The 2015-2016 SEASON BROCHURE will be in the MAIL on Thursday! Buy your SEASON SUBSCRIPTION early to ensure the BEST SEATS!

Here it comes. The news you've all been waiting for! Or at least I've been waiting for it, and I hope you have as well. Your season brochure will be arriving in your mailbox this week!  It's chock full of great shows for your entertainment and edification (or something like that!) We'll also have a big ol' stack of them, complete with season subscription order forms, in the lobby this weekend for your reading pleasure.

WELCOME TO THE 2015/16 SEASON!

For our 69th Season (Can you believe it?! 69 years!!) we're giving you MORE of the theatre you LOVE!

That's right, for ONE low subscription price, you'll enjoy SIX award-winning, awesome season shows. Save up to 15% when you buy all six!

The Ubu’s Other Show Staged Reading series will feature SEVEN plays from all over the world and when you buy all seven, you'll save 16% off the regular price!

The popular After Hours @slotheatre late night comedy series will feature FOUR side-splitting comedies. Buy all four and save 25% off the regular price!

PLUS ~ Enjoy ONE fabulous, one-of-a-kind Gala Musical (Come to the Cabaret, old chum!) ONE very special Holiday Show (You'll shoot your eye out!) ONE unique Best of No Shame evening of original work (plus 10 more live, late-night shows throughout the year) and TWO Academy of Creative Theatre student productions, beginning with the wonderful PIRATES OF PENZANCE opening on July 17th!

We have so much to share with you this year and we can’t wait to get started. Join us as a subscriber this season and don’t miss a moment of the journey!

Click HERE for your sneak preview of the entire season on our website and click HERE to download a season subscription order form.

Did you know that we have averaged 92% capacity houses for the entire 2014-15 Season?  

Not just once or twice, or just the musicals and comedies. Nope. Every single show this year has enjoyed near capacity or completely SOLD-OUT houses for their entire run. THE MUSIC MAN is a great example -- there are only about 10 seats left in the final 10 shows remaining in the next two weeks! Sure, we do pretty well for our wait list (if you don't have tickets yet, give it a shot!) but do you really want to stand outside and wait?

There's a better way. BUY A SEASON SUBSCRIPTION and enjoy these great benefits:

Guaranteed seats for all shows.

Best Seats in the House.

Save 12-25% off the individual show prices.

Easy to exchange.

Priority Seating every single time.

Check out our new season brochure and fall in love (like I have!) with the 2015-2016 Season! If you don't get your brochure by Monday, shoot me an email and I'll make sure to send you one.

Happy Wednesday everyone!
~Patty

An opening weekend special for BETWEEN IRAQ AND A HARD PLACE, AUDITIONS on Sunday and the 15/16 Season Brochure will arrive soon!

Join us for opening weekend of Jill Turnbow's critically acclaimed one-woman show BETWEEN IRAQ AND A HARD PLACE and get a special opening weekend discount. We need your help to spread the word about our final After Hours show of the season so we're offering $10 tickets to build the buzz. Just click HERE for tickets, enter promo code: iraq and you're in at half the price. Take advantage of this early bird discount THIS WEEKEND ONLY and come see this show!

THE CRITICS AGREE
BETWEEN IRAQ AND A HARD PLACE is based on Jill's real-life experiences entertaining the troops during the Persian Gulf War in 1991. She relates this personal story with dry humor, hilarious details and all the skill of a seasoned stand-up comic. Jill has performed this show to rave reviews in Los Angeles, New York, Montreal and even here at the Little Theatre for a limited run three years ago. This is comedy worth staying up late for, and a theatrical experience you don't want to miss!

Theatermania.com:
"Every three days, 950 military personnel came aboard to be entertained; they were nearly all men, some of whom had been stationed in the desert for up to a year. After much of the boat's female staff quit, Turnbow was left with only 20 other women, outnumbered 50 to one, sharing sole responsibility with one other (male) comic for standing before the rowdies to make them laugh." (Click HERE for complete review.)

Backstage.com:
"...an affecting show, starting out in the mood of standup comedy and becoming a heartfelt recollection...[Turnbow] avoids any political assessment of that battle, but paints an engrossing picture of the toll of war on ordinary soldiers, ending up as a salute to their courage and patriotism." (Click HERE for complete story.)

