Eureka News

The Andak Stage Company announces the sixth world premiere of their first three seasons.

The debut production of The Eureka Trust 2009 Forge Season is an intelligent contemporary kiwi comedy: Dave Armstrong's THE TUTOR. This critically-acclaimed play from the writer of Niu Sila, Seven Periods With Mr Gormsby and Bro' Town depicts the collision of personalities and politics when a self-made millionaire hires a washed-out, Daihatsu-driving hippy to save his rebellious teenage son's math grades. The result is a comedy of (bad) manners with heart.

The debut production of The Eureka Trust 2009 Forge Season is an intelligent contemporary kiwi comedy: Dave Armstrong's THE TUTOR. This critically-acclaimed play from the writer of Niu Sila, Seven Periods With Mr Gormsby and Bro' Town depicts the collision of personalities and politics when a self-made millionaire hires a washed-out, Daihatsu-driving hippy to save his rebellious teenage son's math grades. The result is a comedy of (bad) manners with heart.

42nd Street Moon takes pride in presenting 'Craig Jessup Sings Noel Coward,' a tribute to writer, actor, director, composer and bon vivant Noel Coward, for four performances only at 7 pm on April 5, 7, 8 and 12 at the Eureka Theatre, 215 Jackson Street. Jessup will be accompanied by acclaimed Bay Area pianist, Ken Muir.

Rubicon Theatre Company continues its 'Brave New World' Season with FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. The musical begins previews Thursday, March 19, open on Saturday, March 21 at 7pm and run through Sunday, April 26, 2009 at Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main Street in Ventura. FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is the Tony Award? winning musical that captured the hearts of people all over the world with its universal appeal. The play tells the story of Tevye, a Jewish milkman coping with day-to-day 'shtetl' life, Jewish traditions and the women in his life in pre-Revolutionary Russia.

For the past two years a passionate team of theatre practitioners have been creating edgy, challenging and dynamic theatre. In its 2009 season, The Forge at The Court Theatre continues to proudly present a line-up of contemporary theatre that will challenge, stimulate and entertain audiences.

Three Wise Monkeys Theatre Co. is thrilled to announce the opening of the eighth annual Bay One-Acts (BOA) Festival, an exciting, provocative showcase of new writing for the stage. Beginning February 19, the Festival will present a diverse collection of nine plays selected from the more than one hundred scripts submitted. The Festival will again be held at San Francisco's Eureka Theatre and will feature two distinct programs. For the third week of the Festival (March 4-8) both programs will be staged in rep-a challenge for actors and production crews and a great opportunity for theatre-goers to see all nine plays in one week! Special low-priced Festival Passes are available for these marathon patrons.

42nd Street Moon proudly presents High Spirits, the musical version of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, opening March 21 and running through April 12 at the Eureka Theatre, 215 Jackson Street in San Francisco. As previously announced, it replaces The Baker's Wife, which will be presented next season. High Spirits, with a book, lyrics and music by Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray, adheres closely to Coward's original text, which was about a man who is haunted by the mischievous spirit of his dead wife. The playwright was delighted with the adaptation, and agreed to direct the Broadway show, which starred Edward Woodward, Louise Troy, Tammy Grimes and Beatrice Lillie. The show garnered eight Tony nominations in 1964, and proved to be Ms. Lillie's final Broadway appearance.

The American Conservatory Theater Master of Fine Arts Program presents Maxim Gorky's Philistines in a fresh new version by Andrew Upton, the co-artistic director of Australia's Sydney Theatre Company and an acclaimed adaptor of Russian plays.

The Andak Stage Company announces the sixth world premiere of their first three seasons.

42nd Street Moon today announced that the previously scheduled non-subscription program The Great Revues has been replaced with the dramatic new musical Shadows of Pompeii to run April 16 - 26, 2009. The show will be submitted in 2010 to the National Alliance for Musical Theatre's Festival of New Musicals. A saga of Romans living in the seaside village of Pompeii in AD 79 at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, Shadows of Pompeii was written by Bay Area playwright R.C. Staab, with music and lyrics by Keith Herrmann, the Tony-nominated composer of Romance, Romance, Onward Victoria (also featured on Broadway) and Prom Queens Unchained, an off-Broadway hit.

