Page 68 - Sonoma County Gazette February 2020

The NEW Studio Theatre inside the Burbank Auditorium
Runs Feb. 27, 28, 29 - 7:30pm and Mar. 1 - 2:00pm.
The long-awaited re-opening of the Burbank Auditorium on the Santa Rosa Junior College campus happens March 6th, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 2:00pm, followed by a 7:00pm presentation and reception, all free and open to the public. Get a first look at the brand new interior, and even go on a guided backstage tour.
Presented by Raven Players | Raven Performing Arts Theater
115 North Street, Healdsburg 95448 | (707) 433-6335 | raventheater.org
Raven Short Plays Festival
Raven Players presents its first annual Short Play Festival, celebrating the popularity of plays in brief. The
competitive festival, themed “Love
Bites,” features 15 plays of 10-20
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minutes selected from over 800 submissions from around the world
in a blind adjudication. Playwrights were invited to submit original works focusing on joy, heartbreak, humor or tragedy in the context of love, and the final selections span all theatre genres, including comedy, farce, drama, and romance.
“The launching of this Festival has truly been a labor of love by many members of the Healdsburg and surrounding communities.” says Laurie Windham, Festival Chair. “We are grateful for the dedication of our jurists and volunteers.”
Eight plays will be performed on February 27, and seven on February 28; then the program repeats February 29 and March 1. Each performance runs about 90 minutes, with intermission.
Raven Players Short Play Festival.
Raven Short Plays Festival
The reception includes light appetizers in the Burbank lobby, followed by a short presentation by college president Dr. Frank Chong and Department Chair/ Artistic Director Leslie McCauley.
Drought Got You Down? See Urinetown, the Musical!
show. Burbank Auditorium Grand Re-opening
March 6 - 2:00pm ribbon-cutting
7:00pm reception & presentation | 8:00pm The Cripple of Inishmaan Santa Rosa Junior College | Burbank Auditorium
1501 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa 95401 | (707) 527-4307 theatrearts.santarosa.edu/current-season
The creative team includes
music director Lucas Sherman and choreographer Michella Snider, that promises a stellar staging of this award- winning musical.
This satiric musical-comedy takes aim at the justice system, capitalism, bureaucracy, politics— and public toilets. Sometime in the not- so-distant future, a severe water shortage leads to a ban on private toilets
Continue the celebration by grabbing tickets for The Cripple of Inishmaan, the first production in the new Studio Theatre opening that same night at 8:00pm, with live Irish music before the
and a pay-to-pee scheme that makes the Urine Good Company rich. Violators are sent to a mythical penal colony named Urinetown. But there’s a revolution in the making, and the petty politicians protecting peeing protocols are in for trouble.
The New Burbank Auditorium
Don’t let the title deter you— this is one funny show with great songs and characters. It’s also the first time well- known director Jay Manley works with Spreckels Theatre Company. Manley ran Foothill Music Theatre for many years and now directs the Mountain Play
and freelances with theaters all over the Bay Area.
Denise Elia-Yen, David L. Yen, Joshua Bailey and Julianne Thompson Bretan in Uri-netown, the Musical. Photo by Jennifer Griego.
Spreckels Theatre Company | Spreckels Performing Arts Center 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park | (707) 588-3400 https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?actions=10&p=1
Jeanie K. Smith LOVES live theater so every weekend she’s out experiencing shows then writes up reviews which we post on our website. She’s honest and insightful, which we appreciate. When she says “go see this,” it’s good to follow her advice!
READ Jeanie’s reviews online @ SonomaCountyGazette.com
Urinetown, the Musical – Runs Feb. 14 - Mar. 1
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