54 San Diego Reader February 23, 2017


Redneck Romeo and Juliet AUDITIONS THEATER


copes with the loss of her mother by escaping into the beautiful world she sees in her magic mirror.” Peter


Cirino directs. SDSU’S EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE, 5500 CAMPANILE DR., SDSU. 619-594-6884. 7PM THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS, & SATUR- DAYS, 2PM SUNDAYS.


The MENding Monologues


At part of V-Day, a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls, InnerMission Pro- ductions explores gender violence issues from a male perspective. The piece, inspired by Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues, includes “origi- nal work written and performed by


the men of San Diego.” FINEST CITY IMPROV, 4250 LOUISIANA ST., NORTH PARK. 619-306-6047. 9PM FRIDAY, 7PM 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.


Perfect Arrangement


Intrepid Theatre Company stages Topher Payne’s comedy about Bob and Norma. It’s the 1950s, and they have been tasked with identifying sexual deviants within their ranks. “There’s just one problem: Bob and Norma are gay, and have married each other’s partners in a carefully


Star Theatre Coast Kids presents Lion King Jr., the story of the epic adventures of a curious cub named Simba as he struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood and his destiny as king.


Auditions are open to ages 7 to 18. Bring one headshot and one resume. A school picture is fine. Prepare only 16 bars to 1 minute of an audition song in the style of Disney or classic musical theatre with CD accompaniment (no background vocals) or smartphone accompaniment. Callbacks Saturday, February 25 at 9 am. Rehearsals begin Monday, March 6. Show runs May 5 to 14. There will be a production fee. Star Theatre Company is not affiliated with the STAR Repertory Theatre. Auditions: FEB. 23 6PM


They’re Playing Our Song ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 4227 Fairmount Ave., City Heights Prepare a one-minute song that best shows your vocal range. Bring sheet


constructed cover.” Can they sustain


“heteronormativity”? HORTON GRAND THEATRE, 444 FOURTH AVE., DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO. 619- 234-9583. 7PM THURSDAYS, 8PM FRIDAYS, 4PM & 8PM SATURDAYS, 2PM SUNDAYS.


Picasso at the Lapin Agile


Comedian Steve Martin's wacky comedy has Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein meet in a bar in Paris in 1904, as each is on the verge of career-defining innova- tions. The two geniuses, along with


Lion King Jr. STAR THEATRE 402 N. Coast Hwy., Oceanside


music in the correct key, an accompa- nist will be provided. No a cappella. If you are asked to callbacks on Tuesday, March 7, in addition to singing there will be a short dance audition. Be dressed to move and ready to learn a dance combination. Performances May 12 to June 11, Fri- days and Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at 2PM.


A musical based on the real-life rela- tionship of Marvin Hamlisch and Carol Bayer Sager. A wisecracking composer finds a new, offbeat lyricist but initially the match is not one made in heaven. The two undergo a series of trial and error before overcoming a number of hurdles and finding true love. A two- lead show, Vernon and Sonya. Each lead has a three-person Greek chorus which portrays the inner voices of the main characters. Auditions: MAR. 5 7PM, MAR. 6 7PM


San Diego Follies FLETCHER HILLS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH


455 Church Way, Fletcher Hills


The Improv Dojo presents a “mod- ern-day, modern-language adap- tation of the original, with crystal meth. Followed by a long-form improv set by the cast. All ages wel- come, but the show does contain


adult language and situations.” CULTURE SHOCK DANCE STUDIO, 2110 HANCOCK ST., OLD TOWN. 619-299- 2110. 8PM FRIDAYS.


San Diego, I Love You (The Musical)


Circle Circle dot dot premieres their site-specific “traveling roman- tic comedy.” Interviews with local arts educators inspired the series of musical vignettes based on their lives, “perfect for a site like Liberty Station since it has become a hub for diverse forms of education, specifically in the arts.” Written and directed by Soroya Rowley and


Andrew Steele. LOT — LIBERTY STATION, 2620 TRUX- TON RD., POINT LOMA. 619-566-0069. 1PM, 1PM, 2PM, & 2PM SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS.


Searchin’ for the Write: A Night with Yvonne


For one night only, Yvonne performs her new one-woman show. “She sings timeless classics tied together with original poetry about love,


heartbreak, career, and dreams.” NORTH COAST REPERTORY THEATRE, 987-D LOMAS SANTA FE DR., SOLANA BEACH. 858-481-1055. 7PM THURSDAY.


CCT is excited to announce the new plans for San Diego Follies 2017. This year we are pulling out all the stops as it presents The Best of the Follies, a 10 Year Celebration. Paul Russell, founder of CCT and CYT, is directing this year.


