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Such is the case for two cute little mayflies in David Ives\u2019 \u201cTime Flies.\u201d The very silly short comedy is part of a series of shorts offered by Plotline Theatre Company at the Martinez Campbell Theater through Jan. 29.<\/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\/07\/curtain-calls-paradise-blue-clubs-story-to-open-jan-27-in-berkeley\/\" title=\"Curtain Calls: &#8216;Paradise Blue&#8217; club&#8217;s story to open Jan. 27 in Berkeley\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\tCurtain Calls: &#8216;Paradise Blue&#8217; club&#8217;s story to open Jan. 27 in Berkeley\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>Wearing outrageous costumes courtesy of costumer Lisa Danz, Jerry Motta and Sheila Morrison \u201cfly\u201d around her pond on a first (and last) date. Turning on the TV, they encounter a program narrated by David Attenborough (a straight-faced Bill Dietz) on the mayfly. Here they discover they only live for 24 hours, just enough time to be born, mate and die. Needless-to-say that bit of knowledge creates pandemonium for the mayflies and lots of laughs for the audience thanks to the talents of Motta and Morrison.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Motta is a human through-line for the evening as a character in each of the short plays (Act I) and Randy Anger\u2019s original radio drama \u201cMurder One\u201d (Act II). Motta hits his comedic heights in Alice Gerstenberg\u2019s \u201cFourteen\u201d as the very proper butler forced to deal with an ever-changing number of dinner guests.<\/p>\n<p>While he doesn\u2019t have a lot of lines, Motta says plenty with his perfectly timed facial expressions and movements. Melynda Kiring adds much to the comedy as the ambitious lady of the house dealing with her uncooperative daughter, well played by Erin Hurley.<\/p>\n<p>In Act II the pace changes from comedy to murder as Anger\u2019s \u201cMurder One\u201d takes over. Set in 1937 San Francisco, the action follows murder of the understudy to the male lead in a local theater. A nice twist, having the understudy killed. Usually, it\u2019s the lead who dies with the understudy then stepping into the coveted role. This understudy, however, had also been sleeping with the star\u2019s wife. Enter Detective Gene Trent, a Sam Spade-like character, who takes charge of the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Dressed in 1930s attire, the cast includes Hurley (Trent\u2019s secretary\/girlfriend), Motta (switching hats and voices for multiple roles), Jaime Rich (leading lady), Randy Wight (Trent) and Keith Williams (leading man\/police officer). Anger has opted for recorded sound effects rather than the folio sound associated with radio dramas. The recordings work well, especially the mood music that helps set each scene.<\/p>\n<p>One drawback inherent with radio dramas is that the cast must read their lines, forcing them to often look down. I\u2019d love to see more facial expressions and hope that as the show continues, the cast can look at each other and the audience more. For tickets to the Martinez Campbell Theater (636 Ward St. in Martinez), go online to <a href=\"http:\/\/campbelltheater.com\">campbelltheater.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lafayette:<\/strong> Town Hall Theatre\u2019s &#8220;New Voices&#8221; series continues with Molly Olis Krost\u2019s \u201cNanay,\u201d running Jan 20-28. The lightly produced play follows Angela, who has traveled to her twin sister\u2019s home to congratulate her on her new baby. The play, however, takes a dark turn as Krost delves into sisterhood, trauma and healing while also incorporating Filipino mythology and tradition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the heart of \u2018Nanay\u2019 is the love and bond of Eve and Angela,\u201d said Krost. \u201cWhile I don\u2019t have any sisters myself, I grew up surrounded by my mom and aunties. The messy beauty of their relationships with each other and seeing all the highs and lows they\u2019ve gone through together is the lifeline of this play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yari Cervas directs a cast that includes Sam Topacio, Ann Warque and Lore Gonzales.<\/p>\n<p>Lafayette&#8217;s Town Hall then moves to a very different evening of entertainment with a screening and sing along of the uber-popular musical \u201cGrease.\u201d It all happens Feb. 4 beginning at 6:30 p.m. with a trivia contest, raffle prizes, a signature cocktail and a fun pack that will help movie viewers become part of the Rydell High experience.<\/p>\n<p>At 8 p.m., a costume contest takes place followed by the screening of \u201cGrease,\u201d featuring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta. For tickets to \u201cNanay\u201d or \u201cGrease,\u201d call 925-283-1557 or go to <a href=\"http:\/\/townhalltheatre.com\">townhalltheatre.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>San Francisco:<\/strong> Obie Award-winning Bay Area playwright Christopher Chen\u2019s \u201cThe Headlands\u201d comes to American Conservatory Theater on Feb. 9. In Chen\u2019s play, true crime fan Henry Wong digs for evidence in his father\u2019s unexplained death. During his investigation, he\u2019s haunted by the myths and misdirection of his own family history as the play explores the flawed narratives we tell ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am excited to explore this deeply personal story of family, memory and the city all in the spirit of a true S.F. noir,\u201d said ACT Artistic Director Pam MacKinnon. \u201cMoral ambiguity and the chase of the American Dream abound. Chris Chen has written a play for our moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The show runs Feb. 9 through March 5 at A.C.T.