June 20th – July 13th, 2024
THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE by Martin McDonagh
Directed by Francis Gercke
Featuring Jessica John, Deborah Gilmour Smyth & MJ Sieber
A black-as-pitch humdinger of a mother/daughter dark comedy.
Maureen Folan is a plain and lonely woman in her forties who lives alone with her mother Mag in the isolated mountains of Connemara, County Galway in Ireland. A fateful encounter leads to romance and escape for Maureen until her devious and declining mother Mag detours and derails Maureen’s last chance at love and sends the story careening towards a conclusion impossible to predict.
All Performances at Tenth Avenue Arts Center (930 Tenth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101)
Where the 163 South turns into Tenth Avenue.
Street side metered parking** and parking lots available.
**Street side parking is free after 6pm and on Sundays.
August 24th – September 16, 2023
AUGUST OSAGE COUNTY by Tracy Letts
Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Best Play
Winner of the 2008 Tony, Drama Desk, & Outer Critics Circle Award of Best Play
Directed by Francis Gercke
Associate Director Hannah Meade
Featuring Jacob Bruce, Megan Carmitchel, Maggie Carney, Faith Carrion, John DeCarlo, Jessica John, Justin Lang, Rob Lutfy, Kay Marian McNellen, Anthony Methvin, Ava Smithmier, Deborah Gilmour Smyth, and Robert Smyth
A fiercely funny and bitingly sad turbocharged tragicomedy.
All Performances at Tenth Avenue Arts Center (930 Tenth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101)
Where the 163 South turns into Tenth Avenue.
Street side metered parking** and parking lots available.
**Street side parking is free after 6pm and on Sundays.
THE OCTOBER NIGHT OF JOHNNY ZERO
by Francis Gercke
“Do you believe in magic?”
In the early 1980s of a late October afternoon, local legend and high school superstar Johnny Grimes is on a mission — to get back to his house, finish his book report, and compete in the Conference Basketball Finals the following day. Schoolmate Franky Pinnolini has a similar ambition — to make it all happen. Armed with a relentless adoration for Johnny and a green Huffy BMX bike with a basket, Franky takes Johnny on a journey from the sleek and smooth blacktop of the schoolyard through the strange and peculiar backdrop of a place called home. Set in the wilds of Delaware Valley in the mid-Atlantic region of the eastern seaboard, The October Night of Johnny Zero story is a world premiere based on events — both real and imaginary. Part true crime, part science fiction, the play slips down the rabbit hole of small-town suburban life and comes face to face with the myths and monsters that might lurk just below the surface.
All Performances at Tenth Avenue Arts Center (930 Tenth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101)
Where the 163 South turns into Tenth Avenue.
Street side metered parking** and parking lots available.
**Metered parking free after 6pm and on Sundays.