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plays and stories THEATER
Nov 27 - Dec 20 ~ “Little Women - the Musical” ~ presented by Spreckels Theatre Company. The story charts the events, triumphs and changing lives of the March family sisters - aspiring writer Jo, romantic Meg, pretentious Amy and kind-hearted Beth. Featuring a chamber trio of piano, cello and French horn this inimate stage presentation offers adventure, music and memorable characters with holiday inspiration for all ages. 8p Fri and Sat (except Dec 12 - 2p), 2p Sundays. Tickets: $16 and up. Bette Condiotti Theatre, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park. 707-588-3400.
Dec 3-5, 10-12 ~ Forestville School and Academy Fall Play ~ Come support the efforts of amazing 7th and 8th grade students as they perform two one-act plays: “Once Upon a Wolf” and “Nick Tickle, Fairy Detective.” Tickets are $7 adults, $5 for kids). Performed in the Auditorium at Forestville School and Academy. Dec 3,4,10,11 at 7p; Dec 5,12 at 2p. 6321 CA-116, Forestville
Dec 4-20 ~ Polar Bears ~ a Story of Fatherhood, Death, and Santa Claus. David Templeton tells a whopper of a true story in his lyrical new show. When a tragedy strikes his family at the beginning of the holiday season, he finds himself caring for his two small children, suddenly experiencing their first Christmas without mom. Main Stage West, 104 N. Main St, Sebastopol. 707-823-0177
Dec 11-12 ~ Petaluma Readers Theatre ~ two nights of Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory” and Dylan Thomas’ “A Child’s Christmas in Wales.” 7:30p Tickets $15 general, $12 senior/ students/military, $10 PAC members. www.PetalumaArtsCenter.org. 230 Lakeville St, Petaluma.
Dec 11-13, 18-19 ~ “Don Juan in Hell” ~ by George Bernard Shaw is a great way to spend a night at the theater during your holiday season. You’ll witness three people who can’t decide whether to go to Heaven or to Hell. It’s another humorous, naughty offering by Curtain Call Theatre served up as a dissertation on good and evil, the proverbial battle of the sexes, historic references, Man and Superman, predictions beyond your imagination, and sobering facts about our world as we know it. The last performance is the Traditional Gala full buffet with champagne, wines, desserts. For reservations and details call 707-524-873
SONOMA ARTS LIVE ~ Sonoma Theatre Alliance. Season tickets $99 per person for all six productions. Individual ticket prices are $12 to $26 per person, depending on play or musical and seating availability. Info: 707-974-1932 or visit www.sonomaartslive.org. 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays
It’s a Wonderful Life
Dec 1-2 ~ It’s a Wonderful Life ~ 7:30p. This beloved holiday classic comes to life anew in this live radio format, set in 1944 at WBFR Radio Station. Live sound effects will be provided by Sonoma’s own Defying Gravity gals, who will also be on hand to sings songs from back in the day, and perform radio jingles.
loved holiday classic - we have it. This play is exactly what it says it is - a live 1940’s radio broadcast. A bit of history now. Radio performers were true stars (Jimmy Stewart, Abbott and Costello). The actors dressed in costume to stand in front of the mic! And it gets
By Robby Robinson
For those of you who are looking for a unique and clever twist of this be-
SSU Theatre Arts & Dance 2015-16
even more interesting. Only five actors will play all of the charac- ters. Also, these five actors plus the sound man are on the stage all of the time! We will get to know them as they interact with each other when they are not reading into the mic.
~ Admission prices from $10 to $17. Contact the box office at 707-664-4246 or email tickets@sonoma.edu. 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. Evert B. Person Theatre and Ives Hall are accessed through the main entrance to Sonoma State University. www.sonoma. edu/theatreanddance/productions/
Freddie Filmore, the radio
announcer for WBFR NYC (the
presenting station), also plays
fourteen (yes, count’em) other
characters. Intrigued? Now get
this. The foley operator has a
crucial part in the performance.
He recreates sound effects of ev-
eryday occurrences. For instance
- he replicates the sound of people
walking in the snow by crunch-
ing cornflakes. And how does he
recreate the sound of crickets chirping? He slides his fingernail down the side of a pocket comb. Try this! Couldn’t everyone figure that one out? This guy is goood. And he comes to us with a heavy duty credential- he’s currently a foley operator for a production of War of the Worlds. Maybe it’s just me, but I’m riveted by this stuff.
Dec. 3 to Dec. 6 ~ “Fall Dance Concert 2015 - Heart & Soul” ~ Original Student Choreography, Directed by Nichele Van Portfleet. Evert B. PersonTheatre. Fearless, new and cutting edge, SSU’s talented dance artists perform a two- part presentation of explosive dance shows guaranteed to keep audiences on the edge of their seat. Tickets are $10 to $17. SSU students admitted free with ID. Featuring two “$5 Friends & Family Nights” on Thursday, Dec. 3 and Friday, Dec. 4.
In case you are one of the two or three people who are not familiar with It’s a Wonderful Life here goes. It’s 1946 and George Bailey is a man who has given up his dreams in order to help others. His imminent suicide on Christmas Eve brings about the intervention of his guardian angel, who shows George all of the lives he has touched and how different life in his community would be had he not been born. Spoiler alert - happy, warm, cozy, Christmasy ending.
Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, 209 N. Cloverdale Blvd., Cloverdale. INFO: 707-894-3222 www.cloverdaleperformingarts.com
Dec 4,5,11,12 ~ Miracle on 34th Street ~ Kris Kringle, is an old man in a retirement home who gets a job working as Santa. Kris unleashes waves of good will with customers, but he is seen as deluded by a store vocational counselor and ends up in a court competency hearing. Especially at stake is a young girl’s belief in Santa. Fri and Sat at 8p, Sun at 2p. 707-894-2214 Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, 209 N. Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale. Tickets $12-18.
It’s a Wonderful Life is one of the most critically acclaimed films ever made. It was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and has been recognized by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 Best Ameri- can Films ever made.
See our version! We’ll guarantee you a delightful evening.
December 4-20 Fridays and Saturdays, 8pm Sundays, 2pm www.ravenperformingarts.org
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