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Posted by:	Richard Connema 05:27 pm EST 01/11/15

The Breadbox Presents Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad’ by Arthur Kopitat The EXIT Stage Left The Breadbox opens 2015 season by reinventing Arthur Kopit's farce. The Breadbox opens up its 2015 season with ‘Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad’ by Arthur Kopit. Newly rebranded, The Breadbox launches into its third season after producing sold out hits such as ‘'Tis Pity She's a Whore’ and ‘Blood Wedding’ as Bigger Than a Breadbox Theatre Co. Directed by The Breadbox’s Managing Director, Ben Calabrese, ‘Oh Dad, Poor Dad...’ will open at The EXIT Stage Left on March 6th, 2015 at 8:00pm. This self-proclaimed tragifarce introduces us to Madame Rosepettle, a wealthy and commanding woman, and her browbeaten and terrified son, Jonathan, who has been just on the verge of adulthood for years. Jonathan is trapped between the mother he's depended on for so long and his own small dreams of freedom. With the seductive babysitter-next-door, a blundering commodore, and an army of bellboys all converging on Madame Rosepettle’s hotel suite, the quiet turmoil of Jonathan’s inner world threatens to erupt to the surface. Building the world of the play from the perspective of the child-like Jonathan, The Breadbox's production brings the dark story to life in intimate, corridor staging. Production designs are by Sara Pruter, Cassie Barnes, and Kristyn Nolasco, with graphic design by Cody Rishell. ‘Oh Dad, Poor Dad...’ runs March 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th, and 21st at 8:00pm. Tickets are available at the door and online beginning at $15. For more information about online ticket purchase, please visit www.breadboxtheatre.org ################################# other desert cities by jon robin baitz makes San Francisco Premiere at NCTC Pulitzer Prize Finalist to be directed by Arturo Catricala March 6 – April 5, 2015 — After last season’s successful run of the San Francisco Premiere of Jon Robin Baitz’ The Paris Letter, New Conservatory Theatre Center presents Baitz’ Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Other Desert Cities, directed by Aturo Catricala. In this “witty, deeply enjoyable family drama” (The New York Times) Brooke announces to her prominent Republican parents she is about to publish a memoir on an explosive chapter in the family’s history, drawing a line in the Palm Springs sand and daring them all to cross it. As Baitz brings dysfunctional family drama to blazingly witty and gripping new heights, NCTC’s intimate Decker Theatre brings the passion, drama, and superbly crafted blow darts of wit closer to the audience than ever. Other Desert Cities runs March 6 – April 5, 2015 in NCTC’s Decker Theater. Opening Night is Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 8pm. Tickets are $25 - $45 and available at nctcsf.org or by calling (415) 861-8972. ############################## TWO SHOWS EXTENDED AT CINNABAR! Extra weeks announced for Edith Piaf and I Am My Own Wife – Happy New Year! Cinnabar Theater, the beloved professional theater in Sonoma County, kicks off 2015 with two extended shows. Edith Piaf: Beneath Paris Skies made its world premiere on New Year’s Eve and has proven so popular that it’s added an extra week. Cinnabar’s next show, I Am My Own Wife, won’t even open until February 6 – but tickets are selling so fast that it’s been extended as well! Don’t miss these exciting shows: Edith Piaf: Beneath Paris Skies – Extended through January 25 Cinnabar commissioned this enchanting cabaret about the legendary chanteuse. The first seven performances sold out entirely! Four more performances are scheduled for the weekend of January 16-18, and new shows have been added on Friday, January 23 at 8 PM; Saturday, January 24 at 8 PM; and Sunday, January 25 at 2 PM. Generously underwritten by Michel Snethlage and Barbara Howell, this production features Julia Hathaway, Kevin Singer, Valentina Osinski, Michael Van Why, and Melissa Weaver alongside a fabulous five-piece