ANNOUNCING THE 2014/2015 SEASON!

We've got a fabulous season planned for you starting with choreographer Suzy Miller's musical extravaganza PLAY ON! and ending with THE MUSIC MAN! We've got comedies, dramas, musicals, a fabulous holiday show and more! There will be 9 Ubu's Other Shoe staged readings and we've added a late-night series of shows called After Hours@slotheatre that you're gonna love. Our Academy of Creative Theatre students are going to have a blast this summer in CINDERELLA, and our winter gala fundraiser will be SINGIN' IN THE RAIN!

Season subscriptions will go on sale in mid-May with the release of our season brochure. Individual show tickets will be available in June. 

For now, please mark your calendars, and join us in looking forward to the 68th Anniversary Season of the San Luis Obispo Little Theatre!

Oh, yeah! you can click HERE for all the fabulous details now listed on our website. Enjoy!

BUT WAIT!  Before you go, don't forget that we've still got four more shows to enjoy this season! 

Click these links for more information and to get your tickets today for PROOF, A CHORUS LINE, A DELICATE BALANCE or AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

Have a great weekend!

The Reviews are in and PROOF Knocks it out of the Park!

Courtesy of Jamie Foster Photography

The Critics Agree, PROOF is INCREDIBLE!

"SLO Little Theatre’s production of 'Proof' is marked by strong performances... poised to grow more rich and subtle as the run continues." -- Erin Messer, New Times

"When a fine play and excellent actors come together, it’s theater alchemy." -- Joan Crowder, Ticket

"All the key ingredients are represented in this fine, fine evening of entertainment." 

-- Charlotte Alexander, Two for the Show

Courtesy of Jamie Foster Photography

If you'd like to read the full reviews, just click on the authors' names above. But beware of a couple of "spoilers" if you do. In fact, if you'd like to be totally surprised with all the twists and turns in this Pulitzer Prize winning play, come see it first, THEN read the reviews!  Whatever you decide, don't miss this play! PROOF runs now through April 27th, Fridays and Saturdays at 7 pm and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 pm. More information and tickets can be found HERE.

PERFORMERS NEEDED!
We're looking for a few singers / dancers / contortionists / performers to be a part of Suzy Miller's original summer musical that kicks off our exciting 2014/2015 Season. It's a joyous exploration of Broadway and pop music that uses Shakespeare's words and stories as inspiration. In other words, it's going to be a blast! Rehearsals begin in April. Performances in July. Just email KEVIN HARRIS if you're interested in learning more about how you can play a part in this exciting original show.

CHILDREN'S DAY IN THE PLAZA

Join us on Saturday, April 12th at Children's Day in the Plaza! Children's Day in the Plaza is an annual event hosted by the San Luis Obispo County Child Care Planning Council to celebrate National Month of the Child.  The event is held every year in the San Luis Obispo Mission Plaza to provide children and their families an opportunity to explore creativity, individuality, and diversity.

The Little Theatre will be there with a fun Costume Photo Booth, full of costumes for kids of all ages to try on and play make-believe. The SLO Symphony will have their popular Musical Petting Zoo on hand, and many other arts groups (all members of Arts Obispo) will be there to chat and give you more information about summer camps and after-school programs and performances just for kids.

We're almost ready. It's almost here. Watch this space for the big announcement! We've expanded our season, added a new series of late-night shows, and you will not believe the gala musicals that are in store for you during our incredible 68th Anniversary Season! 

Tomorrow is the big day. Friday, April 11. All will be revealed. Unfortunately you'll have to wait until May to BUY your season tickets, but we can't wait that long to share the news! So, keep your eyes on this BLOG. I'll see you right here with all the details TOMORROW. Until then...

Cheers!

~Patty

PROOF has an amazing opening, A CHORUS LINE begins staging, A DELICATE BALANCE begins rehearsals, and our 2014-2015 is nearly ready to be revealed! This week at the Little Theatre!

Good morning friends of the Little Theatre,

The cast of PROOF (Jamie Foster Photography)

Gwendolyn Gay and Tom Ammon in PROOF (Jamie Foster Photography)

Proof, the 4th season show of the Little Theatre's 67th anniversary season, had a tremendous opening weekend! Congratulations to this remarkable cast and crew who bring this Pulitzer Prize-winning play to life on our stage. Our opening night night enthusiastically jumped to their feet at the end of the play! Thank you, also, to Teresa Thuman, the wonderful director of Proof (and last season's hit, Enchanted April.) Tickets are going fast for this production- you can read more about the play and reserve your tickets immediately online by clicking HERE.