Yep. We're talking the real deal here. Click HERE to pick up your half price tickets for this weekend only, Friday and Saturday at 9:45 pm (note the change in time!) and Sunday at 7 pm immediately following THE MUSIC MAN. 

Our first main stage season show of the 2015-2016 Season will be SYLVIA: a modern romantic comedy about a dog, the couple who adopts her, and the comedy that results. Auditions for this wonderful show by A.R. Gurney will be held this Sunday, May 31st, beginning at 4:30 pm.  The director is David Carey Foster, who directed our production of GOOD PEOPLE last season. You can find out more about the show, the characters and download sides for the auditions HERE. Don't miss your chance to be a part of our season opening comedy!

Coming soon to a mailbox near you: the 2015-2016 Season brochure!  If all goes well, all the news that's fit to print about our upcoming 69th Season will land in your mailbox this weekend (or early next week at the latest!) We're giving you MORE of the theatre you LOVE with SIX season shows, SEVEN Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Readings, FOUR After Hours comedies, TWO Academy of Creative Theatre student productions and ONE fabulous Gala Musical, namely CABARET, celebrating 50 years of performances in 2016. You can take a sneak peek at all the shows AND download a season subscription order form right HERE. Season Subscriptions are only available for mail, phone or walk-up purchase (using the form provided) right now. SLOLT staff will fill subscriptions in the order they are received, giving priority seating to renewing subscribers and donors until June 22nd, when online sales will begin. Your season tickets will be sent to you in late June/early July.

Don't get stuck in line waiting for tickets on a sold-out show next year, SUBSCRIBE NOW to ensure your first choice of dates and seats!

The nearly sold-out run of THE MUSIC MAN continues this weekend with shows on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. You can click HERE to check availability and buy your tickets online. If we're sold-out, don't despair!  Arrive one hour before show time and place your name on our waiting list. We'll do our best to get you in to see this heartwarming, classic musical!

Thanks for your support of the Little Theatre. It's been an amazing season and we look forward to sharing more great theatre with you next year and an exciting future ahead!

Have a wonderful weekend!
~Patty

Boom! Ubu's COPENHAGEN hits the stage this weekend PLUS 7 more news items that inquiring minds want to know!

Recently seen posted on Facebook:

"There's nothing more exciting than a theatre buzzing with creativity. Tonight at SLO Little Theatre there were dancers in the lobby, singers on the patio, a reader's theatre in the rehearsal room, auditions upstairs, and Music Man principals on the main stage. It's energizing."

Yep. It's true. There's nothing like being at the Little Theatre when it's alive with activity... which is most of the time. You might call us the Little Theatre that could...or the theatre that never sleeps or... well, you get the idea.  So, if this blog post is just a tad long listing everything we've got coming up, I hope you'll understand.

#7 out of 9 Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Readings this season will hit the stage this Friday and Saturday for 3 shows only. Make sure you're at one of them. COPENHAGEN is a Tony Award-winning play that soars at the intersection of science and art. Michael Frayn's engrossing drama is an explosive re-imagining of the mysterious wartime meeting between two Nobel laureates to discuss the atomic bomb. Directed by John Battalino and featuring Michael Siebrass, Nathan Emmons and Debora Schwartz, this one's gonna make you think. Tickets are only $10 and you can get them HERE. 

And right after Friday night's performance of COPENHAGEN, stick around for NO SHAME APRIL! (in May.)  It's live, it's original, it's FREE and it's not your ordinary, run of the mill evening out. Doors open at 9:30 pm, submit your scripts or whatever you've got at 10 pm and the show starts at 10:30 pm. If you've never "No Shamed" it on a Friday night, I highly recommend giving it a try.

The Academy of Creative Theatre will be having auditions for a fabulous, kid-sized version of THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE on May 5 & May 7. Auditions are open to young actors ages 7-18 by appointment only. So, if you know a talented young actor, bring 'em on down! You can find out more about audition requirements HERE. The popular Gilbert & Sullivan operetta will run July 17-August 2. Tickets will go on sale in late May.

