Cabrillo Stage, Aptos CA

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Artists and Culture

Location :

6500 Soquel Drive, Building #4000 , Aptos CA

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About Cabrillo Stage...

Productions:

2011 Season

The Full Monty!
"THE FULL MONTY is that rare crowd-pleaser that you don't have to apologize for liking. Memory-grabbing melodies, outlandish lyrics, delightful performers. Even those who go expecting to sneer are likely to be surprised by the smiles that keep sneaking onto their faces" - Ben Brantley of The New York Time

The Full Monty is an upbeat, heartwarming and hilarious musical comedy about six unemployed steelworkers in Buffalo, New York who come up with a bold way to make some quick cash. In the process they find the ability to have fun, renewed self-esteem, the importance of friendship and the individual courage to face their demons.

As the guys work through their fears, self-consciousness, feelings of worthlessness and anxieties (over everything from being overweight to child custody, bigotry to being gay), they come to discover that not only are they stronger as a group, but that the strength they find in each other gives them the individual courage to face their demons and overcome them.

There is great heart to THE FULL MONTY, and the ultimate themes expressed in the show, about taking charge of one's life and following one's dreams are great lessons for all of us.

Plaid Tidings
Your favorite 1950s boy-band is back! The original 2008 cast of Forever Plaid returns with more harmonizing and outlandish dance moves in Plaid Tidings, a brand-new show all tied up in a nifty package with a big Christmas bow on top! Filled with Christmas standards that have all been “Plaid-erized,” our boys are back to perform their Christmas Special. At first they aren’t sure why they’ve returned, but a phone call from the heavenly Rosemary Clooney lets them know that they’re needed to put a little harmony into a discordant world.

ACT ONE

With an "Opening Fanfare" the classic set for Forever Plaid is revealed. The soft glow of the moon illuminates four microphones covered with pale blue cloths. The Piano Player enters, bows, and begins to play. Through the loudspeakers, the Voice Over recaps the Plaids untimely demise. Their silhouettes cross the moon, then slide back down to earth. The Plaids are returning!

With a crash of thunder, Sparky, Jinx, Smudge, and Frankie enter from the back of the theater. They carry candles and chant as they make their way onstage.

("Deus Ex Plaid") The Plaids are surprised to be back on earth, but know that as the celestial Guardians of Harmony, they must have been sent back on a very special mission - a mission so secret that they don't even know what it is. Undaunted, they decide to do what they do best: a show! They introduce themselves and the band and begin. ("Strangers in Paradise")

Thinking their mission may be to bring selfless love back to the world, the Plaids launch into song. ("Amor/Hallelujah") The boys are confused. They ask the audience who remembers them from their last concert. Noticing some new faces in the audience, they give a run-down of their greatest hits. ("Holiday for Plaids") To boost their confidence, they decide to do things the good old way and take out toilet plungers to use as microphones for "Sh-Boom."

There is a clap of thunder and the boys are overtaken with the Christmas spirit. They sing a wild medley of holiday hits. ("A Psycho Christmas") Overwhelmed by the frenzy, Jinx gets a nosebleed and Frankie has an asthma attack. Sparky escorts them offstage, leaving Smudge alone. Smudge recalls the joy he and the other Plaids felt as children watching Christmas specials on TV as kids. He reveals that one of the Plaid's greatest dreams was to have their own Holiday Special. ("The most Wonderful Time/Merry Christmas")

Sparky returns with Jinx and Frankie and the four Plaids sing "Besame Mucho/Kiss of Fire" with Jinx singing lead. Jinx becomes tangled in his mic cord and almost rolls offstage. As the song comes to a close, Jinx is suddenly possessed by the spirit of Christmas. Unable to stop himself, he bursts into a hearty rendition of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town." The Plaids believe that these thoughts of Christmas are distracting them from discovering the true reason they have returned to earth.