band. Tickets are $35 for adults and $25 for ages 21 and under. I Am My Own Wife – Extended through February 22 Steven Abbott portrays all 36 characters in the astonishing solo show that won the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for Best Play. Originally slated to run from February 6 through February 15, it has extended for two additional performances: Saturday, February 21 at 8 PM and Sunday, February 22 at 2 PM. Written by Doug Wright and directed by Jennifer King, I Am My Own Wife is generously underwritten by Bergin Glass Impressions. Tickets are $15 for youth and $25 for adults, with special $9 seats for junior-high and high-school students on February 6. Reserve seats online at any time by visiting cinnabartheater.org, or call the box office at 707-763-8920 between 10 AM and 3 PM on weekdays. Tickets may also be available at the door, but reservations are recommended as Cinnabar’s shows often sell out. ######################### BLUES AT THE CROSSROADS: The Soul of Blues Concert featuring “Soul Queen of New Orleans,” Irma Thomas, Lee Fields, Alecia Chakour, Eric Krasno, The Dynamites Wells Fargo Center for the Arts Plus Pre-Show Mardi Gras party with authentic New Orleans dinner, music & prizes Sunday, February 8, 2015 at 8 pm – Wells Fargo Center for the Arts (50 Mark West Springs Road) may be in Santa Rosa, California, but on Sunday Feb. 8 at 8:00 PM, it will feel like a night straight out of Muscle Shoals, Alabama when R & B greats perform BLUES AT THE CROSSROADS: The Soul of Blues concert. The evening of classic soul and R & B from the 60’s and 70’s stars “The Soul Queen of New Orleans,” Irma Thomas, soul-shouter Lee Fields, Eric Krasno of Soulive and New York Times named “Break-Out-Artist”, Alecia Chakour, all backed by The Dynamites. Tickets are now on sale. BLUES AT THE CROSSROADS: The Soul of the Blues features the songs of Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Booker T & the MG’s, Etta James, Sam & Dave, Bobby Womack and James Brown among others. The spirit of New Orleans jazz and revelry will begin before the show even gets going. At 6:30 pm, the Carston Cabaret space at the Center is the site for a pre-show Mardi Gras party with authentic New Orleans dinner featuring chicken and Andouille jambalaya, seafood gumbo, Cajun BBQ chicken and more Creole delicacies. The party is co-sponsored by KRSH radio, The Bohemian and The Parish Café. Admission to the Mardi Gras party is $25 and you must have a ticket to BLUES AT THE CROSSROADS concert to attend. Irma Thomas’ roots in New Orleans R&B started when she was 13 years old auditioning for Specialty Records. Her hits include, "You Can Have My Husband (But Don't Mess with My Man)," "It's Raining," "Ruler of My Heart," (which Otis Redding reworked into “Pain in my Heart”) "Wish Someone Would Care," "Hittin' on Nothin'," and "Time Is on My Side" (covered by the Rolling Stones). There is nothing timid about North Carolina native and soul shouter Lee Fields who has been performing raucous-yet-tender R&B for the last 43 years. Representing the future of “the blues” is Alecia Chakour, who’s been a member of the Warren Haynes Band and who the New York Times hailed as “Breakout Young Artist.” Eric Krasno, guitarist from Soulive, will add the grease, and backing it all up are The Dynamites, a band that has evolved from a backbone-slipping high-octane funk/soul freight train to a well-rounded soul machine that takes very seriously its sacred mandate of carrying the torch of "real" soul music forward. Tickets for BLUES AT THE CROSSROADS: The Soul of Blues, at $25, $32, and $39 (Mardi Gras party tickets are separate from the show and cost $25), are available through Wells Fargo Center for the Arts online at wellsfargocenterarts.org, by calling 707-546-3600, or in person at the ticket office at 50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa (open daily, noon to 6pm). ###################### Contra Costa Civic Theatre (CCCT), now in its 55th season, is pleased to announce auditions for its upcoming production: THE FOREIGNER By Larry Shue Directed by Ken Sonkin AUDITIONS