Calamity Jane (the play)
Plaza Playhouse Theater
Carpinteria, CA
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Starting October 17 and running through October 26, take a wild ride through the Old Wild West, as seen through the eyes of the notorious Calamity Jane. Written by Catherine Jones and directed by Asa Olsson and Hanne Pitcock.
Set in late 1880's, "Calamity Jane" is a full length play set in late 1880's and includes Calamity's lover, Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody. Touching, funny and uplifting, the real Calamity Jane is a timeless story of the tension between a woman's desire to live an unconventional life and the love for her child.
Calamity Jane, a legend in her own time, lived a century too early to be understood as the emancipated strong-willed woman she was. Forced to give up her daughter for adoption when Bill Hickok leaves her for another woman, the story presents the confrontation between mother and daughter as well as the myth and the reality of the Old West.
"If you've ever been a parent...If you've ever had a parent...
If you've ever loved and lost...You'll love this show."
Catherine Ann Jones, author of Calamity Jane
Dates and Times:
Friday, October 17, 8 pm
Saturday, October 18, 8 pm
Sunday, October 19, 3 pm
Friday, October 24, 8 pm
Saturday, October 25, 8 pm
Sunday, October 26, 3 pm
Tickets are $15.00 General Admission, $12.00 for Seniors or Students and may be purchased online, at Seastrand (919 Linden Avenue with cash or check only) or at the theater box office one hour prior to performance date.
About the Writer:
Catherine Ann Jones holds a graduate degree in Depth Psychology and Archetypal Mythology from Pacifica Graduate Institute where she has also taught. After playing major roles in over fifty plays on and off Broadway, she became disappointed by the lack of good roles for women and wrote a play about Virginia Woolf (On the Edge) and her struggle with madness in a world gone mad, ie, WWII. The play won a National Endowment for the Arts Award. Ten of her plays, including Calamity Jane (both play and musical) and The Women of Cedar Creek, have won multiple awards and are produced both in and out of New York. Her films include The Christmas Wife (Jason Robards & Julie Harris), Unlikely Angel (Dolly Parton), and the popular TV series, Touched by an Angel. A Fulbright Research Scholar to India studying shamanism, she has taught at The New School University, University of Southern California, and the Esalen and the Omega Institutes. Her books, The Way of Story: the craft & soul of writing and Heal Your Self with Writing (Nautilus Book Award 2014) are used in many schools, including New York University writing programs. Based in Ojai, California, she leads The Way of Story and Heal Your Self with Writing workshops throughout the United States, Europe, Middle East, and Asia. For online courses, blog, workshop schedule, and writing consultant services please visit www.wayofstory.com. |
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Plaza Playhouse Theater
4916 Carpinteria Avenue
Carpinteria, CA 93013
United States
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Dates
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| First: | Friday Oct 17, 2014 8:00 PM | | Last: | Sunday Oct 26, 2014 3:00 PM |
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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