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Nine Parts of Desire May 30th - June 14th 6th Street Playhouse, Santa Rosa A portrait of the extraordinary (and ordinary) lives of a whole cross-section of Iraqi women: a sexy painter, a radical Communist, doctors, exiles, wives and lovers. Nine Iraqi women share the true stories of their lives before, during and after the regime of Saddam Hussein.This work delves into the many conflicting aspects of what it means to be a woman in the age-old war zone that is Iraq. An unusually timely meditation on the ancient, the modern, and the feminine in a country overshadowed by war. A riveting, unsettling, politically charged play that will leave you filled with awe - and with the profound questions of how we help and harm our fellow man.		GUANTANAMO: HONOR BOUND TO DEFEND FREEDOM May 24th & 25th The Glaser Center & Narrow Way Stage Co. Santa Rosa Originally produced to great acclaim in London in 2004 and a subsequent hit Off-Broadway, Guantanamo is based on interviews with the families of men detained in Guantanamo Bay. This stirring drama weaves together riveting personal stories, legal opinion and political debate, putting a human face on the world's headlines and examining the divisive line between maintaining national security and protecting human rights. The North Bay Premiere.
Into The Woods Apr 18th - May 18th, 2008 6th Street Playhouse, Santa Rosa Once upon a time, a Baker and his Wife journey into the woods on a quest to lift a witch's curse. On the way, they cross paths with Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Cinderella, and a menagerie of other fairy tale characters.		Singing At The Edge of the World April 26th - May 3,10,17th The Loading Zone, Santa Rosa A folk singer in 70's Alaska, Randy had it all, an adoring girlfriend and a great gig at the Fancy Moose Saloon. Then congenital hearing loss sucked the sound from his world forever
Savage Arts April 25th - May 2,9,15th The Loading Zone, Santa Rosa Based on a true story of the Buffalo, NY Indian Witchcraft Trial of 1930. A naive housewife enters a world of art, passion and Iroquois tribal lore when a french painter moves next door.		Morning Star May 3rd – 18th Spreckels Performing Arts Center, Rohnert Park MorningStar, the play, is an original historical musical by Nicholas Alva about a ranch in Occidental in the 1960’s, the people who came to live there, and their relationship with the surrounding community.
The Bluebird/The Brigands April 4th - May 11th Cinnabar Young Theater Ensemble Cinnabar Theater, Petaluma The Brigands: Deep in their hideout high in the french Pyrenees, a band of thieving brigands is about to embark on the biggest burglary of their career. Led by the fearless Falsacappa, and his beloved daughter Fiorella, a plan is hatched to acquire 3 million francs!		They're Playing Our Song Through May 18th Pacific Alliance Stage Company, Rohnert Park Not unlike the show they were about to create, composer Marvin Hamlisch, collaborated with a then young up and coming lyricist named Carol Bayer Sager to produce a smart, romantic musical comedy about - what else? - an established composer and his complicated relationship with an aspiring young female lyricist.
Brooklyn Boy May 9th - June 15th Ross Valley Players, Ross Pulitzer Prize-winner Donald Margulies’ wonderfully funny and moving tale of a novelist who returns home on the verge of success and discovers you can take the boy out of Brooklyn, but you can’t take the Brooklyn out of the boy.		Summer Repertory Theatre Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa. Click logo for details
Rabbit Hole May 16th - June 22nd Sonoma County Repertory Theater, Sebastopol Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down and leaves the couple drifting perilously apart. Rabbit Hole charts their bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of day.		The Man Who Came To Dinner May 8th - May 31st Ukiah Players Theatre, Ukiah A classic American comedy that opened in 1939 and ran for 739 performances on Broadway and was made into a major motion picture. This hilariously witty satire follows the story of Sheridan Whiteside, an insufferably arrogant radio personality, who falls and breaks his hip while on his way to dinner at a suburban family's home.
The Mountain Play Coming in May & June of '08 The Mountain Play presents one musical per year in a spectacular outdoor amphitheatre on top of Mt. Tamalpais. Please join us in the spring of 2008 for a magical production of the 'Wizard of Oz.' Performances will be on Sundays May 18, 25, June 1, June 7(Saturday), June 8, and June 15. All shows are at 1pm.		Descent of the Goddess Inanna, Trenton NJ, 5:42 p.m. May 9th - May 24th The Independent Eye, Sebastopol Based on a 5,000-year-old Sumerian myth from the land that is now Iraq, this live theatrical animation features 17 large puppets, 8 actors, music, video, and the dazzling richness, broad humor and erotic imagery of the ancient texts. A stunning tale of a goddess’s coming of age, mating, death and rebirth, it’s the earliest recorded resurrection story—and one for today.
The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 May 8th - June 1st Novato Theater Co., Novato This delightful farce features a house replete with sliding panels, secret passageways and a German maid who is apparently four different people — all of which figure diabolically in the comic mayhem that follows when a blizzard cuts off the outside world and the infamous “Stage Door Slasher" strikes again — and again!		The Learned Ladies April 19th to May 17th Pegasus Theater, Co., Montie Rio Moliere wrote The Learned Ladies at a time after which two of his most popular plays (Don Juan and Tartuffe) were banned for offending the nobility and the clergy respectively. Hence, he chose a subject most common to all humans, hypocrisy as expressed through pseudo-intellectualism.
True West June 6th - 29th Double E Productions & The Loading Zone @ Condiotti Theater, Rohnert Park David Lear directs Sam Shepard's tightly wound, absurd black comedy True West, where two adult brothers come together seeking love, redemption and acceptance. Sharp barbs and smart rapid-fire dialog move this story to the ultimate showdown, featuring Eric Burke and Edward McCloud as the brothers.		Miss Saigon June 19th - July 19th The Raven Players, Healdsburg Miss Saigon is a classic love story brought up to date by the creators of Les Miserables, bringing Puccini’s Madame Butterfly to the modern world of Viet Nam in a moving testament to the human spirit and the tragedies of war.
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