San Diego Repertory Theatre Presents World Premier Production Of 'Steal Heaven'
Steal Heaven, by playwright Herbert Singuenza, centers on the life and times of the late activist Abbie Hoffman. It runs through Jan. 25 at the Lyceum Theatre.
San Diego Repertory Theatre - Tortilla Curtain - Table Work
San Diego Repertory Theatre's Artistic Director Sam Woodhouse, playwright Matthew Spangler and the cast of Tortilla Curtain talk about the World Premiere.
Tortilla Curtain is a recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New American Plays award.
Roz and Ray at San Diego Repertory Theatre
Roz and Ray plays September 7 - October 1 in the Lyceum Space at San Diego Repertory Theatre. Tickets:
Roz & Ray tells a profound story of love, trust and sacrifice that grapples with the messy process of healing the human heart. Set in San Diego, this gripping, time-bending story sheds light on a little known chapter in medical history.
Ray is a devoted single parent desperately trying to keep his twin sons alive. Ray is ecstatic when he meets Roz – a brilliant doctor who offers a cutting-edge miracle treatment for his boys. Immediately, the two forge a deep and intimate bond, until they both discover this miracle treatment may come at a great cost.
What is 'Hand to God'? San Diego Repertory Theatre
Find out from the cast, director Sam Woodhouse and star of the show, Tyrone, what this hilarious new play is all about.
Hand to God runs October 19 - November 12, 2017 on the Lyceum Stage at San Diego Repertory Theatre.
Hand to God
by Robert Askins
Directed by Sam Woodhouse
Something devilish is lurking in a church basement puppet show in Cypress, Texas. And his name is…Tyrone. He may look like an innocent sock puppet, but when he infiltrates the angst-ridden church youth group and takes possession of Jason’s arm, all hell breaks loose. Spectacularly foul-mouthed and wickedly scandalous, Tyrone shocks the congregation with his outrageous insinuations, exposing their deepest secrets—and teaching us all about love, grief and what it means to be human. A smash success on Broadway and in London, this darkly delightful and wildly funny comedy is the most produced play in America!
“This play is about me. I’m the star. This bunch of losers at San Diego REP is lucky to have me. But they better watch out, because if I don’t get my way I’m gong to trash the dressing rooms. Anyway, come check me out. I’m funny when I’m not ruining things…come to think of it I’m funniest when I AM ruining things (EVIL LAUGH).” –Tyrone the puppet
Note: Hand to God features explicit language.
In The Heights thanks you for supporting San Diego REP!
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A Look Inside Rehearsals for EVITA at San Diego REP
Take a sneak peek behind the scenes of rehearsal for San Diego Repertory Theatre's production of EVITA by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Directed by Sam Woodhouse, with Musical Staging by Javier Velasco, EVITA plays on The Lyceum Stage in Horton Plaza August 3-27, 2017.
Talkin’ Theatre With Todd: HOLD THESE TRUTHS - Solo vs. Ensemble Performances
Solo Performances in theatre are radically different than ensemble performances. Both come with unique artistic and production challenges. Join REP Associate Artistic Director Todd Salovey and guests to hear fascinating insight into both forms. Guests are Jessica Kubzansky (Director of Hold These Truths), Phil Johnson (Writer and Actor) and Herbert Siguenza (REP Playwright-in-Residence).
Hold These Truths REP Xtra Events are supported in part by the California Civil Liberties Public Education program of the California State Library.
BLACK PEARL SINGS Behind the Scenes at San Diego REP Rehearsal
BLACK PEARL SINGS
By Frank Higgins
Directed by Thomas W. Jones II
November 22-December 17 in the Lyceum SPACE
Two strong women strikeup an unlikely friendship that balances between race and power, heritage and privilege. Featuring over 20 Folk and Spiritual songs, Black Pearl Sings! is a transcendent tale about the bridges that can be built through the power of song.
Sam’s Salon: HOLD THESE TRUTHS - Fight For Your Rights
“Hold These Truths” tells the story of Gordon Hirabayahsi, who fought for his rights and the rights of Japanese Americans for 50 years in the US Courts. Join Artistic Director Sam Woodhouse as he hosts a fascinating conversation with San Diegans who have fought for human rights and justice. Sam's guests include community activist and advocate Jamie Wilson, Amy Fitzpatrick - CEO of the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, Sandra Alvarado - San Diego Rapid Response Network Coordinator and Anne Barron - member of Women Occupy San Diego.
Hold These Truths REP Xtra Events are supported in part by the California Civil Liberties Public Education program of the California State Library.
Now You See It on Good Morning San Diego
The United States premiere of an outrageously funny farce by the French master of the form, Georges Feydeau, in a brilliant translation by British playwright Kenneth McLeish. NOW YOU SEE IT takes audiences on a dizzying escapade fueled by jealousy bordering on paranoia, a philandering husband, hypnotism, a spurned lover and a scandalous discovery. Furiously fast and clever, this visual and verbal treat is guaranteed to tickle your funny bone.
To buy tickets go to northcoastrep.org or call (858) 481-1055.
North Coast Repertory Theatre is located at 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach, CA 92075
Talkin’ Theatre With Todd - Asian American Theatre On The Rise
This was a live broadcast of our AUBERGINE pre-show discussion:
Talkin’ Theatre With Todd - Asian American Theatre On The Rise
Guests: Playwright Thelma Virata De Castro, Director of Production and Casting at East West Players Andy Lowe and actress, playwright, UCSD professor and former President of San Diego Asian American Repertory Theatre Dr. Elise Kim Prosser.
