One of the most enjoyable events of the year, Write Out Loud, presents its annual “Voices of Ireland” at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 13 at Lamb\u2019s Player\u2019s Theatre. This year\u2019s edition features San Diego\u2019s “favorite Brit,” Ron Choularton, who will read Lord Dunsary\u2019s “The Widow Flynn\u2019s Apple Tree.” Other actor\/readers are Walter Ritter, Rachael van Wormer, and Veronica Murphy. Tenor soloist is Kurt Norby, who will sing “Danny Boy” and “Sally\u2019s Garden.” The Celtic Echoes ensemble plays beginning at 7 p.m. and champion Irish dancers complete the evening\u2019s plentiful entertainment. Tickets cost $40 with $10 discounts for season subscribers of Lamb\u2019s Players or Write Out Loud. Discounts for military and seniors at www.lambsplayers.org or by phone at 619-437-6000.
\nWinter season at UCSD kicks off with David Rabe\u2019s “Streamers”
\nIf the Kim Rubinstein\u2019s undergraduate production of “Streamers” (it closed March 4) in UCSD\u2019s Winter Season was any indication, your entertainment dollar is in good hands. Design elements always top and the graduate actors, part of the MFA program for actors, designers and directors, are tops. Through March 11 in the Potiker Theatre one may see Kyle Donnelly\u2019s production of Shakespeare\u2019s “The Taming of the Shrew(d).” Opening March 10 in the Shank Theatre is Samuel Beckett\u2019s “Waiting for Godot” (through March 18). Playing in the Arthur Wagner Theatre March 15 to 17 is “Anansi, the Story King,” adapted and directed by Nadine George-Graves. Tickets cost $10 to $20. For more information, visit www.theatre.ucsd.edu or 858-534-4574.
\nMeanwhile, here in San Diego, we are expecting Peter Brook\u2019s 90-minute distillation of Bizet, “The Tragedy of Carmen,” which plays three performances at the Balboa Theatre at 7 p.m. on March 10 and 11, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 12. It\u2019s part of the San Diego Opera\u2019s new Shiley?tour series. Don\u2019t miss this opera. It is an incendiary nugget with lots of sex appeal! www.sdopera.com Playwright Gets Oscar for Film Adaptation
\nOnce the dust settled at the 2017 Academy Awards ceremony Sunday, Feb. 26, we learned that “Moonlight” was indeed the winner for Best Picture. Furthermore, playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney was among the “Moonlight” winners, garnering a statuette for Best Writing Adapted for his story from his own play “In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue.” McCraney has celebrated prominently in the area five years ago, with the production of two plays, “In the Red and Brown Water” at UCSD and “The Brothers Size” at the Old Globe Theatre. McCraney counted among his mentors\/idols the late great August Wilson, whose film “Fences” was also in contention for this year\u2019s best picture. I\u2019m sure that wherever he is, Wilson is smiling.
\nFamed Drag Legend to Raise Funds for New Plays
\nTheater fans won\u2019t want to miss this one: Renowned drag performer and playwright Charles Busch (Playhouse\u2019s \u2018The Third Story\u2019 and Broadway\u2019s \u2018The Tale of the Alchemist\u2019s Wife\u2019) provides a delicious cabaret event to raise money for La Jolla Playhouse\u2019s New Play Development Programs. Titled “The Lady at the Mic,” the cabaret was written and is performed by Busch, who is accompanied by Tom Judson. The event will occur at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 24 at The Abbey, 2825 Fifth Ave. Tickets are $100 for the pre-show reception at 7 p.m. followed by the performance. Tickets that include a post-performance meet and greet with Busch are $150. Additionally, there will be an after-after party at Martinis Above Fourth (located at 3940 Fourth Ave.). For information and tickets: www.lajollaplayhouse.org or call 858-550-1010.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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