Tuesday, February 3, 7-10pm Wednesday, February 4, 7-10pm CALLBACKS Saturday, February 7, 1-4pm NEEDED 5 men, 25-45 1 woman, 65-70+1 woman, 25-35 Prepare one contemporary monologue; total time 90 seconds. Rehearsals begin Feb 23. Show dates Apr 3-Apr 26. Non-AEA. Travel stipend. Audition appointments at auditions@ccct.org; please put FOREIGNER AUDITIONS in the subject header. Cast breakdown below. CAST BREAKDOWN Froggy LeSueur, 30-40, cheerful British Army demolitions expert. Cockney accent. Charlie Baker, 30-40, Science-fiction magazine proofreader, mild-mannered, depressed. British accent. Betty Meeks, 65-70's, Elderly widow, owner of the fishing lodge. Both wise and naïve. Georgia accent. Rev. David Marshall Lee, 30-35, Engaged to Catherine. Wolf in sheep's clothing. Georgia accent. Catherine Sims, 25-35, Rev. David's fiancée, a pretty heiress going through an emotional time. Georgia accent. Owen Musser, 40's, Tilghman County property inspector, a dangerous racist. Georgia accent. Ellard Sims, 25-35, Catherine's dim-witted brother. Lumpy, overgrown, backward youth. Georgia accent. ################### Special Event: Post-Show Discussion Panel for Aeschylus’ Play The Libation Bearers in downtown Redwood City Join us for a special post-show panel discussion of Aeschylus, Greek tragedy, and The Libation Bearers with Rush Rehm, Professor of Classics and Theater & Performing Studies at Stanford University. An actor, director, and professor of drama and of classics, Rush Rehm publishes in the areas of Greek tragedy and contemporary politics. Along with courses on ancient theater and culture, he teaches courses on contemporary politics, the media, and U.S. imperialism. He also directs and acts professionally, serving as Artistic Director of Stanford Summer Theater, a professional theater that presents a dramatic festival, film series, and symposium based on a major playwright each summer. Also on the panel is Tunuviel Luv, the producer and director of this production of The Libation Bearers. Tunuviel will explain why she chose this classic piece to be a part of Dragon’s 2nd Stage Series and will detail the process of performing this classic work for a contemporary audience. There will be a reception and meet and greet with the cast and panel in the lobby after the panel discussion. Tickets for this event cost $30 and all profits generated from the ticket sales go to support the 2nd Stages production of The Libation Bearers. If you're a subscriber or already hold tickets for another date and would prefer to attend this evening's performance, please contact the Box Office at tickets@dragonproductions.net to switch your tickets for this special evening at the theatre! WHEN: Saturday, January 31st.  Doors open at 7:30p, performance begins at 8p. The run time of this show is approximately one hour. The Libation Bearers regularly runs January 16 – February 1, 2015 on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights at 8p and Sundays at 2p. WHERE: The Dragon Theatre in downtown Redwood City 2120 Broadway Street at the intersection of Broadway and Theatre Way SYNOPSIS: Orestes returns home from exile upon learning that his mother, Clytemnestra, has murdered his father, King Agamemnon, and placed her lover on the throne of Argos. Orestes seeks out his sister, Electra, and together they embark on a plan to seek bloody justice for his father. A dramatic family story that shows how violence begets violence, The Libation Bearers, written by Aeschylus, the father of tragedy, is the second play in the historic Orestia trilogy. Though it was first performed in 458 BCE, the Orestia’s influences can been seen in everything from Shakespeare to O’Neill and is the template for the modern trilogy. WHO: Written by Aeschylus; produced and directed by Tunuviel Luv. HOW MUCH: $30 for the special discussion event on Sat., Jan. 31st Show runs Jan. 16 – Feb. 1, 2015 $22 for all regular general admission seats. $10 rush tickets on Thursdays and Fridays starting 2nd week. Rush tickets are limited availability and cash only at the door. Pay what you will preview on January 15th – no reservation. $125 for the VIP box (seats 4 people and includes champagne and chocolates.) TIX & MORE INFO: http://dragonproductions.net/ ########################## OREGON SHAKESPEARE NEWS ###################### OSF Celebrates 80 Years as 2015 Season Opens Previews being Feb. 20, season opens Feb. 27 .