Ubu’s Other Shoe Presents “Wife of a Salesman”
When a devoted housewife—from a certain classic American drama—tracks down the woman who is sleeping with her husband, the two discover that they have more in common than society would…
PCPA Presents Unique Take on “Measure for Measure”
PCPA brings Shakespeare’s most provocative and morally complex play, Measure for Measure, to the Severson Theatre in Santa Maria February 26 through March 15. The striking production features an all-woman…
Cal Poly Theatre Dept. Opens “Urinetown”
Inspired by the works of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, Urinetown the Musical is an irreverently humorous satire in which no one is safe from scrutiny. The Tony Award-winning show comes to…
“The Shark Is Broken”—And Worth a Bow
Combine intimate acting, an intriguing set, and a script based on the infamous filming of the real-life very first summer blockbuster, and the play you get is The Shark Is…
First Opera and Comedy, Then “The Last Romance”
By the Sea Productions in Morro Bay opened its 10th season on Valentine's Day eve with a staged reading appropriate both for the date and, apparently, the audience. The Last…
“Shane” Is a Refined Remembrance of Things Past
Photo by Mark Velasquez Gunslingers and cowboys and frontier towns. Hard-ridden horses, saloon girls with hearts of gold, and sheriffs with shiny badges. Good vs. evil fighting it out…
Melodrama’s Bluegrass Revue Shines
The Great American Melodrama’s current show, The Super Trio, has everything you might expect it to have from its title: super heroes, super villains, super powers, super costumes, super sets. …
Get Ready to Rock at “Million Dollar Quartet”
Photos by Ryan Loyd, Rylo Media Design A confession: I walked into Million Dollar Quartet, running now through March 8 at SLO REP, feeling somewhat under-qualified to review a…
ETC Hosts West Coast Premiere of “The Shark Is Broken”
As Jaws marks its 50th anniversary, Ensemble Theatre Company is pulling back the curtain on the chaos behind the classic film with The Shark Is Broken, opening Wednesday, February 4…
“Anthropology” Is Timely and “Frightfully Real”
Just like raising a child, it takes a village to put on a show. Okay, maybe not the whole village, but certainly a large number of dedicated people, most of…