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Glittering Broadway Music Arrives in Glen Ellen
Set in the winery ruins of Jack London State Historic Park with vineyard vistas, Transcendence Theatre Company brings glamour and sizzling Broadway excerpts to outdoor Summer theater. Arrive at 5:00 p.m. to enjoy gourmet
food trucks and local winery tastings before settling in for a spectacular performance. Creative Director Tony Gonzalez calls ‘Stairway to Paradise’
a roller coaster theatrical experience. “The song will serve as the thematic foundation...we want to inspire audiences.” He expects to include everything from Rodgers and Hammerstein to a song from the recent film ‘The Greatest
Photo by Rebecca Jane Call
‘Broadway Under The Stars: Stairway to Paradise’
June 15 – July 1, 2018 Tickets: $45-150 Transcendence Theatre Company www.transcendencetheatre.org, (877) 424-1414, Ext 1 2400 London Ranch Road, Glen Ellen, CA 95442
Showman’ with lively dance choreography.
Shrek, The Musical’ from Raven Players
Audition
Jun 3 - Jun 4 ~ Tapas Auditions at Pegasus Theater - Female and male actors for seven 10-minute plays. Cold read audition. Russian River Senior Center, 15010 Armstrong Woods Rd, Marshall House, Guerneville, Brendan Flynn, pegasustheater.com/, pegasus. brendan@gmail.com
By Date
Thru Jun 6 ~ Westside Stories at Sonoma Portworks - Come listen, or put your name in the hat to tell one yourself. The audience picks their favorite of the evening, and that teller wins $50 cash! 7:30p, West Side Stories, 613 2nd St., Petaluma, 707-477-4416, davepokornypresents.com/west-side- stories
Thru Jul 25 ~ Improvisational Acting Workshop - FREE, 6-7:30p, Call to Register, Gualala Arts Center, 46501 Old State Hwy, Coleman Hall, Gualala, 707-884-1138, gualalaarts.org/
Thru Jun 3 ~ The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr - Abridged - A mighty mash-up of ALL Shakespeare's works in 97 minutes. $22-$28, 6th St. Playhouse, 52 W 6th St., Studio Theatre, Santa Rosa, 707-523-4185, 6thSt.playhouse.com
Jun 1 - Jun 23 ~ Bullshot
Crummond - A parody of the 1930s low-budget grade “B” detective movies. Curtain Call Theatre, 20347 Hwy. 116, Monte Rio, 707-524-8739, russianriverhall.com
Jun 15 - Jul 8 ~ Illyria - A festive comedy of unrequited loves and mistaken identities. $22-$38, 6th St. Playhouse, 52 W 6th St., G.K. Hardt Theatre, $22-
Jun 15 - Jun 23 ~ Crossroads - Off the Page is a Readers Theater group, dedicated to supporting the works of local writers and actors. $15 -$10, Copperfields, 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa June 23 ~ Abacus, 101 S. Main St., Sebastopol Tickets at the door, 8p, facebook.com/ OTPRT/
Jun 22 - Jul 8 ~ Shrek - The Musical - Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek.... An irreverent tale for the whole family. $10-$35, Raven Performing Arts Theater, 115 North St., Healdsburg, 707-433-6335, raventheater.org
Jun 22 ~ Flying Leap Improv
Theatre - An evening of improvisational comedy and song. $15 7p, Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Court, 707-874-9392, occidentalcenterforthearts.org/flying- leap-improv-theater-ensemble,
Adventures and romance blossom in the colorful fairy tale ‘Shrek, The Musical’ from Raven Players. The beloved ogre accompanies spunky Princess Fiona, befriending an excitable donkey and
playful dragon along the way. Its cheerful songs kept director Kerry Duvall singing
in the car to the Broadway soundtrack, “I took my son to see this and fell in love with the show.” Calling it “upbeat” and “funny,” music director Kelly Considine agrees.
A large custom dragon puppet is being constructed and Duvall has been working on exciting makeup designs. Join the cast at Sunday matinees for photos with the characters.
Jun 22-Jul 15 ~ The New Century
‘Shrek, The Musical’ by Jeanine Tesori & David Lindsay-Abaire
June 22 – July 8 Tickets: $10-35 Raven Performing Arts Theater www.raventheater.org, (707) 433-6335 115 North Street, Healdsburg, CA 95448
- Provocative, outrageous comedy. Jun 22-23,29, Jul 6-7,13-14, 7:30p, Jun 24,30, Jul 1,8,15, 4p, Mt. Jackson Masonic Hall, 14040 Church St., Guerneville, pegasustheater.com
‘Mary Shelley’s Body’ - ONE NIGHT ONLY Celebrating the anniversary of Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ & her dream
Ongoing - Reader's Theatre Group - Read a script adapted from literature, and the audience pictures the action from hearing the script being read aloud. OCA classroom. FREE 2nd & 4th Tue7p, Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Ct. 707-829- 2176, occidentalcenterforthearts.org/, joanjustjoan@hotmail.com
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that inspired the classic tale of creation and betrayal, playwright David Templeton has made ‘Mary Shelley’s Body’ available for one night only. The riveting one-woman-show is appropriately set in a cemetery as Shelley muses over the parallels between Victor Frankenstein’s creature and the challenging relationship with her own father. Visit www.maryshelleysbody.com for further details about the project. Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Ln, in Rohnert Park will be participating, with Sheri Lee Miller reprising her role in a free performance and talk-back with Miller and Templeton on June 16, 7:00 p.m. Call (707) 588-3400 to reserve a seat.
$38, Santa Rosa, playhouse.com/
707-523-4185, 6thSt.
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