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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
POINT LOMA PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES
2016 SEASON
Features four productions, including Annie Baker's Circle Mirror Transformation, a world premiere of
Matt Thompson's The Complete History of Theatre (abridged), John Cariani's Almost, Maine, and a
holiday production of The Eight: Reindeer Monologues
San Diego, Calif. (February 5, 2016)—Point Loma Playhouse Artistic Director Matthew Thompson
recently announced the company's 2016 season. Featuring four productions, the season opens with Circle
Mirror Transformation by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker and includes a world
premiere production of Matt Thompson's The Complete History of Theatre (abridged) along with John
Cariani's Almost, Maine, and a holiday production of The Eight: Reindeer Monologues.
“The first full season at the new Point Loma Playhouse is sure to make our audiences think, laugh and
swoon with affection.” – Matt Thompson
George Ye directs the season opening Circle Mirror Transformation in February/March. An “absorbing,
unblinking and sharply funny” (The New York Times) play that won the 2010 Obie Award for Best New
American Play. Set in the fictional college town of Shirley, Vermont, Circle Mirror Transformation tells
the story of an unlikely collection of strangers who sign up for Marty's "Adult Creative Drama" class: a
recently divorced carpenter, a high school junior, a former actress, and Marty's husband. Unfolding like a
charmingly funny indie film, the group plays Marty's imaginative, and sometimes awkward, theatre
games. But as their relationships develop over the course of the summer, the seemingly silly games
generate some real-life drama. This delightful comedy from playwright Annie Baker landed on Top Ten
lists of The New York Times and The New Yorker for 2010.
The world premiere of Point Loma Playhouse Playwright in Resident and Artistic Director Matt
Thompson's The Complete History of Theatre (abridged) follows in June. Directed by AJ Knox,
theatrical greats William Shakespeare, Sarah Bernhardt and Constantine Stanislavsky take us on a wild
and wacky journey through the history of theatre from Aristophanes to Emile Zola. You'll hear some of
the most famous lines from the world's best-known and beloved plays performed at breakneck speed
during a rollicking 90-minute ride.
Thompson will direct John Cariani's charming mega-hit Almost, Maine in October. On a cold, clear,
moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of
Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost's residents find
themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts
are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend--almost—in this delightful midwinter night's
dream.
For the holiday season, Point Loma Playhouse will produce The Eight: Reindeer Monologues. Scandal
erupts at the North Pole when one of Santa's eight tiny reindeer accuses him of sexual harassment. As
mass media descends upon the event, the other members of the sleigh team demand to share their
perspectives, and a horrific tale of corruption and perversion emerges, which seems to implicate everyone
from the littlest elf to the tainted Saint himself. With each deer's confession, the truth behind the shocking
allegations becomes clearer and clearer. ...and murkier and murkier.
Throughout the season, Point Loma Playhouse will produce its Reading Series, including renowned local
actor and playwright Tim West's Ray's Last Case in February, Thompson's hit show Ted Williams: A Tip
of the Cap in April, and Artistic Associate Hilary White's historical dramedy, Houdini's on First in June.
There will also be a special presentation of Point Loma Playhouse's founder David Sein's screenplay
Going Uber in October.
CALENDAR
February 26 – March 13, 2016
Circle Mirror Transformation | By Annie Baker | Director George Ye
Opening night: Friday, February 26
June 3 – June 19, 2016
The Complete History of Theatre (abridged) | World Premiere
By Matt
Thompson | Director AJ Knox
Opening night: Friday, June 3
October 7 – October 23, 2016
Almost, Maine
By John Cariani | Director Matt Thompson
Opening night: Friday, October 3
December 2 – December 18, 2016
The Eight: Reindeer Monologues | By John Cariani | Directed by
TBA
Opening night: Friday, December 2, 2016
Point Loma Playhouse is in residence at 3035 Talbot St, Point Loma CA 92106. Phone: 619-800-5497.
To purchase tickets or for more information, visit:
www.pointlomaplayhouse.com
Point Loma Playhouse is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit service arts organization residing in the historic
1911 Point Loma Assembly Building. The mission of Point Loma Playhouse is to present quality theatre
and present educational opportunities to the public.
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