Ben Abbott Pens New Play for the Melodrama
"I pitched four or five ideas and we landed on the Pirate show." Central Coast writer Ben Abbott makes it sound so easy to create a new play that will…
Fremont Theater Re-Opening On Hold
Update April 2, 2026: The City of San Luis Obispo has reopened Monterey Street in front of the historic Fremont Theater after determining it is safe to restore vehicle traffic…
SLO REP Opens Albee’s “Virginia Woolf” on March 27
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre presents a riveting drama of marriage, truth and illusion March 27 through April 12. Edward Albee's landmark Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?—winner of the Tony,…
“Other Desert Cities” Opens March 20 in Morro Bay
By the Sea Productions in Morro Bay presents a staged reading of Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz for three performances only March 20-22. Set in Palm Springs, the…
“The Piratess” Promises Adventure and Laughs
A young noblewoman and a notorious lady pirate embark on an adventure to find a witch’s treasure on a perilous island. The Piratess, a brand new comedy penned by local…
“Wife of a Salesman” Hits Hard
Lauren Gunderson's podcast How to Playwright: A Creative Podcast for Theatre Lovers is a must-listen for writers, theatre insiders and anyone else who enjoys the particulars of how a play…
“Urinetown” at Cal Poly Is a Must-See
Photos by B App Exciting. Eclectic. Exuberant. If you've never seen Urinetown the Musical, those three words are probably not the ones you expect to hear about a theatre…
Never a Dull Moment in PCPA’s “Measure for Measure”
Photos by Luis Escobar Who doesn’t love a Shakespeare play? The brilliant dialogue. The timeless stories. The killer basketball shots. Well, that last item isn’t always what you get,…
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…