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What the Constitution Means to Me


What the Constitution Means to Me  is a deeply personal and timely piece recounting Schreck’s teenage years participating in constitutional debate competitions.  The production examines the ...


Argentine Tango and Folklore show that will feature the popular Tango Orchestra TANGO BARDO, accompanied by acclaimed singer Roberto Minondi, as well as a talented ...


A special evening with local First Responders premiering a unique and creative film documentary & live music experience of healing trauma through music and song ...


Ronstadt Revival featuring Shannon Rae is the premier tribute to Linda Ronstadt, with a full 7-piece band, including fiddle and pedal steel, to bring you ...


Five-time GRAMMY® Award-winner Robert Cray has developed into one of American music’s most singular artists. Celebrating 50 years on the road, the legendary blues-soul-rock musician ...


Step into the spotlight with Sharon Owens, whose journey from impersonating Barbra Streisand to becoming a headlining sensation is nothing short of extraordinary. As a ...


Six-time GRAMMY® winning musician, producer, composer, and Blue Note Records President Don Was has unveiled his new band, featuring an assemblage of jazz-leaning artists from ...

Clue
Clue
11/26 - 11/27/2024


Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! Was it Mrs. Peacock ...

Mean Girls (Non-Equity)
Mean Girls (Non-Equity)
1/8 - 1/9/2025


Direct from Broadway, MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including book writer TINA FEY ("30 Rock"), composer JEFF RICHMOND ...

Holmes and Watson
6/26 - 7/26/2025


Join Dr. Watson in a twisty, tantalizing mystery as he navigates a deadly guessing game to uncover the truth.

Blacknote
Blacknote
11/11 - 11/11/2025


At Black Note , we’re committed to crafting the most authentic-tasting tobacco e-liquid on earth. We come from a long line of tobacco experts who ...



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What did our critic think of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at PCPA: Solvang Festival Theater?


by Anna Jensen - July 18, 2024

The Play That Goes Wrong is a side-splittingly funny production not to be missed. The laughs begin as you enter the theater and last to the final bows. It’s a play that goes wrong by design, of course, and then goes more wrong in service of our amusement as the Cornley Drama Society puts on the murd...

Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at PCPA: Solvang Festival Theater


by Anna Jensen - June 18, 2024

Little Shop of Horrors director/choreographer Keenan Hooks blends camp sensibilities with emotional honesty in his staging of this musical. The theatricality of the puppeteering in this send-up of B-horror flicks like “The Day of the Triffids” or “It Came from Outer Space” and 1960s pop tunes make i...

Review: THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT At Rubicon Theatre Company


by Anna Jensen - October 13, 2023

What did our critic think of THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT at Rubicon Theatre Company?...

Review: THE THANKSGIVING PLAY at ETC


by Anna Jensen - October 13, 2023

What did our critic think of THE THANKSGIVING PLAY at ETC?...

Review: NUNSENSE At SLO Repertory Theatre


by Anna Jensen - September 22, 2023

'Nunsense,' now playing at SLO Rep, delivers an evening of heavenly harmonies and gentle comedy to tempt even novice theater-goers. ...

Review: EMMA at Marian Theater


by Anna Jensen - March 11, 2023

What did our critic think of EMMA at Marian Theater? A confectionary morsel of Regency romance!...

Review: CINDERELLA at PCPA's Marian Theater


by Anna Jensen - November 17, 2022

What did our critic think of CINDERELLA at PCPA's Marian Theater?...

Review: INTO THE WOODS at PCPA


by Anna Jensen - August 15, 2022

A fun, sweet, and multi-layered presentation of this favorite of Stephen Sondheim's musicals. PCPA ventured 'Into the Woods' on Saturday night to open its run of Stephen Sondheim's musical. There's fun to be found in following well-known fairy tale characters such as Little Red Riding Hood (Ekatrina...

BWW Review: AMERICAN SON at Ensemble Theatre At The New Vic


by Maggie Yates - April 13, 2022

There's a lot to like about Ensemble's production of American Son, Christopher Demos-Brown's play about race and privilege in American society. The play feels timely and pertinent, broaching topics that bear weight on the minds of today's human in America: namely those born from the insistent racism...

BWW Review: THE WICKHAMS: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY at Ensemble Theatre Company


by Maggie Yates - December 06, 2021

'The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley' is Jane Austin fanfiction that allows her popular characters life after the end of the novel. By Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, The Wickhams is harmless entertainment that transports the audience back to England of the early 1800s....



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