Bare Stage Theatre Mexico

Bare Stage Theatre Mexico Readers Theatre

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This is a very special village event in support of the entire town! All are welcome.
18/05/2026

This is a very special village event in support of the entire town! All are welcome.

BARE STAGE AUDITION NOTICEDo you enjoy reading/acting in front of an audience? Or have you even flirted with the idea? T...
14/05/2026

BARE STAGE AUDITION NOTICE

Do you enjoy reading/acting in front of an audience? Or have you even flirted with the idea? Then bring your voice, imagination & sense of fun & come audition for Bare Stage Theatre. We have three shows coming up this summer that need actors. And the fall and winter shows are still to be determined. Lots of opportunities here!

Roseann Wilshere is directing our June show, The Odd Couple by Neil Simon. Several wonderful character roles are available.

Roxanne Rosenblatt is directing August’s show, Plaza Suite, same playwright, with two acts that need actors.

And Louise Ritchie will direct our September show, the female version of The Odd Couple! What could be more fun?

We still have time slots available for Wed., May 20th, Thurs., May 21st and Friday, May 22nd from 1:00 to 4:00pm. What have you got to lose?

CONTACT [email protected] to sign up and receive the Sides.

And again, we have productions every month of the year and need talent. If you’ve attended our performances, you know how engaging we can be.

Come to our theatre, #19 San Lucas, Riberas del Pilar, one block south of the Catholic Church on the lake side of the Carretera. We’ll take your photo and resumés (if you have one). Sides will be provided.

And we’re looking for new faces and talent in general. Other directors will be invited, as well for future casting. We look forward to seeing you!

We are also casting our Sept. show (The female version of The Odd Couple) and the rest of 2026. If you can, contact us N...
03/05/2026

We are also casting our Sept. show (The female version of The Odd Couple) and the rest of 2026. If you can, contact us NOW and reserve your spot.

24/04/2026

THE REVIEW IS IN... if local, please share.

FLASH REVIEW: Bare Stage Theatre's Heaven and Hell: A Relationship Cacophony
By Don Beaudreau

A Macaw and the Tower of Babel
These two One-Act plays by seasoned Canadian playwright, John Lazarus, showcase the author's panache for a blend of dark comedy and the theatre of the absurd. The actors chosen to bring these stories to us do so with ease and matter-of-factness, as if the plots that are being spun out have something to do with normal activities of humanity.

They also do so with a considerable dose of comic ability.
But there is nothing normal here that we laugh about. Unless you believe that a Macaw is inherently evil to the point of manipulating human behavior — as shown in Chester, You Owe My Bird an Apology, or that human beings can literally attempt to build a tower to heaven against God's will — as depicted in Babel Rap.
These are not light-hearted comedies, and nothing ends particularly well in either play, although all appears to be gay and witty at the start.

In Chester, You Owe My Bird an Apology, the situation of a verbally repetitive, and annoying Macaw and the neurotic human beings it lives with (a controlling sister who rules her brother from a wheelchair), have some very funny moments. I found myself laughing out loud. Especially when a long-overdue, potential girlfriend for the resentful brother is added to the mix. The kind of girlfriend who decides to be the foil to the sister's life-long manipulation of her sibling. I laughed although it seemed not "woke" to do so. Why was I having such fun witnessing a surfeit of co-dependency and generalized neurotic behavior, to the extent that I actually started rooting for the bird?

I laughed out loud simply because there were some real zingers in the dialogue, thanks to Lazarus's skill. This was enhanced by the superb interaction between the actors—including the Macaw!
In the other play Babel Rap, written overnight when the playwright was just beginning to write plays, there is less humor, but more of a universal message.

Using the biblical myth of human beings building a tower to heaven after the great Flood, Lazarus zeroes in on two characters who have a conversation. One is called the "Worker" and the other the "Smoker." The former is diligent in his labors, not questioning what he is doing; the latter enjoys watching and commenting.
In the simplicity of their dialogue lies some basic existential questions, the big one concerning the meaning of human existence. Does being alive even make sense? And when we die, presuming there is a heaven and a god who is at our final destination, does such a deity actually care about us? In other words, why build a tower to heaven in the first place? Does a god even want us to do so? The answer according to the biblical myth is "no"— something that becomes clear at the end of the play.

The shows are skillfully directed by Darlene Sherwood with a sterling cast that includes Chris L'Ecluse, Laina Dicker, Patrick Trotter, Donna Burroughs, and the bird.

The run is April 24, 25, 26, Friday, Saturday, Sunday; Curtain: 4:00 p.m. Seats held till 3:50. pm. Tickets are $200 pesos (Fri); $300 pesos (Sat & Sun). Email: [email protected]. Location: 19 San Lucas, Riberas del Pilar.

Bare Stage Offers a Respite from our Warmer Weather Afternoons!Come, join us for ‘cool’ storytelling’ … Heaven and Hell:...
20/04/2026

Bare Stage Offers a Respite from our Warmer Weather Afternoons!

Come, join us for ‘cool’ storytelling’ …
Heaven and Hell: A Relationship Cacophony in 2 Acts!

Are you longing for a place to cool off and enjoy an afternoon in comfort? Bare Stage’s April production, Heaven and Hell: A Relationship Cacophony in 2 Acts, offers the audience A/C comfort along with hilarity derived from the many variations of relationships humans encounter – both with each other and with non-humans. This production presents two one-act plays by Canadian playwright John Lazarus, who has been an award-winning actor, director and playwright for over 30 years.

