{"id":8707191,"date":"2023-01-07T05:00:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/?p=8707191"},"modified":"2023-01-06T18:35:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T02:35:44","slug":"curtain-calls-paradise-blue-clubs-story-to-open-jan-27-in-berkeley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/2023\/01\/07\/curtain-calls-paradise-blue-clubs-story-to-open-jan-27-in-berkeley\/","title":{"rendered":"Curtain Calls: &#8216;Paradise Blue&#8217; club&#8217;s story to open Jan. 27 in Berkeley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Berkeley\u2019s Aurora Theatre will begin 2023 with the cool, jazz-infused drama \u201cParadise Blue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><aside class=\"related left\"><h2 class=\"widget-title\" data-curated-ids=\"\" data-relation-type=\"automatic-primary-tag\">Related Articles<\/h2><ul><li>\n\n<div class=\"entry-section\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/local-news\/\">Local News | <\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/2023\/01\/13\/curtain-calls-radio-drama-hilarious-short-plays-showing-in-martinez\/\" title=\"Curtain Calls: Radio drama, hilarious short plays showing in Martinez\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\tCurtain Calls: Radio drama, hilarious short plays showing in Martinez\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n<\/li><li>\n\n<div class=\"entry-section\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/local-news\/\">Local News | <\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/2022\/12\/31\/curtain-calls-oakland-theater-projects-talking-circle-to-return-jan-6\/\" title=\"Curtain Calls: Oakland Theater Project&#8217;s &#8216;Talking Circle&#8217; to return Jan. 6\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\tCurtain Calls: Oakland Theater Project&#8217;s &#8216;Talking Circle&#8217; to return Jan. 6\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n<\/li><\/ul><\/aside>Part of playwright Dominique Morisseau\u2019s &#8220;Detroit Trilogy,&#8221; the play tells of a gifted trumpeter who contemplates selling his once-vibrant nightclub in Detroit\u2019s Blackbottom neighborhood. It\u2019s 1949, and urban renewal is at hand as Morisseau shows the challenges of building a better future and what it does to those left behind.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Dawn Monique Williams, \u201cParadise Blue\u201d features Michael J. Asberry (Corn), Rolanda D. Bell (Silver), Kenny Scott (P-Sam), Anna Marie Sharpe (Pumpkin) and Titus VanHook (Blue).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are so many rich textures to this play: there is the bebop; the haunted spirits in all these characters and there is the woman Silver who arrives at the club and disrupts everyone\u2019s life,\u201d said Williams. \u201cThere\u2019s a huge point of pride with me that Aurora would produce this play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParadise Blue\u201d begins Jan. 27 with live performances in the Aurora Theatre at 2081 Addison St. in Berkeley. Post-show discussions will take place Feb. 3, 7, 15 and 23. The show can also be streamed Feb. 21-26. For tickets, call 510-843-4822 or go online to <a href=\"http:\/\/auroratheatre.org\">auroratheatre.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also in Berkeley:<\/strong> The incredibly entertaining \u201cNatasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812\u201d has been extended again at Berkeley\u2019s Shotgun Players. Dave Malloy\u2019s Tony Award-winning hit now runs through Feb. 25 at the Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., Berkeley. Based on a section of Tolstoy\u2019s \u201cWar and Peace,\u201d this musical extravaganza follows a young woman who arrives in Moscow longing for her fianc\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>To tell the story, Shotgun has turned the Ashby Stage into a 19th century Russian nightclub, complete with cabaret tables for some lucky audience members. For tickets, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/shotgunplayers.org\/online\/article\/great-comet\">shotgunplayers.org\/online\/article\/great-comet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Claybourne Park&#8221;:<\/strong> Like Aurora Theatre, Pittsburg Theatre Company (formerly Pittsburg Community Theatre) also takes up changing neighborhoods with its production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u201cClaybourne Park,\u201d running Jan. 28 through Feb. 5 in Pittsburg&#8217;s California Theatre at 351 Railroad Ave.<\/p>\n<p>Bruce Norris\u2019s thought-provoking work ingeniously sets the action in 1959 in a residential neighborhood where white community leaders attempt to stop the sale of a home to a black family. In Act Two, the same house sets the stage for present-day action. Now, however, the house exists in a predominantly African American neighborhood where residents battle gentrification.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Gregory Brown, Pittsburg\u2019s production features Jason Anthony, Bri Andrews, David Ghilardi, Kyle Jacques, Safira McGrew, Edward Natenburg and Natalie Tichenor. For tickets, go to pittsburgcommunitytheatre.org.