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🎭 Santa Barbara’s Professional Theatre Company, the only LORT venue on California's Central Coast!
🎟️ Join us for our 48th season! ⬇️
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LA live theatre - week of 10/23 #livetheatre #losangelestheatre #latheatre #losangeles #musicaltheatre
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Such a great time seeing my good friend Brian perform on Buyer and Cellar at ETC in Santa Barbara, CA. What an amazing performance. Bravo my friend! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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LA live theatre - week of 10/16 #livetheatre #losangelestheatre #latheatre #losangeles #musicaltheatre
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Ensemble Theatre Company (@etcsb) opens its season with an effervescent brunch of a play in Jonathan Tolins’s 'Buyer and Cellar.' Directed by Jamie Torcellini, Buyer and Cellar is a one-man show starring Brian McDonald as bubbly, underemployed actor Alex Moore, whose retail experience lands him a job in the private basement mall on Barbra Streisand’s Malibu estate. McDonald also plays several other characters who interact with Moore, including Barbra herself. ⁠ ⁠ 'Buyer and Cellar' exists at the crossroads of Streisand superfans, gay pop culture, and the life of a struggling artist. Moore develops a one-sided relationship with Barbra, who mostly treats him like a pet. He becomes fiercely wrapped up in the detached-from-reality world of this iconic performer — even though he’s relegated to the basement, where he hosts the “city street” storefronts that house all of Barbra’s various acquisitions. ⁠ ⁠ When the rubber meets the road, Babs can’t provide the kind of emotional support real friendship does, and Moore learns the lesson Little Red Riding Hood learned when she encounters the big, bad wolf in Sondheim’s 'Into the Woods': “Nice is different than good.”⁠ ⁠ 📸: Loren Haar⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠
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Saw Buyer & Cellar @etcsb in #downtownsantabarbra A high energy comedic show with @bmcd1969 going full speed continuously for 100 minutes. #santabarbaratheatre
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LA live theatre - week of 10/9 #livetheatre #losangelestheatre #latheatre #losangeles #musicaltheatre
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Okay, there are some seriously good finds in this year’s One805LIVE! Auction. 👀❤️ A private catamaran day, a $5,000 Montecito shopping spree, Brandon Boyd art, an ŌURA Ring with lifetime membership, opening nights at Ensemble Theatre, sunset with alpacas, an incredible dinner and mezcal tasting… and that’s just getting started. ✨ Happy bidding! ❤️ Link in Bio
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LA live theatre - week of 10/2 #livetheatre #losangelestheatre #latheatre #losangeles #musicaltheatre
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Highlights of the fall art season…. The MUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WEST presents its 2026–27 Mariposa Concert Series in the intimate setting of Hahn Hall. Each evening begins with a 6:30pm reception / @musicacademyw SEPARATE REALITY presents “Almost Someplace Familiar,” paintings by Santa Barbara–based Sam Avelar. Open Friday and Saturday (2-6pm) and by appointment / @_separatereality_ OPERA SANTA BARBARA’s fall season kicks off with outdoor productions at the SB Museum of Art (Oct. 1) and Elings Park (Oct. 4). The mainstage season at the Lobero Theatre opens with Verdi’s “Rigoletto” (Nov. 6, 8, 10) / @operasantabarbara Up through Nov. 29 at the SANTA BARBARA MARITIME MUSEUM: Susan Read Cronin, who creates whimsical, story-rich works that explore humor, tenderness, longing, mischief, vulnerability, and wonder / @sbmaritimemuseum The fun self-guided OJAI STUDIO ARTISTS TOUR returns Oct. 10-12, inviting you to explore the private workspaces of more than 60 accomplished artists / @theojaistudioartists Featuring award-winning stars of magic and comedy, MILT LARSEN’s “IT’S MAGIC!” delivers dazzling entertainment for the entire family. At the Lobero Theatre on Oct. 11 / @loberotheatre SULLIVAN GOSS GALLERY highlights two important realist artists: Patricia Chidlaw and Mary-Austin Klein; both will be on hand for the First Thursday art walk on Oct. 1 (5-8 pm) / @sullivangoss ENSEMBLE THEATRE COMPANY opens its 48th season with Jonathan Tolins’s wickedly funny “Buyer & Cellar” (Oct. 7-25), about Barbra Streisand’s private mall, followed by the famous rock musical “Rent” (Dec. 2-20) / @etcsb SEIMANDI & LEPRIEUR offers a selection of work by acclaimed artist Hunt Slonem alongside a program of exhibitions, including “In Studio” by painter Julie Anderson Mathias / @seimandileprieur Up now at CALDWELL SNYDER GALLERY: Bobbie Burgers’s luscious floral abstractions, followed by Brazilian artist Marta Penter and Johannes Schramm’s captivating depictions of flora / @caldwellsnydergallery
