Romeo and Juliet is reinvented as a musical comedy when the UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance, Southern Utah University's (SUU) Department of Theatre, Dance and Arts Administration and Catalyst:
Growing sick of the gay dating scene, a man volunteers to go to Mars in the comedy, 'Small Steps,' written by Davis native Briandaniel Oglesby. The play is being presented by Catalyst: A Theatre Think Tank through the UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance in collaboration with Bike City Theatre Company.
The Ground and Field Theatre Festival, the UC Davis-based forum for new stage works, will launch its fourth year in September with a new name - Catalyst: A Theatre Think Tank - and some high-profile theatre and television artists.
As it prepares for its upcoming public reading on the campus of UC Davis, folk-rock musical Paper or Plastic has announced the full casting for the evening presentation produced by Ground & Field Theatre Festival and Bike City Theatre Company by special arrangement with The Jade/Anthony Company.
The Jade/Anthony Company proudly announces the first developmental reading for its new Off-Broadway bound musical, Paper or Plastic, which will be presented as part of the Ground & Field Theatre Festival (GFTF) at UC Davis by Bike City Theatre Company. The Off-Broadway production is set to open in fall 2020 with more details to be announced in the coming months. Sign up for email alerts at PaperMusical.com.
The third annual Ground and Field Theatre Festival (GFTF), 'Play on the Brink,' spotlights new plays and musicals written by local, national and international playwrights and composers, including Broadway veterans Mindy Cooper and Matt Gumley. The main performances take place beginning Sept. 26 on the UC Davis campus and in community venues. All are free.
The Bay Area Theatre Company opens One Googol and One by Aidaa Peerzada on Friday December 7 (preview Dec. 6th) running through December 22 2018 at Brava Theater Center. One Googol and One is a play about historical injustices and how each of our stories from the past shape our modern identities. Set in different times and places the production takes on various mediums of dialogue through contemporary verse (spoken word), classical verse, and naturalistic dialogue.
Following an overwhelmingly positive response from critics and audiences, Berkeley Rep has announced that the West Coast premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' An Octoroon will extend for an additional week. Originally scheduled to close on July 23, the provocative play will now run through Saturday, July 29.
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