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San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre

888 Morro Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre is a theatre in San Luis Obispo, CA.

Upcoming Shows

Gutenberg! The Musical!

Gutenberg! The Musical!

Oct 9 – Nov 8, 2026

In Gutenberg! The Musical!, two wildly overconfident writers stage a shoestring backers’ audition for their ridiculous new show about printing press pioneer Johann Gutenberg. Armed with hats, props, zero budget and unshakable enthusiasm, Bud and Doug perform every role in their...

Number the Stars

Number the Stars

Jan 15 – Jan 24, 2027

It’s 1943, and life in Copenhagen is shadowed by Nazi soldiers, food shortages, and fear. When young Annemarie Johansen and her sister, Kirstie, learn that the Jewish people of Denmark are being “relocated” to concentration camps, their best friend Ellen Rosen comes to stay —...

Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading: The Guys

Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading: The Guys

Jan 29 – Jan 30, 2027

After the attacks and destruction of 9/11, a fire captain enlists a writer to help him write eulogies for the men he lost, exploring themes of grief, connection, and the hidden depths of ordinary people.

Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading: Incognito

Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading: Incognito

Mar 19 – Mar 20, 2027

A pathologist steals the brain of Albert Einstein; a neuropsychologist embarks on her first romance with another woman; a seizure patient forgets everything but how much he loves his girlfriend. INCOGNITO braids these mysterious stories into one breathtaking whole that asks...

Seminar

Seminar

Apr 2 – Apr 18, 2027

Four ambitious young writers pay top dollar for a private workshop with a legendary novelist whose teaching style is as brutal as it is brilliant. As rivalries flare, secrets surface, and the critique turns personal, they’re forced to confront a dangerous question: how far will...

Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading: Nickel & Dimed

Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading: Nickel & Dimed

Apr 23 – Apr 24, 2027

In 1998, journalist Barbara Ehrenreich went undercover for Harper’s Magazine to see how the other half really lived. The result was her book, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America. Playwright Joan Holden has transformed her book into a humorous and touching tale of...

Three Tall Women

Three Tall Women

May 7 – May 23, 2027

Edward Albee's Three Tall Women is a Pulitzer Prize–winning drama that explores aging, memory, and the complicated truths we carry about our own lives. Set in the bedroom of a formidable 92-year-old woman, the play unfolds with biting wit and emotional candor as three women...

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Jun 11 – Jul 3, 2027

This heartfelt musical comedy follows a group of six quirky “tweens” who compete for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The kids spell their way through a series of ever more difficult words, sharing hilarious and heartfelt stories along the way and hoping never to hear...

Santa Barbara Critics Wanted

BWW is always seeking talented theater enthusiasts to head up feature coverage our over 130 regional areas. As a Contributing Editor, you will have the opportunity to review the shows of your choice, conduct interviews with local and touring talent, design features of your own choosing for publishing, and work/network with your local theater press reps to bring exposure to the theatrical offerings in your area.

All applicants should have excellent writing skills and an interest for giving local theaters and productions some prominence on BroadwayWorld.com.

Your compensation as a featured writer with us not only includes exclusive press seats to all of the shows you cover (as is standard in your area and arranged between you and the theater) but also the opportunity to be published under your own byline and publishing profile on both the local and main pages of the site for maximum exposure to our 5M+ monthly visitors.

If this sounds like you, please send a resume and one writing sample to social@broadwayworld.com.

Past Shows

49 total · showing 41–49

A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story

Nov 30 – Dec 23, 2018

SLO REP presents A CHRISTMAS STORY, the holiday classic about young Ralphie Parker and his quest for a genuine Red Ryder BB Gun. Back by popular demand for the fifth year in a row, A CHRISTMAS STORY runs Nov. 30-Dec. 23, Wednesdays?Sundays at 7 pm and Saturdays and Sundays at...

The Santaland Diaries

The Santaland Diaries

Dec 8 – Dec 15, 2018

SLO REP presents THE SANTALAND DIARIES, David Sedaris’s delightfully thorny account of what it’s like to work as an elf in Macy’s Santaland during the height of the holiday crush. THE SANTALAND DIARIES runs for four shows only: December 8, 14 and 15 at 9:30 pm and December 9 at...

The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

Nov 2 – Nov 18, 2018

SLO REP is proud to present Tennessee Wiliams’ classic drama, THE GLASS MENAGERIE. This intensely personal and brilliantly tender masterpiece exposes the complexity of our memories, and the ways in which we can never truly escape them. THE GLASS MENAGERIE runs Nov. 2-18...

Art

Art

Sep 28 – Oct 14, 2018

SLO REP presents ART, the Tony Award winning comedy by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, that focuses on the meaning of art (in the form of a solid white painting) as well as the joys, perils and meaning of friendship. ART runs Sep 28-Oct. 14, Wednesdays?Sundays...

Staged Reading: The White Rose

Staged Reading: The White Rose

Sep 14 – Sep 15, 2018

SLO REP’s Ubu’s Other Shoe Staged Reading series presents a staged reading of THE WHITE ROSE by Lillian Groag, running Sep 14-15, Friday at 7 pm, Saturday at 2 pm & 7 pm. In Nazi Germany, a group of students secretly try to undermine the tide of hatred by disseminating leaflets...

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Aug 10 – Sep 9, 2018

SLO REP will kick off the 2018-2019 Season with A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM a musical romp through Rome featuring desperate lovers, scheming neighbors and the music of Stephen Sondheim. A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM runs Aug. 10-Sept. 9...

Staged Reading: Building the Wall

Staged Reading: Building the Wall

Jul 27 – Jul 28, 2018

SLO REP’s Ubu’s Other Shoe Staged Reading series presents a staged reading BUILDING THE WALL by Robert Schenkkan, running July 27-28, Friday at 7 pm, Saturday at 2 pm & 7 pm. In a play that recalls George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four and the Nazi regime, BUILDING THE WALL is a...

The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

Mar 30 – Apr 15, 2018

The San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre is thrilled to present the hilarious comedy/ thriller THE 39 STEPS, adapted by Patrick Barlow from the book by John Buchan and the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name. The play is a fast-paced whodunit that mixes the 1935 Hitchcock...

The Producers

The Producers

Feb 16 – Mar 11, 2018

The San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre is thrilled to launch the second half of their inaugural season as SLO County’s only nonprofit, professional theatre company with THE PRODUCERS! The hilarious musical comedy from comic genius Mel Brooks is based upon his 1967 movie and...

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TRADITION TRANSFORMED: RACHMANINOFF, BRITTEN & BAIK in Santa Barbara TRADITION TRANSFORMED: RACHMANINOFF, BRITTEN & BAIK
Hahn Hall (10/08-10/08)
Number the Stars  in Santa Barbara Number the Stars
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (1/15-1/24)
Gutenberg! The Musical! in Santa Barbara Gutenberg! The Musical!
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (10/09-11/08)
SIX (Boleyn Tour) in Santa Barbara SIX (Boleyn Tour)
Christopher Cohan Center (5/18-5/19)
Three Tall Women in Santa Barbara Three Tall Women
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (5/07-5/23)
Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading: Nickel & Dimed  in Santa Barbara Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading: Nickel & Dimed
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (4/23-4/24)
HUMOR & HARMONY: THE CANELLAKIS-BROWN DUO in Santa Barbara HUMOR & HARMONY: THE CANELLAKIS-BROWN DUO
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Ragtime in Santa Barbara Ragtime
Rubicon Theatre Company (10/21-11/08)
John & Jen in Santa Barbara John & Jen
Rubicon Theatre Company (2/10-2/28)