“Bonnie & Hyde” & Jekyll & Clyde & … Blanche?
Following its stellar 50th anniversary spectacular presented in August and September, The Great American Melodrama has returned to its usual fare—but not to the tried and true melodramas of the…
A Warm Round of Applause for “Self-Help”
Near the beginning of Self-Help, one of the main characters—a beleaguered actor married to another actor—yearns for the satisfaction of “a warm round of applause.” Well, that’s what the cast…
Film Center “Founders Circle” Forges Ahead
“They feel called to support local cinema.” Skye McLennan is describing the donors who have already stepped up to support the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival’s campaign to ensure…
This Couple Needs Some “Self-Help”
By the Sea Productions in Morro Bay presents Self-Help, a farce written by Norm Foster and directed by Lisa Woske, over three weekends October 3-19. A married couple of second-rate…
Of Faith, Family, and a “Miracle”
Tempesta, Bowers, Bolyard, Peters and Lyons About half-way through the second act of Tom Dudzick’s 90-minute, two-act play Miracle on South Division Street, a character makes a timely observation:…
Open Studios Printed Catalogs Available
The San Luis Obispo County Open Studios Art Tour, a program of the SLO County Arts Council, is scheduled October 11-12 and October 18-19 during National Arts and Humanities Month.…
Raise a Glass to the Melodrama at 50
Wow . . . 50 years. How can you possibly sum up all the people, performances, and applause produced over five decades by The Great American Melodrama in Oceano? Well…
“I Love You” Sets the SLO REP Bar High
Jeffrey Laughrun, Joe Ogren, Katelyn Shreiner & Morgan Tapp SLO REP is opening its 79th season with a bang—an auspicious beginning to an ambitious lineup of shows for 2025-26,…
“Something Rotten!” Is Really Fresh
Photos by Luis Escobar It’s 1595 and Shakespeare’s Richard II is about to open in London. That’s bad news for the steadfast Bottom brothers, Nick and Nigel, whose troupe…
“Music Man” Delights at the Clark Center
The energy in the audience matched the energy on stage Thursday night as Players West opened its one-weekend-only production of The Music Man at the Clark Center for the Performing…