Interview: Director Phil Johnson on RIPCORD and The Roustabouts Theatre Co.’s 10th Anniversary
by Lucía Serrano - Oct 23, 2026
The Roustabouts Theatre Co. celebrates its 10th anniversary year with Ripcord, a sharply funny comedy by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire. Running October 8 through November 1, 2026, at Scripps Ranch Theatre in San Diego, the comedy follows Abby, a stubborn, sharp-tongued woman, and Marilyn, her relentlessly cheerful roommate, whose seemingly simple disagreement over their shared living space escalates into an all-out battle of pranks.
Review: AN ACT OF GOD at Roustabouts Theatre Co
by ErinMarie Reiter - Mar 14, 2026
Turns out the Almighty has a few notes for humanity, and apparently, “An Act of God”, now playing courtesy of Roustabouts Theatre Co at the Scripps Ranch Theatre through March 29th is the best place to deliver them.
Review: THE THANKSGIVING PLAY At New Village Arts
by ErinMarie Reiter - Oct 14, 2024
What happens when you ask two teachers, a street yogi, and an actress, to create a play teaching about Thanksgiving without offending anyone? You get a lot of laughs as this overly woke team descends into comedic chaos trying to figure out what to say and who is allowed to say it in “The Thanksgiving Play” by Larissa Fasthorse at New Village Arts now playing through November 3rd.
New Village Arts Announces 23rd Season
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 14, 2024
New Village Arts (NVA), North County's cultural hub, has announced three musicals and two plays that will encompass our 2024-2025 season. This, their 23rd Season and second full season in the renovated and renamed Dea Hurston New Village Arts Center, focuses on diverse voices examining what it means to BELIEVE in something.
The Roustabouts Theatre Co Performs HAND TO GOD in March
by Stephi Wild - Jan 30, 2024
The Roustabouts Theatre Co has announced its upcoming production of HAND TO GOD directed by Artistic Director/Founder Phil Johnson. A darkly comedic and outrageously entertaining play that will leave audiences laughing, gasping, and questioning their own beliefs.
THE ROOMMATE Presented By New Village Arts This April
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 22, 2023
New Village Arts, North County's cultural hub, announces the San Diego Premiere of THE ROOMMATE by Jen Silverman. This new dark comedy about self-discovery and new beginnings will be directed by longtime NVA collaborator Samantha Ginn, and will star Milena (Sellers) Phillips and Kim Strassburger.