thursday, feb. 28
Time Stands Still
Widely hailed as one of the best new plays on Broadway, Time Stands Still is the story of James and Sarah, a journalist and a photographer, who have been together for nine years and share a passion for documenting the realities of war. But when injuries force them to return home to New York, the adventurous couple confronts the prospect of a more conventional life. A blazingly important new work about responsibility – to ourselves, to our loved ones, to our community, and to our world.
North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Suite D in Solana Beach, 8 p.m., tickets $44, 858-481-1055, northcoastrep.org
friday, march 1
Brahman/i
A workshop production of La Jolla Playhouse’s new play development initiative, the DNA New Work Series. Sixth grade was hard enough before Brahman discovered he was intersex – or in the words of his traditional Indian aunt, a hijra. This hilarious stand-up comedy routine/play by Aditi Brennan Kapil takes on history, mythology, gender roles and high school through the inimitable comic lens of Brahman/i, a boy/girl tethered by neither gender nor culture, and wildly curious and inventive in his/her examination of both.
Rao and Padma Makineni Play Development Center, behind Potiker Theatre, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive in La Jolla, 7:30 p.m., tickets from $15, 858-550-1010, lajollaplayhouse.org
saturday, march 2
The Mountaintop
San Diego REP presents Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop. A drama that dares to imagine what might have happened to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the final night of his life, before his assassination April 4, 1968 while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. After delivering his I’ve Been to the Mountaintop speech, Dr. King retires to his room and orders coffee from room service. Camae, the maid who brings his coffee, is more than she seems. REP audiences will be the first on the West Coast to experience this astonishing play in the intimacy of the Lyceum Space, where all seats are within 25 feet of the stage.
San Diego REP, Lyceum Space, Horton Plaza in San Diego, preview, 8 p.m., tickets from $35, 619-544-1000, sdrep.org
sunday, march 3
Gypsy
A musical fable, loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist, focuses on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with “the ultimate show business mother.” According to Artistic Director Joey Landwehr, “This is, at its core, a play about family. It’s about mothers and daughters and how they come together and rip apart.” This presentation of the acclaimed Gypsy is family friendly and a show for all ages!
David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre, 4126 Executive Drive in La Jolla, 4:30 p.m., tickets from $16, 858-362-1348, sdcjc.org
monday, march 4
Camera Lucida #5: Johannes Brahms Piano Quartets
Camera Lucida, a collaboration between UC San Diego and the San Diego Symphony, presents chamber music masterpieces of the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries in the acoustically perfect Conrad Prebys Concert Hall at UCSD. The Camera Lucida season continues with concert #5, Johannes Brahms Piano Quartets featuring Jeff Thayer, violin; Che-Yen Chen, viola; Charles Curtis, cello and Reiko Uchida, piano.
Note: Students with ID may attend for free, but must be in line 30 minutes before the concert to qualify.
Conrad Prebys Concert Hall, UC San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive in La Jolla, 7:30 p.m., tickets from $25, 619-235-0804, sandiegosymphony.org
tuesday, march 5
Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth
One performance only. A rare, personal look inside the life and mind of one of the most feared men ever to wear the heavyweight crown. Directed by Academy Award nominee Spike Lee, this riveting one-man show goes beyond the headlines, behind the scenes and between the lines to deliver a must-see theatrical knockout.
Balboa Theatre, 868 Fourth Ave. in San Diego, 7:30 p.m., tickets from $25, 619-570-1100, broadwaysd.com
wednesday, march 6
Silent Night
jdc Fine Art presents Silent Night, a two-person show featuring the work of emerging photographers Nadine Rovner and Ursula Sokolowska. It is the experience of seeing that unites these artists’ works. The images seduce visually, their crisp quality, clean surfaces and rich color lure us in. We find ourselves transfixed by the introspective scenes; we are curious yet remain tentative.
jdc Fine Art, 2400 Kettner Blvd. #208 in San Diego, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m., 619-985-2322, jdcfineart.com