If you missed the premiere of this hilarious Michael Kaplan comedy on our stage back in January, you’ve got one more chance to see it live onstage with the original cast! On Friday, May 8 at the South Bay Community Center in Los Osos, We're Canceling Cable (And Other Empty Threats) will be resurrected as a benefit for the Monarch Grove PTA. This hilarious look at parenthood is directed by Jill Turnbow and will feature the talents of Gregory Gorrindo, Alicia Klein, Katie Gucik and Nathan Emmons with piano accompaniment by Mark Pietri. Original sketches, monologues, and songs explore the hilarious, sometimes cringe-worthy moments that take place on sidelines of soccer fields, behind closed doors of parent-teacher conferences, and within our own living rooms. Get your tickets HERE! (This show features adult language and situations; not exactly appropriate for children.  But why would you bring them? This is your time.)

We're hiring!  We are in need of a part-time Assistant Technical Director to manage all the technical needs associated with next year's After Hours, ACT and Ubu's Other Shoe shows. Interested? Or know someone who is? You can get all the details on the job right HERE. Interviews will take place the week of May 18th. Come on... trust me, it's a fun place to work. You'll love it!

Back to Ubu's Other Shoe for one quick second: we've got a cast for our final UBU of the season! Directed by Jill Turnbow, THE GOAT will feature the formidable talents of David Norum, Polly Firestone-Walker, Daniel Freeman and Anthony Hernandez. Get your tickets early, folks. That's going to be quite a show. Show runs June 19-20 and tickets are available right NOW, right HERE.

Do you love the the Little Theatre? Would you like to step up your involvement and help to create an exciting future for your community theatre? The Little Theatre is governed by a volunteer board of directors who meet monthly. The Nominating Committee is currently seeking interested members of the community who wish to become more involved in serving this dynamic and successful organization. For more information, please contact boardofdirectors@slolittletheatre.org. 

And last, but certainly not least, there are two more shows on the way! So, mark your calendars and get your tickets NOW as we race toward the finish line of our jam-packed 68th Anniversary Season! THE MUSIC MAN will march into the theatre on May 15th with all 76 trombones (kind of...) and you can get your tickets HERE.  The Ubu's Other Shoe comedy, RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN runs two nights only and you can get tickets HERE. 

Phew!  I know that was a lot for one blog post, but as our friend on Facebook said: "There's nothing more exciting than a theatre buzzing with creativity!" Come on down and join the fun. Whether you're onstage or off, there's nothing like live, local theatre.

Cheers!

~Patty

P.S. The 2015-2016 is coming soon! We'll be publicly announcing the entire line-up in the next week and tickets will be on sale in late May. Can't wait to share the excitement with you!

So, what's the deal with dramas? Seriously. Can we talk about this?

I don't get it. I just don't get it. Great play, amazing cast, deft direction, beautiful set. Did I mention this cast is awesome? It's the final weekend of this amazing show and there are still seats available. Okay, so it's a DRAMA. What's wrong with dramas? Why do comedies seem so much more appealing? I mean, I love to laugh as much as the next person, probably more. But a good drama, or even a tragedy, can feed the soul, cleanse the emotions, tell you something about yourself, about humanity. Something very important.

Full disclosure here. I love dramas. Meaty, true to life character studies are my favorite thing. And I'll bet you love 'em too. But only when they're good. When they're done very, very well... like this one. So, I'm going to make you a deal. I'm so sure that you will LOVE this show as much as I do, that I'm going to offer you a killer discount to come and see it this weekend. Come on . Just do it. Take advantage of a very special "Theatre Lover's Discount" this weekend only. All tickets for TIME STANDS STILL are just $20. Why? Because we want YOU to see this play. Really. Don't believe me? Check out the Tribune review by Debby Nicklas HERE.  Then, you can get all the details about how to get your discount (the password is drama!) right HERE.  Do it. You'll be glad you did. 

Speaking of GREAT shows... have you met Marge? And Trudy...and Lyn...then there's Chrissy and Edie and... geez, there are just far too many to name. And they're all miraculously played by Suzy Newman. Don't believe me? Then you haven't seen THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE. And there are only 3 more chances for you to rectify that situation and avoid the TRAGEDY of missing this fabulous comedy!  (See what I did there?)  Seriously, if you miss this show, you are gonna hate yourself in the morning. 