There is a clap of thunder and a note from Rosemary Clooney drifts down from heaven. Rosie gives the boys a clue about their mission: They must "spread their mirth in this cool season" and bring "a festive song of celebration" and joy to the world. They misinterpret and think it has something to do with one of Rosie's famous hits. ("Mambo Italiano")

Jinx gags and another clue comes out of his mouth encouraging them to sing a song that helps people remember what's dear to them. They sing "Hey There." It doesn't work. A new clue leads the Plaids astray again. ("Fever")

A cell phone rings in the audience. Sparky answers it. It's Rosemary Clooney! She tells them to "rearrange the clues in a Jack Frost way." Suddenly, the boys get it. They sing to Rosie over the phone. ("The Christmas Song") When they finish, the stage has been decorated with mistletoe. They realize that they've been sent to fulfill the needs of the Holiday Season by putting on a holiday show. They sing another medley of Christmas and Chanukah classics followed by a calypso number. ("Holiday Catering Drill", "Christmas Calypso") The Plaids work the audience, encouraging them to sing along. With a thunderclap, the Plaids send the audience out for Intermission.

ACT TWO

The set has been decorated with a few large ornaments. The Plaids wear new outfits: cherry red cardigans, pink button down shirts, plaid ties and pants in dark green and black. They are excited to share their holiday spirit with the audience - Christmas, Chanukah, Ramadan, Kwanza - they love it all. ("Holiday Talk", "Cool Yule")

The Piano Player needs his union break and leaves. Sparky, Jinx, and Smudge leave to get him. While they're gone, Frankie tries to sing "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" a cappella, but can't get through it due to his nerves. He reveals that he's always been inspired by Rudolph...and a little terrified by Frosty the Snow Man.

There is a clap of thunder and sheet music drops from the sky. The other Plaids return. Frankie begins to sing what's on the page as a hip hop base line kicks in. ("Twuz The Nite B4") Frankie gets really 'street' as his gets down, amazing the other Plaids. Together, they recount the Night Before Christmas story...old skool.

The Piano Player is still missing. Sparky decides that he will play the piano while Smudge sings lead. ("Let It Snow") The Piano Player returns to play "Carol of the Bells." A woman from the audience is selected to help the Plaids play "Joy to the World" on the hand bells followed by "Mr. Santa" played to the tune of "Mr. Sandman." They give the audience member a prize package and she returns to her seat.

Sparky tells a tale he holds dear to his heart - the story of the Christmas Cardigan - about how the Plaids nearly came to sing back up for Perry Como and ended up with his Christmas Cardigan. ("Mambo in a Winter Wonderland", "Swell Backups") Using a video of Perry Como singing "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas," the Plaids fulfill their dream of singing back up for Mr. Como.

Next, the Plaids do a condensed version of the Ed Sullivan Christmas Show. ("Ed Sullivan / I'll Be Home for Christmas") An Usher appears from the audience with a package for the Plaids. Inside are Santa Hats and a TV Holiday Special model set. Snow begins to fall and the Plaids realize that their dream is coming true...they're going live for their own TV Holiday Special! ("Finale, Part I: Merry Christmas/The Wassail Song," "Finale, Part II: Home for the Holidays," "Finale, Part III: Jingle Bells")

The Plaids wish they could stay, but they have fulfilled their mission and must return to heaven. They say goodbye and perform one more number. ("Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas") The lights fade as we see the Plaid's silhouettes fly across the moon.
 

 

Hairspray

Winner of 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical! Best Original Score & Best Book of a Musical!

Hairspray is the splashy, Tony Award winning musical piled bouffant-high with laughter and romance. It is 1962 and Baltimore teen Tracy Turnblad has only one dream to dance on the popular Corny Collins Show. When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast to sudden star.

HAIRSPRAY delighted audiences by sweeping them away to 1960's Baltimore, where the 50's are out -- and change is in the air. Loveable plus-size heroine, Tracy Turnblad, has a passion for dancing, and wins a spot on the local TV dance program, "The Corny Collins Show." Overnight she finds herself transformed from outsider to teen celebrity. Can a larger-than-life adolescent manage to vanquish the program's reigning princess, integrate the television show, and find true love (singing and dancing all the while, of course!) without mussing her hair?

ACT ONE

It's 7am on a Monday morning in Baltimore, 1962. Tracy Turnblad, a pleasantly plump teenager reflects on how much she loves her city and she loves to dance. She dreams of being a star ("Good Morning Baltimore").

