Newcomer Opens Fall Season with ‘Stage Door’
In a scene from “Stage Door,” cast members from left, back row, Jaimie Langner, Gabriela de Moraes, Claire Black, Alana Niccum, Carmen Fernandez, Rosie Morreale; front, Shelby Clark, Jordan Burton, Kaitlin Gunsolley, Ellie Glade, Hannah Conley and Victoria Mastrocola.
The performance “Stage Door,” written by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman, opens Friday, Nov. 6, at the Laguna Beach High School Artists Theatre.
The high school’s new drama teacher, actress and educator Alexis Karol directs the production. The cast of 35 student actors and 12 crew members is helped by Assistant Director Celena DelPizzoHowell, an LBHS graduate and former Park Avenue Player.
“Stage Door” features young women who come to New York City to pursue stage careers during the 1930s. Inspired by tales from a reallife boarding house, the hopes and ambitions of the women are welltold. Played by Ellie Glade, heroine Terry Randall is a witty young actress who is pursued by two completely different men a Hollywood producer and a Broadway playwright. Both hilarity and drama ensue as Terry and the other women at
the Footlights Club pursue their dreams of success on the stage and screen.
The show at 625 Park Ave. will run through Sunday, Nov. 15, with performances Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 -$20. 949-497-7769.
Youth Theatre Puts On Romeo and Juliet
A presentation of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet begins Friday, Nov. 6 through Nov. 15 at the Laguna Playouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Rd.
The role of Juliet and Mercutio are double cast by two young women, McCallister Selva and Siena Yusi with Ryan Han as Romeo in the Laguna Playhouse Youth Theater presentation.
School day matinees are Thursday and Friday, Nov. 12 -13 at 10 a.m. Student group tickets are available from Kathy Bonner 949-497-2787 x 231 or through the ticket office at 949-497-2787 x 229.