More info about this discussion: Fresh and exciting new work from Asian American playwrights is alive on stages across America. Here is your chance to hear from those on the vanguard. Join REP Associate Artistic Director Todd Salovey for an illuminating discussion about contemporary Asian theatre.
Detroit runs February 22 - March 16 at San Diego REP
An Ecstatic and Dangerous New Comedy Detroit at San Diego REP
Tribute to Marine killed in action heads to San Diego
A vintage truck restored in honor of a Marine killed in Afghanistan has made its way to San Diego County.
San Diego School Wants To Take Human Trafficking Play On The Road
Last month students at San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts performed “Trapped,” a play about human trafficking.
Roxane Carrasco, an instructor at the school, and Sharon Whitehurst-Payne, president of the San Diego Unified District Board of Education, talked about the play with KPBS Evening Edition host Ebone Monet in this edited interview.
Our Great Tchaikovsky runs now thru February 12th at the San Diego REP
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WORLD PREMIERE: Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is Russia’s most famous composer and one of the greatest composers of all time. From the famous love theme of his Romeo and Juliet to the unforgettable melodies of his ballets - Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker - and everything in between.
The extraordinary musical talent Hershey Felder will take us on a brand new journey from present day Putin’s Russia—where Tchaikovsky is a hero—back in time to Czarist Russia, where that was not entirely the case. Our Great Tchaikovsky is a world premiere time-bending story of culture and politics that explores the mystery around some of the greatest music ever composed.
San Diego Trust and Savings Bank 1993 Officer Meeting
A video of a 1993 officer meeting of San Diego Trust and Savings Bank. The Bank was in existence from 1889 to 1994.
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Spring Break (2017) Papas&Beer Rosarito Beach
The craziest spring break experience on the west coast. Just a 20min. drive south of the San Diego border, Papas&beer is the place to be when it comes to entertainment.
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UCSD 2016 MFA Theatre Promo
University of California, San Diego's Graduate Acting class of 2016.
Indicted California Republican Blames His Wife
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On Tuesday, a federal grand jury in San Diego indicted Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter and his wife for allegedly using $250,000 in campaign funds to pay for family vacations, school tuition, and theater tickets, among other personal expenses, the Justice Department announced.
In a head-spinning Fox News interview that aired on Thursday, the embattled Congressman put an unorthodox spin on his predicament.
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I AM THEATRE: Luis Valdez
Luis Valdez is regarded as one of the most important and influential American playwrights living today. His internationally renowned and Obie award winning theater company, El Teatro Campesino (The Farm Workers' Theater) was founded in 1965 -- in the heat of the United Farm Workers (UFW) struggle and the Great Delano Grape Strike in California's Central Valley. His involvement with Cesar Chavez, the UFW and the early Chicano Movement left an indelible mark that remained embodied in all his work even after he left the UFW in 1967: his early actos LAS DOS CARAS DEL PATRONCITO and QUINTA TEMPORADA, (short plays written to encourage campesinos to leave the fields and join the UFW), his mitos (mythic plays) BERNABE and LA CARPA DE LOS RASQUACHIS that gave Chicanos their own contemporary mythology, his examinations of Chicano urban life IN I DON'T HAVE TO SHOW YOU NO STINKIN' BADGES, his Chicano re-visioning of classic Mexican folktales CORRIDOS, his exploration of his Indigenous Yaqui roots in MUMMIFIED DEER, and -- of course -- the play that re-exams the Sleepy Lagoon Trial of 1942 and the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943, two of the darkest moments in LA urban history -- ZOOT SUIT -- considered a masterpiece of the American Theater as well as the first Chicano play on Broadway and the first Chicano major feature film. Luis numerous feature film and television credits include, among others, the box office hit film La Bamba starring Lou Diamonds Phillips, Cisco Kid starring Jimmy Smits and Cheech Marin and Corridos: Tales of Passion and Revolution starring Linda Ronstadt. Luis has never strayed far from his own farm worker roots. His company, El Teatro Campesino, is located 60 miles south of San Jose in the rural community of San Juan Bautista, CA. This theater, tucked away in San Benito County, is the most important and longest running Chicano Theater in the United States. Luis' hard work and long creative career have won him countless awards including numerous LA Drama Critic Awards, Dramalogue Awards, Bay Area Critics Awards, the prestigious George Peabody Award for excellence in television, the Presidential Medal of the Arts, the Governor's Award for the California Arts Council, and Mexico's prestigious Aguila Azteca Award given to individuals whose work promotes cultural excellence and exchange between US and Mexico. Luis has written numerous plays, authored numerous articles and books. His latest anthology Mummified Deer and Other Plays was recently published by Arte Publico Press. As an educator, he has taught at the University of California, Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, Fresno State University and was one of the founding professors of CSU Monterey Bay. He is the recipient of honorary doctorates from, among others, the University of Rhode Island, the University of South Florida, Cal Arts, the University of Santa Clara, and his alma mater, San Jose State University. Luis was inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Theatre at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. In 2007 he was awarded a Rockefeller fellowship as one of fifty US srtists so honored across the United States.