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San Diego Theatre Scene Newsletter
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By Dale Morris - Update Issue #134 October 21, 2003
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This Week's Sponsor
ASIAN AMERICAN REPERTORY presents
BUT CAN HE DANCE?
by Dorinne Kondo
The San Diego Asian American Repertory Theatre (AART) is excited to open their 8th season with a brand new play by Los Angeles playwright Dorinne Kondo. Animated by music and a high energy, presentational
style, BUT CAN HE DANCE? chronicles the romantic adventures of "She," a thirty-something Asian American Everywoman in her quest to find love and the perfect dancing partner. At first dismayed by the ways men stereotype her as an exotic
erotic Asian, "She" asks the question, "Can I at least find a man who can dance?" Her picaresque adventures lead her from hip hop to salsa to ballroom to techno, as "She" dances her way through encounters with African American, Latino,
Asian American and Caucasian suitors. BUT CAN HE DANCE? was developed in Lee Wochner's "Words That Speak" writing workshop at Moving Arts Theatre in Los Angeles. It had a staged reading at Moving Arts in 2001.
Playhouse on Plaza, located at 500 E. Plaza Boulevard, San Diego, CA. Performances run October 26 through November 22, 2003 to the following schedule:
7 P.M. Opening Night (Sunday, October 26) 8 P.M. on Fridays and Saturdays 2 P.M. on Sundays
Additional performances ("Pay What You Can Nights"):
8 P.M. Monday, November 3 - 8 P.M. Monday, November 10 - 8 P.M. Thursday, November 20
Tickets are $18 general admission, $12 for students/seniors/military. Discounts for advance group sales are available. Tickets will only be available online at www.asianamericanrep.rog or at the door. No reservations will be taken. For
information, call the box office at (888) 568-2278 or visit www.asianamericanrep.org.
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by Pat Launer
November 4, 2003
 In the theater this week, there's a sumptuous spread:
Shows to be seen, 'Great Books' to be read
And two with slightly different slants:
'But Can He Dance?' and Boy! Can they dance!
LITERARY LICENSE
Don't think you have to be ultra-literate to like "All the Great Books (Abridged)." You don't have to have read any of the tomes presented (though you'll laugh even harder if you have, or if you've tried). It's all in good fun, and the
creators of this mayhem, the Reduced Shakespeare Company, freely admit, onstage and off, that they themselves haven't read 'em all, either. But if they've only perused the Cliff Notes, they sure learned a lot....
Read Pat's Column & her "MUST SEE" shows list!
Our Town
by Jenni Prisk
Hello Thespians. How are you all doing, after our maelstrom last week? I do hope that life is getting back to normal. To all of you who have lost homes or property, I send my utmost sympathy. I just cannot imagine what it
must be like to have your home razed. Robert Dahey and the Actors Alliance have formed: "Actors for Hunger". This week, they are collecting funds for the Red Cross, so don't hesitate to contact the Alliance if you would like to
give. It's a great gesture. As you know...
Read all of Jenni's Column!
Word On The Street
by Dale Morris
Hi
To order tickets for A View From The Bridge call (866) NEED TIX. Renaissance is offering Actors' Alliance members "Pay what you can" tickets for any of the 11/6-11/8 previews of "A View From The Bridge", at Cygnet Theatre. Just
show your Actors' Alliance membership card at the box office. For further information, log on to www.renaissancetheatre.org
Kirsten Brant's Nu is getting great press at Sledge. Jason Waller is getting great reviews.
Art's lovers in San Diego will have their night on November 22nd! The 5th Annual Bravo San Diego will be held at The Westgate Hotel. Rob Appel's production will include the San Diego Symphony and 70 performing arts groups
and 50 Gourmet Food Stations!!! What's not to love? Buy tix at www.sandiegoperforms.com
Monday Jan. 12, 6:30-9:00. Mark your calendars - Patte' Awards!
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