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TL;DR Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix


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 ...


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Review: HAND TO GOD at The Roustabouts Theatre Co


by ErinMarie Reiter - March 27, 2024

If the saying “laughter is the best medicine” is true, then the irreverent and funny “Hand To God” by The Roustabouts will cure what ails you. ...

Cast Set For TL;DR: THELMA LOUISE; DYKE REMIX at Diversionary Theatre


by Stephi Wild - March 26, 2024

Diversionary Theatre has announced the world premiere of the new musical TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix, book and lyrics by EllaRose Chary, music and lyrics by Brandon James Gwinn, direction by Sherri Eden Barber, and musical direction by Erika R. Gamez. ...

The Old Globe Announces Cohort for the 2024 CLASSICAL DIRECTING FELLOWSHIP


by Stephi Wild - March 21, 2024

The Old Globe announced the four-member cohort for the 2024 Classical Directing Fellowship, a program of the Karen and Stuart Tanz Fellowships at The Old Globe, led by the Globe’s Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein....

Tyler Tafolla Will Perform One Night Only Muppet Tribute Concert MOVIN' RIGHT ALONG


by Stephi Wild - March 21, 2024

Join Musical Theatre Composer & Performer Tyler Tafolla (Seasons, Scott Robbins and the Traveling Show, DanceLand) and some of San Diego's most sensational, 'Muppetational' performers & puppeteers as they celebrate the music, laughs and work of Jim Henson....

Jason Mraz Announces New Tour Dates


by Michael Major - March 07, 2024

GRAMMY Award winning musician/songwriter Jason Mraz added three new shows to his summer tour, “The Magical Mystical Radical Rhythmical Ride” – June 30 in Providence, RI at the Providence Performing Arts Center; July 2 in Lenox, MA with The Boston Pops and July 3 in Portsmouth, NH at The Music Hall....

 The Roustabouts Theatre Co Performs HAND TO GOD in March


by Stephi Wild - January 30, 2024

 The Roustabouts Theatre Co has announced its upcoming production of HAND TO GOD directed by Artistic Director/Founder Phil Johnson. A darkly comedic and outrageously entertaining play that will leave audiences laughing, gasping, and questioning their own beliefs....

Cast Announced For San Diego Premiere of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME at CCAE Theatricals


by Blair Ingenthron - January 06, 2024

The Tony award-winning play based on the best-selling novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, will play the Center Theatre at The California Center for the Arts, Escondido from February 16 to March 3, 2024. Check out the cast here!...

SD Junior Theatre's TOMÁS AND THE LIBRARY LADY is a World Design Capital 2024 Initiative


by Stephi Wild - January 04, 2024

San Diego Junior Theatre has announced that its production of Tomás and the Library Lady, running January 12-21, has been selected as an Initiative within the World Design Capital 2024 Community Program!...

Feature: A Look Back at Some Memorable San Diego Shows in 2023


by ErinMarie Reiter - December 30, 2023

The new year is almost upon us and so it seems this is the best time to reflect on some of the theatrical experiences over 2023 that made a lasting impact....

Last Chance to Vote for the BWW San Diego Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld San Diego Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Past Shows

The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie
11/30 - 12/23/2023


The mother of queer classics, this nostalgic story of love, regret, and letting go introduced a young Tennessee Williams to the world. Gripped by the ...

DRAGON MAMA
DRAGON MAMA
9/14 - 10/8/2023


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 ...

Sunday Sessions with Justin Huertas – An Evening of Original Songs


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, ...

Head Over Heels
Head Over Heels
5/25 - 6/18/2023


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 ...

Monsters of the American Cinema


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 ...

The High Table
The High Table
2/9 - 3/5/2023


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 ...

The Mystery of Irma Vep
The Mystery of Irma Vep
12/3 - 12/24/2022


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 ...

THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP
THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP
12/1 - 12/24/2022


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 ...

Scott Robbins and the Traveling Show


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 ...

