My Friends! It’s the World Premiere of "LOVE" at the Marin Theatre Company. A brilliant, thought-provoking, funny and gut-wrenching play, we preview Thursday, March 5th and play through Sunday March 29th (possible extension through April 5th). Penned by the amazing Kate Cortesi and directed by the equally awesome Mike Donahue, "Love" stars Clea Alsip, Bobak Cyrus Bakhtiari, R. Ward Duffy, Mari Vial-Golden, Rebecca Schweitzer, and yours truly, Robert Sicular! For more info go to marintheatre.org. See you there!
Short Play Festival at the Mill Valley Library, Monday February 24th, 7:00 PM
My Friends! Come to an evening of fun - a short play festival at the Mill Valley Library, happening this Monday evening, 2/24, at 7:00 PM in the Creekside Room. Many of your favorite actors, directors and playwrights will be featured! This event is free (my favorite price!) though registration is recommended. Come on down!
Mother of the Maid
Mother of the Maid, Jane Anderson’s engrossing and moving new play depicting the story of Joan of Arc as seen through the eyes of her mother gets its West Coast premiere this November and December at the Marin Theatre Company in Mill Valley, CA. The production stars the brilliant and compelling Sherman Fracher as Isabelle, Joan’s mum; dynamic Scott Coopwood as her da, Jacques; the bright and earnest Brennan Pickman-Thoon as Pierre, her brother; the always amazing Rosie Hallett as The Maid herself; elegant Liz Sklar as Nicole, the Lady of the Court; Noelle Clary, in her debut, as Monique; and yours truly, the indescribable me, as Father Gilbert, the village priest. I also show up briefly as the Maid’s sycophantic Chamberlain at court and as a sympathetic court Scribe. The direction of the show is under the powerful, steady, and insightful hand of Jasson Minadakis, MTC’s Artistic Director.
Previews begin Thursday, November 14th, 2019, opening is Tuesday the 19th, with closing Sunday, December 8thwith a possible extension till Sunday, December 15th.
For tickets and more info please go to https://www.marintheatre.org/productions/mother-of-the-maid. Be there!
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival 2019 Season!
Oh, my friends! Yes, I’ve done it again, signed on for another summer of Shakespeare! Back at the venerable Colorado Shakespeare Festival for two wonderful shows: Twelfth Night and Romeo and Juliet.
In Twelfth Night I’ll be playing the role of Sir Toby Belch, one of Shakespeare’s great clowns and in many ways the engine of the play. Now, this is my eighth production of the show and the fourth time I’ve played Sir Toby (dating back to Berkeley High School), and let me tell you, it never gets old. We’ve got a stellar cast, a wonderful group of designers and a dedicated crew; all this under the excellent, supportive, and insightful leadership of Timothy Orr, our director and fearless captain. Twelfth Night opens June 8th and plays through August 11th on the Mary Rippon outdoor stage located on the University of Colorado’s beautiful Boulder campus.
Next up will be the all-time classic and the greatest love story ever told, Romeo and Juliet, and I’ll be playing the role of Juliet’s father, Lord Capulet (and, no, I haven’t played him before - though this will mark the fifth production of the play for me). Directed by my long time friend and colleague, Christopher DuVal, it looks to be a passionate, moving and exciting show. R&J opens July 7th and plays through August 10th on the Rippon stage.
Rounding out the season, are As You Like It and King Charles the Third on the University Theatre stage indoors and they promise to be outstanding and entertaining as well.
Come on down to Boulder: you won’t be sorry! For tickets and more info please go to coloradoshakes.org
Julius Caesar, Colorado Shakespeare Festival 2017, Mary Rippon Theater.
That’s me in the title role, standing out in my white toga, minutes before it gets drenched in red . . .
Pretty darn nice venue, I must say!
Upcoming: "Communicating Doors" at Center REP in Walnut Creek January 25th - February 23rd
Well, it’s a New Year - 2019! - and so it’s time for travel. Alan Ayckbourn’s Communicating Doors - a time travel comedy thriller! Directed by the inestimable Michael Butler and starring Julie Eccles, Charles Shaw Robinson, Sharon Rietkerk, Mark Anderson Phillips, Brittany Danielle, and yours truly, Robert Sicular, as the villainous Julian Goodman. The play has been called, "A Nerve-jangling cocktail that combines the elements of Rear Window, No Sex Please We're British and Doctor Who!" Not to be missed! Playing January 25th through February 23rd at Center Repertory Company located at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, CA. For tickets and more info please go to centerrep.org
Lake Tahoe Music Festival!
My Friends! Come up to beautiful Lake Tahoe the third week of August and see me perform with a raft of brilliant young classical musicians at the Lake Tahoe Music Festival! Under the direction of Maestro Timm Rolek, it's classical music under the sky in the astounding Sierra Nevada mountains. My program is music inspired by Shakespeare and I'll be reading some excerpts from The Bard in accompaniment. My performances are on August 23rd and 24th. Be there! For tickets and more info, please go to tahoemusic.org
FINKS at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
FINKS by Joe Gilford: Playing now through July 1st at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. The fictionalized story of Jack and Madeline Gilford and their struggles against the anti-Communist blacklists of the 50s. Featuring Jim Stanek, Donna Vivino, Gabriel Marin, Leo Ash Evens, Michael Barrett Austin, Richard Frederick, George Psarras and yours truly, Robert Sicular as Representative Francis E. Walter, Chairman of the House Un-American Activities Committee. An important and entertaining show, FINKS is more timely that ever. Directed by the always amazing Giovanna Sardelli. Be there . . .
Rep. Walter lays down the law to Natalie Meltzer. She is wholly unperturbed - she's no FINK! Photo by Kevin Berne
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE
World premiere of Jon Jory's adaptation of James M. Cain's classic noir novel of lust and murder, playing April 11th through May 6th, 2018 at The San Jose Stage Company. Directed by Kenneth Kelleher the production stars Jonathan Rhys Williams, Allison Rich, Justin Gordon, Mike Bellino, Tanya Marie and your truly in the duo roles of Nick the Greek and Katz the Lawyer. Be there . . .
Shakespeare in Love!
From the Silver Screen to your local stage! Shakespeare in Love gets its Bay Area premiere at the Marin Theatre Company this Holiday season. Playing from November 24th through December 23rd, it's a rollicking good time for the whole family. Given innovative staging by Artistic Director Jasson Minadakis and featuring 13 of the Bay Area's best actors, the show is filled with drama, love, poetry, sword fights, music and a bit with a dog. For more info and tickets go to marintheatre.org
Thomas and Sally: World premiere play at the Marin Theatre Company now through October 22nd (with possible extension to October 29th - stay tuned!)
Thomas and Sally, Thomas Bradshaw's world premiere play about the controversial and complicated dynamic between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings plays now through October 22nd (with a possible extension to the 29th). A dynamite cast includes Mark Anderson Phillips as Jefferson, Tara Pacheco as Sally, with L. Peter Callender, Scott Coopwood, Ella Dershowitz, Rosie Hallett, William Hodgson, Cameron Matthews, Charlotte Speigner, and yours truly, Robert Sicular. I play a spate of roles, including Ben Franklin and John Wayles, Sally's father. Jasson Minadakis directs. Tickets are going fast so come on down and be part of history! For tickets and more info go to marintheatre.org.
