La Jolla Playhouse is a not-for-profit, professional theatre-in-residence on the campus of the University of California, San Diego. The University of California, San Diego (popularly known as UCSD, or sometimes UC San Diego) is a highly selective, research-oriented[1] public university located in La Jolla, a seaside resort community of San Diego, California. ...

Background

La Jolla Playhouse was founded in 1947 by Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, and Mel Ferrer. In 1983, it was revived under the leadership of Des McAnuff. Since then, the Playhouse’s repertoire has included forty-four world premieres, twenty-four West Coast premieres, and seven American premieres, and has won more than three hundred honors, including the 1993 Tony Award as America’s Outstanding Regional Theatre. It is supported, in part, by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the California Arts Council, the City of San Diego, and the County of San Diego. It was announced on April 10, 2007 that Christopher Ashley would succeed McAnuff as Artistic Director. Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor. ... Dorothy McGuire and Kent Smith in The Spiral Staircase Dorothy Hackett McGuire (June 14, 1916 – September 13, 2001) was an American actress. ... Mel Ferrer (born August 25, 1917 in Elberon, New Jersey) is an American actor, film director and film producer. ... Desmond McAnuff (born June 19, 1952 in Princeton, Illinois) is a Tony award-winning director of such hit Broadway musicals as Big River and The Whos Tommy. ... The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League [1] at an annual ceremony in New York City. ... The National Endowment for the Arts is a United States federally funded program that offers support and funding for projects that exhibit artistic excellence. ... California Arts Council Logo The California Arts Council, in the U.S. state of California, was established in 1976. ... is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

La Jolla Playhouse provides a number of educational opportunities for children, teens, and adults interested in theatre arts, both as performers and behind-the-scenes. In addition, the Performance Outreach Program brings professional productions to schools, libraries, and community centers throughout San Diego.

Among the productions that originated at the Playhouse before finding success on Broadway are Big River, The Who’s Tommy, Matthew Broderick's revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Jane Eyre, Dracula, the Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Billy Crystal's 700 Sundays and Jersey Boys. For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a musical based on Mark Twains novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, with music and lyrics by Roger Miller and book by William Hauptman. ... The Who are an English rock band that formed in 1964. ... Tommy is a musical by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff based on The Whos double album Tommy also by Pete Townshend. ... Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is a Tony Award-winning American film and stage actor who is best known for his roles as the title character in Ferris Buellers Day Off and the adult Simba in Disneys The Lion King. ... How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a 1961 musical, initially running for 1,417 performances. ... Jane Eyre: The Musical is a musical drama with music by composer-lyricist Paul Gordon and a book by John Caird, based on the novel by Charlotte Bronte. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the stage musical. ... Jersey Boys is a documentary-style musical based on the lives of one of the most successful 60s rock n roll groups, the Four Seasons. ...

La Jolla Playhouse also has many opportunities for children and young adults interested in theatre. High-schoolers can be part of its Education and Outreach program by becoming part of the La Jolla Playhouse Student Board of Trustees. There are additional opportunities through the La Jolla Playhouse Summer Conservatory, Young Performers' Workshop (YPW), POP Tour, Residency Programs and many other educational workshops and classes.

Page To Stage

La Jolla Playhouse began the Page To Stage program in 2001 to facilitate the development of new plays and musicals, offering audiences the rare opportunity to experience the "birth" of a play and take part in its evolution. As a Page To Stage workshop, a production will feature minimal sets and costumes, and will be revised throughout its entire process, including performances. After the performance, audience feedback sessions will provide insight and suggestion for both the creative team and the actors.

In the five years since the program began, two Page To Stage Productions have gone on to win Tony Awards. Doug Wright’s I Am My Own Wife won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Awards for Best Play and Best Leading Actor in a Play (Jefferson Mays); and Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays, a 2004 Page To Stage Production, won the 2005 Tony Award for Special Theatrical Event.^[1] Doug Wright is an award-winning American playwright, librettist, and screenplay writer. ... I Am My Own Wife is a play by Doug Wright which examines the life of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, born Lothar Berfelde, a German transvestite who killed her father, and survived the Nazi and Communist regimes in East Berlin. ... For the American political commentator, see William Kristol. ...

Artists

Artistic Directors

• 1947-1959: Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, Mel Ferrer (founders)
• 1983-1994: Des McAnuff
• 1995-1999: Michael Greif
• 2000-2007: Des McAnuff
• 2007-  : Christopher Ashley

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Actors

La Jolla Playhouse has been home to many up-and-coming performers early in their careers.

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Productions

Main article: La Jolla Playhouse production history

2007-2008 season

• Carmen - by Sarah Miles - music by John Ewbank
• The Deception - adapted from La Fausse Suivante by Pierre Marivaux
• After the Quake - by Haruki Murakami
• The Adding Machine - by Elmer Rice
• Cry-Baby - by John Waters
• The Seven - by Will Power, music by Will Power, Will Hammond, Justin Ellington
• Most Wanted - by Jessica Hagedorn, music by Mark Bennett

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2008-2009 season

• 33 Variations - by Moises Kaufman
• The Night Watcher - by Charlayne Woodard
• The Third Story - by Charles Busch
• Tobacco Road - by Erskine Caldwell
• Xanadu - by Douglas Carter Beane
• The Edge Series

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References

1. ^ BWW News Desk (15 December 2006). Sorkin and McAnuff Collaborate on LaJolla's 'Invention'. BroadwayWorld. Retrieved on 2007-01-02.

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External links

• La Jolla Playhouse official website
• La Jolla Playhouse at the Internet Broadway Database
• California Arts Council
• Christopher Ashley, La Jolla Playhouse Artistic Director - Downstage Center interview at American Theatre Wing, October 2007