For 25 years, Malashock Dance’s mission has been to provide transformational experiences through the creation, performance, and teaching of dance that fires the imagination and celebrates the human spirit. Now located at NTC Liberty Station, the company is staging a 25th anniversary concert at the Birch North Park Theatre on March 8 and 9 to benefit some of their outreach programs, such as “Dance with thisABILITY,” a special program for young adults with developmental difficulties, and “Math in Motion,” a way of teaching geometry and algebra through dance.
Feb 28, 2013 | Posted in
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In this very turbulent world, what happens to us — or to family members — can alter our lives in a split second. This truth becomes forcibly real for war correspondents James and Sarah, the lead characters in Donald Margulies’ drama, “Time Stands Still,” now playing at the North Coast Repertory Theatre in Solana Beach.
Feb 26, 2013 | Posted in
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As part of its 2013 cabaret series, La Jolla Playhouse will bring three special acts to its Potiker stage on the UCSD campus.The Second City’s “Laughing Matters” sketch comedy tour comes back to town, March 20–23, with showtimes at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; 5:30 and 8 p.m. Friday; and 2, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
Feb 20, 2013 | Posted in
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After his request to stage the new play, “Time Stands Still,” by Donald Margulies, North Coast Repertory Theatre’s artistic director, David Ellenstein, had to spend some of his own time standing still.
When the play ended its run at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, Ellenstein said he tried to snatch it up next, but was told by Margulies that the play was heading to Broadway. There, it was widely hailed as one of the best new plays of the year and nominated for several Tony Awards.
Feb 20, 2013 | Posted in
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Two young La Jolla actresses have the lead roles in the San Diego Junior Theatre production of “The Borrowers,” running weekends through Feb. 17 at Roosevelt Middle School Theatre, 3366 Park Boulevard in Balboa Park. Hannelore Manriquez, 15, plays Homily, and Nora Joyce, 13, is Arrietty.
Feb 12, 2013 | Posted in
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The actors from Write Out Loud will bring stories of love and passion to life, 7:30 p.m. Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, in the music room of the Athenaeum Library, 1008 Wall St. The two-hour program will include an intermission with Champagne, chocolates and fresh fruit. Reservations advised. Tickets: $25-$30. (858) 454–5872. ljathenaeum.org/lectures
Feb 8, 2013 | Posted in
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It takes an especially talented cast to deliver the words and emotions August Wilson layered into his 10 plays, “The Pittsburgh Cycle,” which offers a microscopic view of American life and the real heart of mankind. The eight-member cast of Cygnet Theatre’s “Gem of the Ocean,” the first play in the series, vividly embodied Wilson’s characters with heart and power in the opening night performance.
Feb 6, 2013 | Posted in
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In “The Brothers Size,” now playing at the Old Globe Theatre, brothers Oshoosi Size (Okieriete Onaodowan) and Ogun Henri Size (Joshua Elijah Reese) are as different as spinach and French fries. They grew in the Louisiana bayou, but lost their mom as young boys. They were raised by an aunt and have unkind words to say about her. Yet each one chose a different path and has dissimilar personalities, hopes and ethics.
Feb 6, 2013 | Posted in
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Through his series of 10 plays, each set in a different decade, playwright August Wilson took a long look at life for the African American. “The Pittsburgh Cycle” earned two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama. The Cygnet Theatre in Old Town is staging the first of the series, “Gem of the Ocean.”
Jan 29, 2013 | Posted in
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The story may be 100 years old, but The Old Globe Theatre proves George Bernard Shaw’s classic “Pygmalion” can still be funny and heartwarming. With a top-notch cast, a stunning set design and superb direction by Nicholas Martin, the production is delightful.
Jan 23, 2013 | Posted in
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