New Vision Theatre Company, operating downtown Oceanside’s Sunshine Brooks Theatre, presents the 5th annual Summer Shorts (a collection of 8 ten minute unpublished plays) at the Brooks, 217 North Coast Highway, Oceanside, CA. Performances are July 16 – August 1, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM, Sundays at 2:00 PM. Opening night gala will be held at 6:30 p.m. July 16 with refreshments and appetizers.

The idea of Summer Shorts festival was initially conceived at the Camino Real Playhouse in San Juan Capistrano, where John and Yolanda Kalb (artistic directors of New Vision Theatre Co) originally came from. Before bringing this short play format onto Oceanside’s stage, John and Yolanda served in acting, judging, and directing capacities for Camino’s “Showoff” annual series, which had been going on for twelve years.

The few plays for Summer Shorts in Oceanside are annually selected from at least 400 various playwrights’ works. Some are by local writers. Each submission is subjected to a review by a special reading committee of this community theater months ahead of the production. The committee was headed this year by Naomi Olson, who holds a theater degree and has an extensive directing and acting background from Minnesota, Las Vegas, and North San Diego County. Most short plays are of humorous nature. The numerous cast is comprised of acting talent local to our North County. This collaborative effort of local writers, directors, and acting talent will ensure fun for tastes of all viewers as the production consists of different genres and presents the audience a judging opportunity. After the show, viewers get a chance to cast their votes for their favorite play (by selecting it right on the program’s insert), and the winning work is announced at the conclusion of the festival. The eight competing finalist plays this year are:

“The Game” – Two strangers meet in a bar. There’s something familiar, yet… different.
“The Naked Man” – Really? Well, I guess it is each to his own.
“Monsters” – What happens when a warrior group meets an enemy they cannot defeat?
“A Wilderness of Monkeys” – Sometimes it takes a while, but the past catches up.
“Om Sweet Om” – The meaning of life? Death? One take.
“Whatever Daddy Wants” – A doctor’s day is, unmade, made, oh, whatever.
“How Nice of You to Ask” – A survey in a senior community can take some very interesting turns.
“Unleashed” – There’s a leash law in this town – but who’s getting collared.

Ticket prices are: general $17.00, seniors (55 and up) $14.00, military $10.00, students $10.00, children twelve and under $7.50. Opening night gala July 16 is $30, which includes refreshments & appetizers with show. Please call 760-529-9140 or visit our web site at http://www.nvtheatre.com for reservations. New Vision Theatre Co. is a 501c3 non-profit organization and an official participant of the civic revitalization program from the city of Oceanside.

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Maynard Evans (world music usually performed with guitar, harmonium, udu, gong, and bowls) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Inner-World-Music/112939808719180
Dmitriy Demidov (lyrical love ballads based on his wife’s poems) http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000890378440
Jeff Diamond (Americana rock) http://www.myspace.com/jeffdiamond
A Fistful of Blue (Vista-based band playing original blues, folk, and rock styles of music led by April Pendergraft’s vocals) http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Fistful-of-Blue/120317884648019

　　Tickets are $5.00 at the door. Free to the military families. Please call 760-529-9140 or visit our web site at http://www.sunshinebrookstheatre.org for more information. New Vision Theatre Co. operating Sunshine Brooks Theatre is a 501c3 non-profit organization and an official participant of the civic revitalization program from the city of Oceanside. Sunshine Brooks Music Series takes place on 4th Wednesdays of every month.

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Next door to Camp Pendleton, Sunshine Brooks Theatre, a non-profit community theater of Oceanside, will host on its stage an evening of original songs from San Diego county artists at 7:00 pm, Wednesday, April 28 at Sunshine Brooks Theatre, 217 North Coast Hwy, Oceanside. This show is part of Sunshine Brooks Music Series, Oceanside’s monthly concert as described at its MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/sunshinebrooksmusicseries
The April installment of this music series features the following four San Diego artists: April Pendergraft, Chris Gifford, Sunnie Haeger, and a local band called Soup.

