BWW Blogs: Labor Day Brings Theatrical Labors of Love to the California Central Coast!

As we move toward the Labor Day weekend - am I the ONLY person wondering where the summer went?!  But just because summer may be coming to an end - this is NOT the case with the many live performance and theatre offerings here on the California Central Coast!

The God Is Still Speaking Players is proud to announce the cast for its upcoming musical production of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown:

Charlie Brown    John Rothman

Lucy                Taylor Peters

Linus                Spencer Doyle

Patty               Kate Perello

Schroeder         Chris Dixson

Snoopy             Miranda Schwartz Bolef

Come and see your favorite "Peanuts" characters brought to life in a rollicking fun and touching romp through some of Charles Schulz's best comic strip story lines, along with some wonderful songs, including "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown," "Suppertime," "Book Report," "The Baseball Game," "Glee Club," and "Happiness" - to name a few.

Performances will be held at the SLO UCC (11245 Los Osos Valley Rd) on Fri, Sept 3 & 10 at 7:30 PM; Sat & Sun, Sept 4 & 5 and 11 & 12 at 2 PM; PLUS a special Labor Day Monday matinee on Sept 6 at 2 PM to benefit the work of the Prado Day Center. 

General Admission is $15, along with a Family FUN-Pak price of $50 that will admit a family of 4 or more.

Presale tickets are available at the SLO UCC office (544-1373), Boo Boo Records in SLO, Volumes of Pleasure in Los Osos, Coalesce Bookstore in Morro Bay, or online at www.brownpapertickets.com.  Tickets will also be available at the door on the days of performance.

Contact Director, Curt Miner, at 544-1373 or revcurt@sloucc.org with any questions [photo by Danielle Dutro].

The San Luis Obispo Little Theatre (www.slolittletheatre.org) presents The Fantasticks, which launches the theatre's 2010/11 main stage season, through September 19.

Auditions for Nuncrackers - the Nunsense Christmas Musical, directed by Jim Shine, will be held on September 20 & 21.

Ubu's Other Shoe, SLOLT's Readers' Theatre group, will presnt Side Man, written by Warren Leight and directed by John Battalino, for one performance on September 24.

Upcoming performances at the Cal Poly Performing Arts Center (www.pacslo.org) include Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks September 24, Bill Cosby on September 26 (2 shows - 3:00 & 7:00 PM), international guitar sensation Benise September 29, Steve Martin October 6, and comedienne Paula Poundstone on October 7.

The Brickyard Theatre (www.brickyardhteatre.com) is currently working on a production of Quilters, which will be presented September 2-25 in Atascadero.  Contact Bobbi Stoffel at stoffelfam@charter.net for reservations or more information.

Actors are needed for Atascadero's annual Tent City Celebration on October 16, commemorating the town's founding nearly a century ago.  If dressing up in early 20th century period costumes and being part of this historical reenactment of sorts sounds of interest - or if attending such an event sounds like fun, go to www.colonydays.org for more information, or contact event organizer, Ken Mallett, at KMallettOnStage@Yahoo.com

The Theatre at the Old Grammar School (TOGS) in Cambria presents Rosann Balbontin's Bridging the Gap through September 5.  Contact Theatre Director, Jeff Mar, if you have any questions at KRKJFRZ@aol.com.

The Pewter Plough Playhouse (www.pewterploughplayhouse.org), also located in Cambria, closed their production of Finishing Touches on February 28.  The theatre has been closed for a time while it installed a new fire sprinkler system - but now it's ready to open its doors again!  Come see Just 45 Minutes From Broadway Sept 3-5 and help the theatre retire its sprinkler systEm Loan!

Always ... Patsy Cline will be presented at Centennial Park in Paso Robles (600 Nickerson Dr) for 2 performances on September 17 & 18 at 6 PM with Amanda Baker as Patsy and Jill Turnbow as her friend Louise, along with a 5 piece band. 

The Pioneer Players (www.pioneerplayers.org) finished a successful run of Oliver at the Templeton Performing Arts Center in January.  Next up was to be a summer musical production of Fiddler on the Roof, but performance rights were unavailable.  Then the plan was a production of The Unsinkable Molly Brown.  Now, I'm told they are working on a "special project" that has taken them in a different direction at this point, and they will hopefully be making an announcement soon ... stay tuned!

The Houselights Theatre (www.houselightstheatre.org) is looking for a new place to call home ... got any suggestions?  Stay tuned for details concerning their next show (and where it will be held).

Murder in Mind Productions (http://murderinmind.com) presents Bewitched: De-Witched, a parody by John Logue and directed by Ron Kewish, at the Spyglass Inn, located at 2703 Spyglass Dr in Shell Beach, through September 5.  Reservations are required.

Upcoming performances at the Clark Center (www.clarkcenter.org) in Arroyo Grande, include the A Night of Worship with Wayne & Libby Huirua September 4, country artist Darryl Worley September 12, San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy Competition September 30, Carlene Carter October 1, Richie Havens October 11, and folk icon Judy Collins October 14.

Ryan Cordero (rccor385@gmail.com) and Sorcerer Productions (check them out on Facebook) will present a production of Forever Plaid September 17 - October 2 as part of their inaugural season of 4 shows.  In addition to Forever Plaid, Last Five Years is tentatively scheduled for production in November, Drowsy Chaperone in Feb/March of 2011, and Crazy for You in August 2011.

The Great American Melodrama (www.americanmelodrama.com) in Oceano is winding down its summer repertory season with The Crock of Gold alternating performances with their second summer show, The Tavern, through September 19, along with "The Great Outdoors (or Travel Time) Vaudeville Review" following each performance [NOTE: Attended a Saturday early show of The Tavern, followed by "The Travel Time Vaudeville Review," and the Melodrama gang, with a couple of new faces - including friend, Alan Benson, did their usual WONDERFUL job!].  Auditions for young actors (boys 5-14 and girls 5-18) for their 2010 production of A Christmas Carol will be held Sept 12 at 3 PM and Sept 13 at 6 PM; callbacks at 7:30 [rehearsals begin Oct 26; performances Nov 18 - Dec 31). 

The Santa Maria Civic Theatre (www.smct.org) will present The White Liars and Black Comedy September 10 - October 2.  Auditions for their next production, Wait Until Dark, will be held on Septemeber 20 & 21 (performances Novermber 19 - December 11).

The Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts (www.pcpa.org), the Central Coast's Resident Professional Theatre Company, located on the Allan Hancock College Campus in Santa Maria, presents Songs for a New World through September 12 at the Solvang Festival Theater [NOTE: Saw the final Sunday matinee in Santa Maria before the show moved to Solvang - you REALLY don't want to miss this one!].  And then the final production of the 2010 Summer Season is the world premiere of Invierno by José Cruz González, showing through September 19 at the Severson Theatre in Santa Maria.

So ... whatever else your plans may include as we move toward the Labor Day three day holiday weekend and beyond - I hope it includes attending a live theatre performance here on the beautiful California Central Coast!

Curt Miner ... your BroadwayWorld.com guy on the ground with the California Central Coast theatre "news & views" 

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