—The Tony Award–winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival will open its 80th year with preview performances beginning on February 20 and the season officially kicking off Friday night, February 27, in the Angus Bowmer Theatre with Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing (director, Lileana Blain-Cruz). On Saturday afternoon, Shakespeare’s Pericles (Joseph Haj) takes the stage in the Thomas Theatre, and the classic musical Guys and Dolls (Mary Zimmerman) opens in the Bowmer Theatre that evening. Sunday afternoon the world-premiere production of Fingersmith (Bill Rauch) by Alexa Junge, based on the novel by Sarah Waters, opens in the Bowmer Theatre. “Each season brings with it the thrill of offering our audiences the work of the world’s foremost playwrights brought to life by our amazing acting company,” said OSF Artistic Director Bill Rauch. “And in 2015, our 80th year, I am delighted to open our season with two Shakespearean classics, a Golden Age American musical and an exciting world premiere. And that’s just the first four plays. “In March and April we’ll open the stunning American drama Long Day’s Journey into Night and the U.S. premiere of Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land, the most popular contemporary play in China and Taiwan. In June on the outdoor stage, we’ll present Shakespeare’s burnished Antony and Cleopatra, Alexandre Dumas’ epic The Count of Monte Cristo, and another world premiere, this one by Oregon’s own Jeff Whitty. Head Over Heels is an Elizabethan dress-up party with songs from the 1980s rock band the Go-Go’s—a not-to-be-missed extravaganza. And in July, we bring you two works by contemporary Pulitzer Prize–winning playwrights: The Happiest Song Plays Last, the final play in Quiara Alegría Hudes’ beautiful semi-autobiographical trilogy, along with new work from the American Revolutions cycle, Sweat, by Lynn Nottage (Ruined, Intimate Apparel, Crumbs from the Table of Joy).” In this 80th year, OSF will also begin its commitment to produce the entire Shakespearean canon in a decade. OSF will stage three Shakespeare plays this season and is already outlining its course for Shakespeare productions for 2016 and 2017. Audience members will be able to tick off their plays in the Shakespeare canon by purchasing a Shakespeare Passport at the Tudor Guild Gift Shop. OSF’s 2015 season runs from February 20 through November 1 and is sponsored by U.S. Bank. Malia Wasson, President of U.S. Bank for Oregon and Southwest Washington, said, “For more than 30 years, U.S. Bank has been honored to support the Oregon Shakespeare Festival as a part of its commitment to artistic and cultural enrichment in the communities it serves. An icon in the Oregon arts world, OSF offers its audiences that most amazing of gifts: rich and emotional experiences. The 2015 season promises both expected and unexpected pleasures.” Much Ado about Nothing (February 20 – November 1) by William Shakespeare Lead Sponsor: U.S. Bank; Production Sponsor: The Chautauqua Guild; Production Partners: Ann P. Wyckoff, Katie Farewell, The Henderson Family In her debut at OSF, Lileana Blain-Cruz directs one of Shakespeare’s most beloved stories, featuring the witty and frustratingly endearing Beatrice and Benedick. Benedick has returned from war, along with his friend Claudio and the rest of Don Pedro’s army. They all land at the estate of Leonato, Beatrice’s uncle and father to Hero, whom Claudio hopes to wed. But all is not well in this Shakespearean comedy, which Ms. Blain-Cruz describes as a contemporary love story that unfolds as soldiers deal with the demands of a return to civilian life. Not all is as it appears to be, and while Beatrice and Benedick exchange barbs to hide their mutual attraction for each