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transforming short stories from the page to the stage

 

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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

Summer Sundays Series
spend the afternoon with great authors

 In the intimate setting of Center Stage Theater we present a series of afternoon chats with talented authors, including Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Barry Spacks, novelist Andrew Klavan (Don't Say A Word, True Crime), and Lynn Mamet producer and writer on the hit CSB series The Unit. Each afternoon will start with an interview of the author by David Starkey (host of The Creative Community), include brief readings from their work, and conclude with an opportunity for audience questions.

June 25, July 30 and August 27 at 4:00pm

Center Stage Theater / 751 Paseo Nuevo

Tickets $15, $10 student discount
 or entire 3-show series for $
30

Call 963-0408 
or visit centerstagetheater.org

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2007 Season at the Lobero Theatre

Speaking of Humor
Monday, January 22

Tales of Romance
Tuesday, February 13

Speaking of Baseball
Monday, March 26

Stories from
The New Yorker

Monday, April 30
Speaking of
Dad

Monday, May 21

Please note the February performance is on TUESDAY, all other performances are on Monday nights.

all performances are 7:30 at the Lobero Theatre

Lobero Tickets

Subscription Packages $69-$134

Single Tickets $13, $25, $30

There are a variety of plans for season tickets as well as tickets for individual shows and group rates. Season Subscriptions can be purchased through the Speaking of Stories office at 805-966-3875 or email at info@speakingofstoreis.org. Purchase individual performance tickets at the Lobero Box office at (805) 963-0761 or visit the Lobero Theatre web site. For more information contact the Speaking of Stories office.

For more information on ticketing, including a seating chart visit the Ticketing page.

Please consider making an additional donation to support Speaking of Stories' activities if you appreciate what we are doing. You may contact the Speaking of Stories office at (805) 966-3875 to find out how to help, or make a donation when you purchase tickets from the Lobero Box office.

Complete Production History

  Lobero Theatre

The beautiful and historic Lobero Theatre is our regular season home. Intimate despite its size (680 seats), it is located in the center of Santa Barbara at 33 East Canon Perdido Street, between State and Anacapa. Established in 1873 as an opera house, the present building was fashioned in 1924 and it is internationally renowned for its graceful, elegant, welcoming architecture. It is California's oldest, continuously operating theatre and many of the greatest artists of the century have performed on its stage. Tickets may be purchased at the box office (map) Monday through Friday, 10am to 5pm, Saturday noon to 5pm. In addition, the box office is open two hours prior to any performance. 33 E. Canon Perdido St. To order Lobero Theatre tickets by phone, please call the box office Monday through Friday, 10am to 5pm at (805) 963-0761. To order tickets online, visit www.lobero.com. No online orders will be taken the day of the show. 805-963-0761 www.lobero.com

Center Stage Theater

An intimate black box theater with weekly performances by a variety of artists and companies, located in Paseo Nuevo in the heart of the downtown Santa Barbara cultural district. Center Stage Theater is located in Paseo Nuevo Center, upstairs at the intersection of Chapala and De la Guerra Streets, Santa Barbara, California. Take Highway 101 to Carrillo Street, exit and turn toward the mountains (northbound turns right, southbound turns left). Proceed to Chapala Street (fourth light) and turn right. Proceed 1-1/2 blocks and turn left into either of two entrances to Paseo Nuevo. Park near the elevator, or proceed to roof-level parking. The Center Stage Theater Box Office is open Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 5:00 P.M., and one hour before each performance. Tickets also be purchased by phone at (805-963-0408) or online (online sales subject to $1 surcharge).  If online sales are closed, tickets may still be available by phoning the box office. Purchase by phone with Visa, MC, AmEx. www.centerstagetheater.org 805-9633-0408.