\u2019s Toni Rembe Theater (formerly Geary Theatre, 415 Geary St. in San Francisco). Call 415-749-2228 or go to <a href=\"http:\/\/act-sf.org\">act-sf.org<\/a> for tickets.<\/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>Actor Jerry Motta hits comedic heights in &#8220;Fourteen&#8221; as a butler contending with an ever-changing number of dinner guests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":562,"featured_media":8716022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"subheadline":"Actor Motta hits comedic heights in 'Fourteen' as butler contending with ever-changing number of dinner guests","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":"On stage","print_title":"Radio drama, hilarious short plays showing in Martinez","print_subheadline":"Actor Motta hits comedic heights in 'Fourteen' as butler contending with ever-changing number of dinner guests","print_priority":"","print_placement":"inside","print_edition_date":"","print_pub_date":"","print_slug":"BRN-L-CC-COL-0120","print_content":"<p>What would you do if you found out while on a first date that you had less than 24-hours to live? Such is the case for two cute little mayflies in David Ives\u2019 \u201cTime Flies.\u201d The very silly short comedy is part of a series of shorts offered by Plotline Theatre Company at the Martinez Campbell Theater through Jan. 29.<\/p>\n<p>Wearing outrageous costumes courtesy of costumer Lisa Danz, Jerry Motta and Sheila Morrison \u201cfly\u201d around her pond on a first (and last) date. Turning on the TV, they encounter a program narrated by David Attenborough (a straight-faced Bill Dietz) on the mayfly. Here they discover they only live for 24 hours, just enough time to be born, mate and die. Needless-to-say that bit of knowledge creates pandemonium for the mayflies and lots of laughs for the audience thanks to the talents of Motta and Morrison.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Motta is a human through-line for the evening as a character in each of the short plays (Act I) and Randy Anger\u2019s original radio drama \u201cMurder One\u201d (Act II). Motta hits his comedic heights in Alice Gerstenberg\u2019s \u201cFourteen\u201d as the very proper butler forced to deal with an ever-changing number of dinner guests.<\/p>\n<p>While he doesn\u2019t have a lot of lines, Motta says plenty with his perfectly timed facial expressions and movements. Melynda Kiring adds much to the comedy as the ambitious lady of the house dealing with her uncooperative daughter, well played by Erin Hurley.<\/p>\n<p>In Act II the pace changes from comedy to murder as Anger\u2019s \u201cMurder One\u201d takes over. Set in 1937 San Francisco, the action follows murder of the understudy to the male lead in a local theater. A nice twist, having the understudy killed. Usually, it\u2019s the lead who dies with the understudy then stepping into the coveted role. This understudy, however, had also been sleeping with the star\u2019s wife. 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For tickets to the Martinez Campbell Theater (636 Ward St. in Martinez), go online to <a href=\"http:\/\/campbelltheater.com\">campbelltheater.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lafayette:<\/strong> Town Hall Theatre\u2019s \"New Voices\" series continues with Molly Olis Krost\u2019s \u201cNanay,\u201d running Jan 20-28. The lightly produced play follows Angela, who has traveled to her twin sister\u2019s home to congratulate her on her new baby. The play, however, takes a dark turn as Krost delves into sisterhood, trauma and healing while also incorporating Filipino mythology and tradition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the heart of \u2018Nanay\u2019 is the love and bond of Eve and Angela,\u201d said Krost. \u201cWhile I don\u2019t have any sisters myself, I grew up surrounded by my mom and aunties. The messy beauty of their relationships with each other and seeing all the highs and lows they\u2019ve gone through together is the lifeline of this play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yari Cervas directs a cast that includes Sam Topacio, Ann Warque and Lore Gonzales.<\/p>\n<p>Lafayette's Town Hall then moves to a very different evening of entertainment with a screening and sing along of the uber-popular musical \u201cGrease.\u201d It all happens Feb. 4 beginning at 6:30 p.m. with a trivia contest, raffle prizes, a signature cocktail and a fun pack that will help movie viewers become part of the Rydell High experience.<\/p>\n<p>At 8 p.m., a costume contest takes place followed by the screening of \u201cGrease,\u201d featuring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta. For tickets to \u201cNanay\u201d or \u201cGrease,\u201d call 925-283-1557 or go to <a href=\"http:\/\/townhalltheatre.com\">townhalltheatre.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>San Francisco:<\/strong> Obie Award-winning Bay Area playwright Christopher Chen\u2019s \u201cThe Headlands\u201d comes to American Conservatory Theater on Feb. 9. In Chen\u2019s play, true crime fan Henry Wong digs for evidence in his father\u2019s unexplained death. During his investigation, he\u2019s haunted by the myths and misdirection of his own family history as the play explores the flawed narratives we tell ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am excited to explore this deeply personal story of family, memory and the city all in the spirit of a true S.F. noir,\u201d said ACT Artistic Director Pam MacKinnon. \u201cMoral ambiguity and the chase of the American Dream abound. 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