Rubicon Stages U.S. Premiere of “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance”

Jacques Roy as Ransome Foster, an outsider in the dusty town of Two Trees with Sylvie Davidson as attractive saloon owner Hallie Jackson in the American premiere of "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" by Jethro Compton, directed by Jenny Sullivan. Photo by Jeanne Tanner.

Rubicon Stages U.S. Premiere of “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance”

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Post published:03/10/2016
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REVIEW BY CARY GINELL John Ford's 1962 film, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, is one of the all-time greatest westerns. So when I heard that a play version was making…

Cast of "The Wizard of Oz" - clockwise, L-R: Jared Price, David Colville, Daniel Egan, Jennifer Sorensen, Quinn Martin, Ray Mastrovito (photo by Aaron Kirsch)

Jared Price (Tin Man) and David Colville (Lion) Take Us to Oz

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Post published:03/08/2016
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BY CARY GINELL The Wizard of Oz may be one of the most daunting musicals to stage as any - not just because of the technical challenges (making a house…

Allie Mueting, one of two performers playing the title role in Oak Park High School's "Mary Poppins" (photo by Zoraida Kerr)

“Mary Poppins” Takes Off in New Oak Park High School Production

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Post published:03/03/2016
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BY CARY GINELL Oak Park High School, which has never shied away from tackling ambitious musical productions in the past, is now taking on Mary Poppins, the popular stage version of…

Jenny Sullivan, director of the Rubicon Theatre Company's U.S. premiere production of "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."

“Liberty Valance” Director Jenny Sullivan Talks About Rubicon’s New Production

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Post published:03/01/2016
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BY CARY GINELL The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance was originally a short story penned in 1953 by Dorothy M. Johnson (1905 - 1984), who wrote numerous articles and stories…

Kristen Wisneski

For Thousand Oaks High School’s Kristen Wisneski, Acting Is the “Only Option”

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Post published:02/25/2016
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BY CARY GINELL Ventura County has always been a proving ground for young performers, and one of the brightest that we've seen in the past few years is Kristen Wisneski,…

The cast of "Babes in Arms" -Rubicon Theatre Company (photo by Zachary Andrews)

Rubicon Puts On a Show With “Babes in Arms”

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Post published:02/22/2016
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REVIEW BY CARY GINELL The Rubicon Theatre Company's Broadway Musical Concert Series, now in its second season, presented the rarely seen Rodgers and Hart classic Babes in Arms last weekend, a…

Matthew Dailey, who plays Tommy DeVito in Theater Leagues upcoming production of "Jersey Boys"

Matthew Dailey Talks About Playing Tommy DeVito in Theater League’s “Jersey Boys”

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Post published:02/18/2016
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BY CARY GINELL One of the most anticipated shows that is coming to Thousand Oaks for the first time is the Tony Award-winning Jersey Boys. The dramatic story of the rise…

L-R: Beth Alison (Vibrata), Julie Alice Auxier (Tintinabula), and Janelle Loren (Geminae twin) in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" (photo courtesy Lewis Wilkenfeld)

The Ladies of Lycus Speak Out!

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Post published:02/10/2016
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BY CARY GINELL The cast of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum includes not just noble Romans, but nubile ones as well. I'm speaking of the comely…

The cast of "See Rock City" - L-R: Lily Nicksay (May), Clarinda Ross (Mrs. Brummett), Erik Odom (Raleigh), and Sharon Sharth (Mrs. Gill) (photo by Zachary Andrews)

“See Rock City” – A Different Kind of War Story

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Post published:02/04/2016
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REVIEW BY CARY GINELL "A person's got to have something to do," newlywed May Brummett says to her husband Raleigh, in a scene from the Rubicon Theatre Company's evocative drama, See Rock…

Carol (Cecil O. Hendricks) and Brindsley (Paul Sulzman) feel their way through the "dark" in "Black Comedy" (photo by David Baker)

“Black Comedy” – Things That Go Bump in the Light

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Post published:01/31/2016
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REVIEW BY CARY GINELL For the first ten minutes of Peter Shaffer's knockabout farce, Black Comedy, the stage is dark, as engaged Londoneers Brindsley Miller and Carol Melkett get ready to…