With Inner Mission Productions, Shaun Tuazon will be taking part in the special, AFTER ORLANDO, theatrical event on Monday, November 7, 2016 at 7 PM. Details about the event and ticket information below: San Diego Repertory Theatre in association with Missing Bolts Productions Inc. (Blair Baker & Zac Kline artistic directors) and NoPassport Theatre Alliance and Press (Caridad Svich, fonder) are pleased to present a staged reading of AFTER ORLANDO, an evening of short plays in response to the shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The reading will be November 7th at 7pm at the Lyceum Theatre. BUY TICKETS HERE: http://securesite.sdrep.org/single/SYOS.aspx?p=10650 AFTER ORLANDO will bring together five local theatre companies, San Diego Repertory Theatre, Inner Mission Productions, Diversionary Theatre, Moxie Theatre, and The Old Globe Theatre, in partnership to support our LGBT community and take a stand against gun violence. AFTER ORLANDO is an international playwright driven theatre action including over-seventy playwrights from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Africa and Australia. Plays have been specifically written and curated in response to the shootings at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The plays will be read at over 40 venues across the country and in the UK throughout the fall. AFTER ORLANDO is a fundraising event enefiting Latin@ Services at The Center and The San Diego chapter of the Brady Campaign. Latin@ Services at the Center provides a safe, welcoming, and culturally and linguistically appropriate space that allows community members to accept and embrace every aspect of their identities, including their culture, traditions, language, spirituality and sexual and gender identities. Latin@ Services offers a wide variety of services, including: a drop-in center, support and discussion groups, client advocacy and education. The Brady Campaign is a national campaign named in honor of Jim Brady. The San Diego chapter is committed to promoting the mission of the Brady Campaign locally, with the goal of making our communities safe from gun violence. They have a vision of a local, state and national community that is as safe as it is beautiful; where families can thrive and feel safe. For more info, please go to: http://www.sdrep.org/showinfo.php?showid=309
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We open the regional professional premiere of IN THE HEIGHTS at Cabrillo Music Theatre this Friday! Featuring original choreography by Andy Blankenbueller, original 13-piece orchestrations that haven't been heard/played since Broadway, costumes from Broadway and the 1st & 2nd National Tours, all on the backdrop of the 2nd National Tour set.
It's been a crazy ride during rehearsal but this show means so much to all of us and we cannot wait to share it with a new audience who knows nothing about the story. The photo above is the time my friend, Brandon, and me got the chance to see The show before it won all of those Tony Awards. We knew it was going to be HUGE and I seriously wanted to give a standing ovation after every single scene. It affected my heart and should so much and I took that experience home. Getting to see the show was a bit of a ride. It was initially to be my first Broadway show. As we sat in our Orchestra seats, I was in awe of the history surrounding me. Thinking about the shows that have played in the theatre before, thinking about who sat in my seat before. It was a lot to take in. After about 5 or 10 minutes after curtain was supposed to go, we knew something was wrong. They announced they were trying to fix a technical problem but would start the show as soon as it was fixed. The show's creator and star, Lin Manuel Miranda, couldn't deal with having his audience sit in silence waiting for his show to start, so he strolled onstage with a microphone in hand. He introduced himself and explained more about the problem and announced his 4th grade teacher was in the house along with her current students. Such a sweet moment giving a shout out to her. Lin then announced that since we were being so patient, he was entertain us with some freestyle rap while they continued to work on the problem. He just started rapping about his teacher, the students he looked at in the seats, and about some random people in the audience. It was amazing seeing the creator of the show we were about to watch freestylin' up onstage. After about 45 minutes of this amazing pre-show entertainment and a huge applause from the audience, a backstage tech ran up to him and delivered some bad news. The sound board was officially broken and needed to be replaced and the show's sound design had to be reloaded-something that was not going to be fixed that day. It was a bummer that we weren't given that day to see the show, but as an amazing compilation prize for the troubles, we were all offered tickets to a later showing AND a free copy of the cast recording which they had JUST recorded. We signed our name and address for the CD to be sent to us and got our vouchers to redeem for new tickets. Fun fact, Robin de Jesus (Sonny) wanted to show us the stage that day, but him and the cast were going to Sardi's to watch Priscilla Lopez (Camila) get her caricature official put on the wall of fame. Fast forward to a couple days later and there we were again, back in the orchestra (in better seats than the first time) eye-level with the performers on stage watching a show that changed my life. I was never moved so much by a show's choreography and music than IN THE HEIGHTS. We could feel the love and souls of each performer beaming out and it was really inspiring as a performer to see such heart and dedication (and ethnicities) on a Broadway stage. After the show, we went to the stage door to thank Robin, and he waved for us to come into the stage door. He gave us a little tour to let us see the incredible theatre space they were working with. So small but so smart. It was an incredible "first trip to New York" for me and I feel so blessed and complete that my cast and I get to perform this show with this choreography, costumes, set, lighting, sound, etc. We open on Friday in the huge 1800 seat Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. You won't want to miss this experience! Tickets on Goldstar or Ticketmaster! www.CabrilloMusicTheatre.com #Pacienciayfe #noparesiguesigue #dassitITH My Alma mater, Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School has really stepped it up this year in the theatrical department. Not only have they acquired a performance space that is an actual theater with real seats, but they're doing IN THE HEIGHTS! They opened March 7 and close this weekend. If you're in Alameda and have time to catch their final two performances, please support SJND Theatre! More info and Tickets HERE! Before they opened I took a moment to record a video message to the cast and crew. If you haven't seen it, I've posted the Facebook post that SJND Theater posted on their page after they saw it, below. I hope they have a fantastic final two performances! ¡No pare sigue sigue! Post by SJND Theater. Below are some of their rehearsal photos found on their Facebook Page: Closing weekend of 'BEARDED' by Circle Circle dot dot! Your final two chances to catch Shaun Tuazon's scenic design is tonight (12.20) and tomorrow (12.21). Get your tickets at the door or in advance @ www.circle2dot2.com I am please to announce that I will be Assistant Directing at the Old Globe Theatre! Bethany Saturday, January 25 - Sunday, February 23 Sheryl & Harvey White Theatre By Laura Marks Directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch Assistant Directed by Shaun Tuazon Summary Crystal and Gary live in a nice home in the suburbs. Only it’s not theirs. In fact, they didn’t know each other before they moved in – and the story of how they got there is the beginning of Crystal’s plan to get her life back on track. Between her job at the Saturn dealership, her new housemate’s conspiracy theories, and the motivational speaker who just might buy that sports car, Laura Marks’ powerful new drama will take you on the ride of your life, with a woman willing to take on anything and everything…all for someone named Bethany. Contains strong language and a brief scene of staged violence. |
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