California Central Coast January Theatre Offerings

As we move on into the New Year, I hope that your plans include taking in some theatre at one of our California Central Coast live performance venues!

SLO Little Theatre's (www.slolittletheatre.org) Academy of Creative Theatre's production of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe will run January 14-31.

Experience the magic and mystery of C.S. Lewis' classic story.  Follow the adventure of four children who inadvertently wander from an old wardrobe into the exciting, never-to-be-forgotten Narnia.  A perfect adventure for the whole family!

SLOLT will also present a readers' theatre production of The Voysey Inheritance on February 4, and THIS IS ROCK n' ROLL! February 18 - March 20.

Kelrik Productions (www.kelrikproductions.com), after a brief hiatus, has decided to continue producing here on the Central Coast, announcing its next production, Alice's Wondrous Adventure, January 22 - February 6.

The God Is Still Speaking Players (follow them on Facebook), in collaboration with Bent Angel Productions, recently closed its run of a staged reading of Dylan Thomas' Under Milk Wood.  What's next?  A readers' theatre production of The Diary of Anne Frank is planned for the first weekend in March, and Nunsense Jamboree in September.  Stay tuned for audition dates and details!

Upcoming performances at the Cal Poly Performing Arts Center (www.pacslo.org) include Opera SLO's Evening in Seville on January 14, Guitar Masters Andy McKee, Eric Johnson and Peppino D'Agostino also on January 14, and Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood from Who's Line Is It Anyway? on January 15.

Murder in Mind Productions (http://murderinmind.com) presents Golden Girls: Meet Blanche's Niece, at the Spyglass Inn, located at 2703 Spyglass Dr in Shell Beach, through January 30.  Reservations are required.

Upcoming performances at the Clark Center (www.clarkcenter.org) include The Best of the ORIGINAL Legends Series through January 15.  In addition, the Clark Center is proud to present the World Famous Popovich Comedy Pet Theatre on January 16, the Peking Acrobats January 21 & 22, and California Theatre Center's Alexander's Terribe, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on January 24.

Ryan Cordero (rccor385@gmail.com) and Sorcerer Productions (check them out on Facebook) recently closed their very successful production of Forever Plaid, at the Clark Center (www.clarkcenter.org) in Arroyo Grande as part of their inaugural season of shows.  Next up is Drowsy Chaperone, with performances scheduled for April 1-24.

The Great American Melodrama (www.americanmelodrama.com) in Oceano has brought their annual Holiday Extravaganza to a close.  Their next production, Under the Boardwalk, will open on January 20 and run through March 6.  

The Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts (www.pcpa.org), the Central Coast's Resident Professional Theatre Company, located on the Allan Hancock College Campus in Santa Maria, recently closed their high Flying Musical Peter Pan on December 23 at the Marian Theatre.  The next show of the season, The 39 Steps, opens February 10 and runs through March 6 (later to be reprised June 16 - July 3 at the Solvang Festival Theater).

The Santa Maria Civic Theatre's (www.smct.org) next production, Doubt, is in rehearsal and will run February 4-26.

The Pioneer Players (www.pioneerplayers.org) presented a "special project."  Always ... Patsy Cline, at Centennial Park in Paso Robles for 2 performances in September.  Stay tuned for what they'll be doing next! 

The Houselights Theatre (www.houselightstheatre.org) is looking for a new place to call home ... got any suggestions?  Details concerning their next show are TBD (and where it will be held).

The Pewter Plough Playhouse (www.pewterploughplayhouse.org) in Cambria has announced that their next production will be The Glass Menagerie, directed by Nehemiah Persoff, with performances January 21 through March 5.

The Theatre at the Old Grammar School (TOGS), also located in Cambria, closed Rosann Balbontin's Bridging the Gap in September.  Contact Theatre Director, Jeff Mar, at KRKJFRZ@aol.com to find out what their next project will be.

So, whatever else you've got planned for this month - I hope you will take the opportunity to support the performing arts here on the beautiful California Central Coast!

Curt Miner ... your BroadwayWorld.com guy on the ground with the California Central Coast theatre "news & views" 

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