Once again, I've got back-up here. Check out Sarah Linn's REVIEW in Ticket today. And trust me, this one's NOT a drama. Far from it. But of course it IS a late-night show. And by late night, I mean 9:30 pm on Friday and Saturday and 7 pm on Sunday. That's not so late, is it?!  Of course not!  Don't be such a fuddy-duddy!  Okay, I'm gonna sweeten the deal for you. How about a discount? We're offering a special "Friends of Marge" discount just for you and your friends -- $10 for all seats, all 3 shows!  You can't beat that deal!

Listen, I really couldn't tell you why we're not sold out already. We should be. But I'm not going to sit idly by while you miss the chance to experience this amazing one woman show, so I'm making you you an offer you can't refuse. Click HERE to get your half price tickets today (the password is lily - for Lily Tomlin, of course!)

And before I forget, I gotta remind you about AUDITIONS!  The final show in our Ubu's Other Shoe 11th Anniversary Season will be directed by Jill Turnbow and auditions are this coming Monday night, April 27th at 6 pm.  We need four brave, funny and very talented actors to take on Edward Albee's THE GOAT (or Who is Sylvia?) The show will run for three performances only on June 19 and 20. Click HERE to get the details and we'll see you on Monday night!

Don't make me tell you again. You've got to see these shows! Really. 

Hope to see you here this weekend. Have a great one!

~Patty

P.S. Aren't our photos awesome?  Of course they are. Thank you, Jamie Foster Photography!

Enjoy a "Tax Relief Sale" on AFTER HOURS tickets, check out the review for TIME STANDS STILL and more AUDITIONS!

Bummed out on Tax Day? Could you use a few laughs this weekend? Well, you've come to the right place! This weekend only, we're offering $10 tickets to an amazing and hilarious one-woman-show: THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE. This is the show I've been waiting for all year. Suzy Newman will take on the Jane Wagner script made famous by Lily Tomlin on Broadway. Directed by the always amazing Kevin Harris, this is the fourth show in our inaugural AFTER HOURS @slotheatre late night comedy series and, trust me, it's worth staying up late to catch this one.

"A human comedy that strikes home so sharply it brings gasps of recognition as well as outbursts of laughter." --NEWSWEEK

SEARCH FOR SIGNS will take the stage immediately following our mainstage production of TIMES STANDS STILL on Friday and Saturday at 9:30 pm and Sunday at 7 pm. The show runs for two weekends only, April 17-26, but the discount is available for THIS WEEKEND ONLY!  Here's how:  Click HERE for more info on the show, then HERE to order your tickets. Choose your performance, then enter the promo code taxbreak and your $10 ticket option will pop right up.

Don't miss THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE!

I like musicals and comedies as much as the next girl, but if you want to really get my attention, and remind me why I LOVE theatre, give me a compelling, "meaty" drama every time. TIME STANDS STILL has it all:  an ensemble of strong actors, creative and insightful direction by Teresa Thuman, another beautiful, realistic set by Dave Linfield (I'm considering moving in to that loft!) and a thought-provoking, award-winning script by Donald Margulies.

Photos by Jamie Foster Photography

"Don't shy away from the serious subject matter of Time Stands Still. This hugely compelling drama mirrors a true-life story set in modern times." --TRIBUNE TICKET

You can read the complete Tribune review by Debby Nicklas right HERE, but don't take Debby's word for it, you definitely need to see TIME STANDS STILL. Click HERE for more info about the show, and click HERE for your tickets today.

The final Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading in our 2014-2015 Season will be Edward Albee's THE GOAT (or Who is Sylvia?) directed by Jill Turnbow. Four strong actors are needed and auditions are set for Monday, April 27th at 6 pm. Click HERE for more information about auditions and click HERE for more information about the play. You can also click HERE to read a review of the London production from 2004.

That's about it for me on this Tax Day 2015. I hope your refund is sweet and that you'll spend just a little of it on some live, local theatre in downtown SLO.

Have a great weekend!
~Patty

Teen Monologues on Thursday, AUDITIONS on Monday and get ready for TIME STANDS STILL next weekend!

Happy April Fool's Day!  I'm a failure. I sat here for like 30 minutes trying my best to think of a funny, and at least somewhat believable prank to play on our blog today, but no luck. I'm completely without inspiration. In lieu of any cleverness on my part, here's a link to CNN's The Best and Worst Pranks from Around the Web.  Enjoy!

