Theater

FTC's "Doubt": Something to talk about
I listen carefully to the audience, always. If we're making them laugh, obviously, they're with us. If they're sniffling and blowing their noses, we've moved them to tears (unless they've been doing it all evening, in which case there's probably just a bug going around).
1:14 a.m. PT May 8, 2008 | more »

Finding her true voice
Back by popular demand, Foothill Theatre Company presents encore performances of Katie Rubin's hilarious one woman show "Insides OUT!" Katie most recently starred in FTC's production of "Urinetown, the Musical" as the tough plunger toting Miss Pennywise.

1:12 a.m. PT May 8, 2008 | more »

Did he or didn't he? You'll have doubts
Though Foothill Theatre's new play, "Doubt, A Parable," is supposed to create uncertainty in the observer's mind, I have absolutely no doubt that Foothill has another winner.

1:11 a.m. PT May 1, 2008 | more »

No room for doubt — this play succeeds
Fresh from her rousing success with "Urinetown," Foothill Theatre Company's Carolyn Howarth tackles directing a drama about a 1960s Catholic school that is dealing with a possible sex scandal.

12:44 a.m. PT Apr 24, 2008 | more »

Trust grants students lower prices at theater box office
Students who've yearned to attend a theater performance but found tickets too pricey now have a chance: Foothill Theatre Company recently halved its student matinee rates for two upcoming productions.

12:07 a.m. PT Apr 24, 2008 | more »

Spiritual musical comedy portrays Death
What would happen if Death Himself decided he wanted to change the nature of the whole Death business? What if he was tired of the whole sordid mess?

12:49 a.m. PT Apr 24, 2008 | more »

"The Philadelphia Story" A comedy to see
"The Philadelphia Story" is one of my favorite romantic comedy movies (and no, "The Philadelphia Story" isn't about AIDS and didn't star Tom Hanks-that was "Philadelphia").

12:25 a.m. PT Apr 24, 2008 | more »

Social satire at its best
Restless socialite Tracy Lord (Elena Powell) is preparing for her second marriage to a self-made man, George Kittredge (JR Lewis), who adores her. Enter Dexter Haven (Jeff Renard), her first husband, and Mike Connor (T.E. Wolfe), a tabloid...
12:17 a.m. PT Apr 17, 2008 | more »

Interview with the director, Sands Hall
Prospector: Why did you choose to direct this play?

12:00 a.m. PT Apr 17, 2008 | more »

Making the story happen
When you go to see "The Philadelphia Story" at the Center for the Arts in Grass Valley you will see the final results. I was privileged to observe some of the dedicated process that leads to those results. I sat in on two days of rehearsal, ten...
12:05 a.m. PT Apr 17, 2008 | more »

Pulitzer schmulitzer
We tend to measure success in wins, prizes, awards, medals and trophies. Results, results, results. John Patrick Shanley takes a jaundiced view of this value system.
12:07 a.m. PT Apr 17, 2008 | more »

Acting teacher shares his new book
Once a child actor, Darryl Hickman became a master acting teacher, sometimes to the rich and famous, and at other times to executive and teachers.
11:25 p.m. PT Apr 16, 2008 | more »

More Sultry Ladies
The Sultry Ladies and Red Hot Mamas are back by popular demand in an all-new musical review, and this time they're bringing along a few men for the ride.

12:32 a.m. PT Apr 10, 2008 | more »

Pick the winner of this "idol" contest
The plot of "Last Ditch Idol," running at Off Broadstreet Theater in downtown Nevada City, is simple: Five "over-the-hill" would-be singers compete for the $5000 prize in the fourth annual San Luis Obispo Last Ditch Idol contest, "the event that proves that people over the age of thirty-five still...
12:33 a.m. PT Apr 10, 2008 | more »

An interverview with script writer, and co-owner of the theater, John Driscoll
Prospector: Why did you write this comedy, John?

12:26 a.m. PT Apr 10, 2008 | more »

Readers Theatre presents short stories
Though all stories are not literature, much of literature begins as a story - one that we want to reread to plumb its deeper pleasures.

12:35 a.m. PT Apr 10, 2008 | more »