Culver City Public Theatre announces its 19th season of free theatre in Carlson Park, celebrating the Culver City Centennial.
Performances are at noon on Saturdays and Sundays from July 15 to Aug. 20.
All performances are free.
The Children’s Popcorn Theatre presentation, “To Oz and Back,” is a collection of short plays written by Daniel L. Hurewitz, Christopher Gough, Morna M. Martell and Jen Huszcza, and directed by Eve Weston.
All revolve around characters from MGM’s classic, “The Wizard of Oz,” based on the book by L. Frank Baum.
The movie was filmed in 1939, just a block away from Carlson Park, at MGM, now Sony Pictures Studios.
The plays imagine what might have happened before, after and behind the scenes.
In a nod to Culver City’s early motion picture roots, this season’s main stage show is a comedic adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic “Romeo and Juliet.”
Titled “Romeo and Juliet in Screenland,” it was written by Nakisa Aschtiani and directed by Karyn Morton.
The time is 1917 in Culver City, where two rival movie studios, Montague and Capulet, are vying to make the next great picture. Montague’s dramatic star, Romeo, wants to make a comedy.
By chance he meets Capulet’s star Juliet. True to Shakespeare, schemes are devised, but this version definitely does not end in tragedy.
Performances are at 2 o’clock on Saturdays and Sundays, July 15 to Aug. 20.
Community members are encouraged to bring a blanket or a chair and enjoy free theatre in Carlson Park, 10400 Braddock Dr., at the intersection of Motor Avenue. Parking is free. To respect neighbors, attendees are asked to park on the park side of the street only.
For more information, go to www.ccpt.org or email www.info@ccpt.org
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