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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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