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This year we have
a very exciting season of productions. We hope you are as
excited as we are about the season we have planned. We have
two musicals, two dramas, a comedy, a thriller, a very
special Christmas show and a selection of special events. We
always try to find something for everyone and this year is
no exception. Please take time to review our schedule below
and then purchase your tickets online.
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Nunsense
Musical – Five of the 19 surviving Little Sisters of
Hoboken, a one-time missionary order that ran a leper colony
on an island south of France, discover that their cook,
Sister Julia, accidentally killed the other fifty-two
residents of the convent with her tainted vichyssoise while
they were off playing bingo. Upon discovering the disaster,
Mother Superior had a vision in which she was told to start
a greeting card company to raise funds for the burials. The
greeting cards were an enormous success and, thinking there
was plenty of money, the Reverend Mother bought a VCR and
camcorder for the convent, leaving her with no money to pay
for the last four burials. With the deceased nuns on ice in
the deep freeze, they decide to stage a variety show to
raise the necessary amount. The entertainment
that they present includes solo star turns, madcap dance
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Wait Until Dark
Thriller – Susy Hendrix is a blind Greenwich Village
housewife who becomes the target of three con men searching
for the heroin hidden in a doll, which her husband Sam
innocently transported from Canada as a favor to a woman who
has since been murdered. The trio tries to convince Susy
that her husband has been accused of drug smuggling, and the
only way to protect him is to give them the doll. Little do
the men realize that Susy gave the doll to Gloria, a young
girl in the upstairs apartment. One of the men pretends to
be a police sergeant/detective, while another plays a
supposed old friend of her husband dropping by for a visit.
The third con man ransacks her room and steals from her. He
threatens Susy and she calls the police, or thinks she's
getting the police. Of course, the con men knew this would
happen and send over one of their own. Susy is incredibly
clever, and with the help of Gloria, she realizes the true
identity of the men and puts a plan in motion to defeat
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Christmas in San Clemente
Musical Review –
With one family member overseas and one family member not in
the Christmas spirit, Grandpa and Grandma Hollyberry gather
family and friends to celebrate an “old fashion Christmas”.
Christmas in San Clemente is a light-hearted musical revue
written and directed by local residents, Ron Lance and
Daneen Pysz that was first performed at Cabrillo Playhouse
in 2004 and has been brought back to our stage by popular
demand. Filled with love, laugher, singing and dancing, the
Hollyberry family takes the audience through a musical
journey of history and fantasy in search of the true meaning
of Christmas.
Our Christmas Show is a special
production and is not included in our Season Ticket
subscription packages.
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Run For Your Wife
Comedy – A London cab driver, John Smith, literally has two
lives, complete with two different wives, Mary and Barbara.
Somehow, he manages to juggle them both without arousing
suspicion. One wife lives with him is at his home in
Streatham and the other in Wimbledon. His life finally
begins to unravel however when he is caught up in a mugging,
and awakens later in a hospital. Having upset his ever
precise schedule, Smith becomes hopelessly entangled in his
attempts to explain himself to his wives and two suspicious
police officers. He enlists the help of his unwilling
upstairs tenant Stanley, who is not nearly as adept with the
subterfuge as Smith. A farce in the truest sense!
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Proof
Drama – Set in Chicago, the story concerns Catherine, the
daughter of Robert, a recently deceased mathematical genius
and professor at the University of Chicago. Catherine had
cared for her father through a lengthy mental illness. Upon
Robert's death, his ex-graduate student Hal discovers a
paradigm-shifting proof about prime numbers in a notebook in
Robert's office. The title refers both to that proof and to
the play's central question: Can Catherine prove the proof's
authorship? She claims to have authored it. Along with
demonstrating the authenticity, the daughter also finds
herself in a relationship with 28-year-old Hal. Throughout
the play, Robert appears to Catherine; which fuels her fear
of following in her father's footsteps, both mathematically
and mentally. As the mystery develops and resolves, issues
such as what the link is between genius and madness are
explored and whether either or both can be inherited.
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Spelling Bee
Musical – The full title of this show is The 25th Annual
Putnam County Spelling Bee. The competition is intense. The
words are hilarious. Let the spelling begin! The show
centers around a fictional spelling bee in Putnam County,
New York. Six quirky kids face off in the battle of their
lives. They compete against each other as well as members of
the audience. Three equally quirky adults help adjudicate
the proceedings: a nostalgic former spelling bee winner, a
mildly insane Vice Principal and The Official Comfort
Counselor completing his community service to the state of
New York. This hilarious musical was nominated for six
Tony’s, winning two.
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A View From the Bridge
Drama – Set in New York, the story follows Eddie Carbone, a
tough Italian-American longshoreman living in Brooklyn with
his wife Beatrice Carbone, and her comely niece, Catherine -
to whom Eddie feels an overwhelming yet undeclared
attraction. Two illegal immigrants, Rodolpho and Marco turn
up, and rage builds in Eddie when he senses a burgeoning,
mutual attraction between Rodolpho and Catherine. To divert
suspicions of his own incestuous desires, he first declares
Rodolpho a homosexual, then does everything in his power to
ensure that Rodolpho and Marco are deported - thus setting
the story up for a surprisingly grisly and shocking climax.
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Purchase Season Tickets | save money and guarantee your seats!
Season subscribers get the best seats. To ensure a regular seat on a regular night for this fabulous season, we strongly urge those of you who are not season subscribers to sign up now for our full slate of plays. In addition to saving money throughout the season on ticket purchases, this privilege allows patrons to have a regular night or afternoon at the theatre that they can mark on their calendars. This will make the plays anticipated events, even dates - if you will. Combine a show with dinner or dessert at one of the great, local restaurants featured in this program and you have another five enchanted evenings planned from now until June. Seats are going fast, so call the box office soon to reserve your favorite spot in our intimate, 66-seat theatre
Our Christmas Show is a special
production and is not included in our Season Ticket
subscription packages.
Ticket Exchange Policy
Cabrillo
Playhouse season subscribers are guaranteed seats. As an
added benefit for Season subscrtibers, season ticket holders
are entitled to exchange their tickets for another
performance date as needed (as seats remain available). This can be
handled in person at the box office or simply by calling (949) 492-0465. You can phone the box office at (949) 492-0465 or
visit in San Clemente.
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