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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 ...

House at Pooh Corner
House at Pooh Corner
3/13 - 3/29/2026


Christopher Robin has decided to run away with his friends Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger and the rest. Probably they'll go to the North Pole or ...

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, ...

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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Latest Santa Barbara Reviews


Preview: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Center Stage


by Anna Jensen - November 09, 2025

What to expect from JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Center Stage...

Review: 'SONGS FOR NOBODIES' at PCPA: Solvang Festival Theater


by Anna Jensen - September 02, 2025

The names of the divas—Garland, Piaf, Cline, Holiday, Callas—sparkle like the dangling lights on Solvang’s Theaterfest stage. But PCPA’s production of “Songs for Nobodies” gives equal voice and light to the stories of its titular “nobodies.” The constellation of all these characters revolves around ...

A Merry Madness: A review of PCPA’s SOMETHING ROTTEN!


by Anna Jensen - August 05, 2025

Many years ago, a TV commercial imagined how Reese’s peanut butter cups were invented. A handsome man with peanut butter crashes into a beautiful woman with chocolate:  ...

Review: HOLMES AND WATSON at PCPA: Solvang Festival Theater


by Anna Jensen - July 14, 2025

With a crack of thunder and a flash of lightning, “Holmes and Watson” begins. The new PCPA production on Solvang’s outdoor stage offers twisty delights to hardcore Sherlock fans and regular theater goers alike. ...

Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at PCPA: Marian Theater


by Anna Jensen - February 19, 2025

What did our critic think of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at PCPA: Marian Theater?...

Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at PCPA: Marian Theater


by Anna Jensen - November 13, 2024

What did our critic think of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at PCPA: Marian Theater?...



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The New Vic (2/4 - 2/22)
Internationally Acclaimed Dance Company Parsons Dance Performs April 18 and 19 in Santa Monica in Santa Barbara Internationally Acclaimed Dance Company Parsons Dance Performs April 18 and 19 in Santa Monica
The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage (4/18 - 4/19)
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