07/02/10- 07/24/10 |
The Twilight Zone
STAGEStheatre
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July 2-July 24, 2010
There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. A dimension as vast as space, as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which they call "The Twilight Zone."
The Twilight Zone, an American television classic, a mixture of self-contained fantasy, science fiction, suspense, or horror is being brought...
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05/14/10- 06/12/10 |
Steel Dragnolias
STAGEStheatre
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May 14-June 12, 2010
A gender-bending tale of friendship, love, loss and wigs set in steamy Chinquapin, Louisiana. Six southern "ladies" come together to trade advice and hairspray in this parody of one of the classics of the American stage. You'll never look at your hair dresser the same way again after watching this must-see event of the theatre season!
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05/07/10- 06/05/10 |
Steel Magnolias
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May 7-June 5, 2010
The play that sparked the movie - Steel Magnolias is centered around the ladies of a small-town beauty parlor. This play is as hilarious as it is touching and in the end, deeply revealing of the strength and purposefulness which underlies the lasting friendships between these women.
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| 04/03/10 |
Bringing Up Baby
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April 3, 2010
How would you spend the last 40 minutes of your life before leaving home to report to prison to serve an eight-year term for drug dealing? Ray chose to spend those minutes with his family. It is not pleasant.
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04/03/10- 04/25/10 |
Freud and the Android
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April 3-April 25, 2010
A magician named Mandrake performs card tricks in a public park and claims to be an android. Besides card tricks he does predictions, and offers psychological profiles. Is he flesh and blood, or is he a human robot? Is he a huckster or a genius? In the end you'll learn all about his "clients", society and about this man/android himself!
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03/26/10- 04/25/10 |
The Miracle of Mary Mack's Baby
STAGEStheatre
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March 26-April 25, 2010
Imagine if you will, a small west Texas town, it's a normal Friday night, M*A*S*H* playing on the T.V. Out of the dark, Texas sky falls to Earth a silver vessel, lands on the front lawn, steaming from what appears to be entry into the Earth's atmosphere. Up in the sky, a series of brilliant, shiny lights, pulsing in an almost hypnotic manner to a rhythmic, otherworldly beat.
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02/12/10- 03/14/10 |
Lend Me A Tenor
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February 12-March 14, 2010
This delightful farce follows the trials and tribulations of Henry Saunders, a hapless Cleveland opera impresario trying to ensure the old theater ethic, "the show must go on." Through a variety of errors, a visiting opera star, Tito Merelli (aka "Il Stupendo") is thought to be dead, and a fledging opera singer, Max, is unwillingly thrust into the limelight. Confusion reigns when Maggie, Max's fianc?e, an opera society matron, Julia, and the designing local operatic hopeful, Diana, all throw...
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01/08/10- 01/30/10 |
The World Premire of A.L.Trone's Joshua
STAGEStheatre
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January 8-January 30, 2010
Illinois, 1934: Faye is Ace's girl... Or was, until she left suddenly for the big city. Now, a year later, she has returned to find Ace waiting and the same provincial attitudes that drove her away in the first place. She rebuffs the advances of her former swain, Ace, and challenges the prevailing attitudes of the town by openly championing Joshua, a backwoods healer with abilities the townsfolk fear. This defiance comes with consequences though as secrets better left alone are uncovered.
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11/27/09- 12/20/09 |
Borneo Bob
STAGEStheatre
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November 27-December 20, 2009
By David Macaray
Directed by Philip Brickey
A troubled Southern California family greets a new arrival to their neighborhood, a charming and gentle graduate student from Borneo who also happens to be a cannibal. Things get a bit complicated when it becomes apparent that old habits are hard to break, even in a new country.
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10/09/09- 11/15/09 |
Richard III
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October 9-November 15, 2009
Avg. Event Rating (4.5 Stars):
After a long civil war between the royal family of York and the royal family of Lancaster, England enjoys a period of peace under King Edward IV and the victorious Yorks. But Edward's younger brother, Richard, resents Edward's power and the happiness of those around him. Malicious, power-hungry and bitter about his physical deformity, Richard begins to aspire secretly to the throne, and decides to kill anyone he has to in order to become king.
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10/03/09- 10/04/09 |
Fred Willard and the MoHos
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October 3-October 4, 2009
"MoHo Maniacs and the Good, the Bad and the Ugly!"
Movie/television/stage funny man, Fred Willard, his award-winning playwright wife, Mary, and their sketch comedy group, the MoHos, are back by popular demand for two nights only, returning to STAGEStheatre for their third straight year! You won't want to miss this side splitting event.
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09/05/09- 09/20/09 |
At the Arches
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September 5-September 20, 2009
Written and directed by Fullerton playwright, Terry McNicol, At The Arches explores the ongoing battle between fishermen that hang out at Newport Pier and those that frequent the Elk's Club on the same pier. Working class meets upper class in this comedy based on true life experiences. Join a full cast of STAGEStheatre regulars and a few new faces. It is a whale of a tale.
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08/21/09- 09/20/09 |
Women Behind Bars
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August 21-September 20, 2009
In this hilarious camp spoof on B movies of the 1950s, innocent Mary Eleanor lands in the Women's House of Detention in Greenwich Village after being framed for a crime she didn't commit. Presided over by a prison matron with a taste for sadism and female flesh, poor Mary Eleanor enters this multi-cultural den of vice and ends up assaulted, betrayed and ultimately broken by the system, but that's just the way it was in the movies.
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07/18/09- 08/09/09 |
Presidential Hopeless
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July 18-August 9, 2009
STAGEStheatre presents a world premiere event, Presidential Hopeless written by Fullerton local, John Richardson. Director Ernest Lee grabs a hold of this wild, humorous take on an American President while corralling an interesting cast. Mr. Lee has become quite a prolific director over the last year and STAGEStheatre is proud to present his latest production.
