Capital Stage announces a first-rate cast for Mauritius (maw-rish-uhs), the first show of its 2010-11 'Season of Premieres.' Capital Stage co-founder and artistic associate Jonathan Rhys Williams (Hunter Gatherers, American Buffalo) as Sterling, leads the stellar cast that includes B Street Theatre veterans Kurt Johnson (Dennis) and John Lamb (Phillip) along with Sacramento actress Kristine David (Jackie) and bay area actress, Lauren Bloom (Mary). Michael Stevenson (Erratica: An Academic Farce, Les Liaisons Dangereuses) will direct.
Berkeley's Aurora Theatre Company announces the directors for the company's sixth Global Age Project (GAP) festival of new works: Aurora Theatre Company Artistic Director chose Allen McKelvey, M. Graham Smith, Jonathan Spector, and Tracy Ward to sit on this year's GAP Director's Council. Over the next several weeks, the directors, along with Ross, will select finalists from an international pool of play submissions dealing with global age concerns. Four plays will be chosen to be presented as staged readings during the GAP festival, scheduled for February of 2011. The GAP festival will coincide with the company's fully-staged World Premiere of 2010 GAP finalist Allison Moore's new comedy, COLLAPSE, the second main stage production to develop from the GAP.
B Street Theatre (2711 B Street) presents OLD LOVE from July 31st to September 12th, with opening night on August 1st. The play was written by Canadian playwright Norm Foster, is directed by Buck Busfield, and features Judy Jean Berns and David Silberman. Tickets are $15 during previews and between $18 and $30 for normal performances with a $5 student rush ticket.