AZUL
AZUL
11/18


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. ...

one in two
one in two
9/23 - 10/24/2021


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 ...

AmeriQueer Series
10/16 - 11/25/2020


The AmeriQueer Series is a collection of plays presented as audiocasts exploring the LGBTQ experience within the American identity as a framework for the 2020 ...

Head Over Heels
5/21 - 6/28/2020


Head Over Heels is a jubilant musical comedy that injects a modern twist on a classic story. Adapted from the 16th-century prose romance "The Countess ...

A Kind of Weather
2/6 - 3/8/2020


Diversionary Theatre Main Stage: A Kind of Weather...

Santaland Diaries
Santaland Diaries
11/21 - 12/22/2019


From the brilliantly twisted mind of David Sedaris comes a classic tonic for the holidaze. Out of work and options, The Santaland Diaries finds David ...

The Santaland Diaries
11/21 - 12/22/2019


Company Artist Todd Waite reprises his role as "Crumpet the Elf" in the outlandish, and true, chronicles of David Sedaris' experience as a worker in ...

Girlfriend
9/12 - 10/13/2019


Nebraska, the 1990s. Two teenage boys—one a social outcast, the other the quintessential jock—explore a relationship during a summer of self-discovery between high school graduation ...

Significant Other
Significant Other
6/13 - 6/23/2019


"Hilarious" - San Diego Union Tribiune. Diversionary Presents SIGNIFICANT OTHER. Synopsis: As Jordan Berman pounds the New York City pavement searching for Mr. Right, he ...


Diversionary Theatre Main Stage: book: Gordon Leary; lyrics: Gordon Leary; music: Julia Meinwald; dir: Matt M. Morrow....

The Happiest Place on Earth
3/15 - 4/15/2018


Philip Dawkins; dir: Jonathan L. Green. Diversionary Theatre Main Stage:...

Cardboard Piano
1/25 - 2/25/2018


Hansol Jung; dir: Jacole Kitchen. Diversionary Theatre Main Stage:...

Homos, or Everyone in America
9/14 - 10/15/2017


Jordan Seavey; dir: Matt M. Morrow....

WITHERING HEIGHTS
WITHERING HEIGHTS
6/11 - 7/9/2017


By Omri Schein & Phil Johnson Directed by David Ellenstein Bringing together two notable local actors and North Coast Rep’s Artistic Director to direct the ...

Open Mondays presents: Open Flame: Stories from the Transgender Community


The next Open Flame event will be held at Diversionary Theatre on Monday, May 22nd at 7pm. Inspired by our mainstage production of Ballast, this ...

2.5 Minute Ride
2/9 - 3/19/2017


Winner of the 1999 Obie Award, 2.5 Minute Ride is a funny and deeply disquieting story about a daughter who strives to understand the joys ...

Well
2/10 - 3/19/2017


Lisa Kron; dir: Kym Pappas. Mainstage:...

The Mystery of Love and Sex
11/25 - 12/24/2016


Bathsheba Doran; dir: Matt M. Morrow....

The Mystery of Love and Sex
11/25 - 12/24/2016


Bathsheba Doran; dir: Matt M. Morrow....

Lizard Boy
9/29 - 10/30/2016


Justin Huertas; lyrics: Justin Huertas; music: Justin Huertas....

Lizard Boy
9/29 - 10/30/2016


Justin Huertas; lyrics: Justin Huertas; music: Justin Huertas....

Making Porn by Ronnie Larsen


"Making Porn" by Ronnie Larsen takes audiences behind the scenes of the gay pornography industry. Thursdays at 8 p.m., Fridays at 9:30 p.m., Saturdays at ...

The Boy Who Danced on Air
5/5 - 6/12/2016


THE BOY WHO DANCED ON AIR is a modern-day love story set in rural Afghanistan. Paiman and Feda have spent their young lives as dancers ...

Now or Later
2/11 - 3/13/2016


On election night, the son of a Presidential candidate sends his father’s political team into crisis mode when controversial photos of him at a college ...

