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Second Sunday Open Mic and Karaoke


It’s open mic and karaoke night the 2nd Sunday of every month. You and your friends are the stars. Pick your stage name and sign ...

Spike Sikes and His Awesome Hotcakes


Just The Right Recipe… The most frequently heard comment after a Spike’s Awesome Hotcakes gig goes something like this – “No one is making this ...

A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story
11/21 - 12/21/2025


A San Luis Obispo Holiday Tradition! Celebrate the holiday season with  A Christmas Story , the beloved stage adaptation of Jean Shepherd’s classic tale of ...

Scott Capurro Comedy


Scott Capurro is a comic, actor, author, and playwright whose sharp, fearless wit has entertained-and offended-audiences worldwide. A San Francisco native, Scott’s stand-up is unapologetically ...

Temptation - New Order - with Debased - Pixies - Hosted by Oliver Graves


Step into a night of irresistible nostalgia and witty darkness as Temptation, a tribute to New Order, takes the stage with special guests Debased, the ...

Forbidden Kiss LIVE - North Pole


Pole Dancers from Bastet Dance Fitness bring their special talents to this exciting mid-winter show. Join Cheryl King as she presents musical acts Faethora and ...

Clue
Clue
1/9 - 1/18/2026


It’s a dark and stormy night, and you’ve been invited to a very unusual dinner party. Each of the guests has an alias, the butler ...

Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading: Anthropology


In Lauren Gunderson’s  Anthropology , a brilliant tech-savvy sister refuses to accept her younger sibling’s mysterious disappearance as a closed case. Using data, digital footprints, ...

THE BOOK OF MORMON
THE BOOK OF MORMON
2/24 - 2/25/2026


The New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century.” The Washington Post says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your ...

Million Dollar Quartet
Million Dollar Quartet
1/30 - 3/8/2026


Back by popular demand after record-breaking SOLD OUT performances in 2019 and 2025! Step back in time to the legendary night of December 4, 1956, ...

Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading: Wife of a Salesman


When a devoted housewife – from a certain classic American drama – tracks down the woman who is sleeping with her husband, the two discover ...

PILOBOLUS
PILOBOLUS
3/18 - 3/19/2026


Pilobolus’s Other Worlds Collection traverses the spaces we inhabit—from the realms within ourselves, society, and the universe—with wit, wisdom, and whimsy.  This collection features collaborations ...

Hadestown (Non-Equity)


Following two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — Hadestown invites audiences on ...

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?


Winner of the Tony, Critics Circle, and Pulitzer Prize for best play in 1963,  Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf  is a masterful exploration of marriage, ...

A Night with Janis Joplin
A Night with Janis Joplin
4/1 - 4/26/2026


The whiskey-soaked, soul-shaking voice of a generation comes alive in this electrifying concert experience. Part theatre, part rock-and-roll celebration, this high-energy production dives into the ...

HADESTOWN
HADESTOWN
4/28 - 4/29/2026


COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE. Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best ...

Hadestown (Non-Equity)
Hadestown (Non-Equity)
4/28 - 4/29/2026


Following two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — Hadestown invites audiences on ...

BLUE MAN GROUP
BLUE MAN GROUP
5/5 - 5/6/2026


BLUE MAN GROUP performances are a celebration of human connection. Mixing art, music, comedy and state-of-the-art technology, the show encourages audiences to reconnect with their ...

Hershey Felder as MONSIEUR CHOPIN


Hershey Felder as Monsieur Chopin  features the romantic story and music of the Polish pianist-composer Fryderyk Chopin, set in Chopin’s Parisian salon, where he will ...

The Lifespan of a Fact
The Lifespan of a Fact
5/1 - 5/17/2026


Winner of the Ovation, Drama-Logue and Graland awards,  Lifespan of a Fact  tells the story of a fresh-out-of-Harvard fact checker for a prominent but sinking ...

Every Brilliant Thing
Every Brilliant Thing
6/3 - 6/21/2026


What makes life worth living? A child starts a list of every brilliant thing in the world, hoping to help their mother through depression. As ...



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Preview: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Center Stage


by Anna Jensen - November 09, 2025

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