Directed by


(619) 23-GLOBE (234-5623) www.TheOldGlobe.org


IAN PIKE Ugly, twisted, poignant


savage mutant lifeforms prey on the helpless survivors of the human race. I alone would hold the future of humanity (perhaps a few precious seeds sealed in a lead casket for when the radia-


Margie's (Heidi Bridges) plight is tragically real.


practical, which underscores the sadness of Margie’s situa- tion, for her plight is tragically real. Living hand-to-mouth, paycheck-to-paycheck, with every bill a month late because the money went to pay some other bill that was even more overdue; that’s fine and dandy at 22. But for Margie Walsh (and scores of people in her situation) that shit is real, and it doesn’t matter if it’s because she made bad choices or because life kicked her in the teeth every time she dared to smile. Either way, it breaks my heart and fills me with acutest dread at the prospect of walking a mile in Margie’s shoes.


Tat she can face such bleakness yet hold fast to her dignity for better (and usually for worse), is an ugly, twisted, poignant, and somehow noble vision of what it’s like to be a person living in the world.


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single mother. Worth a try. SCRIPPS RANCH THEATRE, 9783


AVENUE OF NATIONS, SCRIPPS RANCH. 858-578-7728. 8PM FRIDAYS & SATUR- DAYS, 2PM SUNDAYS.


Hope: an Original Sci-Fi Thriller Talent to aMuse Theatre Company presents the world premiere of O.P. Hadlock’s science fiction thriller. A six person crew, in outerspace for a year, finds a derelict spaceship called Hope. Will a fever of greed and ava- rice consume them before they reach home? Information/reservations at


619-940-6813. TENTH AVENUE ARTS CENTER, 930 TENTH AVE., EAST VILLAGE. 619-920- 8503. 8PM FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS, 4PM SUNDAYS.


Love Letters At Westminster Presbyterian Church, Tricia Craven Worley and Don Worley play lifelong friends in A.R. Gurney Jr.’s bittersweet romance told in letters over a span of 50 years. The relationship is never uncompli- cated, as they experience life, some- times together, sometimes apart. The Worley’s recently celebrated 43 years of marriage.


WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 3598 TALBOT ST., POINT LOMA. 619- 223-3193. 7PM SATURDAY.


Love Letters To celebrate Valentine’s Day, San Diego Actors Theatre presents a staged reading of A.R. Gurney’s epistolary play about a male- female friendship spanning many decades. Patricia Elmore Costa directs real life husband and wife acting team, Byron La Due and


Kathi Diamant. LA JOLLA LIBRARY, 7555 DRAPER AVE., LA JOLLA. 858-552-1657. 2PM SUNDAY.


The Man Who Came To Dinner The Grauer School’s Theatre Department presents Moss Hart


and George S. Kaufman’s comedy about the time international celeb- rity Sheridon Whiteside slipped on a doorstep in Ohio and conducted his radio show and other business from the home of an astonished, and incrementally put-upon, family.


GRAUER SCHOOL, 1500 SOUTH EL CAMINO REAL, ENCINITAS. 760-944- 6777. 7PM THURSDAY, FRIDAY, & SATURDAY.


Mothers and Sons PowPAC stages Terrence McNally’s comedy-drama about a woman who pays an unexpected visit to the New York apartment of her late son’s part- ner, now married to another man. “Generations collide as she revisits the past and begins to see the life


her son might have led.” POWPAC, 13250 POWAY RD., POWAY. 858-679-8085. 8PM FRIDAYS & SATUR- DAYS, 2PM SUNDAYS.


My Fair Lady Director Kathy Brombacher has assembled an outstanding cast, overflowing with both Cockney and British upper class charm and energy. Lance Arthur Smith gives a fully realized performance as Professor Higgins, the elocution expert bent on transforming the flower girl into a lady. Shaina Knox provides a lively turn as Eliza, his hapless student. Full of innocence and verve, her believable transition to a lady of substance is impressive. Randall Hickman gives a powerful performance as Alfred P. Doolittle,


her father. Worth a try. WELK RESORT THEATRE, 8860 LAWRENCE WELK DR., ESCONDIDO. 888-802-7469. 1PM & 8PM THURSDAYS & SATURDAYS.


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