Event

Off the Shelf and On Stage

Onstage Theatre opens OFF THE SHELF AND ON STAGE, a festival of one-acts, May 19 at the Martinez Campbell Theatre. According to Artistic Director Helen Means, the festival originated in the companys former home at the Old School House, in Pleasant Hill. This is the the festivals first performance in Martinez.
Means said she chose 15 one acts for the festival, from over 50 submissions, and divided them into 3 separate performance blocks. " I chose a wide range of genres from drama to farce, and narrowing it down was difficult", she said, adding each play is 10-25 minutes long, and gives the audience a full evening of entertainment. Festival goers who purchase a pass will see all 15 plays at a reduced price.
According to Means, most of the plays are written by local writers from Martinez, Concord, Clayton, Pleasant Hill and Rossmoor and are directed by Means, Kim Doppe, Randy Anger, Bob Musgrave, and playwrights Dean Engle and C.C. Cardin.
Performances of OFF THE SHELF AND ON STAGE are May 19 June 24, 2017 at the Martinez Campbell Theatre, 636 Ward St. in Martinez. Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Bargain Night Thursdays, all tickets $12. For more information visit Onstagetheatre.homestead.com

BLOCK ONE: May 19 thru May 27
Vincent by J.D. Blair ( very funny farce about a painter who has an unusual way of mixing colors)
Two Queens by C.C. Cardin ( a funny short story about two sets of queens) Dear John by C.C. Cardin ( this humorous short play involves the relationship of a husband and wife getting what each one wants)
The Dream by Alan Cunningham (A coming to terms story of a man accepting what has happened to him.)
Sharon Nicolletti (a dramatic monologue about life)