South Coast Repertory to Present ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS and More for Fall Programming

South Coast Repertory will present ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS, VIETGONE, ABUNDANCE, and more for the four-month period of September through December 2015.

September 2015

Sept. 11-Oct. 11 ? Segerstrom Stage

One Man, Two Guvnors
by Richard Bean

based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni

with songs by Grant Olding

directed by David Ivers

Gleeful critics have cheered from London ("deliriously daft and diabolically joke-stuffed"- Independent) to New York ("splendidly silly"-The New York Times) over this delicious farce set in swinging '60s Brighton. Francis, a failed washboard player with an insatiable appetite, finds himself in the employ of both Roscoe, who is really his own twin sister (in disguise), and Stanley, a well-bred twit (who actually killed the real Roscoe). And that's only the beginning. In this adaptation of The Servant of Two Masters, food flies, pants drop and madness abounds, to the tunes of a live band (minus its washboard). A co-production with Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

Recommendation: Middle school and above. Contains occasional adult language and innuendo.

Tickets: Prices start at $22.

Dates: Low-priced previews: Sept. 11-17; regular performances: Sept. 19-Oct. 11.

Show times: Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. There is no evening performance on Sunday, Oct. 11.

More information: (714) 708-5555

Link: http://www.scr.org/calendar/view?id=7451

October 2015

Through Oct. 11 ? Segerstrom Stage

One Man, Two Guvnors
by Richard Bean

based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni

with songs by Grant Olding

directed by David Ivers

Gleeful critics have cheered from London ("deliriously daft and diabolically joke-stuffed"- Independent) to New York ("splendidly silly"-The New York Times) over this delicious farce set in swinging '60s Brighton. Francis, a failed washboard player with an insatiable appetite, finds himself in the employ of both Roscoe, who is really his own twin sister (in disguise), and Stanley, a well-bred twit (who actually killed the real Roscoe). And that's only the beginning. In this adaptation of The Servant of Two Masters, food flies, pants drop and madness abounds, to the tunes of a live band (minus its washboard). A co-production with Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Recommendation: Middle school and above. Contains occasional adult language and innuendo.

Tickets: Prices start at $22.

Dates: Performances continue through Oct. 11.

Show times: Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. There is no evening performance on Sunday, Oct. 11.

More information: (714) 708-5555

Link: http://www.scr.org/calendar/view?id=7451

Oct. 4-25 ? Julianne Argyros Stage ? World Premiere

Vietgone
by Qui Nguyen

directed by May Adrales

An all-American love story about two very new Americans. It's 1975, and Saigon has fallen. He lost his wife. She lost her fiancé. But now in a new land, they just might find each other. Using his uniquely infectious style The New York Times calls "culturally savvy comedy"-and skipping back and forth from the dramatic evacuation of Saigon to the here and now-playwright Qui Nguyen gets up close and personal to tell the story that led to the creation of...Qui Nguyen.

Recommendation: For high school and above. Contains adult language and situations.

Tickets: Prices start at $22.

Dates: Low-priced previews: Oct. 4-8; regular performances: Oct. 10-25.

Show times: Tuesday-Sunday evenings at 7:45 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. There is no evening performance on Sunday, Oct. 25.

More information: (714) 708-5555

Link: http://www.scr.org/calendar/view?id=7427

Oct. 16-Nov. 15 ? Segerstrom Stage

Abundance
by Beth Henley
directed by Martin Benson

1860. A stagecoach pulls into a station in the middle of the Wyoming Territory. Off step two mail order brides, one innocent and wide-eyed, the other spunky and assertive. For the next quarter of a century, they struggle with the incongruities of fate while clinging to their dreams in a fierce and funny story set in a wild west that would have daunted even Thelma and Louise. Originally produced by South Coast Repertory 25 years ago, this dark comedy by Pulitzer Prize winner Beth Henley (Crimes of the Heart) has found a new life, both here and in New York, where The New York Times said its revival "makes you realize how much you've missed a playwright's voice."

Recommendation: For middle school and above.

Tickets: Prices start at $22.

Dates: Low-priced previews: Oct. 16-22; regular performances: Oct. 24-Nov. 15.

Show times: Tuesday Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. There is no evening performance on Sunday, Nov. 15.

