MAN WITH A LOAD OF MISCHIEF, ROMANCE/ROMANCE and More Set for North Coast Rep's 2013-14 Season

North Coast Repertory Theatre announces its 32nd Season. From its modest beginning in 1982, North Coast Repertory Theatre, a non-profit organization, has evolved into one of the area's leading performing arts organizations, recognized for the quality of its work and its commitment to excellencE. North Coast Repertory's 32nd Season promises to be a season filled with laughter, romance, mystery and passion. With two World Premieres, two San Diego Premieres and two Musicals, this season promises to be one of the most exciting ever.

North Coast Repertory's 32nd Season:

Man with a Load of Mischief
Music by John Clifton, Lyrics by John Clifton and Ben Tarver
Book by Ben Tarver
Directed by Rick Simas
Previews TONIGHT, September 4 - 6, 2013
September 7- September 29, 2013

The stage is set for romance and intrigue! A great Off-Broadway musical sensation of the late 1960's, this charming tale set in a wayside country inn in the England of the early nineteenth century is filled with song, humor and love. A handsome Nobleman and his Lackey, a beautiful Lady and her Maid. But the Nobleman isn't noble, the Lackey is no lackey, the Lady is no lady, and the Maid is no maiden.

Broken Glass
By Arthur Miller
Director by TBD
Featuring David Ellenstein
Previews October 16 - 18, 2013
October 19 - November 10, 2013

Arthur Miller's Olivier award-winning drama takes place in Brooklyn in 1938. The master dramatist weaves a gripping mystery of guilt, personal tragedy and love. The complex personal relationships along with a plot filled with arresting incidents leads us through an examination of the playwright's moral vision which ultimately delivers us to the poignant and dramatic conclusion. A must see for the serious theatre lover.

Who am I this Time (San Diego Premiere)
By Aaron Posner adapted from short stories by Kurt Vonnegut
Directed by TBA
Previews January 8 -10, 2014
January 11 - February 2, 2014

Adapted from Kurt Vonnegut's early stories, this work is full of charm, magic and heart. Down a well-worn path, hand-in-hand, take a walk...through leaves and over bridges, breathe in the soul's seductive moments through three love stories set in mythologicAl Small-town America. Along the circuitous course of love we travel with our new friends hoping to catch a genuine glimpse of humankind's most elusive sentiment. Real folks. Real love. Real fun.

School for Lies (San Diego Premiere)
By David Ives, adapted from Molière's The Misanthrope
Directed by TBA
Preview February 19 - 21, 2014
February 22 - March 16, 2014

Molière's wit meets its match in this saucy, scintillating new adaptation. Tony Award nominee David Ives' deliciously off-color tribute to The Misanthrope stuffs a seventeenth-century farce full of contemporary slang-with results worthy of a Baroque vaudeville show. Amid a glittering world of gossip, glamour and scandal, a gaggle of misbehaving characters chatter away in hilarious rhyming couplets. This blissfully entertaining night promises to keep you laughing all the way home.

Mandate Memories (World Premiere)
By Lionel Goldstein
Directed by David Ellenstein
Previews April 9 - 11, 2014
April 12 - May 4, 2014

In this taut and witty drama filled with revelations of love affairs, dreams and the founding of Israel, layers are peeled away to reveal the deep hearts of two caring and compassionate human beings. There is a mysterious connection between Gustav Frolich, an eighty-year-old Holocaust survivor and Jane Stirling, a sixty-two year-old widow as their debate reveals how different and yet how similar they are.

FadedGlory (World Premiere)
By Timothy Burns
Directed by David Ellenstein
Previews May 28 - 30, 2014
May 31 - June 22, 2014

Meet Daniel Sickles, a 19th-century Congressman, friend to presidents, Civil War general, lover of Queen Isabella of Spain, notorious philanderer, embezzler, murderer, and the officer who almost cost the Union victory in perhaps the most pivotal battle of the Civil War only to receive the Congressional Medal of honor. Based on this real figure from American History, funny, poignant and filled with amazing little known historical information FADED GLORY promises to be a highlight of our season. A rollicking comedic romp through this amazing life.

Romance/Romance
Book and lyrics by Barry Harman, Music by Keith Herrmann
Directed by Rick Simas
Previews July 9 -11, 2014
July 12 - August 3, 2014

Frothy, fun and manages to remind us of those secret, frivolous, and embarrassing romantic impulses to which we are susceptible. In this rousing two act musical we take a varied look at romance seekers in two ways; from a delightful romp through the sexual ennui of the turn of the century Vienna in the first Act, to a Second Act modern look at affection and disaffection in summer house in the Hamptons. An Off-Broadway sensation that successfully moved to Broadway, ROMANCE/ROMANCE is a sweetheart of a musical perfect for North Coast Rep's intimate stage.

