San Diego Theatre Options for the Weekend of November 22nd!

Take some time out from running around prepping for next weeks holiday weekend and relax at some fun theatre this weekend!

USO 22ndAnnual USO San Diego Holiday Concert - November 23rd

Balboa Theatre

Come to the 22nd annual USO Holiday Concert this Saturday! This free concert features guest emcee Bill Griffith of 10News, Marine Band San Diego and a special rendition of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. This is a free concert but guests are invited to bring a new, unwrapped toy for children up to age 18. Toys will be distributed in the USO San Diego Giving Tree program, which supports military families who may not have the financial resources to provide a Christmas for their children. Seating is first-come, first-served to the first 1,200 attendees. The Balboa Theatre www.sandiegotheatres.org

Venus in Fur - Through December 8th
San Diego Repertory Theatre
This Broadway smash and Tony Award Best Play nominee asks you to take a hard look at the idea of love, power, sex, and gender roles in this show that follows the audition of an actress for the demanding playwright/director. This test of will makes you wonder what is control actually is, who has the power, and what is the fine line difference between fantasy and reality. San Diego Repertory Theatre www.sdrep.org

Side Show

La Jolla Playhouse - Through December 15th

This is a reimagined version of the musical based on the true story of conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton. Presented as in association with the La Jolla Playhouse and the Kennedy Center, this shows focuses on these beautiful, talented, and different sisters who are on their path to stardom. Yet they find that the journey from circus novelties to famed stage stars, tests their relationships as sisters as the spotlight is not everything that they had hoped for it to be. Mandell Weiss Theatre at the La Jolla Playhouse lajollaplayhouse.org

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Through Dec 28

The Old Globe Theatre
He may be a 'mean one' but the audience loves him anyways! Kick of the holiday season with this famous Dr. Seuss charcter as he tries to ruing the Who's Christmas celebration. Adpated from the book, it features songs such as book come to life with family friendly songs such as "This Time of Year," "Santa for a Day" and "Fah Who Doraze." The Old Globe, theoldglobe.org

Photo Credit:Kevin Berne

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