“It’s Only a Play” Is a Love Letter to Theatre
Terrence McNally’s two-act play about the business of producing a play on Broadway gets a one-weekend run (with five performances) at Studio of the Performing Arts in Grover Beach November…
Melodrama Season Passes On Sale Nov. 8
Passes for The Great American Melodrama's 51st season go on sale beginning November 8. Passholders receive exclusive early access to reserve seats, while general ticket sales for the season start…
PCPA Presents Central Coast Premiere of “Frozen”
Photos by Mark Velasquez Disney's Frozen has its Central Coast Premiere on the PCPA stage beginning November 6 and running through December 21 in the Marian Theatre in Santa…
SLO REP Reprises “A Christmas Story”
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre is bringing back its heartwarming production of A Christmas Story November 21 to December 21 at the downtown theatre. The beloved holiday classic promises to enchant…
A Local Theatre Kid Visits Broadway
The entire audience rises to applaud as the cast members take their final bow of the night. Behind me, I hear two girls quietly weeping with amazement, as I feel…
The Musical Journey of Jordan Richardson
His hands graced the keys of the piano at just five years old, after begging his mom for the chance to learn. Years later, when The Great American Melodrama needed…
“Unnecessary Farce” Is Perfect Farce
Photo by Ryan Loyd, RYLO Media Design Perfection is a strong word—one not usually associated with silliness, mistaken identities, or slamming doors. But if you define it as “an…
“The Man from Earth” Comes to Cambria
What would you ask a man who claims to be 14,000 years old? The Man from Earth, written by acclaimed science fiction writer Jerome Bixby (Star Trek, The Twilight Zone),…
A Visually and Musically Stunning “Hansel and Gretel”
In my September interview with Opera SLO director Brian Asher Alhadeff regarding the company’s October production of Hansel and Gretel, I closed by noting “A ginormous gingerbread house and a…
Last Chance to Name a Seat at SLO REP
With only 21 seats remaining to be claimed, San Luis Repertory Theatre’s “A New Stage” campaign has almost reached its goal of naming each one of the 215 seats in…