Ticket prices: $37 - $54 (Senior/Student & Military discount save $3.00 per ticket with valid I.D. off regular ticket prices. and North Coast Repertory Theatre subscribers save $5.00 off regular prices.)

Show times: All Previews are at 8:00pm. Regular show times are Wednesdays at 7:00pm, Thursday - Saturday at 8:00pm, Saturday & Sunday matinees at 2:00pm and Sunday evenings at 7:00pm.

How to buy tickets:Tickets are available only at North Coast Repertory Theatre in Solana Beach at 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Suite D, 92075. Box Office hours are Noon to 4PM daily and Noon to Curtain day of shows. Call 858-481-1055 for tickets or visit www.northcoastrep.org.

About David Ellenstein, Artistic Director: Born into a theatrical family, David has worked in theatres across the country. Before joining North Coast Rep in 2003 he served as Artistic Director for the Los Angeles Repertory Company and the Arizona Jewish Theatre Company (AJTC). A veteran of over 200 theatrical productions, directorial favorites include: North Coast Rep - Time Stands Still, Words by... Ira Gershwin and the Great American Songbook, Two by Pinter: The Lover and The Dumb Waiter, HENRY IV Part 1, Heroes, My Name is Asher Lev, The Drawer Boy, Becky's New Car, Ghosts, The Tempest, Talley's Folly, Over the Tavern, Old Wicked Songs, The Dresser, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Madagascar, A Shayna Maidel, The Honky Tonk Angels, Rashomon, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Tuesdays With Morrie, Collected Stories, Halpern and Johnson, Romeo and Juliet, Amy's View, Einstein Comes Through (also co-author), The Chosen, A Life in the Theatre, Story Theatre and Charley's Aunt. Coconut Grove Playhouse - Sonia Flew starring Lucy Arnaz; Halpern and Johnson starring Hal Linden and Brian Murray. Papermill Playhouse - The Chosen starring Theodore Bikel and John Lloyd Young. Portland Stage - Halpern and Johnson. Renaissance Theatre - Long Day's Journey Into Night. Actor's Theatre of Phoenix - Rabbit Hole. Alabama Shakespeare Festival - Rocket City (world premiere) and Honky Tonk Angels. Laguna Playhouse - Alexandros (world premiere). Southwest Shakespeare Company - Cyrano de Bergerac. AJTC - Awake and Sing. Meadow Brook Theatre - A Christmas Carol. Pirate Playhouse - Old Wicked Songs and Talley's Folly. Kingsmen Shakespeare - Hamlet. Portland Rep - Conversations With My Father and Gaslamp Quarter Theatre - A Shayna Maidel. Favorite roles as an actor include Jacob Kahn in My Name is Asher Lev, Matt in Talley's Folly at North Coast Rep, title roles in Hamlet at Los Angeles Theatre Center and Los Angeles Repertory Company; Richard III at California Shakespeare Festival; Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof at Moonlight Stages, Einstein in Picasso at the Lapin Agile at Laguna Playhouse; Calisto in The Illusion and Harker in Dracula at the Arizona Theatre Company; Jonathan in Sight Unseen at North Coast Rep and Portland Repertory Theatre. Film and television credits include over three dozen roles including Star Trek IV, The Practice, Foul Play, Christine Cromwell, Renegade, Eight is Enough, and General Hospital. David has also been guest faculty for numerous universities including California State Northridge, Cal Arts, and Shakespeare workshops privately. David lives with his beautiful wife Denise and their amazing sons Jamie and Will.

About the North Coast Repertory Theatre: North Coast Repertory Theatre is a professional equity theatre founded in 1982. Currently celebrating its 31st season, North Coast Rep has received critical acclaim from media and audiences alike. With the fifth largest operating budget of non profit theatre and employing the third most Actors' Equity Association members (the union of professional actors and stage managers) in San Diego, North Coast Rep continues to produce high quality, award winning theatre and has evolved into one of the area's leading performing arts organizations. Located in Solana Beach, California, NCR not only draws its audience from the North Country region, but 50% of its audience base resides in metro San Diego and throughout Southern California. Recognized for the quality of its work and its commitment to quality, this season will be performed on the Blakistone Stage, dedicated to North Coast Rep founders Olive Blakistone and her departed husband, Tom, who passed away in March of 2009.

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