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The fast-paced suspense-comedy is set at a Howard Johnson\u2019s Motor Inn and unfolds around a love triangle. In the first scene, the husband and wife plot to kill her lover; in the second, the wife and her lover plot to kill her husband; in the last, the husband and lover decide to work together to kill the wife.<\/p>\n
Loveless said one of his favorite things about working in community theater is when patrons come up to him after a show to ask questions about it.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd again, this is getting back to the education,\u201d he said. \u201cI love it when people come up to me and said they enjoyed the work we just did but also have some questions about it. That is what theater should be all about; people need to learn and laugh and that is what life is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lamplighters had been dark for the past nine years after their performance space at the Ben Polack Art Center was demolished in August 2006, but Loveless wants La Mesans to know they are back up and running. Their newly remodeled theater space, he said, is located in the shopping center at Severin and Amaya drives.<\/p>\n
But Lamplighters isn\u2019t the only theater group in the area that is set to debut a new show. Moxie Theatre \u2014 located just west of the La Mesa-San Diego border at 6663 El Cajon Blvd., Suite N \u2014 will launch its latest production on Jan. 23.<\/p>\n
\u201cTrouble in Mind\u201d is described as a semi-satirical, groundbreaking classic in which a racially integrated cast begins rehearsing for what everyone hopes will be a big Broadway hit. But social norms and prejudices collide as the company of aspiring stars, hard-edged veterans and hopeful dreamers set out to make a play with a message.<\/p>\n
The play fits directly into Moxie\u2019s mission of creating more diverse and honest images of women through the art of the stage, said Delicia Sonnenberg, Moxie\u2019s artistic director and the director of \u201cTrouble in Mind.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe play was written in 1955 and is set in 1957. We wanted to try to program a classic that we could welcome a younger audience to,\u201d Sonnenberg said. \u201cI had read about this play and eventually got a copy and read it. It fit our mission succinctly. It\u2019s about stereotypes and art; company actors come together to do an integrated play about a lynching and the story is about how they navigate the difficult question of image and race.\u201d<\/p>\n The play is currently experiencing a renaissance in American theater, she said, and Moxie is excited to be the first company to bring it to the San Diego region.<\/p>\n \u201cOne of the actors in the play, Russ Yeager, was born and raised in East County,\u201d Sonnenberg said. \u201cAnd while I hope that when people come to Moxie that they have an experience that is both intelligent and fun, I also hope they are able to see the level of talent we have in our own region.\u201d<\/p>\n Trouble in Mind opens Jan. 22 and will run through Feb. 22. Show times are scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursdays, 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays.<\/p>\n For more information on Lamplighters, call the box office at 619-286-3685. For more information on Moxie, call 858-598-7620.<\/p>\n<\/a>