Page 67 - Sonoma County Gazette Sept 2017

September is an amazing month to go to the movies. I’ve selected 10
films you have to se in the theater and not at home. First is “Stronger” starring Jake Gyllenhaal. It’s based on the memoir by Jeff Bauman, a Costco employee whose legs were blown off in the 2013 Boston Marathon
Jake Gyllenhaul in “Stronger”.
bombing. It opens September 22nd
and Gyllenhaal might finally win his Oscar. Next is “Flatliners” starring Oscar-nominated Ellen Page and Nina Dobrev. Inspired by Joel Schumacher’s 1990 film of the same name, this film depicts an ambitious group of med students, led by Page, trying to answer the question, What happens when we die? The original starred Julia Roberts and was fun but this version looks
intense and definitely worth seeing in the theater. It opens September 29th. The third movie I recommend is “Mother!” starring Oscar winners Jennifer
Lawrence and Michelle Pfeiffer, and directed by the very talented Darren Aronofsky. It centers on a married couple, Lawrence and Javier Bardem, whose relationship is tested when another couple, Pfeiffer and Ed Harris, visits. Opens September 15th. Next is “Battle of the Sexes” starring recent Oscar
winner Emma Stone and Steve Carell. They play Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. It’s the story of when they took to the tennis court in 1973 for an intense duel of sport, spectacle and gender equality. Opens September 22nd.
She falls into a relationship with an aspiring filmmaker in his late 20’s. Opens September 8th. The 7th movie is “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” starring Oscar winner Colin Firth and Taron Egerton. This is the sequel to the surprise hit “Kingsman: The Secret Service”. Opens September 22nd. Next is “Victoria & Abdul” starring Oscar winner Judi Dench. In 1997, Dench appeared in “Mrs. Brown” playing Queen Victoria and 20 years later she’s playing Victoria again. Opens September 22nd. The 9th movie is “Rebel in the Rye”. This movie is about famous author J.D. Salinger and his creative process behind writing “The Catcher in the Rye”. Opens September 8th. The 10th movie is “American Assassin” starring Michael Keaton and Dylan O’Brien. O’Brien plays an assasin looking for revenge. Opens September 15th. Now you can’t say there isn’t anything worthwhile playing in the theater!
For my live theater fans there’s “Chicago” at Napa’s Lucky Penny Theater. Set in the legendary city during the roaring “jazz hot” 20s, “Chicago” tells
the story of two rival vaudevillian murderesses locked up in Cook County
Jail. Runs from September 8th through September 24th. Directed by the very talented Taylor Bartolucci and Barry Martin. Call 707 266-6305 to purchase tickets. The talented John Craven directs “Grace” at the Main Stage West in Sebastopol. Runs from September 8th through September 24th. Main Stage West specializes in theater in an intimate setting. Call 707 823-0177 to purchase tickets.
2nd & 4th Tuesdays ~ Reader’s Theatre Group - Express yourself. Can be play, poetry, story, essay. In OCA classroom. Free, 7pm, Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, 707-829-2176, Judith Reimuller, occidentalcenterforthearts.org/oca- readers-theatre-group/, joanjustjoan@ hotmail.com
By Sep 1 ~ Off the Page Readers Theater - Call for Entries for stories, plays, and excerpts from longer works. The theme is so broad, many works will fit. facebook.com/OTPRT/, sonomacountyoffthepage@gmail.com
By Date
Aug 31, Sep 1 & 2 ~ “FairyWorlds” - Shakespeare In The Cannery - re- imagining of Shakespeare’s immortal comedy. $10 - $30, Shakespeare in the Cannery, 3 West 3rd St, Santa Rosa, 707-228-4704, Martin Hamilton, fairyworlds.brownpapertickets.com, MartinJosephHamilton@gmail.com
Aug 30, Sep 13 & 27 ~ West County Film Society Readers Group actors or those with a theatrical flair to join us in a live reading of the script. themedicineshowproject.com Free, 2-4p, Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, 707-874-9392, occidentalcenterforthearts.org/west- county-film-society-readers-group/, themedicineshowseries@gmail.com
Sep 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 ~ “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown” - 6th Street Playhouse. $15 - $38, G.K. Hardt Theatre & Studio, 52 W. 6th St, Santa Rosa, 707- 523-4185, 6thstreetplayhouse.com
Aug 30 ~ Headline Comedy – “Pablo Francisco” at Sally Tomatoes - vivid imagination will take you on a wild ride $20, 8pSally Tomatoes, 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park, eventbrite.com/e/ headline-comedy-pablo-francisco- tickets-35283455766
Curtain Call Theatre - John Merrick, a horribly deformed man, who has been a freak attraction is found abandoned and helpless $20. Fri. pay what you can, Curtain Call Theatre ·, 20347 Hwy. 116, Monte Rio, 707-524-8739, russianriverhall.com/
Sep 6 ~ West Side Stories Petaluma - Story Slam - tell true personal stories, 10 tellers max tell a 5 Minute-True Story $10 doors open at 7p, Sonoma Portworks, 613 Second St., Petaluma, 707-477-4416, davepokornypresents.com/west-side- stories
Emma Stone and Steve Carell in “Battle of the Sexes”.
The 5th movie is “American Made” starring Tom Cruise as Barry Seal, the pilot whose flying skills prompted him to double-dip as a drug runner for the Medellin cartel and an informant for the CIA. Opens September 29th.
Sep 1 - Sep 23 ~ “The Elephant Man” -
Next is “Home Again” starring Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon and Candice Bergen. Witherspoon plays Alice,
a 40-year-old mother of two who moves home after her marriage falls apart.
Music fans will enjoy George Benson and Kenny G at the Green Music
Center September 8th at 7:30pm. My friend Lisa is a die-hard George Benson
fan and is thrilled that the Green Center is hosting this talented musician. The Petaluma Shakespeare Company
Sep 7 - Sep 24 ~ “Grace” - Main Street West explores human assumptions about God, goodness, faith and causality operate in the cosmic machinery. $15 -$30/Main Street West, 104 N. Main St, Sebastopol, mainstagewest.com/
Sep 8 - Oct 1 ~ “Sideways” - Left Edge Theatre - A wine tasting road trip to salute the final days as a bachelor Tickets starting at $25 Luther Burbank Center, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, SR, leftedgetheatre.com/tickets/single- tickets, info@LeftEdgeTheatre.com
Community celebration with elements of storytelling, vaudeville, and circus, Start at $15, Occidental Arts & Ecology Center, 15290 Coleman Valley Rd, Occidental, 707-874-1557, oaec.org/ events/performances/, oaec@oaec.org
Green Center had an amazing summer especially with Gabriel Iglesias who went over an hour at his performance last month. Call 866 955-6040 for tickets.
Email dongibblecast@hotmail.com for any questions. I love answering your emails!
at the Foundry Wharf in Petaluma. Free, Foundry Wharf, Corner of H & 1st St., Petuluma, 707-287-1766, petalumashakespeare.org/season/, info@petalumashakespeare.org
Sep 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 ~ “Henry IV, part one”
Sep 14, 15,16 ~ Chautauqua Revue -
Sep 8, 9, 10~ Broadway under the Stars
Pre-show picnicking and fun starts at 5p, show at 7:30p. “Gala Celebration” Jack London State Historic Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen, 877-424- 1414, transcendencetheatre.org/
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