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California Suite

Northside Theatre Company

June 22-July 16, 2006

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California Suite is comprised of four vignettes, each focusing on various guests in the same suite at the Beverly Hills Hotel throughout a year's time during the 1970's. This hilarious and touching work by Neil Simon has a little of everything and something for everyone. Four ensemble actors play all the roles in this intimate blackbox theatre. "Visitor from New York" concerns a divorced couple trying to do right by their teenage daughter. "Visitor from Philadelphia" is a freewheeling farce about a man who attends a bar mitzvah and wakes up with an unconscious hooker in his bed and his wife on the way up to the room! "Visitors from London" focuses on an eccentric British couple whose "special relationship" doesn't provide needed comfort on Oscar night. And "Visitors from Chicago" is a madcap tour de force of physical comedy and timing that illuminates the conflicts and pressures that ensue when two young and affluent couples go on an extended vacation together.

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  Tickets: $12-$15

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  Dates:
  June 22-July 16, 2006

  Times:
  Thurs-Sat: 8pm
  Sun: 3pm

• Venue Info

  Black Box Theatre

  848 E. William Street San Jose, CA 95116

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  • Event Name: California Suite
    "The Subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) Wit of Neil Simon"
    Review posted by: Kim from Los Gatos, CA, Jul 07, 2006
    

    Neil Simon's sharp comments on couples, friendship, and culture clash are reason enough to go see this show. His vignettes are fun, but rarely fluffy, and often illuminating. If you need another... Expand

    Neil Simon's sharp comments on couples, friendship, and culture clash are reason enough to go see this show. His vignettes are fun, but rarely fluffy, and often illuminating. If you need another reason to buy a ticket, there are 5 very talented actors in this production. They skillfully navigate moments ranging from sardonic to poignant, from ridiculous to achingly real. Collapse

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    "Simon at his best in sharply written vignettes"
    Review posted by: Fred Crow from Milpitas, CA, Jul 06, 2006
    

    Simon is at his best in "California Suite," Northside Theatre Company's latest production. The characters are smartly written and sharply defined. What makes Simon's play a successful experience is... Expand

    Simon is at his best in "California Suite," Northside Theatre Company's latest production. The characters are smartly written and sharply defined. What makes Simon's play a successful experience is intelligence of the cast. For this production, the Northside Theatre folk simply excel. This ensemble is a treat. Quick, sharp and smart, with a flair for character flamboyance, Baxley and Greenwood and Reimer and Pease make Simon's work a delight. And it's a unique idea. Take a room, any room, and many, many stories exist. If you've ever wanted to play the role of the proverbial fly-on-the-wall, Neil Simon's, "California Suite," presented by Northside Theatre Company, is the place to be. Collapse

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