The Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA) announced its 2016-2017 season, issuing a release in which Artistic Director Mark Booher called it the “season of massive humanity.” The season includes family favorites, award-winning musicals, Shakespeare, comedy, and deep drama.
The season opens with the family friendly production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast showing Nov. 3 through Dec. 23 of this year, and also opening the summer season at the Solvang Festival Theater from June 15 through July 2, 2017. The comedy You Can’t Take It With You, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937, shows Feb. 16 through March of 2017.
The Civil War-era drama The Whipping Man shows in the Severson Theatre from March 9 through 26, 2017. Lend Me A Tenor: The Musical will show in the Marian Theatre from April 20 through May 14 and in Solvang from July 6 through 24, next year as well. Newsies, The Musical is a production of the Tony Award-winning Broadway show scheduled for July 19 through 22 in Santa Maria and July 27 through Aug. 20, in Solvang.
Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night opens in Santa Maria Aug. 16 through 19 and continues in Solvang from Aug. 24 through Sept. 10. The Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning drama Fences shows Sept. 15 through Oct. 1 in the Marian Theater, closing out the season. More info: pcpa.org.
