Story by Selma Lagerlof
Adapted for the stage and written by Naomi Iizuka

Lit Moon Theatre celebrates its 18th birthday with peview performances of its new show, Nils Holgersson and the Wild Geese. Charmed by an elf, the ne’er-do-well Nils flies toward Lapland on the back of a goose…

The Saturday, June 5, performance will be followed by a birthday party at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State Street.

Come celebrate Lit Moon’s 18th season of making theatre in Santa Barbara, and support the company’s 2010 season, which includes the Lit Moon World Theater Festival, September 10-19, 2010.

Center Stage Theater, Santa Barbara
Friday, June 4, at 8:00 PM ($7 general)
Saturday, June 5, at 4:00 P.M. ($30 general, $100 families of 4 or more)
Saturday tickets include admission to the birthday party afterward.

All seating is general admission.
All ticket sales are final at the time of purchase.
There are no refunds or exchanges.

La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet – 6 PM
“An absolute treat for balletomanes.” Variety

Documentary master Frederick Wiseman turns his attention to one of the world’s greatest ballet companies, The Paris Opera Ballet, as they rehearse and perform seven ballets including Le Songe de Medée by Angelin Preljocaj, Orphée and Eurydice by Pina Bausch, and Romeo and Juliette by Sasha Waltz. (2009, 158 min.)

Strictly Bolshoi – 9 PM
“Even if you aren’t a dance fan you will appreciate the drama and laughs…” The Times, London

This Emmy Award-winning film follows sought-after ballet choreographer Christopher Wheeldon as he becomes the first Englishman to be invited to create a new work for Moscow’s prestigious Bolshoi Ballet. Featuring some of the world’s finest classical ballet dancers in rare rehearsal footage of Wheeldon’s creation, the compelling docu-drama captures the pressures and demands in creating a ballet worthy of the dancers and the Bolshoi’s strict traditions. (Michael Nunn & William Trevitt, 2007, 77 min.)

La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet
Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 6:00 pm
UCSB, Campbell Hall, 574 Mesa Rd, Santa Barbara
General public $10.00, UCSB Students $8.00
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The Yes Men Fix The World
Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 7:30 & 9:30 pm
UCSB, Campbell Hall, 574 Mesa Rd, Santa Barbara
General public $6.00, UCSB Students $5.00
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Stephanie Zimbalist will play the legendary Katharine Hepburn in Tea at Five, a poignant and funny one-woman show about one of America’s greatest actresses. Tea at Five will run from December 3 to December 27, 2009

Alhecama Theater – 914 Santa Barbara St, Santa Barbara
December 3 – December 27, 2009
Tuesday-Saturday at 8 PM
Sundays at 2 & 7 PM
$29 – $48

November 12, 2009: Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark

November 19, 2009: Animal House

November 26, 2009: Happy Gilmore

ROCK ‘N’ BOWL Theater
$25 per hour per lane
Every Thursday night!
Free shoes, up to 6 bowlers per lane

Prepay Reservations
9:30 pm – 11:30 pm, $50
11:30 pm – 1:30 am, $30

The UCSB Department of Theater and Dance presents the heartfelt drama, “Rabbit Hole”, November 13-21, 2009. This sad, funny and uplifting play follows a couple reeling from a profound loss, seeking the tools to heal their relationship and reconcile with the past. “Rabbit Hole” by David Lindsay- Abaire is directed by UCSB faculty member Irwin Appel. *Not suitable for young children.*

Rabbit Hole
Premiere Friday November 13, 8-10pm
Ongoing November 13 – 21, 2009
* Sunday, November 15, 2009 Showtime 2-5pm*
UCSB – HSSB Performing Arts Theatre 1139
Admission: $13-17, no late seating
www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu