AMERYKA, SMOKEFALL and More Set for South Coast Rep's Dec 2012-March 2013 Season

South Coast Rep has announced its schedule of performances from December 2012-March 2013. Details below.

DECEMBER 2012

Dec. 6-9 - Nicholas Studio

AMERYKA

Presented by Critical Mass Performance Group

Studio SCR

Stories of freedom and democracy link the United States and Poland across time—in the late 18th century, the 1950s-60s, 1980s and post-Sept. 11.

Time: Dec. 6 at 7 p.m.; Dec. 7 at 8 p.m..; Dec. 8 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Dec. 9 at 3 p.m.

Tickets: $10- $30

Through Dec. 24 - Segerstrom Stage

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

33^rd Annual Production

By Charles Dickens

Adapted by Jerry Patch
Directed by John-David Keller

Recapture the spirit of an old-fashioned Christmas with this cherished Dickens classic with all your favorite characters—Tiny Tim and the Cratchit family, the Fezziwigs, the Ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet-to-come—and, of course, Ebenezer Scrooge himself.

Tickets: $35-$63. See last page for performance times.

Dec. 10 - Julianne Argyros Stage

NEWSCRIPTS PLAY READING— STEVEN DRUKMAN’S DEATH OF THE AUTHOR

Two men at a crossroads—one set to begin his life after graduating, the other a professor with ambitions—and a situation that gets out of control. That’s at the core of Steven Drukman’s Death of the Author, featured in a staged reading as part of the 27th season of the NewSCRipts reading series at South Coast Repertory. NewSCRipts is a play reading series that has provided a forum for talented writers for 26 years. Three times a year, NewSCRipts gives audiences the opportunity to be a part of SCR's play development program by offering interaction with playwrights and actors in works-in-progress.  

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $14. May be purchased in advance or at the door.

JANUARY 2013

Jan.6-27, 2013 - Julianne Argyros Stage

THE MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT

By Stephen Adly Guirgis

Directed by Michael John Gracés

Set smack in the middle of New York’s mean streets, this Broadway hit is exhilarating, hilarious—and totally irreverent.  Recently sprung from prison, Jackie has an AA sponsor and is back with Veronica, the love of his life since eighth grade.  The problem is, Veronica can’t shake her drug habit, and she refuses to answer when he asks about “the man hat that-ain’t-my-hat” on their bedside table. But Jackie is a survivor, and if he sometimes loses sight of his goal, he never loses his decency, in this surprising examination of acceptance, loyalty and love.

Tickets: $20- $70. See last page for performance times.

Jan. 25-Feb. 24, 2013 - Segerstrom Stage

CHINGLISH

By David Henry Hwang
Directed by Leigh Silverman

Daniel’s sign-making company is in trouble, but he has a great idea: score a fat contract in China, where signs for English-speaking tourists are mangled by hilarious mis-translations. But he forgets the first rule: always bring your own translator because business deals involve much more than wining and dining. And when Daniel falls in love with a beautiful bureaucrat, even feelings take on different meanings. The repartee is fast and funny, and the timing is spot-on in this East-West comedy that embraces both sides of the cultural divide. (A co-production with Berkeley Repertory Theatre.)

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