4545 Park Blvd #101
San Diego, CA 92116
Diversionary Theatre is a theatre in San Diego.
Before Rent, there was Tick, Tick... BOOM!, the autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning composer of Rent. Set in 1990, Tick, Tick... BOOM! is a eureka moment sandwiched between rock music and whimsy, telling the story of a writer's...
Written by Catya McMullen, this San Diego Premiere is a comedy in which an accidentally pregnant lesbian hosts a secret abortion party at a lake house, setting off a chaotic collision of crashing friends and imploding identities. The play tackles bodily autonomy and community...
Written by Paula Vogel, this West Coast Premiere is set in 1962 America, where matriarch Phyllis maintains a rigid blueprint for her family's success while her fiercely independent children, Carl and Martha, are prepared to tear up her script. Fueled by gin, smoke, and stubborn...
Written by Richard Greenberg, this Tony Award-winning play is presented as a Legacy Revival and explores the high-stakes world of professional baseball when a star player comes out as gay. Razor-sharp and wickedly funny, the story exposes the fractures of masculinity, race, and...
'Good Night, Oscar' is full of comedy, music, celebrity, addiction, mental illness, ambition, and the uncomfortable bargain between an artist and an audience that wants to consume his genius. This production at North Coast Repertory Theatre handles it all with impressive performances and empathy.…
'Begin Again' at the new musical The Old Globe has plenty of heart, terrific performances, and a theatrical imagination that makes making music feel almost tangible.…
Come From Away is a show about the ripple effect of kindness. You do not have to save the world to make a difference. Fred Rogers famously told us to “look for the helpers.” Perhaps that is why this particular musical continues to feel so welcome: In a world that can sometimes feel determin…
Featuring book and lyrics by Dan Marshall and music by composer Julianne Wick Davis, WILD CHILD is an ambitious, sincerely earnest, and, at times, cleverly innovative new musical about a group of teenagers who are forced to join an outdoor wilderness therapy program where they must grapple with iden…
Cygnet Theatre’s 'Dear Evan Hansen' cast is terrific; the technical elements are beautifully integrated, and the emotions land exactly where they are meant to. You may or may not have some issues with the story, but Cygnet has made a production that gives audiences plenty to feel and discuss on th…
Our Lady of the San Diego Convention Center is a story about immigration, about children, about faith, but above all, about San Diego.…
Our Lady of the San Diego Convention Center centers these experiences with care and humor, giving audiences a chance to know these migrant girls and what they experienced as children by capturing their fears, friendships, faith, and small moments of joy instead of as statistics or political talking …
There is no magic equation for solving political division, or for fixing a culture that increasingly seems to prefer arguing at one another rather than actually talking. Mensa doesn’t pretend to have that answer, but it does offer a nice opening to start the conversation.…
There is a reason The Phantom of the Opera became the longest-running show in Broadway history. And now, San Diegans have a chance to see why.…
What did our critic think of LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY' SUMMERFEST CELEBRATES THE “RULE OF THREE” at The Conrad? More than 100 artists participated in a month of 21 concerts during La Jolla Music Society’s 40th annual SummerFest. The festival’s theme was “Making History,” and SummerFest Mus…
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Winner of the 2021 Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theatre Writing. T and L drive their 1966 Ford Thunderbird Convertible off the edge of the Grand Canyon. Suspended in mid air, the two discover their authentic selves and embark on a queer odyssey that defies conventions and...
Maria yearns for a gayer, more diverse life in rural Washington state. When presented with an opportunity to make a quick fortune, she must make an important decision: leave her debt-ridden family and newborn daughter for the wild unknown of Alaska, or stay close to home...
Join us in the Clark Cabaret from 5 - 7 pm, for an intimate evening of acoustic original songs from in-demand theater star, Justin Huertas, whose extraordinary musical, Lizard Boy , had its memorable run here at Diversionary Theatre in 2015. Celebrate his return to Diversionary...
From the visionary behind Avenue Q comes a bold new Broadway musical fairytale where Once Upon a Time crashes into our present moment. In the mythical land of Arcadia, the royal family is challenged to set out on a journey to save their beloved kingdom from extinction. Through...
When Remy, a black man, finds himself not only the owner of his late husband’s drive-in, but also the guardian of his straight, white teenage son, the two forge a relationship around the classic horror movies they regularly screen for the public. However, the grief they harbor...
Tara and Leah are planning their perfect wedding: The dresses are chosen, the venue is booked, and the invitations are mailed. But when Tara’s Nigerian parents refuse to attend, it’s not just the RSVP list that is thrown into question. Meanwhile, suspended in the stars, three of...
Gothic horror, Victorian romance, and classic B-movies are whipped together into a diabolical delight for the holidays. When Lady Enid joins her newlywed Lord Edgar at his estate in the mysterious moors of the English countryside, dark family secrets and supernatural lore emerge...
HURRY HURRY HURRY! STEP RIGHT UP! From the imagination of Tyler Tafolla, comes a wildly theatrical, hilarious and innovative musical fairytale. Set on the Great Plains of America in the year 1935, a young street kid named Scott Robbins will turn his life around as he joins a...
Show Description: Memories of Yadras childhood in Castros Cuba come flooding back as Alzheimers sets in, inspiring her daughter Zelia to connect with her heritage. With her wife by her side, Zelia sets out on a journey to excavate family secrets and discover a love that led her...
This revolutionary new play echoes Diversionarys founding 36 years ago in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic by calling us in to raise awareness about how this epidemic relentlessly persists within our Queer Black community.Three men wait. When one is chosen, the trio must embark...
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BEGIN AGAIN The Old Globe (9/06-10/11) |
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Good Night, Oscar North Coast Repertory (9/16-10/18) |
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Ripcord The Roustabouts Theatre Co. (10/08-11/01) |
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The Outsiders San Diego Civic Theatre (11/03-11/08) |
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Arrowhead Diversionary Theatre (11/12-12/06) |
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Teddy Swims Pechanga Arena (11/13-11/13) |
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Always...Patsy Cline Mosaic Theatricals (7/16-8/01) |
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Bach Collegium San Diego Presents “Salzburg Connections: Mozart & Michael Haydn” Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (10/17-10/18) |
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King of the Wild Frontier Reading North Coast Repertory Theatre (10/05-10/05) |
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Al Jardin & The Pet Sounds Band Poway Center for The Performing Arts (10/10-10/10) |