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pittsburg and Brentwood:<\/strong> Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble, in collaboration with Pittsburg Theatre Company, presents the totally wacky \u201cComplete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised)\u201d in two locations.<\/p>\n<p>The fast-paced comedic romp through the Bard\u2019s plays takes place Jan. 20-22 in Brentwood. Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/ghostlightte.org\">ghostlightte.org<\/a> for location and ticket information. The energetic show will then be performed Feb. 24-26 in Steeltown Coffee and Tea at 695 Railroad Ave. in Pittsburg. Helen Dixon directs the popular comedy revised for today\u2019s audiences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Walnut Creek:<\/strong> A crumbling American dream seen through the eyes of an 11-year-old begins the new year for Center Repertory Company. Trying to find a way to belong in a divided country, the child fixates on a red bike that represents all the possibilities the world has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRed Bike,\u201d Caridad Svich\u2019s imaginative, highly choreographed story, runs Feb. 4-25 in Walnut Creek\u2019s Lesher Center for the Arts at 1601 Civic Drive. Set in an unnamed American town in economic decline, \u201cRed Bike\u201d takes the audience on a 90-minute ride as the child gains a new awareness of the local neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>Svich had never created a play with a child narrator before, and in an interview in \u201cAmerican Theatre\u201d she explained why she did so for this play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was thinking about the current political landscape and that there are so many laws being enacted that will affect children as adults,\u201d Svich said. \u201cI wanted to put someone at the center of the story who logistically and legally can\u2019t fight for any of that but is the most vulnerable and at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The role of the genderless child can be played by one, two or three people. In Center Rep\u2019s production, directed by Jeffrey Lo, actors Adrienne Kaori Walters and Amy Lizardo will play the child.<\/p>\n<p>Completing Rep\u2019s 2022-23 season is the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u201cSweat,\u201d running March 25 through April 15, followed by Lin-Manuel Miranda\u2019s \u201cIn the Heights,\u201d slated for May 27 through June 24. For tickets to Center Rep shows, call 925-943-7469 or go to <a href=\"http:\/\/lesherartscenter.org\">lesherartscenter.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>San Ramon:<\/strong> Diablo Women\u2019s Chorale invites those who love to sing and have fun to audition Jan. 23 from 6 to 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe encourage any woman with a love of music and spirited company to audition,\u201d said Jennifer Mack. \u201cChoral experience and music-reading ability are a plus but not required.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information, call Nancy Hickman at 925-899-5050 or email her at <a href=\"mailto:hickmandg@gmail.com\">hickmandg@gmail.com<\/a>. For more information on the San Ramon group, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/DiabloWomensChorale.org\/join-us\">DiabloWomensChorale.org\/join-us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sally Hogarty can be reached at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:sallyhogarty@gmail.com\">sallyhogarty@gmail.com<\/a>. Read more of her reviews online at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eastbaytimes.com\/author\/sally-hogarty\">eastbaytimes.com\/author\/sally-hogarty<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part of the author&#8217;s &#8220;Detroit Trilogy,&#8221; the jazz-infused drama takes place in 1949.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":562,"featured_media":8708567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"subheadline":"Part of author's 'Detroit Trilogy,' jazz-infused drama takes place in 1949","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[160,10349,807,51712],"tags":[10293,521,285,304],"feature":[],"location":[8,3,2,31,4],"type-of-work":[50053],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"post_status":"","edit_last":0,"edit_lock":0,"highlights":"","original_byline":"","original_canonical":"","original_category":"","original_email":"","original_id":0,"original_pubdate":"","original_source":"","primary_section":"10349","primary_tag":521,"print_workflow_body":{"deck_headline":"East Bay theater","print_title":"'Paradise Blue' club's story to open Jan. 27 in Berkeley","print_subheadline":"Part of author's 'Detroit Trilogy,' jazz-infused drama takes place in 1949","print_priority":"","print_placement":"inside","print_edition_date":"","print_pub_date":"","print_slug":"BRN-L-CC-COL-0113","print_content":"<p>Berkeley\u2019s Aurora Theatre will begin 2023 with the cool, jazz-infused drama \u201cParadise Blue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Part of playwright Dominique Morisseau\u2019s \"Detroit Trilogy,\" the play tells of a gifted trumpeter who contemplates selling his once-vibrant nightclub in Detroit\u2019s Blackbottom neighborhood. It\u2019s 1949, and urban renewal is at hand as Morisseau shows the challenges of building a better future and what it does to those left behind.