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07/10/09- 08/09/09 |
Philadelphia Lawyer
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July 10-August 9, 2009
When freedoms are questioned and threatened, what choice does man have other than to fight for what he believes? Early citizens of the Colony of New York and a shrewd lawyer from Philadelphia find themselves in just this circumstance - fighting for the right to question authority, fighting for the right to speak and write the truth, and fighting for the course of a nation. The heart and head lead the way to greater understanding of these inalienable rights all citizens bear. Laws evolve and...
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05/22/09- 06/27/09 |
Glengarry Glen Ross
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May 22-June 27, 2009
This no holds barred Pulitzer Prize-winning suspense comedy is a riveting account of the competing personalities in a seedy, cutthroat real estate office. The setting is one of desperation. A claustrophobic office of old-school real estate salesmen are given an ultimatum: They have to prove their skills and rack up some numbers in the next couple of days by selling undesirable real estate at inflated prices or else they are out of a job. This production will alternate performances with both an...
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| 04/18/09 |
Discoveries: What We Don't Expect
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April 18, 2009
Sometimes, things don't work out as planned. Sometimes, life takes unusual and unwanted turns. There's drama in that and comedy. Maybe even a life lesson or two. Expect some unexpected developments as the Orange County Playwrights Alliance presents staged readings of four new acts.
The Playbill
The Roommate by John Lane
Jesus Come, Jesus Go by Mark Platelli
Ode to Provence by Andrea Sloan Pink
West of Eden by Jordan R. Young
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| 04/04/09 |
2nd Annual Gala: Meet Me In St. Louis - An 'ol Fashioned Fair
STAGEStheatre
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April 4, 2009
STAGEStheatre will transform into a circa 1950's " 'ol fashioned fair," for their 2nd annual Gala Fundraiser.
The dinner will be prepared by Big B's BBQ ? complete with all the fixin's. Following the dinner and auction, guests will enjoy The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. The gala event will feature a silent auction with many different items available (from dining to beauty to entertainment, etc.), live entertainment, popcorn, cotton candy, award-winning baked goods and even a...
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04/03/09- 05/09/09 |
The Glass Menagerie
STAGEStheatre
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April 3-May 9, 2009
The classic play by Tennessee Williams tells the story of overbearing love and hope set in St. Louis. "I have tricks in my pocket, I have things up my sleeve."
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02/10/09- 03/21/09 |
Neil Simon's California Suite
STAGEStheatre
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February 10-March 21, 2009
STAGES Theatre is proud to present this classic four-part comedy about lives filled with commotion, complacency and second-thoughts.
The troupe at STAGES Theatre continues to welcome new talent combined with those that have graced their stage many times. Directors McNicol and Kojac work consistently at STAGES, sharing its history having been instrumental in its growth and development over the years. Don't miss this delightful four-part comedy that has helped make Neil Simon a household...
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01/16/09- 02/07/09 |
The Shape of Things
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January 16-February 7, 2009
The Shape of Things is a bitter take on the classic contemporary love story. Boy meets girl, boy changes for girl, boy's friends chastise him ? boy gets dumped. However things are not as they seem. When Adam meets Evelyn, an anarchist art student he is instantly smitten with her. What follows is a questioning of love, betrayal and perspective as Evelyn cryptically proclaims the beauty of art is that it is subjective.
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12/12/08- 01/04/09 |
It's a Wonderful Life - A Live Radio Play
STAGEStheatre
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December 12, 2008-January 4, 2009
Avg. Event Rating (4.0 Stars):
STAGEStheatre is proud to present the quintessential Christmas classic, It's a Wonderful Life?A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry, directed by Rayanne Thorn. This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve.
Each of the five actors takes on several roles as the...
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11/08/08- 11/30/08 |
Rattlers
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November 8-November 30, 2008
Kate Rivers was violently murdered. Her mother wants revenge and desperately searches for the person who did it. Her sister wants to bring her back from the dead and together with her boyfriend kidnaps a preacher to do just that. Her husband can't stand the crying women at the funeral parlor much less the flashes of unwelcome clairvoyance. And one innocent boy, surrounded by people with hearts like rattlers.
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10/24/08- 11/30/08 |
The Dinner Party
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October 24-November 30, 2008
A decidedly French dinner party is served up in a chaotic mode that only a master of comedy like Neil Simon could create. Five people are invited to dine at a first rate restaurant in Paris. They do not know who the other guests will be or why they have been invited. Tossed together in a private dining room, they have a sneaking suspicion that this unorthodox dinner party will forever change their lives. The evening is filled with playful antics, sudden zaniness and masterful comic dialogue as...
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09/20/08- 10/11/08 |
Larva Boy
STAGEStheatre
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September 20-October 11, 2008
The year is 1974. A tiny movie studio in the San Fernando Valley, run by an ambitious, charismatic woman who specializes in cheaply made horror films, is turned upside down by the arrival of a talented, young storyteller. As it turns out, this writer's gift for inventing disturbing horror scenes derives from something more than simply a fertile imagination. By play's end, the audience will have witnessed murder, betrayal, dementia, sexual hysteria and one man's struggle for redemption.
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09/05/08- 10/11/08 |
The Merchant of Venice
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September 5-October 11, 2008
The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare and directed by Joe Parrish. Shakespeare's examination of intolerance, revenge and mercy; one man's loan to impress a woman endangers his friend's life when the loan comes due. Shakespeare's dynamic play delves into the humanity behind our stereotypes.
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