WORTH THE DRIVE
WESTMONT presents “PlayBeckett,” featuring six short plays by Samuel Beckett on Jan. 28 and 29 at 7 and 9 p.m. in the Westmont Theatre, Santa Barbara. Cost is $7 and $10, $5 and $7 for students and seniors. The Westmont student ensemble presents its production of Godspell Jan. 29 and 30 at 7 p.m. and Jan. 31 at 3 p.m. at the Montecito Covenant Church, Montecito. Cost is $10, $5 for students. Info: 565-6051 or Westmont.edu.
CAL POLY presents a dance program with the Orchesis Dance Company’s 40th anniversary concert Continuum Jan. 29 and 30 at 8 p.m. and Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. and Feb. 4 through 6 at 8 p.m. at the Alex and Faye Spanos Theatre, Cal Poly, SLO. Cost is $13. The Cal Poly MutliCultural Center presents an “Another Type of Groove” spoken word poetry event in honor of Black History Month, featuring Shihan on Feb. 3 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at Cal Poly, SLO. Info: 753-2787 or pac.calpoly@gmail.com.
PCPA THEATERFEST holds a casting/audition call Jan. 30 and 31 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Columbia Business Center/PCPA Rehearsal Rooms, 900 E. Stowell Road, Santa Maria. Info: 928-7731, Ext. 3100.
THE SAN LUIS OBISPO LITTLE THEATRE presents its production of The Little Princess, directed by Shelagh Garren, through Jan. 31 at the SLO Little Theatre, SLO. Cost is $10 to $15. Info: 786-2440 or slolittletheatre.org.
UCSB ARTS AND LECTURES presents Christine Corpuz and her one-woman show I Am Nothing Like My Mother on Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the UCSB MultiCultural Center Center Theatre, UCSB, Santa Barbara. Info: 893-8411 or mcc.sa.ucsb.edu.
MURDER IN MIND PRODUCTIONS presents its production of “Golden Girls Holiday Mystery-The Curse of Jessica Fletcher” through Jan. 31 on Sundays at 5 p.m. at the Spyglass Inn Restaurant, 2305 Spyglass Drive, Shell Beach. Cost is $48.95, includes dinner. Info: 489-3875 or murderinmind.com.
THE GREAT AMERICAN MELODRAMA presents its production of I Hate Hamlet, followed by a Vaudeville Review on Thursdays at 7 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 4:30 and 8:30 p.m., and Sundays at 6 p.m. at the Great American Melodrama, Highway 1, Oceano. Cost is $18 to $22. Info: 489-2499 or americanmelodrama.com.
This article appears in Jan 28 – Feb 4, 2010.