Auditions: MAR. 3 6PM, MAR. 4 10AM


To add your audition to our listings, go to sdreader.com/ events/submit and select Auditions as the category.


the bar patrons, debate art, science, inspiration, love, and the prom- ise of the 20th century. Boasting a strong cast and creative team at the Old Globe, Picasso is a play of ideas and Martin’s particular brand of comedy — over the top, zany, cerebral, and low-brow all at once.


Worth a try. OLD GLOBE THEATRE, 1363 OLD GLOBE WAY, BALBOA PARK. 619-234-5623. 8PM THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS, 2PM & 8PM SATURDAYS, 2PM & 7PM SUNDAYS, 7PM TUESDAYS & WEDNESDAYS.


Sex with Strangers


The San Diego Repertory Theatre presents Laura Eason’s “sensuous and provocative comedy about fame, cyber identity, and the desire for inti- macy and respect.” Two writers, one midcareer and underappreciated, the other a young blogger famous for writing about his “sexcapades,” join up. Delicia Turner Sonnen- berg directs.


SAN DIEGO REPERTORY THEATRE, 79 HORTON PLAZA, DOWNTOWN SAN DI- EGO. 619-544-1000. 8PM THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS, 4PM & 8PM SATURDAYS, 2PM & 7PM SUNDAYS, 7PM WEDNESDAYS.


Showgirls


As a fundraiser, Backyard Renais- sance does a staged reading of Anthony Methvin’s play, based on Paul Verhoeven’s 1995 stripper fiasco/exploitation film (which is either trash or a cult follower’s mas-


terpiece. Methvin directs. MOXIE THEATRE, 6663 EL CAJON BL., SUITE N, ROLANDO. 858-598-7620. 7PM MONDAY, FEB. 27.


Streamers Condo Madness


Newcastle disease is not limited to our feathered friends; it affects people too --- at least when the new castles are moderately priced condominiums for sale in Ocean Beach, an area of our city conspicuous for small cottages, tiny lots, and


high, high rents. So it came about that, in the last week of February, 76 people began to lineup, on a Wednesday morning,for 56 Sea Colony condominiums not slated to go on sale until eight a.m. the following Saturday. BY KATIE ELSBREE, MAY 12, 1977


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UCSD Department of Theatre & Dance presents the final play in David Rabe’s Vietnam War trilogy. As a group of soldiers prepare to leave for Southeast Asia in 1965, internal battles erupt, heightened by abrasive Sgt. Cokes, who brought the war home and can’t wait to get


back. Kim Rubenstein directs. POTIKER THEATRE AT UCSD, 9500 GILMAN DR., LA JOLLA. 2PM & 7PM SATURDAYS.


The Taming of the Shrew(d)


UCSD Theatre stages this drama set In the post-apocalyptic future (“is there any future that is not?”). Aa group of female warrior/actors perform plays from before the col- lapse of society, most notably those of Shakespeare as cautionary tales of how civilizations have fought with each other, may have loved each other but ultimately destroyed each other.


POTIKER THEATRE AT UCSD, 9500 GILMAN DR., LA JOLLA. 7PM TUESDAY, FEB. 28.


To Kill a Mockingbird


Pickwick Players stage a theatrical version of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. It’s sum- mer, 1935, in Maycomb, Alabama. Scout and Jem come of age and learn to see the world from other people’s perspectives. Tyler Richards


Hewes directs. OFF BROADWAY LIVE, 9490 CUYAMACA ST., SANTEE. 619-988-5483. 7PM FRIDAYS, 2PM & 7PM SATURDAYS, 2PM SUNDAYS.


Urinetown: The Musical


Ocean Beach Playhouse presents Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis’s Tony Award-winning, ecological comedy about wasted resources. There’s a terrible water shortage in Urinetown, so terrible that the citizens must pay to urinate. Should they stage a massive protest — or are


they in fact the problem? OCEAN BEACH PLAYHOUSE, 4944 NEWPORT AVE., OCEAN BEACH. 619- 795-9305. 8PM THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS, & SATURDAYS, 2PM SUNDAYS.


The Vagina Monologues


As part of V-Day, a global activist movement to end violence against women, InnerMission Productions presents Eve Ensler’s Obie Award- winning collection of monologues. “A divergent gathering of female voices” tells of domestic and sex- ual abuse.


FINEST CITY IMPROV, 4250 LOUISIANA ST., NORTH PARK. 619-306-6047. 7PM FRIDAY, 3PM & 7PM SATURDAY.


