2022-2023 Season

Staged Readings

  • Written by Sarah Ruhl

    Directed by Robin Walbeck-Forrest

    An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet cafe; a stranger at the next table who has had enough; and a dead man–with a lot of loose ends. An imaginative, oddball comedy!

    May 27th - 7:30pm

  • Written by Neil Simon

    Directed by Jim Snyder

    August 27th, 2022

  • Written by Washington Irving

    Directed and Performed by Ryan Hartwell

    It's the classic tale by Washington Irving presented on stage by one storyteller. It's the story of School Teacher, Ichabod Crane, going through Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, as he runs into the Headless Horseman. Costumes are encouraged.

    October 29th - 7:30pm

  • Written by Larissa FastHorse

    Directed by Robin Walbeck-Forrest

    Good intentions collide with absurd assumptions in this wickedly funny satire about teaching artists who try to create a pageant that celebrates both Turkey Day and Native American Heritage Month.

    November 26th - 7:30

  • Written by Christopher Durang

    Directed by Apri Davis

    An comedic wink to “Christmas Carol’, that asks “What if Dickens' Mrs. Cratchit wasn't so goody-goody, but instead was an angry, stressed-out modern-day American woman.

    CANCELLED

    December 11th - 7:30pm

  • Double Header

    Written by Sean Walbeck

    Directed by Robin Walbeck-Forrest

    Two short award-winning plays about how military service affects families fundamentally.

    NEW: January 7 - 2:00pm

    Original: December 23rd - 7:30pm

  • Written by Eve Ensler

    Directed by Shawn Fuller

    Lovely, moving, and funny monologues about women and their vaginas.

    February 25th - 7:30pm

  • Written by Jeffrey Hatcher

    Directed by René Schuchter

    Perceived roles and identities in 17th century England are in turmoil when King Charles II of England grants women legal permission to act on public stages.

    March 11th - 7:30

  • Written by Carl Sternheim & Steve Martin

    Directed by Melissa Carter

    A woman's underpants drop to her ankles in the middle of the day, on a crowded street. A comedy that answers the question...who noticed?

    April 8th - 7:30pm

Valley Center Stage believes in the power of the arts through live performances and seeks to bring out and put forth stories about all topics with the intention to make one laugh, cry, reflect or ponder. We condemn any viewpoints that support racism, prejudice, or discrimination. We hope that in telling stories, we can aid in improving awareness of all elements of life, and hope that our efforts steer us to a better engagement of mankind.