The Great American Melodrama & Vaudeville
Just Kidding
by Scott Icenhower
January 18 - March 2
Calvin rogers is a young husband who has created a fictional daughter so that he can enter various contests through the mail. When a phone call informs him that his daughter has won the grand prize in the Giggle Gardens Theme Park contest, he is overjoyed until he learns that the publicity department is coming to his house to photograph the lucky girl. So now, all he has to do is send his wife on a wild goose chase, find someone to play his daughter, enlist the aid of his macho brother-in-law, convince the contest promoters and side-step a truancy officer - all before his wife returns. The only sure winners here are chaos and hilarity!
The Road to Oildale
by Tim Ryan
March 6 - April 20
In the spirit of the Bob Hope-Bing Crosby "Road" films, The Road to Oildale is the hilarious story of a second-rate vaudeville act, Wiffle and Perkins. Down on their luck and desperate to improve their situation, the two song-and-dance men concoct a scheme to get rich in California oil. Soon they are off across the Wild West, stumbling from one misadventure to another, encountering sultry saloon singers and black-hearted bad guys along the way. So c'mon - join these two zany goofs on a road trip full of laughter and song!
Muskie Love
Music by Paul Libman
Book & Lyrics by Dave Hudson
April 24 - June 8
Set on the shores of Green Bay, Wisconsin, this laugh-a-minute fish tale is a comic musical loosely based on Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Ben and Bea are rival fishing guides, both single and happy that way. Through the scheming of Bea's Uncle Roy, his daughter Sarah, and her boyfriend Claude, Ben and Bea are lured inot romantic trap and find themselves inexplicably drawn together. Throw in an incompetent Fish and Game Warden, the ever-present Wisconsin love of the Green Bay Packers, and a wonderful blend of tuneful songs, and you've got a delightful musical comedy about romance, football and fishing... not necessarily in that order!
Showdown at Slick Rock Ranch
adapted by Neal LaVine
from A Royal Slave
by Clarence Bennett
June 12 - September 20
Something suspicious is going on at Slick rock Ranch in this Western adaptation of a classic melodrama! Attempted robbery, a duel, family secrets and a forced marriage all stand in the way of happiness ofr our hero and heroine, and with an outlaw in disguise and a wealthy landowner deperately jealous of her own daughter there are loads of opportunities to boo an dhiss! Guns will be blazing in this tough, rawhide show of the Wild West!
Starting July 12, these two shows will alternate. Call (805) 489-2499 or check the web calendar for schedule.
A Witless Rogue
by Steele MacKaye
July 10 - September 21
Duke Phillipo wants to marry his cousin Laura in order to secure his crown, but Laura loves the honest and humble Paolo. Can Phillipo and the evil count Toriani be stopped? Will handsome Hugo discover the secret of his true lineage? And will the foolish but good-hearted Captain Chiqui really have to put on petticoats to save all? Buried treasure, nighttime escapes and a swashbuckling sword fight all add to the fun as you boo, hiss, cheer and laugh your way through this comic melodrama!
Mummy Dearest
by Ben E. Millet
September 25 - November 9
Travel to a land of mystery, music and laughter in this hilarious horror story spoof. When a lost city is discovered in the desert, not one but two ancient evildoers are brought back to life - one as a mummy, the other trapped inside a mannequin! American adventurer Jake O'Connor and the lovely English Egyptologist Eve Kensington join forces to unravel the mysterious events, and as ancient curses and crazy chases fly about the desert sands, romance blossoms among the pyramids. Full of musical parodies, pop culture references and one-liners, this is a show guaranteed to revive your sense of humor and tickle all of your funny bones!
The Holiday Extravaganza
November 14 - December 31
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Cinderella, or The Shoe Must Go On by Brad Carroll, and The Holiday Vaudeville Revue
Celebrate the redemption of Scrooge in a heart-warming tale of holiday magic, laugh at the zany characters in a fractured fairy-tale opera, and delight in the music of the seaon in our holiday Vaudeville Revue. Our most popular show of the year is a very special family tradition designed to bring a year's worth of smiles to you and your loved ones in a great musical and theatrical experience!
The Great American Melodrama & Vaudeville
1863 Pacific Blvd. Hwy 1, Oceano, CA
Mailing Address: Post Office Box 1026, Oceano, CA 93475
Phone: (805) 489-2499, Email: info @ americanmelodrama.com
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| Playing This Week | |
| Friday, May 9 | |
| 08:00 PM | Muskie Love |
| Saturday, May 10 | |
| 04:30 PM | Muskie Love |
| 08:30 PM | Muskie Love |
| Sunday, May 11 | |
| 06:00 PM | Muskie Love |
| Wednesday, May 14 | |
| 07:00 PM | Muskie Love |
| Thursday, May 15 | |
| 07:00 PM | Muskie Love |
| Friday, May 16 | |
| 08:00 PM | Muskie Love |