Dark weekends are rare here at the Little Theatre, but every once in a while we actually have one, and this is it! But before we get busy with our "dark" weekend filled with rehearsals and building sets, there will be two performances this Thursday night that you might want to catch. Directed by the amazing John Battalino, the 13th Annual Teen Monologues will be presented right here on the Little Theatre stage on Thursday, April 2nd at 6:30 and 8:30 pm.  The show is actually produced as part of the Community Action Partnership of SLO County's youth health and prevention program. The Little Theatre has hosted the rehearsals and performances of this teen-produced show for all 13 years and we're so happy to partner with CAPSLO on this important program. You can see photos and read more about this year's show in a great article by Sarah Linn right HERE. The story will also appear in tomorrow's Tribune TICKET.

Director Jenny Shaheen is looking for a cast for Gina Gionfriddo's hilarious and thought-provoking 2012 play RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN. The Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading will take the Little Theatre stage on May 19 and 20 but auditions are this Monday, April 6th at 6 pm. There are roles available for 4 women (20's, 40's 60's) and 1 man (40's).  Click HERE for audition details and we'll hope to see you on Monday!

“There are moments such as these when time stands still and all you do is hold your breath and hope it will wait for you.” 

--Dorothea Lange

I am really looking forward to this show. We did it as an Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading a couple of years ago and I can't wait to see it in a fully staged version. It's a truly powerful contemporary drama by Pulitzer winner Donald Margulies. Directed by award-winning Seattle director Teresa Thuman and featuring just four talented actors, Brent BC-Harvey, Sabrina Pratt, Gregg Wolff and Alpha O'Neal, this will be a great evening of theatre. You can read an interview with the author about the play HERE and get a sneak preview of Teresa Thuman's director's notes right HERE. And don't wait too long to get your tickets or you might just miss out. You can get more info and find a link to buy those online HERE.

We had a great party on March 22nd and gave our major sponsors and donors a sneak preview of the upcoming 69th Season and we're getting ready to roll-out the news to our volunteers, actors, directors, friends, family and fans very soon. Stay tuned for more information - you're gonna love it!

Have a great weekend everyone!
~Patty

MISS WITHERSPOON solves the midweek holiday blues, last chance for SANTALAND and CHRISTMAS STORY and GIFT CERTIFICATES make great gifts!

Christopher Durang's irreverent and insightful comedy, MISS WITHERSPOON takes the stage this Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 pm, the 4th of nine UBU'S OTHER SHOW STAGED READINGS this season. If you're looking for something to bring a little life to your mid-week schedule OR snap you out of the holiday blues, this is your show. Directed by Kelly Fidopiastis and featuring Jill Turnbow in the title role, along with Valerie Palai, Katie Gucik, Irene Platt, Jonathan Shadrach and Priscilla McRoberts, this dark comedy is the perfect remedy for whatever ails you. Click HERE for more information and tickets.

For the second year in a row Kevin Harris has taken on the role of Crumpet the Elf in David Sedaris's THE SANTALAND DIARIES and audiences last weekend had a blast! You have just 4 more chances to join the frenzied fun of Christmas in Macy's Santaland, so don't wait too long to get your tickets or you'll be out of luck. This late-night holiday treat shows on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 9:45 pm and on Sunday at 7 pm. Click HERE for more information and get your tickets today!

"Give your family, friends and neighbors a sparkling gift in advance of Christmas: tickets to see SLO Little Theatre’s A Christmas Story." - Charlotte Alexander, Two for the Show Central Coast

Your last 5 chances to see A CHRISTMAS STORY start Thursday night at 7 pm! Click HERE to read Charlotte Alexander's complete review of our holiday show, then click HERE to get  your tickets. If the show looks sold-out, come on down anyway and get your name on our waiting list at the door -- we'll get you in to the see this show!

Too rainy outside to go shopping?  We've got you covered. Shop online and give the gift of live theatre for the holidays! Spend a little or spend a lot, it's entirely up to you. These gift certificates never expire and are the perfect solution for your theatre-loving, hard-to-buy-for friends and family! Click HERE to order your gift certificates today and have a merry, merry Christmas!