From January to April, the Utah Shakespearean Festival will take its education tour of 'Twelfth Night' to more than 70,000 students in four western states. The tour visits Nevada with performances for students from February 2 to 23. A complete Nevada tour schedule is attached. '?Twelfth Night' is one of Shakespeare's great comedies, because of its accessibility and relevance,' said Festival Education Director Michael Bahr. 'Students relate easily to the familiar elements that Shakespeare uses in the play: twins separated, girls disguised as boys, and mistaken identities.' The tour will spend 14 weeks on the road visiting schools, community centers, and prisons across Utah, Nevada, Idaho and Arizona with 55 performances. For more information and a complete tour schedule call 435-586-7880. In the style of a roving carnival group, this troupe of actors and technicians present Shakespeare's beloved comedy in a new and exciting way. At the start of the production the actors arrive carrying trunks filled with costumes and props. Eight actors play the 18 different roles, and audiences will actually see the actors put on various costumes and become different characters. Director Ann Tully worked with her designers to create a timeless yet contemporary feel for the production. The costume design combines modern dress with Shakespearean dress illuminating the fact that the characters in 'Twelfth Night' are always playing a role and hiding the person they truly are.

Three Wise Monkeys Theatre Co. is thrilled to announce the opening of the eighth annual Bay One-Acts (BOA) Festival, an exciting, provocative showcase of new writing for the stage. Beginning February 19, the Festival will present a diverse collection of nine plays selected from the more than one hundred scripts submitted. The Festival will again be held at San Francisco's Eureka Theatre and will feature two distinct programs. For the third week of the Festival (March 4-8) both programs will be staged in rep-a challenge for actors and production crews and a great opportunity for theatre-goers to see all nine plays in one week! Special low-priced Festival Passes are available for these marathon patrons.

From January to April, the Utah Shakespearean Festival will take its education tour of 'Twelfth Night' to more than 70,000 students in four western states. The tour visits Nevada with performances for students from February 2 to 23. A complete Nevada tour schedule is attached. '?Twelfth Night' is one of Shakespeare's great comedies, because of its accessibility and relevance,' said Festival Education Director Michael Bahr. 'Students relate easily to the familiar elements that Shakespeare uses in the play: twins separated, girls disguised as boys, and mistaken identities.' The tour will spend 14 weeks on the road visiting schools, community centers, and prisons across Utah, Nevada, Idaho and Arizona with 55 performances. For more information and a complete tour schedule call 435-586-7880. In the style of a roving carnival group, this troupe of actors and technicians present Shakespeare's beloved comedy in a new and exciting way. At the start of the production the actors arrive carrying trunks filled with costumes and props. Eight actors play the 18 different roles, and audiences will actually see the actors put on various costumes and become different characters. Director Ann Tully worked with her designers to create a timeless yet contemporary feel for the production. The costume design combines modern dress with Shakespearean dress illuminating the fact that the characters in 'Twelfth Night' are always playing a role and hiding the person they truly are.

Beards Beards Beards is pleased to announce that Emo! the musical will be presented at this year's annual San Francisco Sketchfest! We had a sold-out run in August and we're really excited to be presenting it again. If missed it in August, loved it in August, hated it in August, felt fairly ambivalent about it in August, well here's your chance to see it again (or for the first time!).

Beards Beards Beards is pleased to announce that Emo! the musical will be presented at this year's annual San Francisco Sketchfest! We had a sold-out run in August and we're really excited to be presenting it again. If missed it in August, loved it in August, hated it in August, felt fairly ambivalent about it in August, well here's your chance to see it again (or for the first time!).

The American Conservatory Theater Master of Fine Arts Program presents Maxim Gorky's Philistines in a fresh new version by Andrew Upton, the co-artistic director of Australia's Sydney Theatre Company and an acclaimed adaptor of Russian plays.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced that TAKING OVER, the first new solo play by OBIE Award winner Danny Hoch in 10 years, has been extended through Sunday, December 21 due to popular demand. Directed by Tony Taccone, TAKING OVER opened on Sunday, November 23 and was originally scheduled to close on Sunday, December 14.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced today that TAKING OVER, the first new solo play by OBIE Award winner Danny Hoch in 10 years, has been extended through Sunday, December 21 due to popular demand. Directed by Tony Taccone, TAKING OVER opened on Sunday, November 23 and was originally scheduled to close on Sunday, December 14.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson)officially opened TAKING OVER, the first new solo play by OBIE Award winner Danny Hoch in 10 years, on Sunday, November 23 at 7 p.m. Directed by Tony Taccone, TAKING OVER will run through Sunday, December 14.