Page 69 - Sonoma County Gazette - May 2019
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   Unusual Comedies Coming to Sonoma County
Left Edge Theatre offers a Season Showcase presenting snippets of potential plays for the upcoming season, and “This Random World” was an audience favorite from
 last year. Director Phoebe Moyer describes it as “a cascading series of missed connections that result in... lessons that are all too familiar, the painful as well as the redeeming. I’ve always been fascinated by the idea
Curtain Call Theater in Monte Rio presents a special adaptation of Macbeth – the Witches Cut. Be prepared to meet the 3 witches in scenes that are often cut from the show Featuring live music with original songs-this production “dramatizes the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake” The show opens on May 31 and runs through June 22. Performances are Friday/Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm. Thank you to all the actors and volunteers who give their time and energy into putting on these wonderful productions!
of how one is related to strangers.” In an unorthodox story format by Steven Dietz, the plot follows various people in their daily lives that run parallel to each other, rather than intersecting.
Paige Picard (Claire) describes her character as a “beautifully complex woman...she doesn’t have all the answers, but sets herself up on the impossible mission of finding them anyway.” Intelligent and witty, Claire still finds herself “crippled with self-doubt.” Down-to-earth personalities are at the core of this play. Moyer mentions that there are “minute by minute interactions between people as they try to make sense of the world and their place in it.” This is a realistic, humorous journey into the power of connections.
 “This Random World” May 3 - 26. Fri/Sat at 8pm, Sun at 2pm
Tickets: $25 general, $40 VIP (reserved seating). Left Edge Studio Theatre at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. (707) 546-3600; leftedgetheatre.com
“Billy Nobody” is a flamboyant romantic comedy centered around vivacious Aurora (Elizabeth Henry) and Billy (John Rowan), who has allowed the pressures of responsibility and toxic relationships to transform his worldview into one of fear. Written by local playwright Stanley Rutherford,
create a relatable setting.
 it uses ordinary situations like frustration at the Big Value checkout stand to
Sharon Hawthorne, the director, has
been looking for contemporary pieces that have not been performed in the area before. “I particularly like that there’s lots of room for directorial interpretation.”
   Photo by Sharon Hawthorne.
The only request from Rutherford was that the set should be designed with red as the dominant color.
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attracted a wonderful group of actors” Hawthorne comments. “This is not a naturalistic play—to
enjoy it, you must be willing to give yourself over to its absurdity.”
‘Billy Nobody’ May 24 - June 9. Fri/Sat at 7:30pm, Sun at 4:00pm. Tickets: $18 general, $15 seniors / students
Mt. Jackson Masonic Lodge, 14040 Church Street, Guerneville (the entrance to the theater is on Third St.) (800) 838-3006. pegasustheater.com
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