And just one more little note from "the girl upstairs" (me!)  Rehearsals have already begun for our February production of SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, and I am thoroughly enjoying listening to Zach Johnson and Jeff Salisbury rehearse MOSES SUPPOSES. This morning I got to sneak in and watch their tap rehearsal too. I'm still smiling. Can't wait for that show! Enjoy a little taste of the music and dancing in this clip from the classic film and don't wait too long to get your tickets to our winter Gala Musical! It's going to be fabulous!

Stay dry!
~Patty

P.S. Due to popular demand, BEST OF NO SHAME has added an encore performance at 10:30 PM on Friday, December 26th. Do yourself a favor and click HERE for more information and tickets before our second show is SOLD OUT! Cheers!

SANTALAND is coming to town, MISS WITHERSPOON takes the stage and A CHRISTMAS STORY packs the house!

BACK BY  POPULAR DEMAND!  Kevin Harris returns to the Little Theatre stage in the hilarious David Sedaris holiday story of Crumpet the Elf at Macy's Santaland, complete with tights, jingle bell shoes and festive cap. This late night holiday show is more than a little irreverent, just a tad "salty" and if you missed it last year, be sure to get your tickets early to ensure your seats.

"A sardonic, merrily subversive tale—just the antidote to bright-eyed joy before too many shopping days have passed. Worth more than a photo album full of Santas!" —NY Newsday

Grab a glass of wine at the bar and join  us for THE SANTALAND DIARIES opening this Friday, December 12th at 9:45 pm and running through December 21st immediately following A CHRISTMAS STORY on Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays at 9:45 pm and Sundays at 7 pm. Click HERE for your tickets today!

UBU'S OTHER SHOE will bring another award-winning show to the stage next Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 pm. Christopher Durang's black comedy MISS WITHERSPOON will be presented as a staged reading directed by Kelly Fidopiastis and featuring Jill Turnbow in the title role as the cantakerous, sardonic and stubborn Miss Witherspoon. Also featured in this very funny show are Valerie Palai, Katie Gucik, Irene Platt, Jonathan Shadrach and Priscilla McRoberts.

"This is Durang at the top of his metaphysical, apocalyptic, high-and-pop cultural game…thoroughly lovable. And funny." —NY Newsday.

Our staged readings have become one of our hottest tickets here at the Little Theatre, so don't wait until the last minute to book your seats. Tickets are only $10 and you can purchase them online right HERE. If you attend on Tuesday evening, be sure to join us for a talk-back with the actors and the director after the performance.

A CHRISTMAS STORY is breaking all records for ticket sales! But never fear, you can still get tickets to see this heartwarming holiday show. Good seats are still available ONLINE for a few shows and we will keep a waiting list at the box office beginning one hour before curtain at every show so that you can take advantage of last minute seats that become available. We'll do our best to get you in to this delightful family show!

"Classics bloom quickly in modern times...you don't have to have grown up with 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his ache for an air rifle under the tree to think of A Christmas Story as a Christmas must."

A CHRISTMAS STORY runs through December 21st on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7 pm and on Saturdays and Sundays at 2 pm. Have a Merry Christmas and remember..."Don't shoot your eye out!"

This holiday, don't give THINGS, give EXPERIENCES!  If you're still looking for that special gift for that certain someone, we've got the perfect solution to your gift-giving dilemma. Give the gift of live theatre for the holidays!

Little Theatre Gift Certificates:

• Can be purchased in any amount you choose, making them affordable or extravagant - it's entirely up to you!
  
• Are valid for tickets to ANY show on our stage, from Ubu's Other Shoe to After Hours, The Secret Garden to Singin' in the Rain!
  
• NEVER EXPIRE! That's right, as long as there's a Little Theatre in San Luis Obispo, your gift certificate will be honored. And after 68 years of continuous performances, we're not planning on leaving any time soon.

Gift Certificates are easy to order ONLINE or you can call the box office at (805) 786-2440.

Best wishes for a happy holiday season from all of us here at the Little Theatre to all of you. Hope to see you soon for some live, local theatre!

~Patty

A CHRISTMAS STORY opens on Saturday, AUDITIONS on Sunday, SANTALAND is coming to town and HOLIDAY GIFT CERTIFICATES are on sale now!

