ASIAN SCARY THEATER, a project of Asian Story Theater, focuses on “chicken skin” storytelling–featuring stories from printed and oral traditions of Asia and various Pacific Islands. At the San Diego Chinese History Museum, we are excited to host the fourth showing of ASIAN SCARY THEATER in our garden. The mission of Asian Story Theater is to celebrate unique stories and cultures, broadening multicultural awareness and understanding by dramatizing Asian and Pacific […]
Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble Join us to see San Diego Shakespeare Society actors interpret the photographs of James Balog with Halloween-inspired performances of works such as Richard III, Hamlet, Titus Andronicus, Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth! Look for the meeting point sign inside the MOPA@SDMA atrium prior to one of the two […]
Little Amal, the beloved 12-foot puppet has been walking across the country to raise awareness about the global refugee crisis and now she’s coming to San Diego! Join Imagine theatre company for a special free event—Amal & Sueños, ”Hopes” in Arabic and “Dreams” in Spanish—led by artists and organizations who identify with Amal’s story of […]
WRITTEN BY DEA HURSTON ORIGINAL MUSIC BY MILENA (SELLERS) PHILLIPS CREATED BY DEA HURSTON, MILENA (SELLERS) PHILLIPS, FRANKIE ALICEA-FORD, AND KEVIN “BLAX” BURROUGHS DIRECTED BY KANDACE CRYSTAL NVA’s 2020 commissioned musical written by Dea Hurston, 1222 OCEANFRONT: A BLACK FAMILY CHRISTMAS, returns as a new holiday favorite. Named one of the best shows of 2021 […]
As part of the Playhouse’s commitment to being a home for artists to develop new plays and musicals, Playhouse Artistic Director Christopher Ashley created the DNA New Work Series in 2013. DNA offers playwrights and directors the opportunity to develop a script by providing rehearsal time, space and resources, culminating in public readings. This process […]
From the mind of Herbert Siguenza – founding member of the highly acclaimed comedy troupe Culture Clash, comes the new alternative Christmas play “Star of Ocotillo”. A Hollywood producer and his TV star wife build a desert mansion on the border. Two old friends come over for a weekend when they find a young immigrant […]
Cygnet Theatre is pleased to present Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill by Lanie Robertson. This riveting one-act musical is directed by Wren T. Brown, the Artistic Director at Ebony Repertory Theatre. Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill recounts Billie Holiday’s life story through the songs that made her famous. 1959, in a […]
Based on the Novel by MARK HADDON Adapted by SIMON STEPHENS Choreographed by NATALIE ISCOVICH Directed by J. SCOTT LAPP Winner of the 2015 Tony Award for Best New Play, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a “dazzling, pulse-pounding and remarkable” (Time Out New York) adaptation of Mark Haddon’s internationally best-selling novel. Fifteen-year-old Christopher […]
Storytellers of San Diego are dedicated to promoting the art of storytelling in San Diego through performance, classes, concerts, newsletters, recordings and fun for all. Storytellers Fred Laskowski, David Schmidt, and Patti Christensen will weave tales around the concepts of luck, love, and good fortune. This event is free to all museum members, children under […]
HERBERT SIGUENZA is an accomplished playwright and producer. He is a founding member of the performance group CULTURE CLASH. Along with Richard Montoya and Ric Salinas, Culture Clash is the most produced Latino theatre troupe in the United States. Founded in San Francisco in 1984, Culture Clash has performed on the stages of America’s top […]
Leslie McCurdy invokes the “spirit” of Harriet Tubman as she portrays the life of the famous Underground Railroad conductor, recreating stories familiar and some rarely told, using words said to […]
Animal Cracker Conspiracy La Jolla Playhouse’s 2024 WOW Festival, running April 4 – 7, features more than 20 immersive and site-inspired theatre, dance, music and family-friendly works by local, national […]
