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Tom Noddy performs July 19, 20 & 21

Tom Noddy performs July 19, 20 & 21

When asked to name which shows she’s most excited about, Dixie Shulman’s monologue is the familiar one of a book author writing her acknowledgements or a frenzied Oscar winner firing off thank-yous as the music creeps in—the omnipresent caveat is here, too: “There are so many great ones I forgot to mention!”

Understood. But without further ado, a starting place:

 

My Lunch with Sophia Loren…And Other Stories (Monologues)

Lauren Crux

July 13, 14, 15 & 18 at the Tannery

Promotional blurb:“Crux unpacks life as a woman––make that a smart, ferocious, ironically hopeful lesbian with sense of humor intact.”

Dixie says:“She’s a really cool local playwright and monologist. She’s really talented. Brilliant.”

The Bad Arm: Confessions of a Dodgy Irish Dancer (Theater)

Maire Clerkin

July 14, 14 & 22 at The Tannery

PR:“If you thought Irish dancers were curly-haired cuties, meet a scowling misfit in this outrageous antidote to Riverdance.”

Dixie says:“Clerkin comes from LA and she’s from the UK originally. She’s performed in like a dozen festivals.”

 

Dominatrix for Dummies (Comedy)

Eleanor O’Brien

July 13, 14, 15 & 16 at Center Stage

PR:“Deliciously funny and unabashedly graphic, O’Brien portrays an unforgettable cast of sex workers and clients in this solo show about training to be a dominatrix in New York City.”

Dixie says:“I’m so excited for this show. I know it’s interactive! “

 

Jambo Watoto – Takes and Rhythms of Africa (Children’s Theater)

Boxtales Theater Company

July 19 & 21 at the Louden Nelson Auditorium

PR:“Traditional rhythms played on bells, djimbe and djoon djoon drums. Incredible masks and energetic and acrobatic movement accent this wonderful collection of stories and African music.”

Dixie says:  “They’re musicians and dancers and singers and actors. They do everything. There’s masks and big props, it’s good for kids.”

 

 

Tom Noddy’s Bubble Magic (Vaudeville/Bubbles)

Tom Noddy

July 19, 20 & 21 at the Louden Nelson Auditorium

PR:“Tom Noddy’s astounding skill in manipulating soap bubbles has been presented on television shows, nightclubs, Varieté theaters and science venues everywhere.”

Dixie says:“Tom Notty is a Santa Cruz icon. Apparently he was on Johnny Carson a bunch of times in the ’80s. Literally for an hour he’s going to blow bubbles and it’s going to just blow your mind. He hasn’t performed in Santa Cruz in many years and I think people are going to be really excited to see him back onstage.”