Well


Diversionary Theatre presents Lisa Kron’s “reverent study of the play- wright’s chronically ill mom and her extraordinary ability to heal a racially divided community despite her inability to make herself well.” The piece runs in repertory with Kron’s 2.5 Minute Ride. Kym Pap-


pas directs. DIVERSIONARY THEATRE, 4545 PARK BL., UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS. 619-220- 0097. 7PM THURSDAYS, 8PM FRIDAYS, 2PM & 8PM SATURDAYS, 2PM & 7PM SUNDAYS, 7PM WEDNESDAYS.


Women in Parliament: A Reinvented Greek Comedy


For the opening show if its 2017 season, Method Center Actors Theatre presents a piece about two women of Athens and explores “issues of gender, government, and


human nature.” TENTH AVENUE ARTS CENTER, 930 TENTH AVE., EAST VILLAGE. 619-920- 8503. 8PM SUNDAY, FEB. 26, MONDAY, FEB. 27, TUESDAY, FEB. 28, & WEDNES- DAY, MAR. 1.


UPCOMING SHOWS


The Blameless


The Old Globe Theatre presents the world premiere of Nick Gandiello’s drama about “the power of familial bonds in the most extraordinary of circumstances.” Today is no ordinary day for the Garcia family. They must hold the family together as they welcome to dinner the one person who might help them heal, or reopen old wounds. Gaye Taylor


Upchurch directs. SHERYL AND HARVEY WHITE THEATRE,


1363 OLD GLOBE WAY, BALBOA PARK. 619-234-5623. MARCH 2 THROUGH MARCH 26.


Into the Woods


For its spring musical, Clairemont High School Theatre presents Ste- phen Sondheim’s Tony award winner about what happens in fairy tales after the end, and everyone’s sup-


posed to live happily ever after. CLAIREMONT HIGH SCHOOL, 4150 UTE DR., CLAIREMONT. 858-273-0201. MARCH 10 THROUGH MARCH 18.


Jane Austen’s Emma, English High Tea and Dinner Theater


The 413 Project presents a play based on Jane Austen’s beloved story and performed with “an immersive opportunity for audiences to feel a part of the story on stage. Your experience will be made complete by a full English high tea including savories, salad, scones, dessert con-


fections, and unlimited tea.” GRAND TEA ROOM, 145 W. GRAND AVE., ESCONDIDO. 760-233-9500. MARCH 17 THROUGH APRIL 1.


Next Fall


OnStage Playhouse presents Geof- frey Nauffts’s comedy about “faith, commitment, and unconditional love.” Luke believes in God. Adam believes in everything else. Next Fall portrays the ups and downs of this unlikely couple’s five-year relation-


ship. Susan Stratton directs. ONSTAGE PLAYHOUSE, 291 THIRD AVE., CHULA VISTA. 619-422-7787. MARCH 3 THROUGH MARCH 25.


On the 20th Century


Cygnet Theatre presents the San Diego premiere of the musical — book and lyrics, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, music by Cy Coleman — about a luxury train (the Twentieth Century) traveling from Chicago to New York City. Mischief ensues when a bankrupt theater producer attempts to cajole a glamorous Hollywood starlet. Sean


Murray directs. CYGNET THEATRE, 4040 TWIGGS ST., OLD TOWN. 619-337-1525. MARCH 18 THROUGH APRIL 30.


Shockheaded Peter


Cygnet Theatre presents the West Coast premiere of this musical based on Heinrich Hoffmann’s Struwwel- peter. A “manic music box spins stories of naughty children and misguided parents” in the Victorian


era. Rob Lutfy directs. CYGNET THEATRE, 4040 TWIGGS ST., OLD TOWN. 619-337-1525. MAY 27 THROUGH JUNE 2.


The Taming of the Shrew


UCSD department of Theatre & Dance offers Shakespeare’s popular/ controversial comedy about Kate and Petrucchio and what might be a marriage from hell. Kyle Don-


nelly directs. POTIKER THEATRE AT UCSD, 9500 GIL- MAN DR., LA JOLLA. MARCH 2 THROUGH MARCH 11.


Waiting for Godot


UCSD Department of Theatre & Dance presents Samuel Beckett’s classic about two apparently home- less tramps waiting for a person who may point the way — to who knows where. They pass the meantime entertaining each other and recall- ing fragments of their lives. Gabor Tompa directs.


THEODORE AND ADELE SHANK THEATRE, 9500 GILMAN DR., UCSD. 858-534-3791. MARCH 10 THROUGH MARCH 16.


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