Los Angeles Times calls Impro Theatre “Amazing! One of the funniest evenings in town, the troupe spins an entire play into comedy gold right before your eyes.”

Starting with an audience suggestion and creating completely improvised, full-length plays in the styles of the world’s greatest writers, Impro Theatre a comic laugh out loud evening of theatre. They have performed all over the country.

A holiday comedy inspired by the works of Charles Dickens. This is a Winter Holiday show built on vivid narration and rich characters inspired by the books of Charles Dickens, all of it improvised. Comic portraits, cruel melodrama and humane charity of heartbreaking tenderness explode onto the teeming streets of Victorian London. Coincidence, redemption and the spirit of Christmas drive the plot – as one might expect from a holiday show with Dickens in the title. In Dickens UnScripted, the entire ensemble shares storytelling duties. As in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s classic production of Nicholas Nickleby, any character can take over the narration at any time. The exciting difference is that no cast member knows in advance who will wind up a street urchin or doting aunt, sailor or jailer, judge or kindly chestnut-seller-who-turns-out-to-be-the-missing-heir-to-a-large-fortune.

Inventive, surprising theatre where anything can happen is what does happen in Dickens UnScripted. It is a show where keen imaginations steeped in Dickens and Christmas work feverishly to create theatre on the spot. The pace is swift, and the performers are pushed to the peak of their abilities as they attempt to juggle character, plot and staging all at once. Dickens UnScripted is a holiday treat that is never, ever the same story twice and gives fans of A Christmas Carol a whole new way to celebrate the season!

Paul Rogan directs Amy Kidd, Gale Brennan, Leanna Dindal, Mike Rock, Paul Rogan, and Ryan Smith. Produced by Mike Rock, Sound by Tyler Weil, and Lights by Liam Sullivan.

DICKENS UNSCRIPTED will run December 1 & 2, 2025 at 7:30pm.  North Coast Repertory Theatre is located at 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach, CA 92075.  Tickets are $50 with discounts for students, military, and educators. Call 858-481-1055, or visit www.northcoastrep.org to purchase tickets.

Is there any room for a good old fashioned story anymore? Join the Christopherson’s as they face – horror of horrors – a Holiday weekend without wifi, without phones, even without electricity! Is conversation enough to bridge connection? Will imagination spark reconciliation? Is the perfect Family Holiday even possible anymore? Find out in this hilarious, genre-bouncing, theatrical family comedy.

Written and Co-Directed by Rachael Van Wormer and Omri Schein. Featured in the cast are: Todd Blakesley, Brian Mackey*, Amanda Sitton*, Audrey Deubig, and Geoffrey Geissinger.

*The actor or stage manager appears through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association.

HOW TO WRITE A HOLIDAY reading will be presented on December 4, 2025 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $25. Call 858-481-1055, or visit www.northcoastrep.org to purchase tickets.

Experience the intimate, gripping portrayal of America’s esteemed World War II General and 34th President, Dwight Eisenhower, as he grapples with the most consequential decisions of his remarkable life. Tony Award winner John Rubinstein transports audiences to Gettysburg’s hallowed ground, where an elderly Eisenhower reflects on his monumental military leadership and transformative presidency. Through masterful storytelling and rich historical detail, this compelling drama unveils the private thoughts of a brilliant strategist and humble leader who shaped the 20^th century with wisdom, courage, and unwavering devotion to duty. This powerful piece of theatre will enthrall theatre lovers and history buffs alike.

Peter Ellenstein** directs John Rubinstein* in EISENHOWER: THIS PIECE OF GROUND. The Design Team includes Marty Burnett (Scenic Design) and Matthew Novotny (Lighting). Joe Huppert* is the Stage Manager in charge of Projection and Sound. Clarence Lightfoot II is the Production Assistant.

*The actor or stage manager appears through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity

Association.

** SDC Union

EISENHOWER: THIS PIECE OF GROUND previews begin on Wednesday, October 22. Opening Night is set for Saturday, October 25, at 8 pm. NOW EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND THROUGH NOVEMBER 23rd. The play runs Wednesday, October 22, to Sunday, November 16, with performances on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7 pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, and Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 pm and Sundays at 7 pm. Added matinee performances at 2pm on Friday, October 24, and Wednesday, November 12.  A talkback session with the director and cast is scheduled for October 31.

North Coast Rep is located at 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach, CA 92075.

Tickets: Previews – $58.50 (including Friday preview at 2pm), Weeknights – $68.50, Wed. & Sat. Matinees/Sat. Eve. – $80.50; Sun. Night – $66.50. For ticket information and to secure your seats for EISENHOWER: THIS PIECE OF GROUND, call 858-481-1055, or visit ww.northcoastrep.org. Join us for an uplifting evening of theatre that is both educational and humorous from beginning to end.

By popular demand, North Coast Repertory Theatre is bringing back the joyful family pleasing 2 PIANOS 4 HANDS to brighten the holiday season. Get ready for an interlude of riotous laughter as Richard Todd Adams and Max Roll take us on a musical comedic journey about their would-be careers as concert pianists. The talented duo trade stories about piano lessons, pushy parents and eccentric teachers while playing everything from Bach to Billy Joel. This entertaining, crowd-pleasing show not only hits all the right notes, it tickles the ivories and your funny bone. Tickets will be flying out the door, so reserve yours early to avoid disappointment.

Tom Frey directs Richard Todd Adams* and Max Roll.* The design team includes Marty Burnett (Resident Scenic Designer) and Matthew Novotny (Light Design), and Ian Scot (Projection Design). Vernon Willet* is the Production Stage Manager.

*The actor or stage manager appears through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association. For photos, go to www.northcoastrep.org/press.

2 PIANOS 4 HANDS performances begin Thursday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 pm. Final performance is Sunday, December 31, at 2 pm. The show runs Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings at 7:30pm and there are Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2pm. Added Tuesday matinee and evening performances on Dec. 23. Added 2pm matinee on Monday, Dec. 29. There are no performances Dec. 24, & Dec 25, 2025. Tickets are $68 plus $2.50 service fee. Call 858-481-1055, or visit www.northcoastrep.org to purchase tickets.

“Irreverent!” “Sacrilegious!” and “Hysterical!”  In Robert Dubac’s hilarious new show OMG! our lord and savior returns but this time he’s no carpenter – he’s a stand-up comedian!  Join him as he channels what God created on the eighth day. Comedy.

Robert Dubac (author, actor) belongs to a rare breed of humorists who make comedy smart and tragedy funny. His deft combination of stand-up and live theater is unparalleled in the solo genre. He dissects culture with an eye that is both jaundiced and probing. Eschewing drama in the pursuit of humor he pulls our emotional strings with intelligence and biting wit.

OMG! will run October 6, 2025 at 7:30pm. North Coast Repertory Theatre is located at 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach, CA 92075.  Tickets are $49 with discounts for students, military, and educators.  Call 858-481-1055, or visit www.northcoastrep.org to purchase tickets.