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December 2nd - December 18th
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens, adapted by Jerry Juhl
Directed by Jerry Greenberg
As a special holiday treat for the entire family and friends of Mendocino Theatre Company, MTC is presenting Charles Dickens', A Christmas Carol, which plays Thursday-Sunday starting December 2 through December 18.
October 27th - November 27th
The Trip to Bountiful
by Horton Foote
Directed by Sue Winn
Is it ever really possible to go home again?
This is the question in Horton Foote’s poetic story of Mrs. Watts, an aging woman living in a cramped Houston apartment with her adult son and his abrasive wife. Yearning for the remembered freedom of her childhood home in Bountiful, Mrs. Watts sets out on a deeper journey than she could ever have imagined. Elegant and timeless, The Trip to Bountiful is a beautiful play from the recently deceased playwright (2009), often called "the American Chekhov."
September 15th - October 16th
Same Time Next Year
by Bernard Slade
Directed by Milo Young
One of the most popular romantic comedies of the century, Same Time, Next Year ran four years on Broadway, winning a Tony Award for lead actress Ellen Burstyn, who later recreated her role in the successful motion picture. It remains one of the world's most widely produced plays. The plot follows a love affair between two people, Doris and George, married to others, who rendezvous once a year. Twenty-five years of manners and morals are hilariously and touchingly played out by the lovers.
July 28th - September 4th
The Pavilion
by Craig Wright
Directed by Kennedy White
"This is the way the universe begins."
With those words, the Narrator of The Pavilion, like the Stage Manager in Our Town, takes the audience on a ride through the past, the present, and the future, introducing us to Peter and Kari, former high school sweethearts on the night of a high school reunion. Their past is broken. Can it be mended? Can time ever be coaxed into running backwards? The Pavilion is a sweepingly romantic modern classic.
July 22nd
Les Filles Rouge
Encore performance! Polaris Dance Troupe is back with bells on! Or should we say, bells off… Founder and local dancer and teacher Melinda Miller-Klopfer is producing "Les Filles Rouge ~ a burlesque extravaganza!" and it promises to be an extravaganza indeed. Ticket prices are 25$ in advance, 30$ at the door.
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June 9th - July 17th
She Stoops to Conquer
by Oliver Goldsmith
Directed by Dan Kozloff
First performed in London in 1773, this hilarious farce, full of witty social commentary has continued to delight Audiences for more than 200 years. Comic confusion and imagined class distinctions threaten to derail an engagement between young Mr. Marlow and the vivacious Kate Hardcastle. It takes all of Kate's ingenuity to turn things to her advantage in this fast-paced, warm, and wise play.
April 28th - May 29th
The Pillowman
by Martin McDonagh
Directed by Ann Woodhead
When this gripping, dark comedy premiered on Broadway in 2005, it won the Olivier Award for Best New Play, the Drama Critic's Circle Award, and two Tony Awards. The play is set in a grim, unspecified central European country where a writer concocts gruesome stories to entertain his mentally challenged brother, but when shocking murders are discovered that seem to mirror these tales, two detectives appear armed with more than just questions. Not for children or the faint of heart!
May 25th
Lost Coast Word-Music Quintet
by Toby Lurie
On Wednesday, May 25, the Lost Coast Word-Music Quintet will perform some of local artist and writer Toby Lurie’s work. This will be read by Allen Droyan, Toni Orans, David Woolis, Toby Lurie and Mother Bear. These Word-Music pieces are language experiments bringing the spoken word and music together so that the one becomes the other and the other becomes the one.
May 11th
Once Upon A Dragon
by Pauline Mol
Directed by Maya Neumeier & Ivy Sears
Wednesday, May 11, Jumpstart Young People's Theatre will read "Once Upon a Dragon" by Dutch playwright Pauline Mol, who writes plays for the Youth Theatre of the Netherlands. It was inspired by famous fairy tales recorded by the Brothers Grimm and is directed by Maya Neumeier and Ivy Sears, assisted by Lorry Lepaule.
March 17th - April 17th
Born Yesterday
by Garson Kanin
Directed by Bob Cohen
This delightful comedy classic sets one of theater's most memorable characters–sexy, unsophisticated Billie Dawn–against the corrupt political backdrop of 1945 Washington D.C., as junkyard gangster Brock arrives in D.C. to grease the senatorial wheels in favor of his post-war scrap metal business. Afraid that his uncultured girlfriend, Billie, will wreck his plans, he hires writer Paul Verrall to tutor her, but as Billie's knowledge grows, so does her insight and self-respect.