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Giving Season - Annual Holiday Program

Dec 7

Write Out Loud's annual holiday-themed Story Concert, part of the organization's 20th Anniversary Season. The program weaves stories, poems, and sometimes music together exploring themes of giving and the holiday season. Local favorites join Co-Founders Walter Ritter and...

Harlem & Beyond - Celebrating Black History

Feb 8, 2027

A Write Out Loud Story Concert celebrating Black History through literature, part of the organization's 20th Anniversary Season. The program brings literature to life with rehearsed readings by professional actors exploring stories and poems centered on Harlem and beyond. Local...

Courage & Resolve - Stories of True Grit

Apr 12, 2027

A Write Out Loud Story Concert exploring stories of courage and true grit, part of the organization's 20th Anniversary Season. The program weaves stories and poems together into a literary tapestry. Local favorites join Co-Founders Walter Ritter and Veronica Murphy to share...

Potluck 2.0 - Audience Choice

Jul 12, 2027

An audience choice Story Concert closing out Write Out Loud's 20th Anniversary Season. The program features rehearsed readings selected by the audience. Local favorites join Co-Founders Walter Ritter and Veronica Murphy to share stories that uplift and unite.

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Review: BEGIN AGAIN at The Old Globe

Review: BEGIN AGAIN at The Old Globe

by ErinMarie Reiter · September 19, 2026

'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.…

Review: COME FROM AWAY at Moonlight Stage

Review: COME FROM AWAY at Moonlight Stage

by ErinMarie Reiter · September 18, 2026

 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…

Review: World Premiere Musical WILD CHILD Debuts at Laguna Playhouse

Review: World Premiere Musical WILD CHILD Debuts at Laguna Playhouse

by Michael Quintos · September 15, 2026

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…

Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Cygnet Theatre

Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Cygnet Theatre

by ErinMarie Reiter · September 13, 2026

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…

Review: OUR LADY OF THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER at TuYo Theatre

Review: OUR LADY OF THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER at TuYo Theatre

by ErinMarie Reiter · September 12, 2026

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 …

Review: MENSA at OnStage Playhouse

Review: MENSA at OnStage Playhouse

by ErinMarie Reiter · September 10, 2026

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.…

Review: NI MI MADRE Unpacks Motherhood with Humor and Grace at Diversionary Theatre

Review: NI MI MADRE Unpacks Motherhood with Humor and Grace at Diversionary Theatre

by Lucía Serrano · August 25, 2026

Mothers: the never-ending source of trauma, character development, personality... and love. Or, at least, the version they say they give and the other version of what you actually felt as their kid. These themes, and more, are explored in Ni Mi Madre, the Obie Award-winning one-man show written and…

Past Shows

Twain Told Tales - All Twain Program

Aug 24

A Write Out Loud Story Concert featuring rehearsed readings by professional actors weaving together literature devoted entirely to Mark Twain. Part of the organization's 20th Anniversary Season of Story Concerts. Local favorites Rachael VanWormer, Monique Gaffney, Steven Lone...

Ladies Unmasked - Pen Names Revealed

Oct 12

A Write Out Loud Story Concert exploring female authors who wrote under pen names, part of the organization's 20th Anniversary Season. The program brings literature to life with rehearsed readings by professional actors. Local favorites join Co-Founders Walter Ritter and...

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BEGIN AGAIN in San Diego BEGIN AGAIN
The Old Globe (9/06-10/11) PHOTOS
Good Night, Oscar in San Diego Good Night, Oscar
North Coast Repertory (9/16-10/18)
Cirque Kalabante Afrique En Cirque in San Diego Cirque Kalabante Afrique En Cirque
Poway Center for The Performing Arts (2/28-2/28)
The Outsiders in San Diego The Outsiders
San Diego Civic Theatre (11/03-11/08)
Bach Collegium San Diego Presents “Salzburg Connections: Mozart & Michael Haydn” in San Diego Bach Collegium San Diego Presents “Salzburg Connections: Mozart & Michael Haydn”
Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (10/17-10/18)
Tick, Tick... BOOM! in San Diego Tick, Tick... BOOM!
Diversionary Theatre (9/10-9/27)
International Guitar Night in San Diego International Guitar Night
Poway Center for The Performing Arts (2/13-2/13)
The Carpenters Songbook At Christmas in San Diego The Carpenters Songbook At Christmas
Balboa Theatre (11/29-11/29)
Curious George and the Golden Meatball in San Diego Curious George and the Golden Meatball
Poway Center for The Performing Arts (1/16-1/16)
Bach Collegium San Diego Presents “Handel's Messiah • El Mesías, HWV 56” in San Diego Bach Collegium San Diego Presents “Handel's Messiah • El Mesías, HWV 56”
All Souls' Episcopal Church (12/11-12/13)