On Stage

You know that superlative entertainment comes in many forms, and that The Laguna Playhouse continues to make your theatergoing here an adventure by producing a broad spectrum of terrific plays each season. And you know that you can count on top-notch productions featuring dynamic actors and imaginative designs.

If you are a Laguna Playhouse patron, we thank you so much for you support. And if you have yet to be a part of the exciting and eclectic experience that is The Laguna Playhouse, we look forward to seeing you at the theatre!

Warm regards,

Andrew Barnicle, Artistic Director

2008-2009 Season Preview
The Marvelous Wonderettes
July 8 - August 31, 2008
Written by Roger Bean. A pop musical blast from the past! Los Angeles’ long-running musical revue about four girls on prom night in 1958 with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts. Featuring your favorite songs from the ’50s and ’60s.
Don't Talk to the Actors
September 9 - October 12, 2008
By Tom Dudzick (author of the hit comedies Over the Tavern and Greetings). A comedy about the adventures of a Buffalo playwright when his hit local show is produced in the Big Apple. (West Coast Premiere)
Leaving Iowa
November 11 - December 14, 2008
By Tim Clue and Spike Manton. A hilarious comedy in which father and son reconnect for one last adventure. As the son tries to find the right place to bury his dad’s ashes, he retraces the family’s favorite 1960’s vacation spots. (West Coast Premiere)
Around the World in 80 Days
January 6 - February 8, 2009
By Mark Brown based on the novel by Jules Verne. A wonderful stage adaptation of the famous adventurer Phineas Fogg and his wager that he can circumnavigate the globe in 80 days.
Ella
February 17 - March 22, 2009
Book by Jeffrey Hatcher, conceived by Rob Rugiero and Dyke Garrison, musical arrangements by Danny Holgate. An exhilarating new musical that D.C. Theatre Scene calls “an upbeat and sassy production that channels the energy and pizzazz of legendary jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald.”
All the More to Love
March 31 - May 3, 2009
A World Premiere musical by Craig Bohmler, lyrics by Marion Adler (both of Gunmetal Blues and Enter The Guardsman) libretto by Marc Jacobs. A musical about the unusual people who frequent a plus-size consignment shop and their quest for love, self-respect and the deeper meaning of wearing someone else’s clothes. (Commissioned by The Laguna Playhouse)

An Empty Plate
May 26 - June 28, 2009
A dark comedy from Michael Hollinger, author of the smash hit Red Herring. The year is 1961, Ernest Hemmingway just committed suicide and "monsieur," destroyed by a doomed love affair, arrives at his personal Parisian cafe, wehre the staff, through the seduction of fine food, tries to convince him not to starve himself to death!