THE NAKED TRUTH From left are Rita McCaffrey, Joanne Zahorsky-Reeves, Dana Weisman, Carla Ames, Mary Alice Brady and Lynn Thorne (seated) in “Calendar Girls” running through June 17 at Conejo Players Theatre. Courtesy of Scott Quintard “Calendar Girls,” a 2009 play based on a hit 2003 film, is Tim Firth and Juliette Towhidi’s comedy about six
ONSTAGE Becca Peyton, left, and Aster Smith portray Lily and Mary Lennox in Conejo Players’ production of “The Secret Garden.” Courtesy photo Conejo Players Theatre’s next show is no garden variety musical. The troupe is presenting “The Secret Garden,” based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved children’s novel. It tells the story of Mary Lennox, an 11-year-old
MAGIC Raymond Mastrovito plays Father Drobney. Courtesy of Conejo Players Theatre If the play “Don’t Drink the Water” could be described with a news headline, it might read, “American tourists run amok in foreign embassy.” That pretty much sums up Woody Allen’s manic Cold War comedy, which was produced on Broadway in 1966. It was the
MAGIC Raymond Mastrovito plays Father Drobney. Courtesy of Conejo Players Theatre PLAY REVIEW /// ‘Don’t Drink the Water’ If the play “Don’t Drink the Water” could be described with a news headline, it might read, “American tourists run amok in foreign embassy.” That pretty much sums up Woody Allen’s manic Cold War comedy, which was produced
SPIES LIKE US Some of the cast of Conejo Players’“Don’t Drink the Water,” which opens next week. Courtesy photo Laughs are about to rain down at Conejo Players Theatre. The troupe is staging Woody Allen’s first play, “Don’t Drink the Water,” starting Fri., Jan 13 at the theater, 351 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. The show,