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(left to right): Stephen Rider and Jed Reynolds
Photo by Carla Larissa Fallberg

by Suzan Lori Parks
"A Comic, Thrilling, Drama."
The 2002 Pulitzer Prize winning play

Pasadena Weekly's PRIME PICK!

Directed by James Reynolds
Starring Jed Reynolds & Stephen Rider

"Topdog/Underdog" is the 2002 Pulitzer Prize winning play about two African American brothers, named Lincoln and Booth. Given these names as a "joke" by their father, the two men cope with women, work, poverty, gambling, racism, and their troubled upbringings. Using three-card monte as a metaphor, this play is ultimately about the Great American Con. Like the title suggests, "Topdog/Underdog" is a play about competition, reversals, and mirror images that reflect the true self.

Preview: Friday, August 20th at 8:00 pm. Special ticket price $12.50.

Opening: Saturday August 21st at 8:00 pm, followed by a gala reception with champagne and appetizers. Special ticket price $35.00.

Runs August 21 - September 18, 2010. Regular show times Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 pm, Sundays at 3:00 pm.

Tickets: $25. Students and Seniors $20.

Online: https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/746265

RESERVATIONS: (866) 811-4111 (Theatermania toll-free).

Tickets are non-refundable.

"Top/Dog Under/Dog is the BEST hustle in town. Come see who has the winning hand!"

Please Read the Rave Review here.

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A musical play, celebrating the life of blues woman Ethel Waters.
A Two-person, One-Woman Show
Featuring ValLimar and Frank Jansen

"With this kind of music, who wouldn't shake their thang!"

Blues Woman Ethel Waters was the Halle Berry or the Beyoncè of her day. Ethel Waters was a 'Super Star' during the depression-era. As a Broadway star and an Academy Award nominee, she could 'shake her thang' and make audiences shake with pleasure. Share her musical story with ValLimar and Frank Jansen in this Kennedy Center award-winning performance.

Familiar and passionate songs of the jazz age highlight this musical, dramatic story of Ethel Waters' rise to fame. Born in poverty, Ethel was one of the greatest artists of her generation. She was the first Black woman to sing on the radio, the first to headline a show at New York's Palace Theatre and the first to star in a dramatic play on Broadway. In her later years, Waters was nominated for two Academy Awards. ValLimar Jansen's portrayal of this legendary singer has thrilled audiences for more than a decade. Join us for this unforgettable musical theatre experience.

The Jansens will perform fourteen of Waters’ signature songs during the show, including the classic, “Stormy Weather,” as well as hits such as “My Handy Man;” “My Handy Man Ain’t Handy No More;” "Shake That Thing;" “Am I Blue” and “His Eye is on the Sparrow.”

Runs: Nov 26-28; Dec 2-5, 16 – 19, 31*. Regular show times Thursdays—Saturdays at 8:00 pm, Sundays at 3:00 pm.

*Special New Year’s Eve Performance includes dinner and music on the patio!

Tickets: $30 Adult, $25 Student & Senior
New Year’s Eve ticket: $80
Or Call: (866) 811-4111 / Visit: www.FremontCentreTheatre.com

Online: https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/729925

RESERVATIONS: (866) 811-4111 (Theatermania toll-free).

Tickets are non-refundable.