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Off the Shelf and On Stage

Onstage Theatre opens OFF THE SHELF AND ON STAGE, a festival of one-acts, May 19 at the Martinez Campbell Theatre. According to Artistic Director Helen Means, the festival originated in the companys former home at the Old School House, in Pleasant Hill. This is the the festivals first performance in Martinez.
Means said she chose 15 one acts for the festival, from over 50 submissions, and divided them into 3 separate performance blocks. " I chose a wide range of genres from drama to farce, and narrowing it down was difficult", she said, adding each play is 10-25 minutes long, and gives the audience a full evening of entertainment. Festival goers who purchase a pass will see all 15 plays at a reduced price.
According to Means, most of the plays are written by local writers from Martinez, Concord, Clayton, Pleasant Hill and Rossmoor and are directed by Means, Kim Doppe, Randy Anger, Bob Musgrave, and playwrights Dean Engle and C.C. Cardin.
Performances of OFF THE SHELF AND ON STAGE are May 19 June 24, 2017 at the Martinez Campbell Theatre, 636 Ward St. in Martinez. Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Bargain Night Thursdays, all tickets $12. For more information visit Onstagetheatre.homestead.com

BLOCK 2 OPENS JUNE 2
The Martini by Leon Atkinson (the story of the martini)
Real Fun by Dean Engle ( a tale of choice between life and death)
Jenny Gets Her Wheels On by Gary Carr (the story of an injured musical theatre ingénue who must find a new way of using her talent)
Tee Vee by Stacey Reeves ( a stand-up comedy routine)
BLOCK THREE: June 16 thru June 24
The Last Piano Lesson by Gretchen Givens (the story of a piano student and her teacher)
Eat A Bug by C.C. Cardin (funny look at the antics of childhood)
Fourteen by Alice Gerstenberg ( a hilarious attempt at organizing a dinner party)
Kisses by Mark Hinds (a love story between childhood friends)