Posts Tagged ‘Circle Circle dot dot’
Living on the streets of San Diego
The Ocean Beach Playhouse is an ideal location for Circle Circle dot dot to stage the world premiere acoustic musical, No Place Like Home. Just walk a few feet away from the theatre and you might run into several homeless people who…
Read MoreCircle’s earnest “2.0” has the community, and military life, in its sights
Maybe Circle Circle dot dot needs to get more specific in its references to the city it seeks to portray and reflect. Even so, its “San Diego, I Love You, 2.0” features two very good performances in this story about military life and a couple’s sacrifice within it. The scrappy company understands that theater is a terribly public act, and its site-specific approach isn’t lost on an art form that’s been embracing community-based performance forever.
Read MoreHilarious, Poignant, Add ‘Bearded‘ to List of Holiday Classics
Gleaned from interviews with real San Diego Mall Santas, Circle Circle dot dot’s BEARDED, a premiere that opened last night at the 10th Avenue Theatre, takes you behind the fake chimney for one day. Hilarious and heartwarming with a shot of zany, Bearded is a welcome pick-me-up in the world of holiday programming.
Read MoreFringe Binge
Savoring every moment in life is the mantra of Charlene Baldridge, a writer and poet who shares unbearable personal loss with grace. Her cathartic and empowering play “Warriors’ duet” at the Fringe Festival may cause the most stoic viewer to weep. The play asks viewers to grieve and celebrate life en mass, and the experience is profound.
Read MoreCircle Circle dot dot Plays [in, with] Hillcrest
Circle Circle dot dot, a newish theatre collective that presents company-created material, has decided to try something site-specific. The result is San Diego. I Love You, which is being presented to the public this weekend and next. It’s a pleasant hour-long afternoon stroll through the varieties of young love in Hillcrest.
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