other, Claudio, egged on by a malcontent, levels a shocking accusation against Hero. Everyone’s world is changed, but some semblance of order is restored when the plot is uncovered and Hero is saved by the linguistically challenged Dogberry and his sidekicks. The cast features Christiana Clark as Beatrice, Danforth Comins as Benedick, Jack Willis as Leonato, Cristofer Jean as Don Pedro, Leah Anderson as Hero, Reynaldo Piniella as Claudio, Regan Linton as Don John, Barret O’Brien as Borachio/Ensemble, Armando McClain as Conrade/Ensemble, Allison Buck as Margaret/Ensemble, Robin Waisanen as Ursula/Ensemble, Rex Young as Dogberry/Ensemble, Tyrone Wilson as Friar/Ensemble, Eileen DeSandre as Verges, Lucas Caldwell as Seacole/Ensemble and Cesar Perez Rosas as Oatcake/Ensemble. Scenic design is by Scott Bradley; costumes by Kara Harmon; lighting by Yi Zhao; music and sound by Chad Raines. Lydia G. Garcia is dramaturg; Susan Sweeney is voice & text director; U. Jonathan Toppo is fight director; and Jill Rendall is stage manager. Pericles (February 26–November 1) by William Shakespeare Production Partners: The Collonge Family, Julie Strasser Dixon and Rocky Dixon, Mrs. Donald Hare, Michael and Leslie Schroeder Shakespeare’s first romance, Pericles, was last produced at OSF in 1999 and staged in the Angus Bowmer Theatre. Joseph Haj (Henry V, 2012) will direct this production in the Thomas Theatre, where it will run the duration of the season. This production will be based on Haj’s 2008 staging at PlayMakers Repertory Company, where he is producing artistic director. A new cast and a few new designers have joined Haj and members of the original design team to help recreate a similar vision in the new space. Haj describes Pericles as a “sophisticated and spiritual play,” which he feels needs a strong musical element. Composer Jack Herrick will refashion his score from the 2008 staging for this production. Pericles is epic theatre, the story of the Prince of Tyre, who sets out to woo a princess but ends up in the midst of a harrowing adventure. He is pursued by an evil king, blown from port to port, finds the love of his life, then loses her and their infant daughter. But this is a romance, so the miraculous can and does happen, the lost are found and joyous reunions occur. The cast features Wayne T. Carr as Pericles, Armando Durán as Gower/Ensemble, Brooke Parks as Thaisa/Dionyza/Ensemble, Scott Ripley as Antiochus/Simonides/Pandar/Ensemble, Jennie Greenberry as Marina/Antiochus’ Daughter/Ensemble, Michael J. Hume as Helicanus/Bawd/Ensemble, U. Jonathan Toppo as Thaliard/Boult/Ensemble, Emily Serdahl as Lychorida/Diana/Ensemble, Michael Gabriel Goodfriend as Lysimachus/Lord/Ensemble, Barzin Akhavan as Cleon/Cerimon/Ensemble, and Zlato Rizziolli, Samuel L. Wick and Cedric Lamar as Ensemble. Darcy Danielson is the musician. The scenic designer is Jan Chambers, costumes are by Raquel Barreto, lighting by Rui Rita, music by Jack Herrick, sound design by Amadon Jaeger and video projections by Francesca Talenti. Rebecca Clark Carey is voice and text director; U. Jonathan Toppo is fight director; Dawn Monique Williams is associate director; Gwen Turos is stage manager. Guys and Dolls, a Musical Fable of Broadway (February 22 – November 1) Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser; Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows; based on a story and characters of Damon Runyon Lead Sponsor: Peter and Helen Bing; Production Sponsors: Jed and Celia Meese, Sid and Karen DeBoer, Jerry and Jeanne Taylor Family Foundation; Production Partners: Lynne Carmichael, Jim Collier, Betty and Jack Schafer Director Mary Zimmerman (The White Snake, 2012) returns to OSF to direct this classic 1950s musical based on stories by Damon Runyon. Accustomed to transforming ancient tales, Zimmerman feels she’s on familiar ground because Guys and Dolls has its own share of transformation and unexpected outcomes for its characters. Nathan Detroit runs the oldest established permanent floating crap game in New York, and his fiancée, Adelaide, has been waiting 14 years