Tired of the same old holiday shows? Looking for something new? OCPA & STAGEStheatre bring you a"Holiday Stimulus Package"Different. Bold. Original. All new works from OC playwrights who have been produced across America.
The 40-member Orange County Playwrights Alliance (OCPA) and STAGEStheatre are teaming up to bring you a Holiday Stimulus Package – a production of original, funny and intelligent new plays about the holidays.
The production runs December 5-20 at STAGEStheatre, 400 E. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, with showtimes Saturdays @ 5:00pm and Sundays @ 3:00pm. Tickets are $12, $10 for seniors and students. Ticket reservations may be made at stagesoc.org; unreserved tickets will be released 30 minutes prior to curtain. Information at 714.902.5716.
The Christmas Tape by John Lane [Stanton] - Hannah's holiday greeting to the kids and grandkids may not be so cordial this year - Grandma has a few things to say. Directed by Yvonne Robertson. Featuring Leslie Joyce, Cori Knight and Janelle Smith.
The Bike by Beverly Arrowsmith [Laguna Woods] – at Christmas, Jessica decides to buy herself the perfect gift, the one her husband should have given her years ago. Directed by Jill Forbath (Founder, West Coast Ten-Minute Play Festival). Featuring Marcia Bonitz.
Will Work for Food by Donna Bader [Laguna Beach] – Guess who's coming to dinner: a homeless man. Are Steven's affluent friends as tolerant and generous as they perceive themselves to be? Directed by Katherine James. Featuring Justine De Jesus, Stu Eriksen, Alexis Kiley, Jared Sorenson and Jim Thoms.
We Can Still Rock 'n' Roll by Eric Eberwein [Huntington Beach] - an edgy couple rekindle their marriage at Christmas by recounting their youthful misadventures and the way their unique and wild love helped save each other's lives. Directed by Tamiko Washington (Chapman University). Featuring Tyler Cherman and Taylor McDermott.
Christmas Future by Ray Jacob [Costa Mesa] - a down-on-his-luck Santa crashes a wealthy couple's Christmas celebration, cutting them down to size. Directed by Jo Black-Jacob (Long Beach Playhouse). Featuring Chad Glazener, Jen Vogt Lowell and David Rusiecki (with Fred Peters at selected performances).
Light by Andrea Sloan Pink [Irvine] - Joe returns home with a gift for his brother Mort and his wife Tabitha. Will Mort and Tabitha accept it? Or will the mysterious nature of faith intervene? Directed by Carlos Martin. Featuring Gina Allen, Ted Leib and Oscar Martinez Jr.
Happy Holidays by Jerry Berning [Huntington Beach] – one inquisitive and entertainingly loose-lipped grandmother prefers to celebrate Christmas year-round, if only as an escape from reality. Directed by Geoff Gread (New Voices Playwrights Theatre). Featuring Jo Anne Carrillo and Rachel Panas.
Chelsea De Jesus, Stage Manager / Trisha Siedlecki, Assistant Stage ManagerBenjamin T. Morrow, Sound Designer / Philip Presentadi, Lighting Designer / Nate Cargill, Set DesignerOCPA began in 1995 and has grown to be one of the largest playwrights groups on the west coast. It presents a quarterly staged reading series of new works (Discoveries) as well as occasional co-productions with notable OC storefront theatres. OCPA members have won the OC WEEKLY Award for Best New Play (Johnna Adams's Cockfighters), the Reva Shiner Playwriting Award (Johnna Adams's Sans Merci), the Las Vegas Little Theatre New Works Competition (Eric Eberwein's Great Western Wanderlust), the Grove Theatre Center New Play Initiative (David Hogan's Capital) and others. STAGEStheatre traces its roots to the early 1990s. It was started by students and alumni of CSUF and Fullerton College. They had produced theatre in Hollywood, and they wanted to present the kind of theatre they loved in north Orange County. Its attractive, welcoming Fullerton venue has hosted numerous new plays – in fact, it is safe to say STAGEStheatre has produced and presented more new plays than any other theatre in the county. STAGEStheatre has put up more than 275 productions in its history.
Order tickets at stagesoc.org – just $12, $10 students/seniors.Info: 714.902.5716
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