April Pendergraft (of blues and classic rock band The King Bees): http://www.myspace.com/thekingbeesofsandiego
Chris Gifford (folk music): http://www.myspace.com/sunshinebrooksmusicseries/playlists
Sunnie Haeger (indy rock with influence of country music): http://www.myspace.com/sunniehaeger
Soup (rock promoting peace, hope, and love): http://www.myspace.com/soupthemusic

　　Tickets are $5.00 at the door. Free to the military families. April is Month of the Military Child in the U.S.! Please call 760-529-9140 or visit our web site at http://www.sunshinebrookstheatre.org for more information. New Vision Theatre Co. operating Sunshine Brooks Theatre is a 501c3 non-profit organization and an official participant of the civic revitalization program from the city of Oceanside. Sunshine Brooks Music Series takes place on 4th Wednesdays of every month.

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Sunshine Brooks Theatre, a non-profit community theater of Oceanside, will host on its stage an evening of original songs from San Diego county artists at 7:00 pm, Wednesday, March 24 at Sunshine Brooks Theatre, 217 North Coast Hwy, Oceanside. This show is part of Sunshine Brooks Music Series, Oceanside’s monthly concert as described at its MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/sunshinebrooksmusicseries
The March installment of this music series features the following four San Diego artists: Adrian Young, Daphne Denniston, Jay Crawford, and Dave Winter.

Adrian Young: find out why this newcomer from NJ has a big following in North County
Daphne Denniston: http://www.myspace.com/darkwhiskeyonabackroad
Jay Crawford: http://music.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music.artistalbums&albumid=12108052&artistid=21966106
Dave Winter: http://www.claycolton.com

　　Tickets are $5.00 at the door. Please call 760-529-9140 or visit our web site at http://www.sunshinebrookstheatre.org for more information. New Vision Theatre Co. operating Sunshine Brooks Theatre is a 501c3 non-profit organization and an official participant of the civic revitalization program from the city of Oceanside. Sunshine Brooks Music Series takes place on 4th Wednesdays of every month.

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Sunshine Brooks Theatre, a non-profit community theater of Oceanside, will host on its stage an evening of original songs from San Diego county artists at 7:00 pm, Wednesday, January 27 at Sunshine Brooks Theatre, 217 North Coast Hwy, Oceanside. This show is part of Sunshine Brooks Music Series, Oceanside’s monthly concert that has been going on for a year as described at its MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/sunshinebrooksmusicseries
The January installment of this music series features the following San Diego artists:

1) Jonathan Fleig of Soup (rock promoting promote peace, hope, and love: http://www.myspace.com/jonathanfleig & http://www.myspace.com/soupthemusic )
2) John Kalb of Sunshine Brooks Theatre (story-telling folk ballads: http://www.nvtheatre.com/Welcome.htm )
3) T.K. Plummer of Namrock (Hare Krishna rock: http://www.namrock.com/aboutus.html )
4) Dave Winter of the Clay Colton Band (David recently released a compilation of original tunes. The CD was recorded in the same studio in Nashville where Willie Nelson’s The Outlaws recorded their award winning albums, the songs were then mastered by two-time Grammy winning mastering engineer, Gavin Lurssen: http://www.claycolton.com )

　　Tickets are $5.00 at the door. Please call 760-529-9140 or visit our web site at http://www.sunshinebrookstheatre.org for more information. New Vision Theatre Co. operating Sunshine Brooks Theatre is a 501c3 non-profit organization and an official participant of the civic revitalization program from the city of Oceanside. Sunshine Brooks Music Series takes place on 4th Wednesdays of every month.

Spend a romantic Valentine’s Day with your loved ones at Oceanside Museum of Art’s “More That’s Amoré!” on Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. Enjoy classic love songs from operatic arias to Broadway show tunes along with bubbly champagne and delicious chocolate confections. New performers will be Karen Bryan, Bill Ims, Tiffany Fuller, Alec Voorhies, and Dmitriy Demidov along with the beautiful voices of Tom Brault, JD Crawford, Vicki Hamilton, Ric Henry, Lary Hilliker, John Kalb, Carolyn Mickelson, Kim Neblett, Anne Nelson, Denise Saiz, Reverend Roby Warren, and Eliane Weidauer.

This year guests will have the opportunity to request a special song for their significant other or friend for only $25. Please contact the museum by January 29th with your song request to be included in the program. Reservations for “More That’s Amoré!” are $25 and $20 for OMA members. Seating is limited, call 760.435.3720 to make your reservations now.

Downtown Oceanside’s New Vision Theatre Company presents a family-friendly mystery thriller “Postmortem”, a Sherlock Holmes type whodunit, from January 29 to February 14, 2010, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. (except Feb 7 on Super Bowl Sunday at 12:30 pm) at Sunshine Brooks Theatre, 217 N Coast Highway, Oceanside.