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Dawn Monique Williams, \u201cParadise Blue\u201d features Michael J. Asberry (Corn), Rolanda D. Bell (Silver), Kenny Scott (P-Sam), Anna Marie Sharpe (Pumpkin) and Titus VanHook (Blue).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are so many rich textures to this play: there is the bebop; the haunted spirits in all these characters and there is the woman Silver who arrives at the club and disrupts everyone\u2019s life,\u201d said Williams. \u201cThere\u2019s a huge point of pride with me that Aurora would produce this play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParadise Blue\u201d begins Jan. 27 with live performances in the Aurora Theatre at 2081 Addison St. in Berkeley. Post-show discussions will take place Feb. 3, 7, 15 and 23. The show can also be streamed Feb. 21-26. For tickets, call 510-843-4822 or go online to <a href=\"http:\/\/auroratheatre.org\">auroratheatre.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also in Berkeley:<\/strong> The incredibly entertaining \u201cNatasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812\u201d has been extended again at Berkeley\u2019s Shotgun Players. Dave Malloy\u2019s Tony Award-winning hit now runs through Feb. 25 at the Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., Berkeley. Based on a section of Tolstoy\u2019s \u201cWar and Peace,\u201d this musical extravaganza follows a young woman who arrives in Moscow longing for her fianc\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>To tell the story, Shotgun has turned the Ashby Stage into a 19th century Russian nightclub, complete with cabaret tables for some lucky audience members. For tickets, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/shotgunplayers.org\/online\/article\/great-comet\">shotgunplayers.org\/online\/article\/great-comet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\"Claybourne Park\":<\/strong> Like Aurora Theatre, Pittsburg Theatre Company (formerly Pittsburg Community Theatre) also takes up changing neighborhoods with its production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u201cClaybourne Park,\u201d running Jan. 28 through Feb. 5 in Pittsburg's California Theatre at 351 Railroad Ave.<\/p>\n<p>Bruce Norris\u2019s thought-provoking work ingeniously sets the action in 1959 in a residential neighborhood where white community leaders attempt to stop the sale of a home to a black family. In Act Two, the same house sets the stage for present-day action. Now, however, the house exists in a predominantly African American neighborhood where residents battle gentrification.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Gregory Brown, Pittsburg\u2019s production features Jason Anthony, Bri Andrews, David Ghilardi, Kyle Jacques, Safira McGrew, Edward Natenburg and Natalie Tichenor. For tickets, go to pittsburgcommunitytheatre.org.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pittsburg and Brentwood:<\/strong> Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble, in collaboration with Pittsburg Theatre Company, presents the totally wacky \u201cComplete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised)\u201d in two locations.<\/p>\n<p>The fast-paced comedic romp through the Bard\u2019s plays takes place Jan. 20-22 in Brentwood. Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/ghostlightte.org\">ghostlightte.org<\/a> for location and ticket information. The energetic show will then be performed Feb. 24-26 in Steeltown Coffee and Tea at 695 Railroad Ave. in Pittsburg. Helen Dixon directs the popular comedy revised for today\u2019s audiences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Walnut Creek:<\/strong> A crumbling American dream seen through the eyes of an 11-year-old begins the new year for Center Repertory Company. Trying to find a way to belong in a divided country, the child fixates on a red bike that represents all the possibilities the world has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRed Bike,\u201d Caridad Svich\u2019s imaginative, highly choreographed story, runs Feb. 4-25 in Walnut Creek\u2019s Lesher Center for the Arts at 1601 Civic Drive. Set in an unnamed American town in economic decline, \u201cRed Bike\u201d takes the audience on a 90-minute ride as the child gains a new awareness of the local neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>Svich had never created a play with a child narrator before, and in an interview in \u201cAmerican Theatre\u201d she explained why she did so for this play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was thinking about the current political landscape and that there are so many laws being enacted that will affect children as adults,\u201d Svich said. \u201cI wanted to put someone at the center of the story who logistically and legally can\u2019t fight for any of that but is the most vulnerable and at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The role of the genderless child can be played by one, two or three people. In Center Rep\u2019s production, directed by Jeffrey Lo, actors Adrienne Kaori Walters and Amy Lizardo will play the child.<\/p>\n<p>Completing Rep\u2019s 2022-23 season is the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u201cSweat,\u201d running March 25 through April 15, followed by Lin-Manuel Miranda\u2019s \u201cIn the Heights,\u201d slated for May 27 through June 24. For tickets to Center Rep shows, call 925-943-7469 or go to <a href=\"http:\/\/lesherartscenter.org\">lesherartscenter.