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TRYING, now streaming from North Coast rep, is an interesting portrait of two generations meeting and trying to be understood by the other.  With all of the talk of Millennials and Baby Boomers, it’s easy to think that these are the first generations to ever have difficulty relating to each other. 

The story is based on playwright Joanna McClelland Glass’s experience as an assistant to famed Attorney General and Chief Judge at Nuremberg, Francis Biddle, during the final year of his life. Audiences are treated to a highly literate, affecting portrayal of two wildly different personalities struggling to understand each other. Told with great humor, compassion and insight, this is a compelling and deeply satisfying piece of theatre.

In an era where truth and values are being hotly debated, TRYING presents an intriguing snapshot of American history.

North Coast Repertory Theatre is giving viewers a delightfully reimagined way to experience Charles Dickens’ masterpiece, A CHRISTMAS CAROL. The classic holiday tale gets a fresh new adaptation by Zander Michaelson.

North Coast Rep announces filmed production of TRYING. Based on playwright Joanna McClelland Glass's experience as an assistant to a famed Attorney General and Chief Judge at Nuremberg, Francis Biddle, during the final year of his life. The play is a riveting portrayal of two wildly different personalities struggling to understand each other.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL: AS TOLD BY THE ONE MAN TO WHOM IT MATTERS is a one-man show that is warm, engaging, and cozy - like a cup of cocoa on a chilly night. 

North Coast Rep announces the 3rd show of their main stage season. AN ILIAD, a dynamic tour-de-force adaptation of Homer’s classic poem about the Trojan War.

North Coast Repertory Theatre offers an outstanding production of AN ILIAD that you should not miss.

North Coast Repertory Theatre is giving viewers a delightfully reimagined way to experience Charles Dickens' masterpiece, A CHRISTMAS CAROL.

AN ILIAD is a dynamic tour-de-force adaptation of Homer's classic poem about the Trojan War. A war-weary poet recalls the nobility, savagery and valor of the battles and warriors, while deftly exploring the human costs of war through the centuries. Award-winning actor Richard Baird vividly brings to life the power and humor of this brilliant adaptation by Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare. With an evocative accompaniment by Amanda Schaar, this is an enthralling, theatrical experience that is not to be missed.

Cherished by audiences and critics alike both in America and abroad, Bernard Slade’s wickedly funny comedy explores a 25-year love affair between two seemingly ordinary people who meet once a year. SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR deftly examines the monumental political, social, and most of all, the personal changes that impact the lovers during that quarter century. Full of zippy dialogue, keen observations, hilarious visuals (the clothes! the hair!), and unexpected admissions, this play will have you laughing uproariously one moment and wiping away tears the next. 

North Coast Repertory Theatre is giving viewers a delightfully reimagined way to experience Charles Dickens’ masterpiece, A CHRISTMAS CAROL. The classic holiday tale gets a fresh new adaptation by Zander Michaelson. In an astonishing display of virtuosity, actor James Newcomb assays the entire story from one man's perspective.

Review of SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR has chemistry and laughter through North Coast Repertory Theatre streaming through November 15th, 2020.

Special Offer - Tired of Politics...Now Streaming A Romantic Comedy

Extended by popular demand, the first production of North Coast Rep's Filmed Plays Online, Necessary Sacrifices written by Richard Hellesen and directed by Peter Ellenstein continues for nationwide streaming on showtix4U via the North Coast Rep website.

Cherished by audiences and critics alike both in America and abroad, Bernard Slade’s wickedly funny comedy explores a 25-year love affair between two seemingly ordinary people who meet once a year. SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR deftly examines the monumental political, social, and most of all, the personal changes that impact the lovers during that quarter century.

Cherished by audiences and critics alike both in America and abroad, Bernard Slade’s wickedly funny comedy explores a 25-year love affair between two seemingly ordinary people who meet once a year.

Cherished by audiences and critics alike both in America and abroad, Bernard Slade's wickedly funny comedy explores a 25-year love affair between two seemingly ordinary people who meet once a year.

Cherished by audiences and critics alike both in America and abroad, Bernard Slade's wickedly funny comedy explores a 25-year love affair between two seemingly ordinary people who meet once a year. Same Time,

North Coast Rep's west coast premiere of playwright Eric Pfeffinger's HUMAN ERROR will go on as originally planned, only in these times of social distancing, being presented online from June 15 through June 29, 2020. HUMAN ERROR's a comedy of a medical mix-up that brings two couples of opposing life views together. Cast includes: Allison Spratt Pearce, Terrell Donnell Sledge, Max Macke, Jacque Wilke, and Martin Kildare. I had the socially distancing opportunity to pose a few questions to HUMAN ERROR's director Jane Page.