to walk down the aisle with him. Nathan is not sure what to do with his own life, but he is gambling that a date between the high-rolling Sky Masterson and a straight-laced Salvation Army doll, Sarah Brown, might pay him big dividends. Yet it turns out that life and love throw some unexpected results to all of them. The cast features Jeremy Peter Johnson as Sky Masterson, Rodney Gardiner as Nathan Detroit, Kate Hurster as Sarah Brown, Robin Goodrin Nordli as Miss Adelaide, Daniel T. Parker as Nicely-Nicely Johnson, David Kelly as Benny Southstreet, Joe Wegner as Rusty Charlie, Richard Howard as Arvide Abernathy, Tony DeBruno as Harry the Horse, Robert Vincent Frank as Lt. Brannigan, Richard Elmore as Big Jule, Al Espinosa as Angie the Ox, Eugene Ma as Joey Biltmore, Catherine E. Coulson as Gen. Matilda Cartwright and the following ensemble members: Briawna Jackson, Britney Simpson, Kristin Glaeser, Alyssa Birrer, Curtis Holland, Jonathan Luke Stevens. Musicans are Michael Vannice, Gordon Greenley and Daryl Fjeldheim on woodwinds; Bruce Dresser, Mark Jacobs on brass; Bruce McKern on bass and Jim Malachi on drums. Choreographer is Daniel Pelzig and music director is Doug Peck. Scenic design is by Daniel Ostling, costume design by Mara Blumenfeld; lighting by T.J. Gerckens; sound design by Ray Nardelli. Susan Sweeney is voice & text director; U. Jonathan Toppo is fight director; and Jeremy Eisen is stage manager. Fingersmith (February 21– July 9) by Alexa Junge, based on the novel by Sarah Waters Production Sponsor: Yogen and Peggy Dalal; Production Partners: Pamela Howard and Thomas Castle, Lynn and Gary Jacobs, George and Claudette Paige, Carol Streeter and Harold Goldstein OSF is honored and delighted to present this world-premiere production in the Angus Bowmer Theatre. Bill Rauch will direct, and as he noted in an interview about the play, the fact that playwright Alexa Junge proposed this adaptation and British novelist Sarah Waters agreed is a great gift to OSF. The story is a theatrical page-turner set in a startling, vivid world of Victorian con artists and thieves. Pickpocket Sue Trinder has a simple task: cheat a gullible young heiress out of her fortune for a con man. But in this world nothing is what it seems, and the twisting story lands Sue in a stifling mansion, madhouses and squalid London streets. The cast features Sara Bruner as Sue, Erica Sullivan as Maud, Elijah Alexander as Gentleman, Kate Mulligan as Mrs. Sucksby and in a number of roles; Peter Frechette, Terri McMahon, Nancy Rodriguez, K.T. Vogt, Peter Laughlin, Carlos N. Lopez, Bruce A. Young, Brent Hinkley, Moira Todd and Sofia Villareal. Scenic design is by Christopher Acebo; costumes by Deborah M. Dryden; lighting by Alan Edwards; music and sound by Andre J. Pluess; and projections by Shawn Sagady and Daniel Cariño. Dramaturgs on the project are Lydia G. Garcia and Christopher Liam Moore; David Carey is voice & text director; U. Jonathan Toppo is fight director; Mandy Younger and Karl Alphonso are stage managers. Biographies of directors, designers and actors for the 2014 season can all be found www.osfashland.org/. Previews, Openings and Tickets Tickets remain available to previews and most opening performances. Patrons can save 15 percent on preview tickets. Please check ticket availability at www.osfashland.org or call the Box Office at 541-482-4331 or 800-219-8161. Preview and opening times and dates are as follows: Much Ado about Nothing Friday, Feb. 20, 8 p.m. (preview) Much Ado about Nothing Tuesday, Feb. 24, 8 p.m. (preview) Much Ado about Nothing Friday, Feb. 27, 8 p.m. (opening) Pericles Thursday, Feb. 26, 8 p.m. (preview) Pericles Friday, Feb. 27, 8 p.m. (preview) Pericles Saturday, Feb. 28, 1:30 p.m. (opening) Guys and Dolls Sunday, Feb. 22, 8 p.m. (preview) Guys and Dolls Wednesday, Feb. 25, 8 p.m. (preview) Guys and Dolls Saturday, Feb. 28, 8 p.m. (opening) Fingersmith Saturday, Feb. 21, 8 p.m. (preview) Fingersmith Thursday, Feb. 26, 8 p.m. (preview) Fingersmith Sunday, March 1, 1:30 p.m. (opening)

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