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Rabbit Hole at UCSB
UCSB Stages David Lindsay-Abaire’s Rabbit Hole
Pulitzer Prize-winning play explores the impact of losing a child on a couple, their family, and their neighbors. Read story.
Love’s Labour’s Lost at the Granada
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Brought 16th-Century Sensibility to the Early Comedy
Bawdy Language: Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre brought a 16th-century sensibility to the early comedy. Read story.
The Lieutenant of Inishmore at Center Stage
McDonagh’s Dark Comedy About the IRA Connects
The new Genesis West play at Center Stage is another irreverent and outrageous hit. Read story.
Daddy Long Legs at the Rubicon
New John Caird Musical Premieres in VenturaDaddy Long Legs, the new musical by John Caird and Paul Gordon, got its world premiere last week at Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre.
Daddy Long Legs, the new musical by John Caird and Paul Gordon, got its world premiere last week at Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre. Read story.
The Bald Soprano at Westmont
Eugène Ionesco’s play at Porter Theatre, Friday, October 23
An exciting new production of Eugène Ionesco’s most famous play, The Bald Soprano, continues at Westmont’s Porter Theatre through Halloween weekend. Read story.
Lit Moon Presents Its World Theatre Festival at Center Stage
Annual Weekend of Theater Included Works from the United States and the Czech Republic
The 2009 theater fest included a wide range of physical theater from children’s stories to sophisticated political satires. Read story.
Polaris: Top-Notch Physical Theater
Prague-based Adriatic Presents Brings New Play to Lit Moon Festival
Two amazing actors from Prague, Jan Benes-McGadie and Vojta Svejda, are performing one of the year’s most memorable shows on Friday night at Center Stage Theater. Polaris at the Lit Moon World Theater Festival. Read story.
Gunmetal Blues at Ensemble Theatre
Three-Person Show Mixes Film Noir with Music
ETC opens its season with a three-person musical about a private detective. Read story.
Om at the Lobero, Thursday October 1
Boxtales Show Brings Ancient Tale to Life
On opening night, Boxtales brought an epic Indian myth to life, leaving its audience spellbound. Read story.
Séance on a Wet Afternoon Premieres at the Granada September 26
Stephen Schwartz Opera Continues October 2 and 4
Séance on a Wet Afternoon is big, compelling, beautifully staged, and features one of the most unlikely heroines since Medea. Read story.
It Had to Be You at Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre
It’s a Love/Hate Relationship in This Two-Person Comedy
Bill Egan directs this kooky relationship comedy; Tiffany Story and Sean O’Shea star. Read story.
Former NFL Star Bo Eason in a One-Man Show
Bo Eason Brings Runt of the Litter to the Lobero
Former Houston Oilers safety Bo Eason plays a version of himself in this story of brothers growing up together in football. Read story.
August: Osage County at the Ahmanson Theatre
Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize Play Opens in Los Angeles
August: Osage County may be the best and the most ambitious American play so far this century. Read story.
Adeline’s Play at the Powerhouse Theatre, Santa Monica, Friday, August 28
Kit Steinkellner’s Brilliant New Play Runs Through Labor Day Weekend
Kit Steinkellner’s play is a Depression-era drama of great feeling, wit, and intelligence. Read story.
George Lopez at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Race Relations Reign at Saturday Night Stand-Up Show
Race, politics, and celebrities were the butt of comedian George Lopez’s jokes on Saturday night. Read story.
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