Synopsis:
It is April 1922 and the cast of William Gillette’s latest Broadway revival of “Sherlock Holmes” has assembled for a weekend of relaxation at his magnificent medieval castle on a bluff overlooking the Connecticut River. For entertainment, actor-manager, playwright and heart-throb William Gillette, “best known for his 30-year portrayal of the famous crime sleuth Sherlock Holmes”, has arranged a séance. Now the scene is set for his greatest role. Someone is trying to be “a villain” at this gathering, and he suspects it is one of his guests. Intrepid, eccentric and wildly romantic, Gillette plans to solve the case himself à la Sherlock Holmes.

Prices are: adults $17.00, seniors $14.00, military $10.00, students $10.00. For tickets please call 760-529-9140 . New Vision Theatre Co. operating Sunshine Brooks Theatre is a 501c3 non-profit organization and an official participant of the civic revitalization program from the city of Oceanside. Visit web site at http://www.sunshinebrookstheatre.org for more information about this and other events.

The winning films of 2009 Oceanside International Film Festival will be shown at Sunshine Brooks Theatre at 6:15 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, December 12 and 13th, 217 North Coast Highway, Oceanside.

Show Times:
6:15 PM – “Kevin’s Critters: Dolphin Experience” (children’s category, Best Student Film winner) by Kevin Anderson
6:30 PM – “Save The World” (Best Documentary winner) by Michael T. Wood
7:30 PM – “Callous” (Best Picture winner, content may not be suitable for children) by Joey Lanai

The admission will include “Callous”, Best Picture winner of Oceanside’s 1st Annual International Festival produced by Oceanside Cultral Arts Foundation in October 2009. “Callous” is a family drama based on Lanai’s life and examines the effects of violence and alcoholism on family health. Nissena is set to play a violently-abusive woman who looms over the lives of her son (Lanai) and granddaughter (Alexander). More info on Joey Lanai’s work can be found at http://www.myspace.com/422566006

Tickets are $10.00 for a 1-day pass. New Vision Theatre Co. operating Sunshine Brooks Theatre is a 501c3 non-profit organization and an official participant of the civic revitalization program from the city of Oceanside. Please call 760-529-9140 or visit web site at http://www.sunshinebrookstheatre.org for more information about this and other events such as “Voices of a Never Ending Dawn” coming up in January 2010 – a special guest-documentary screening by Pamela Peak, an award-winning writer, producer and director, whose works have been featured on PBS.

Downtown Oceanside’s New Vision Theatre Company is holding auditions for a mystery thriller “Postmortem”, a Sherlock Holmes type whodunit, which is to be staged at Sunshine Brooks Theatre from January 29 to February 14, 2010, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. (except on Super Bowl Sunday at 12:30 pm). The theater is looking for 4 males: 2 in their 50’s (one for a lead role of an actor “who has played Sherlock Holmes for 30 years”; the other, of course, Watson) and 2 males in their 20’s – 30’s. Also seeking 4 females: 1 in her 50’s, and 3 in the 20’s – 30’s age category.

All roles are open. Cold reading from script will be required. No monologues will be necessary, but welcomed. Although it is Sherlock, British accents are not needed. Audition dates are December 7th (Monday) & 8th (Tuesday), 6:30 p.m. at the Brooks, 217 N Coast Highway, Oceanside. New Vision Theatre Co. operating Sunshine Brooks Theatre is a 501c3 non-profit organization and an official participant of the civic revitalization program from the city of Oceanside. Website: http://www.nvtheatre.com

Sunshine Brooks Theatre, a non-profit community theater of Oceanside, will host on its stage an original interactive holiday show “Santa Inc” presented by Music With A Twist Of Mime starring San Diego’s famous mime and theater teacher Jerry Hager, 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Saturday, December 19; and Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 217 North Coast Hwy, Oceanside.
Bring the whole family and prepare for magic, songs, juggling, puppets, mimes, plus surprise guest artists. No need to deal with crowds and long lines typical to the mall. Don’t miss up-close photo opportunities with Santa at the conclusion of this show!

Tickets are $5.00 for children, $7.00 for adults, $20.00 for families. Please call 760-529-9140 or visit our web site at http://www.sunshinebrookstheatre.org for more information. New Vision Theatre Co. operating Sunshine Brooks Theatre is a 501c3 non-profit organization and an official participant of the civic revitalization program from the city of Oceanside.