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“57 CHEVY” Streaming from San Diego Repertory Theatre

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 7/28/21 RUN DATES: 7/27/21 - 8/15/21 VENUE: Streaming from San Diego Repertory Theatre “Mr. Incréible.” That’s what Cris Franco’s father called him. But the moniker should really be applied to Ricardo Salinas, who portrays him in “57 Chevy.” The comic memory play isn’t about a car, although the titular auto was a beloved family possession — and the ultimate symbol of The American Dream. “57 Chevy” is Cris Franco’s homage to his father, a gifted mechanic Read More →

“THE MANGO TREE” streaming from Moxie Theatre

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 6/16/21 RUN DATES: 7/8/21 - 8/8/21 VENUE: Streaming from Moxie Theatre It only lasts about 20 minutes, but It packs a punch. The virtual world premiere of a galvanic solo play, “The Mango Tree,” written by and starring Bibi Mama, is a potent addition to Black Artist Collective’s “Say It Loud” Festival, leading up to Juneteenth. Co-directed by Bibi Mama and Claire Simba, produced by Moxie Theatre (and BAC), the piece originated as Mama’s thesis project Read More →

“BECOMING DR. RUTH” streaming from North Coast Repertory Theatre

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 6/8/21 RUN DATES: 6/9/21 - 7/11/21 VENUE: Streaming from North Coast Repertory Theatre Everyone deals with trauma differently. While no one escapes the haunting of the horrors, some manage to move forward with positivity. One of those is Ruth K. Westheimer. The diminutive (4’7”) Radio/TV sex therapist will simply not tolerate negative energy — or failure (“When I am knocked down, I bounce right back up”). So she tells us in “Becoming Dr. Ruth,” a witty, Read More →

“BEEHIVE” from New Village Arts

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 6/14/21 RUN DATES: 6/11/21 - 7/25/21 VENUE: New Village Arts at the Flower Fields In “Beehive, the ‘60s Musical,” sisters are doin’ it for themselves. Okay, maybe that’s a 1985 Eurythmics song, but it was also recorded by Aretha Franklin (in ’85), and it perfectly captures the sensibility of the 1980s musical about the 1960s. The show, featuring 30+ popular tunes, is actually a revue rather than a musical. Lots of songs (thankfully, mostly in their Read More →

“ONCE ON THIS ISLAND” at Moonlight Stage Productions

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 6/19/21 RUN DATES: 6/16/21 - 7/3/21 VENUE: Moonlight Stage Productions It may be “the jewel of the Antilles,” but this Caribbean Island is rather rough-cut. It’s split down the middle — by color and class. On one side live the Peasants, dark-skinned and poor. On the other, the Grands Hommes, wealthy. Light-skinned descendants of the French planter/colonialists who mingled with their slaves. For generations, the peasants have recounted the legend of a young girl who was Read More →

FEATURE: BLACK ARTIST COLLECTIVE

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 6/13/21 RUN DATES: 6/13/21 - 6/19/21 VENUE: Various Celebrating Juneteenth As so many great relationships do, it all began with Breaking Bread. That was the name of the February 2020 dinner gathering organized by The Old Globe, to bring together local black theater artists and the cast of August Wilson’s “Jitney,” which was running at the time. “It was so wonderful,” says Joy Yvonne Jones, President and co-founder (with Rich Soublet and Zack King) of the San Read More →