Later that day, Tracy and her friend Penny rush home from high school to catch the latest episode of The Corny Collins Show, a teenage dance TV show ("The Nicest Kids in Town"). Meanwhile, Tracy's mom, Edna, is ironing her neighbors' laundry to earn extra money. Penny's mom, Prudy, arrives to pick up her laundry from Edna. Prudy objects to the girls watching "colored music" performed on the show.

The action shifts to the TV studio were the The Corny Collins Show broadcast has just gone to commercial break. Hunky teen idol Link offers his Council Member ring to vapid teen queen dancer Amber (whose overbearing mother, Velma, is the show's producer).

When the show returns from the break, Corny Collins announces an upcoming live prime-time special, where talent scouts will be on-hand and an election to crown Miss Teenage Hairspray will be held. Tracy, watching the show, is mortified to see that Amber is wearing Link's ring. Corny further announces that they're auditioning a new female dancer for the show. Tracy pleads with her mother to let her audition. Tracy's father, Wilbur, arrives home from work at his novelty gag and joke shop. Edna fears that Tracy will be ridiculed at the auditions, but Wilbur encourages Tracy. Meanwhile, Prudy berates Penny for listening to "race music" as Velma criticizes Amber on her poor dancing. All three girls argue with their mothers ("I'm a Big Girl Now").

Tracy ultimately does attend the auditions, where she literally bumps into Link, initiating a romantic dream sequence ("I Can Hear Bells"), which is interrupted when Tracy is called upon to audition. Velma rejects her due to her weight and because Tracy states that she's in favor of racial integration ("Miss Baltimore Crabs").

The following day at school, Tracy is sent to detention because her monumentally teased hair is blocking other students' view of the blackboard. In the detention hall, an African-American boy named Seaweed teaches Tracy some dance moves.

Soon afterwards, Corny Collins is the guest DJ at the school's sophomore hop ("The Madison"). Corny and Link are immediately impressed by Tracy's dance moves.

The next episode of The Corny Collins Show features a new cast member - Tracy ("The Nicest Kids in Town - Reprise"). During an interview with Corny, Tracy again comes out in favor of racial integration, impressing Corny but horrifying Velma. Amber grows increasingly jealous of the attention Tracy is getting, and, to compound the situation, Corny invites Link to sing a song to Tracy ("It Takes Two"). Tracy and Link kiss at the conclusion of the song.

Post-show, an argument breaks out between Corny, Velma and Mr. Spitzer, who represents the show's sponsor, Ultra Clutch hairspray. Spitzer objects to the casting of Tracy, whom he describes as "that chubby communist". Corny informs them that he plans to introduce lots of changes to the show, so that the kids in the cast will more accurately reflect the kids in the audience. Corny threatens to take the show to another network if Velma interferes. After he departs, a seething Velma decides to ruin Tracy ("Velma's Revenge").

At the Turnblad apartment, Edna fields calls from Tracy's burgeoning fan base. When Tracy gets a call inviting her to become the spokesperson for plus-size clothing outfitter Mr. Pinky, she asks Edna to represent her as her agent. Edna protests that she hasn't even left the apartment in years, but Tracy insists and Edna receives an elaborate makeover ("Welcome to the 60s").

Tracy's popularity is skyrocketing at school. Amber spreads mean-spirited rumors about her. The students assemble in gym class for a game of dodgeball. Penny and Seaweed meet and immediately hit it off. A violent game of dodgeball ensues, ending with Amber snapping the ball into Tracy's head, knocking her cold. Link reprimands Amber and goes to Tracy's aid. Tracy introduces Link to Seaweed and Penny. Seaweed invites them all to a party at his mom's record shop. When Link expresses concern that white people may not be welcome in Seaweed's neighborhood, Seaweed reassures him ("Run and Tell That").