The cast of A CHORUS LINE during rehearsal (Jamie Foster Photography)

A Chorus Line is off and running! Music rehearsals are coming to an end and full staging has begun. Director/choreographer Zach Johnson and Musical Director Lacey McNamara are putting together a huge show that will be unlike anything else you've seen at the Little Theatre. Opening night is 5 weeks away and tickets are already being snatched up- you will not want to miss this production. Get your tickets by clicking HERE before the waiting lists begin!

It hard to believe, however, our 7th Ubu's Other Shoe staged reading of Ubu's 10th anniversary season is right around the corner. The Ubu's Other Shoe series has grown at a rapid rate this year (thank you to all of our Ubu Season Subscribers!) Be sure to attend the first performance of any Ubu and stay for the talkback with the cast and director after the show. Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance (directed by Jill Turnbow) will certainly give us a lot to talk about! Read about the play and get your tickets by clicking HERE.

Thank you for your ongoing support of the Little Theatre. Have a great week, everyone!

-Kevin

PROOF is ready to take the stage, more AUDITIONS on the calendar and the 14/15 SEASON is almost ready to be revealed!

PROOF [noun]

1. A deductive argument for a mathematical statement.

2. Evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth.
3. Anything serving as such evidence.
4. The act of testing or making trial of anything.
5. The establishment of the truth of anything.

PROOF by David Auburn

1. Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

2.Winner of the 2001 Tony Award for Best Play

3. Beautiful set design by Dave Linfield

4. Masterful direction by Teresa Thuman

5. Featuring a very talented cast: Tom Ammon, Gwendolyn Gay, Nathan Emmons and Alyson Wren

(And by the way, these beautiful photos are courtesy of Jamie Foster Photography.)

I've been looking forward to this show all year, and it's finally here. I'll be here this Friday for Opening Night, and there are still a few seats left if you'd like to join me. Come on, you know you want to. 

Here's the cool thing about opening nights: there's a reception afterwards where you can mingle with the actors and the director and meet our generous sponsors. The food is always great and then of course, there's wine. It's always a great fun. You should come. However, I know we're all busy, so if you can't make it Friday, no worries. PROOF runs through April 27th.

PROOF is sponsored by Catherine & Richard Luckett and Maryellen & Michael Simkins. Be sure to thank them next time you see them for making this show possible. You can get your tickets HERE. Do it. You'll be glad you did.

AUDITIONS!  You can take your turn performing at the Little Theatre in one of our upcoming Ubu's Other Shoe staged readings OR in a new After Hours Piano Cabaret planned for June. Auditions are planned for this Sunday for our piano cabaret and on May 3 and 4 for AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY. Click HERE for all the details and we hope to see you there!

We're almost ready to share it with you. Not yet, but almost. And I'm not "April-Fooling" you!  (I already did that!)  Keep checking this BLOG in the next couple of weeks and all will be revealed. 

I will tell you that there will be MUSIC. Lots of it. And COMEDY. And NEW works. And DRAMA. And LOTS of great theatre, just for you.

San Luis Obispo Little Theatre.

Your Community. Your Theatre.

Can't wait to share the news! Until then, 

you'll just have to be patient. 

Trust me, the waiting will be worth it. 

P.S. And come see PROOF this weekend. You'll love it!

Announcing the 2014-2015 Season!

It's going to be an all Rodgers & Hammerstein, 

all Kevin Harris musical extravaganza of a season! 

Delight to the sounds of some of your favorite musicals of all time performed by the inimitable "face" of the Little Theatre, the master of musical comedy, the one and only KEVIN HARRIS!

Our fifth season show is still up for discussion, but we're considering...

Or perhaps...

Of course, cutting-edge drama is always good. Perhaps a production of Equus would round out the season a bit more?

Whatever the final decision, we hope you'll join us for a season of ALL Kevin Harris, ALL the time, 

ONLY at the Little Theatre!

P.S. Happy April Fool's Day!