The Va Va Room
1/7 - 1/10/2016


A Civil War Christmas
A Civil War Christmas
12/10 - 1/3/2016


1864 It is Christmastime in Washington, DC. President Lincoln is trying to heal the wounds of a nation. Soldiers on both sides are bravely holding ...


Paula Vogel; music: Daryl Waters; dir: Kim Strassburger....

Bright Half Life
10/29 - 11/29/2015


A moving love story that spans decades in an instant—from marriage, children, skydiving, and the infinite moments that make a life together....

Amazons and Their Men
9/3 - 10/4/2015


Jordan Harrison; dir: Matt M. Morrow....

A New Brain
A New Brain
5/21 - 6/21/2015

A New Brain
5/21 - 6/21/2015


A New Brain features music and lyrics by William Finn and book by Finn and James Lapine. A New Brain started as a "series of ...

Baby with the Bathwater
2/26 - 3/29/2015


Christopher Durang; dir: Andrew Oswald....

Regrets Only
Regrets Only
11/20 - 12/21/2014


In Manhattan, where modern life and marriage are never less than complicated, a high-powered lawyer, his socialite wife, and their fabulously successful friend, a noted ...

TRU
TRU
8/21 - 9/21/2014


Adapted from the author's own words and work, Truman Capote is alone and lonely in his New York City apartment on the week before Christmas ...

Bare
Bare
7/2 - 8/3/2014


A group of teens in a Catholic boarding school wrestle with big questions about who they love, who they are, and who they answer to. ...

Re-Designing Women
Re-Designing Women
5/29 - 6/15/2014


Plagued by the faltering economy, Atlanta-based Sugarbaker Design Firm is on the brink of collapse when vapid ex-beauty queen Suzanne has an idea to save ...

Boys & Girls
2/20 - 3/23/2014


Tom Donaghy; dir: Shana Wride....

Scrooge in Rouge
Scrooge in Rouge
12/5 - 12/29/2013


Scrooge served with a grown-up twist. Scrooge in Rouge is a quick-change, cross-dressing version of the Dickens holiday classic, set in a Victorian music hall ...

She-Rantulas from Outer Space
She-Rantulas from Outer Space
10/24 - 11/17/2013


To avoid fainting, keep telling yourself it’s only a play… Just in time for Halloween, Phil Johnson and Ruff Yeager Yeager bring us a hilarious ...

Marry Me a Little
Marry Me a Little
8/29 - 9/29/2013


Marry Me a Little is a musical with lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim, conceived by Craig Lucas and Norman René. The revue sets songs ...


- Jeff Whitty....

Birds of a Feather
1/31 - 3/3/2013


The girls are back! One of BBC TV’s most popular and fondly-remembered sitcoms comes to the stage with all three of its original leading cast ...

Harmony, Kansas
6/14 - 7/22/2012

The Pride
4/5 - 5/6/2012

Next Fall
2/16 - 3/25/2012

Edward II
9/8 - 9/30/2011

Videos


LIZZIE: The Musical in San Diego LIZZIE: The Musical
Wildsong Productions (4/19 - 4/28) Tracker
Ride in San Diego Ride
The Old Globe (3/30 - 4/28) Tracker
Sense of Decency in San Diego Sense of Decency
North Coast Repertory Theatre (4/17 - 5/12) Tracker
KT Tunstall in San Diego KT Tunstall
California Center for the Arts, Escondido (7/19 - 7/19)
The 39 Steps
Dea Hurston New Village Arts Center (4/5 - 5/12)
TL;DR Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix in San Diego TL;DR Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix
Diversionary Theatre (5/9 - 6/2)
Performance Camp in San Diego Performance Camp
Brooks Theater (6/17 - 7/21)
Camelot in San Diego Camelot
North Coast Repertory Theatre (5/29 - 6/23)
Next To Normal in San Diego Next To Normal
Brooks Theater (5/10 - 5/26)
Movin' Right Along in San Diego Movin' Right Along
City Heights Performance Annex (5/25 - 5/25)
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