Seaweed's song carries them into Motormouth Maybelle's Record Shop, where Seaweed introduces them to his sister, Little Inez, a dancer who was rejected at the Corny Collins auditions for being black. Motormouth Maybelle makes a grand entrance. Amber, having followed Link to the record shop, enters and is horrified at the proceedings. Velma, having followed Amber, enters immediately afterwards and is similarly horrified. Edna and Wilbur, having also been in the neighborhood, arrive as well and Velma and Edna immediately dislike each other. Velma and Amber storm out; Link refuses to leave with them. Tracy hatches a plan to integrate dancing on the TV show. Motormouth is enthusiastic but Link is reluctant to participate and departs. Edna is reluctant to participate as well, solely because she is embarrassed to be seen on TV due to her weight, but Motormouth assures her that she has nothing to be ashamed of ("Big, Blonde and Beautiful").

The protest at the studio is disrupted by the police (called by Velma). Link expresses his support for Tracy as most of those present are arrested.

ACT TWO

The entire female cast, with the exception of Prudy, are in jail ("The Big Dollhouse"). Due to Velma's political connections, Velma and Amber are soon released. Wilbur mortgages his store to post bail for the others. However, again due to Velma's manipulations, Tracy remains incarcerated alone ("Baltimore - Reprise").

Wilbur and Edna return home, only to find that Mr. Pinky has fired Tracy as his spokesperson due to the scandal. Edna sadly recalls her own unrealized dream to design a line of queen-sized dress patterns. However, even in this time of despair and crisis, Wilbur and Edna are comforted by their shared love ("You're Timeless to Me").

Link sneaks into the jail to find Tracy. He gives her his Council ring, explaining that he took it back from Amber to give it to Tracy ("Without Love"). Meanwhile, Seaweed rescues Penny, who has been tied to her bed by her mother as punishment for going to jail without permission.

They declare their love for each other. Simultaneously, Link helps Tracy escape from jail.

Seaweed and Penny take refuge at Motormouth Maybelle's Record Shop, where Link and Tracy soon join them. By now, news of Tracy's escape from prison is being broadcast on TV. The friends are tempted to abandon their goal of integrating The Corny Collins Show, but Motormouth convinces them to struggle on ("I Know Where I've Been").

It's now the day of the live primetime spectacular broadcast of The Corny Collins Show ("It's Hairspray!"). During a commercial break, a disguised Wilbur wheels a giant hairspray can onto the set. Velma penetrates his disguise, but Seaweed and Motormouth have replaced the security guards. They pretend to eject Wilbur at her behest. Despite Tracy's fugitive status, Corny reports that she and Amber are currently neck-and-neck in the voting for Miss Teenage Hairspray. Amber performs an unflattering dance dedicated to Tracy ("Cooties"). Just as Amber seizes the crown, Tracy storms onto the set, accompanied by Link, Penny, Seaweed, Little Inez, and company ("You Can't Stop the Beat - Part 1"). Penny has been re-styled and given a cool new look. The voting now shows Tracy as the undisputed winner, and Corny crowns her Miss Teenage Hairspray 1962. Tracy declares the show officially integrated. Spitzer arrives and announces that the audience is thrilled with the show, the governor has pardoned Tracy, and he wants Velma to serve as vice president of a new line of hair products for women of color. Wilbur opens the giant hairspray can to reveal Edna dressed in finery ("You Can't Stop the Beat - Part 2"). The company celebrates a brand new day for Baltimore.


Venues - Cabrillo Stage Venues
 

Crocker Theater
 

Seating Capacity:
571 Seats Without Orchestra
523 With Full Orchestra Pit
6 Wheel Chair Spaces

Lighting /Dimmers:
ETC Ion Console
360 ETC Senor System

Sound Control Board:
40 Channel Sound Craft Console
 

Facility:
Hydraulic orchestra pit
47 full fly line sets
Actor / Dance Studio
In house Design studio
Full size make up room
4 large dressing rooms
In house Scenic & Costume shop

 

Music Recital Hall

Seating Capacity:
369 Seats Without Orchestra

Lighting /Dimmers:
ETC Ion Console
48 ETC Senor System

Sound Control Board:
32 Channel Sound Craft Console
 

Black Box Theater
 

Seating Capacity:

150 Seats on Wenger Risers
Multiple Configurations
 

Lighting /Dimmers:
ETC Ion Console
192 ETC Senor System

Sound Control Board:
32 Channel Sound Craft Console
 

Facility:
Actor / Dance Studio
In house Design studio
Full size make up room
4 large dressing rooms
In house Scenic & Costume shop