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The 2010 Season of Forest Theater Guild Productions is grateful to the support of the following foundations and organizations.
Hayward Lumber, Carmel.com, Monterey Weekly, Monterey Peninsula Foundation, The Harden Foundation, Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, The Monterey Herald, Community Foundation of Monterey County, Arts Council for Monterey County, Barnet Segal Charitable Trust, Blanny A. Hagenah Family, Blue Ocean Film Festival, CSUMB, SunStar Media, Carmel Youth Center, Yellow Brick Road Foundation, Santa Catalina School, John Saar Properties, The Pine Inn, The Forge in the Forest Restaurant, Ventana Vineyards, Treehouse Mortgage, and the Arts Council for Monterey County with support from the Monterey County Board of Supervisors..
Special dinner theater packages for "Treasure Island" and "Alice in Wonderland" in the month of June and July:
"Dinner at the Forge in the Forest & Forest Theater Guild Peformance" Package includes special 'Treasure Island' 3 course menu or "Alice in Wonderland" 3 course menu and $20 discounted adults tickets to a live performance of this year's historic plays celebrating the Bohemian history of 1910.
In an innovative and bold collaborative project with El Teatro Campesino, youth from throughout Monterey County perform in Luis Valdez‚ explosive play "Zoot Suit". In a combination of docudrama, myth, and musical, Valdez depicts the trial of the Sleepy Lagoon Murder and the related Zoot Suit Riots of 1943. The play brings to life the racially-charged trial, in which a group of pachucos, Mexican-American gang members, are charged and sentenced with the murder of another Mexican-American.
The incomparable Reg Huston returns to the Forest Theater Guild to direct and star in this moving tale of love and chivalry. Relive the glory of King Arthur's legendary "Round Table" and Camelot's brave quest for right, honor, and justice. Based on T.H. White's book The Once and Future King, this classic musical is revered as one of the greatest love stories ever produced.
June 28-July 27 with Previews on June 26 and 27
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Argentina's controversial First Lady is the subject of this dynamic musical masterpiece. As an illegitimate fifteen year old, Eva escaped her dirt-poor existence for the bright lights of Buenos Aires. Driven by ambition and blessed with charisma, she was a starlet at twenty-two, the president's mistress at twenty-four, First Lady at twenty-seven, and dead at thirty-three. Eva Peron "saint to the working-class, reviled by the aristocracy and mistrusted by the military" was destined to leave a fascinating political legacy unique in the 20th century. Told through a compelling score that fuses haunting chorales with exuberant Latin, pop and jazz influences, EVITA creates an arresting theatrical portrait as complex as the woman herself.
Our All-Star Program will once again present an original play by Luis Valdez, internationally renown playwright. "Bandido! An American Melodrama", depicts the history of the Old West and the bandits who became legendary, specifically, Monterey native son, Tiburcio Vasquez. In his trademark style of irony, drama, and humor, Valdez presents the contrast between the photographic portraits that documented Vasquez' life and death with the melodramatic stereotype that survives in U.S. history books.
With the guidance of Mr. Valdez, the Guild will work with a cast of all-stars drawn from South County, North County, and the Peninsula to present literature that has historical and cultural relevance for our region.
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story of pirates and treaure plays again on the Outdoor Forest Theater, first performed in 1910.
The San Francisco Opera and Forest Theater Guild presents "Madam Butterfly" Peformed by the San Francisco Opera, featuring special footage and coverage in this 'Blu Ray' screening at the outdoor Forest Theater. Tickets are $15.00 for this special evening event hosted by the Forest Theater Guild and the San Francisco Opera. Come enjoy this amazing classic of love and despair performed at the Opera House in San Francisco and films for this special screening purpose.
Tickets available online or at the box office open one hr before 8pm show.
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We are set to go this coming Sunday, June 27th at 8pm for our West Coast Premiere of "The Cove", the Academy award-winner of the 2010 "Best Documentary Film" at this year's Oscars. This controversial film has been banned in Japanese theaters and is the subject of an important marine conservation issue in the news.
We will have a Special Guest Speaker at 7:45pm. World-renown for his vivid images of whales, dolphins and the ocean world; WYLAND, the artist and marine conservationist will speak on his personal experiences with the marine wildlife he is inspired to capture in his "Whaling Walls" he installs around the world.
Tickets are $15 at the door and a special raffle of Wyland's art will benefit the Forest Theater Guild the night of this event. Winner need not be present. Tickets are $10 each or 7 for $50. Winner will be drawn at the event.
Lewis Carroll's imaginative romp thru the black hole and into the world of Wonderland has been a beloved classic for many generations and is being presented at the Outdoor Theater as it was on July 5 & 6th, 1912. Magical things appear in the forest as Alice finds her "Wonderland" curious as she finds her way through the looking glass created on stage for this 2010 year performance of "Alice in Wonderland". Friday and Saturday night performances at 8pm and Sunday Matinees at 2pm with special prices for Senior and Children this year.
Featuring the Cast of 'Alice in Wonderland'
Honoring Herbert Heron, Founder of the Forest Theater
& Cole Weston
Come Celebrate our historical Gala and Opening Night
Dinner, Wine and Entertainment
6:30pm Reception Begins
7:30pm Entertainment Begins
8:00pm Alice in Wonderland Opening Performance
Awards Ceremony for Herbert Heron and Cole Weston during Intermission 9pm
Tickets are $50 per Adult and $25 children, includes dinner and performance
RSVP 831-626-1681 or purchase tickets online
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