More information: (714) 708-5555

Link: http://www.scr.org/calendar/view?id=7455

November 2015

Through Nov. 15 ? Segerstrom Stage

Abundance
by Beth Henley
directed by Martin Benson

1860. A stagecoach pulls into a station in the middle of the Wyoming Territory. Off step two mail order brides, one innocent and wide-eyed, the other spunky and assertive. For the next quarter of a century, they struggle with the incongruities of fate while clinging to their dreams in a fierce and funny story set in a wild west that would have daunted even Thelma and Louise. Originally produced by South Coast Repertory 25 years ago, this dark comedy by Pulitzer Prize winner Beth Henley (Crimes of the Heart) has found a new life, both here and in New York, where The New York Times said its revival "makes you realize how much you've missed a playwright's voice."

Recommendation: For middle school and above.

Tickets: Prices start at $22

Dates: Performances run through Nov. 15.

Show times: Tuesday Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. There is no evening performance on Sunday, Nov. 15.

More information: (714) 708-5555

Link: http://www.scr.org/calendar/view?id=7455

Nov. 6-22 ? Julianne Argyros Stage

A Year with Frog and Toad

book and lyrics by Willie Reale
music by Robert Reale
based on the books by Arnold Lobel
directed by Nick DeGruccio

Theatre for Young Audiences
Oh, what fun! Caldecott and Newbery award winner Arnold Lobel's beguiling stories come to life onstage-complete with foot-tapping music. Frog, Toad and their friends plant a garden, fly kites, swim in the pond (but turn away because Toad looks funny in a bathing suit) and skip rope with a large and terrible frog. Or sometimes they just like to settle down in a warm house and sip a bowl of soup. This song-filled year in the life of two charming woodland characters was a Broadway hit that captivated children, adults-and critics (Variety declared it "delighted young eyes and minds").

Recommendation: Grades K-6.

Tickets: Child ticket prices start at $20 and adult ticket prices start at $25.

Dates: Low-priced previews: Nov. 6-13; regular performances: Nov. 14-22.

Show times: Friday evenings at 7 p.m.; Saturday matinees at 11 a.m.; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

More information: (714) 708-5555

Link: http://www.scr.org/calendar/view?id=7423

Nov. 27-Dec. 27 ? Segerstrom Stage ? 36th Annual Production

A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens

adapted by Jerry Patch

directed by John-David Keller

Nineteenth-century London comes to life when your family joins the SCR family for the holidays. Recapture the spirit of an old-fashioned Christmas with this timeless Dickens classic and all your favorite characters-Tiny Tim and the Cratchit family, the Fezziwigs, the Ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet-to-come-and, as always, Hal Landon Jr. as everyone's favorite curmudgeon, Ebenezer Scrooge.

Tickets: Prices start at $21-$26.

Dates: Previews: Nov. 27-Dec. 3; regular performances: Dec. 4-27.

More information: (714) 708-5555

Link: http://www.scr.org/calendar/view?id=7791

December 2015

Through Dec. 27 ? Segerstrom Stage ? 36th Annual Production

A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens

adapted by Jerry Patch

directed by John-David Keller

Nineteenth-century London comes to life when your family joins the SCR family for the holidays. Recapture the spirit of an old-fashioned Christmas with this timeless Dickens classic and all your favorite characters-Tiny Tim and the Cratchit family, the Fezziwigs, the Ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet-to-come-and, as always, Hal Landon Jr. as everyone's favorite curmudgeon, Ebenezer Scrooge.

Tickets: Prices start at $21-$26.

Dates: Performances run through Dec. 27.

More information: (714) 708-5555

Link: http://www.scr.org/calendar/view?id=7791

ADDITIONAL TICKET INFORMATION

Discounts are available for previews, patrons under the age of 25, full-time students, educators and seniors with valid ID, and groups of 10 or more (at most performances).

SCR also offers Today Tix, special ticket bargains on the day of performance only and subject to availability. Patrons under the age of 25 and full-time students get $10 Rush Tix the day of performance, subject to availability. Patrons age 15-to-25 also may sign up for a free MyStage membership to receive $10 tickets to any performance excluding Theatre for Young Audiences. Details here: http://www.scr.org/tickets/mystage

ASL Performances: SCR offers American Sign Language-interpreted (ASL) performances for each production. ASL performances are on the last Saturday matinee of each show. Tickets are $20 for seats near the ASL-interpreter. More information: http://www.scr.org/tickets/ticket-information/special-needs

Ticket Services Office: By phone at (714) 708-5555, online at www.scr.org or in person at 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626.

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