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PATIO PLAYHOUSE

Escondido, CA


Review: LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY BRINGS Jihye Lee's BIG BAND TO The JAI at The Conrad


by Ron Bierman - June 13, 2026

Jihye Lee’s 13-piece big band opened its second of two sets at The JAI in La Jolla with an original she called “Why Is That.” She explained the title in a 2024 Jazz Times interview. “I started out writing a simple blues tune, but it didn’t go well. … Why Is That? Why can’t I do that?�...

Review: THE MOST HAPPY FELLA at North Coast Repertory Theatre


by ErinMarie Reiter - June 07, 2026

If you think lying on your dating profile is a modern invention, “The Most Happy Fella” is here to remind you that catfishing has existed for generations. Fortunately, North Coast Repertory Theatre's production has something even more timeless than romantic deception: a glorious score sung by an...

Review: THE MONSTERS at La Jolla Playhouse


by ErinMarie Reiter - June 06, 2026

“The Monsters” delivers thrilling fight sequences, but its greatest strength lies in the family story at its center. Whether you're an MMA fan or not, the play's emotional punches land with equal force. ...

Review: THE HOMBRES at The Old Globe


by ErinMarie Reiter - June 06, 2026

“The Hombres” is a thoughtful examination of friendship, masculinity, and the surprising ways personal growth can occur in the unlikeliest of places. ...

Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Oceanside Theatre Company


by ErinMarie Reiter - June 01, 2026

Funny and heartfelt, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' is a delightful reminder that sometimes the biggest victories have nothing to do with trophies—or correctly spelling 'schadenfreude.'...

Review: RENT at Diversionary Theatre


by ErinMarie Reiter - May 31, 2026

There are some shows that feel untouchable, which is why it takes a certain amount of courage or lunacy to approach a beloved musical and decide to reinvent it. Co-directors Sherri Eden Barber and Coleman Ray Clark do exactly that, taking some big swings with Diversionary Theatre's production of REN...

Review: KIM'S CONVENIENCE at The Old Globe


by ErinMarie Reiter - May 22, 2026

“Kim’s Convenience,” now playing at The Old Globe through June 14, delivers a warm and funny portrait of family, community, and the complicated push and pull between tradition and change....

Review: SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL at San Diego Musical Theatre


by ErinMarie Reiter - May 20, 2026

“Seussical the Musical” at San Diego Musical Theatre thorugh June 7th, is colorful chaos in its most delightful form, an energetic, sentimental, and joyfully silly production that embraces the heart and whimsy of Dr. Seuss’s beloved worlds....

Review: PURPOSE at La Jolla Playhouse


by ErinMarie Reiter - May 19, 2026

“Purpose”, now playing at La Jolla Playhouse through June 7, is a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play that takes one messy, snowed-in family weekend and turns it into something hilariously chaotic, emotionally sharp, and painfully recognizable....

Review: A ROOM IN THE CASTLE at MOXIE Theatre


by ErinMarie Reiter - May 16, 2026

Fear not if you have not seen “Hamlet” in a while; “A Room in the Castle” at Moxie Theatre does not require in-depth knowledge of it to be enjoyed, and it is sharp, funny, devastating, and ultimately empowering in ways Shakespeare rarely allows his women to be....

Past Shows

Carrie: The Musical
Carrie: The Musical
Jun 28 – Jun 30, 2024

Carrie White is a teenage outcast who longs to fit in. At school, she’s bullied by the popular crowd, and virtually invisible to everyone else....

DTP Prom: A Reunion Concert Celebration
DTP Prom: A Reunion Concert Celebration
Jun 30

Join us in celebrating the end of four years of Distanced Theatre Project with this reunion concert! Enjoy songs from our past shows such as...

Love, Loss, and What I Wore
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
Feb 11 – Feb 13, 2022

Patio Playhouse Community Theater is proud to present Love, Loss, and What I Wore, a play by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron and based on...

Fun Home
Fun Home
Jan 17 – Feb 9, 2020

Escondido, CA – (January 17, 2020) Patio Playhouse Community Theater presents Fun Home, the critically-acclaimed musical by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori, based on the...

Videos


The Most Happy Fella in San Diego The Most Happy Fella
North Coast Repertory Theatre (6/03-6/28)
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice in San Diego The Rise and Fall of Little Voice
Tenth Avenue Arts Center (6/11-7/03)
Improvability in San Diego Improvability
Scripps Ranch Theatre (6/28-6/28)
the wulfeater in San Diego the wulfeater
10th Avenue Arts Center (8/28-9/18) PHOTOS VIDEOS
Backroads of the Americas - Solo Guitar in San Diego Backroads of the Americas - Solo Guitar
St. Andrew's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church (6/28-6/28)
Radio '47 in San Diego Radio '47
Mockingbird Improv (5/08-7/24)
A Bad Case of Stripes: The Musical in San Diego A Bad Case of Stripes: The Musical
Casa del Prado Theatre (6/26-7/12)
Disney''s Beauty and the Beast in San Diego Disney''s Beauty and the Beast
San Diego Civic Theatre (7/07-7/12)
Junie B. Jones Jr. in San Diego Junie B. Jones Jr.
Sweetwater Community Church - White Chapel (7/28-8/01)
RadioPlay! in San Diego RadioPlay!
The Merc (2/22-8/30)