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>San Ramon:<\/strong> Diablo Women\u2019s Chorale invites those who love to sing and have fun to audition Jan. 23 from 6 to 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe encourage any woman with a love of music and spirited company to audition,\u201d said Jennifer Mack. \u201cChoral experience and music-reading ability are a plus but not required.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information, call Nancy Hickman at 925-899-5050 or email her at <a href=\"mailto:hickmandg@gmail.com\">hickmandg@gmail.com<\/a>. For more information on the San Ramon group, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/DiabloWomensChorale.org\/join-us\">DiabloWomensChorale.org\/join-us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sally Hogarty can be reached at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:sallyhogarty@gmail.com\">sallyhogarty@gmail.com<\/a>. Read more of her reviews online at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eastbaytimes.com\/author\/sally-hogarty\">eastbaytimes.com\/author\/sally-hogarty<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","print_budget_line":"","print_excerpt":"Part of the author's \"Detroit Trilogy,\" the jazz-infused drama takes place in 1949.","print_notes":"","print_featured_gallery_richtext":"","print_inline_galleries_richtext":"","print_inline_images_richtext":""},"print_workflow_exported_ts":"1673058079","print_workflow_exported_username":"njackson@bayareanewsgroup.com","print_workflow_shapes":"","print_workflow_side":{"print_section":9677,"print_status":9425,"add_export_buttons":""},"really_short_title":"","short_title":"","market_neutral_title":"","social_title":"","dfm_hub_post_id":0,"paywall_level":"metered","featured_media_content":{"content_type":"gallery","content":"<p>[gallery size=\"article_inline\" 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about Detroit jazz club...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/BRN-L-CC-COL-0113-1.jpg?w=499\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/BRN-L-CC-COL-0113-1.jpg?w=499 620w,https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/BRN-L-CC-COL-0113-1.jpg?w=499 780w,https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/BRN-L-CC-COL-0113-1.jpg?w=499 810w,https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/BRN-L-CC-COL-0113-1.jpg?w=499 1280w,https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/BRN-L-CC-COL-0113-1.jpg?w=499 1860w\" ><p class=\"slide-credit\">photo courtesy of the Aurora Theatre<\/p><p class=\"slide-caption\">A play by Dominique Morisseau, above, about Detroit jazz club &quot;Paradise Blue&quot; opens Jan. 27 at Berkeley\u2019s Aurora Theatre.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li data-index=\"2\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img alt=\"Actor Michael Asberry plays band member Corn in &quot;Paradise Blue&quot;...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/BRN-L-CC-COL-0113-2.jpg?w=620\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/BRN-L-CC-COL-0113-2.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/BRN-L-CC-COL-0113-2.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/BRN-L-CC-COL-0113-2.jpg?w=799 810w,https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/BRN-L-CC-COL-0113-2.jpg?w=799 1280w,https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/BRN-L-CC-COL-0113-2.jpg?w=799 1860w\" ><p class=\"slide-credit\">photo courtesy of the Aurora Theatre<\/p><p class=\"slide-caption\">Actor Michael Asberry plays band member Corn in &quot;Paradise Blue&quot; at Berkeley\u2019s Aurora Theatre.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li data-index=\"3\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img alt=\"Titus VanHook portrays trumpeter and club owner Blue in &quot;Paradise...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/BRN-L-CC-COL-0113-3.jpg?w=620\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/BRN-L-CC-COL-0113-3.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/BRN-L-CC-COL-0113-3.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/BRN-L-CC-COL-0113-3.jpg?w=798 810w,https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/BRN-L-CC-COL-0113-3.jpg?w=798 1280w,https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/BRN-L-CC-COL-0113-3.jpg?w=798 1860w\" ><p class=\"slide-credit\">photo courtesy of the Aurora Theatre<\/p><p class=\"slide-caption\">Titus VanHook portrays trumpeter and club owner Blue in &quot;Paradise Blue&quot; at Berkeley\u2019s Aurora Theatre.<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"caption\"><button class=\"caption-expand\">Show Caption<\/button><div class=\"slideshow-credit\"><\/div><div class=\"slide-count\"><span class=\"current\"><\/span> of <span class=\"total\"><\/span><\/div><p class=\"slideshow-caption\"><\/p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\"><span>Expand<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n"},"attachments":[],"authors":[{"ID":2087,"display_name":"Sally Hogarty","description":"can be reached at sallyhogarty@gmail.com. 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