How can you resist such old-fashioned Christmas spirit! A CHRISTMAS STORY, humorist Jean Shepherd's memoir of growing up in the mid-west in the 1940s, follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas. The 1983 film has become an annual tradition for thousands of families and now you can enjoy it live onstage right here at the Little Theatre!

Jamie Foster Photography

Some performances are already sold-out, but there are still great seats available. If all else fails, we'll have a waiting list at the door! The fun starts Saturday, December 6th at 2 pm (no Friday performance due to the SLO Holiday Parade) Click HERE for tickets and whatever you do... "Don't shoot your eye out!"

The last auditions of 2014 will take place this Sunday at the Little Theatre. 4000 MILES is our fifth Ubu's Other Show staged reading of the season, and the show will be directed by Danielle McNamara. We're looking for four talented actors to take on this award-winning comedy/drama. Show dates are January 30-31 and auditions begin at 4 pm on Sunday, 12/7. Click HERE for all the details and we hope to see you on Sunday.

Crumpet the Elf will be returning to the Little Theatre stage on December 12th at 9:45 pm, as part of a special holiday edition of our After Hours @slotheatre late night comedy series. THE SANTALAND DIARIES is David Sedaris' remarkable one-man-show chronicling the writer's experiences working at Macy's Santaland in New York. Kevin Harris will take on the role of Crumpet for the second year in a row, directed by Suzy Newman. Don't miss a minute of late-night holiday hilarity in downtown SLO! Click HERE for more information and tickets.

The season of giving is now upon us, and we have the perfect gift idea for you and yours! Why not add a Little Theatre Gift Certificate to your friends’ and family members’ stockings?  Little Theatre gift certificates are available in any denomination, may be used for tickets for ANY production on our stage, and they NEVER, ever expire. Make a dramatic statement this holiday season with the gift of theatre! Click HERE to order your stocking stuffers today.

Many, many thanks to ALL of you who made donations to the Little Theatre on "Giving Tuesday" this week, and to those who have made end-of-year donations within the last few weeks. Your gifts this year and every year help to keep the tap shoes tapping, the children laughing, the music playing, and live theatre onstage in San Luis Obispo, now and into the future. If  you are still contemplating your end-of-the-year giving options, we hope you'll consider a gift to the Little Theatre. Click HERE to see our many generous donor benefits and make your donation online today. (Click HERE to see a list of all of our generous donors!)

The holidays are shifting into high gear here at the Little Theatre and we'd love to celebrate with you!  Stay warm, stay dry, drive safely, shop wisely and we hope to see you soon!

~Patty

#CyberMonday/#GivingTuesday Gift Certificate Special! Get an extra $5 when ordering online!

We've extended our #Cyber Monday special to include #Giving Tuesday too! The holiday season has officially begun and you can kick it off with a bang by getting a great deal and making a difference with your gifts of time or treasure.

TODAY ONLY: 

Buy a SLO Little Theatre gift certificate online and we'll toss in an extra $5 for every $25 you spend! 

1. Click HERE to order your gift certificate online. 

You can fill any amount, whatever fits your gift-giving budget: $10, $25, $30, $50, $100... whatever amount you wish! (Our ticket prices range from $10 for Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Readings, all the way up to $35 for our gala musicals, such as Singin' in the Rain.)

2. The Box Office will create your gift certificate, adding an additional $5 for every $25 you spend. 

3. Pick up your specially-created gift certificate at the Little Theatre box office, or CLICK HERE to email us, letting us know to just pop it in the mail to you today.

Gift Certificates are good for ANY show and NEVER expire!

Give the gift of live theatre for the holidays. It's easy, it's affordable and you'll be supporting a 68 year tradition of the performing arts right here in downtown SLO.

And if you'd like to celebrate #GivingTuesday with us, consider an online end-of-year donation. Your gifts this year and every year help to keep the tap shoes tapping, the children laughing, the music playing, and live theatre onstage in San Luis Obispo, now and into the future. Click HERE to make your donation online and then share your giving on social media with the #givingtuesday hashtag!

Best wishes for a happy, healthy holiday season full of great times with family and friends and the magic of live, local theatre at your San Luis Obispo Little Theatre!