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@etcsb kicks off its 2026-27 season with BUYER & CELLAR, running October 7-25, 2026 at The New Vic Theatre! Brian McDonald reprises his award-winning performance as Alex, an out-of-work actor, who lands the strangest gig of his life: working in the private shopping mall that Barbra Streisand built in the basement of her Malibu estate. As he tends to the antique doll shop, gift wrapping station, and frozen yogurt counter in the deserted mall, his only customer is Barbra herself. What begins as a surreal job becomes an unexpected friendship as Alex navigates the absurd reality of playing shopkeeper to one of the world’s biggest stars. Jonathan Tolins‘ solo comedy is a witty, warm, and wonderfully theatrical meditation on celebrity, consumerism, and the price of living in someone else’s fantasy. 🎟️ Get your tickets at etcsb.org or call 805-965-5400 #artsdistrictsb #santabarbara #etcsb #ensembletheatrecompany #onstage
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“ I prithee take thy fingers from my throat, For though I am not splenitive ⟨and⟩ rash, Yet have I in me something dangerous, Which let thy wisdom fear.” Open Auditions for HAMLET ALL ROLES ARE OPEN All Actors must use the To Be or Not To Be speech. No exceptions. You do not need to be memorized. We are considering a female Hamlet. Hamlet & Laertes will fight with Rapier / Dagger & will have an intense, long, brutal fight scene with extensive choreography. Hamlet & Laertes must be good movers and must have prior stage combat experience. For questions, email us - TheatreRevolution@yahoo.com For other info check our website Www.ATheatRevolution.com #shakespeare #hamlet #acting #theatre #drama
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🦙🍷✨ Gather 10 of your favorite people for a private sunset experience at Canzelle Alpaca Ranch in the Carpinteria hills. Meet the ranch’s charming residents, then settle in for wine and beautifully curated small bites overlooking the coast. Whimsical, beautiful and pure Santa Barbara magic. 🌅 ✨ Estimated value: $2,000 Bid now in the One805LIVE! Auction. Bid link in BIO Generously donated by Canzelle Alpaca Ranch. Bid on a private luxury charter aboard Bosporus for eight, with six hours to sail, swim, paddleboard and simply enjoy the Santa Barbara coast. Lunch, drinks and spectacular views included. All that’s missing is you. 🌊 Bid now in the One805LIVE! Auction. Bid link in BIO Generously donated by Rick Wallace. Bid on the ultimate Ensemble Theatre Company Opening Night experience for four, with tickets to all five Opening Nights of the 2026–2027 season. And when the curtain comes down, the evening continues. You’ll join the exclusive Opening Night After Party, with the chance to mingle with the actors, directors and creative teams. Five shows. Five parties. 20 tickets and a whole season of fabulous nights out. ❤️ 🎭 Estimated value: $2,500 Bid now in the One805LIVE! Auction. Bid link in BIO Generously donated by Ensemble Theatre Company. “HEROIC DOSE” by Brandon Boyd is a vibrant 24” × 24” work filled with color, movement and his unmistakable artistic style. And this one is special. It’s the unique 1/1 Artist Proof, personally hand-signed by Brandon Boyd. There isn’t another one like it. 🎨 Estimated value: $3,500 Bid now in the One805LIVE! Auction. Bid link in BIO This Brandon Boyd two-piece Artist Proof set was created nearly a decade ago as a companion pair, revealing a bold, monochromatic side of the Incubus frontman’s visual art. At 11” × 17” each, these striking works belong together, and only Artist Proofs remain. ✨ Estimated value: $2,200 Bid now in the One805LIVE! Auction. Bid link in BIO “Rapunzel’s Drain” by Brandon Boyd comes from his recent Toronto exhibition, featuring the intricate, hypnotic linework that has become a signature of his visual art. This 12” × 12” Artist Proof is hand-signed by Brandon Boyd, making it an especi
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