In Chester, You Owe My Bird An Apology when a visitor enters the well-ordered world of a manipulative sister, her co-dependent brother, and a very talkative, scarlet Macaw, mayhem ensues. It’s dark comedy at its best.

Babel Rap takes you behind the scenes into the world of two workers building the Tower of Babel. It’s based on the Biblical story of those who decide to build a tower to heaven for their glory and God’s reaction to it. In Babel Rap, the workers nervously wonder if their efforts to build the tower will please God…or incur his wrath. For many years, Babel Rap was one of the most produced plays in Canada.

Darlene Sherwood directs. Actors, L to R, Laina Dicker in her Bare Stage debut, Patrick Trotter, Donna Burroughs as Belladonna, the Macaw & Chris L’Ecluse in front. Photo credit, Jack Voller.

Show dates are Friday, April 24, Saturday, April 25, and Sunday, April 26, 2026. All shows at 4:00 p.m. Seats will be held till 3:50 pm. Tickets are $200p on Friday and $300p on Saturday and Sunday. Come beat the heat!
RESERVE NOW at: [email protected]

Bare Stage is located at 19 San Lucas, Riberas del Pilar. Now with air conditioning. Hearing-assist headsets are available. Door & bar open at 3:00 pm. All bar proceeds go to Operation Feed. Handicap parking is in front of the building; otherwise, please use our corner parking lot if possible.

Like, Follow, Share, sign up for our Mail Out on our page: www.facebook.com/barestagetheatre2018/ BUT PLEASE Reserve using our email address: [email protected].

PLEASE NOTE CORRECTION TO SHOW DATES.Heaven and Hell: A Relationship Cacophony in 2 ActsBy: John LazarusChester, You Owe...
11/04/2026

PLEASE NOTE CORRECTION TO SHOW DATES.

Heaven and Hell: A Relationship Cacophony in 2 Acts
By: John Lazarus

Chester, You Owe My Bird an Apology - John Lazarus’s one act play about a man who refuses to apologize to his sister’s talking bird. A mischievous cockatoo spurs conflict between a manipulative sister and her co-dependent brother. Chester's audacious and hilariously half-hearted apologies deliver sly wit and charm, evoking childhood glee.

Babel Rap - Two workers wax philosophical about building the Tower of Babel, hoping their efforts get God's approval. Babel Rap is a witty, modern riff on the biblical story of the Tower of Babel, focusing on human ambition, miscommunication, and the comic chaos that ensues when everyone suddenly starts speaking different languages.

Directed by: Darlene Sherwood
Cast: In front: Chris L'Ecluse. In back: Laina Dicker, Patrick Trotter, Cockatoo & Donna Burroughs.
Photo by Jack Voller

Show dates are: Fri. April 24th, Sat. April 25th and Sun. April 26th, 2026. All shows at 4:00 p.m. Seats held till 3:50 pm. Now with A/C. Hearing assist headsets are available. Tickets are $200p on Friday and $300p on Saturday and Sunday.

RESERVE NOW at: [email protected]
Location: 19 San Lucas, Riberas del Pilar. Door & bar open at 3:00 pm. All bar proceeds go to Operation Feed. H/C parking in front; otherwise, please use our corner parking lot if possible.

Like, Follow, Share, sign up for our Mail Out on our page:
Bare Stage Theatre Mexico BUT PLEASE Reserve
Using our email address. [email protected]

Heaven and Hell: A Relationship Cacophony in 2 ActsBy: John LazarusChester, You Owe My Bird an Apology - John Lazarus’s ...
11/04/2026

Heaven and Hell: A Relationship Cacophony in 2 Acts
By: John Lazarus

Chester, You Owe My Bird an Apology - John Lazarus’s one act play about a man who refuses to apologize to his sister’s talking bird. A mischievous cockatoo spurs conflict between a manipulative sister and her co-dependent brother. Chester's audacious and hilariously half-hearted apologies deliver sly wit and charm, evoking childhood glee.

Babel Rap - Two workers wax philosophical about building the Tower of Babel, hoping their efforts get God's approval. Babel Rap is a witty, modern riff on the biblical story of the Tower of Babel, focusing on human ambition, miscommunication, and the comic chaos that ensues when everyone suddenly starts speaking different languages.

Directed by: Darlene Sherwood
Cast: In front: Chris L'Ecluse. In back: Laina Dicker, Patrick Trotter, Cockatoo & Donna Burroughs.
Photo by Jack Voller

Show dates are: Fri. April 23rd. Sat.April 24th and Sun. April 25th, 2026.
All shows at 4:00 p.m. Seats held till 3:50 pm. Now with A/C. Hearing assist
headsets are available. Tickets are $200p on Friday and $300p on Saturday and Sunday.
RESERVE NOW at: [email protected]
Location: 19 San Lucas, Riberas del Pilar. Door & bar open at 3:00 pm.
All bar proceeds go to Operation Feed. H/C parking in front; otherwise, please use our corner parking lot if possible.
Like, Follow, Share, sign up for our Mail Out on our page:
www.facebook.com/barestagetheatre2018/ BUT PLEASE Reserve
Using our email address. [email protected]

THE REVIEW IS IN... we know it's a busy weekend but if it's possible, don't miss our March Show.L-I-F-E: A Play about Tr...
28/03/2026

THE REVIEW IS IN... we know it's a busy weekend but if it's possible, don't miss our March Show.

L-I-F-E: A Play about Trying to Spell It Right!
Reviewed by Don Beaudreau, Lakeside News

A.A. Milne's character Winnie the Pooh informs us, "My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places."
The play Eleemosynary appearing at Lakeside's BARE STAGE THEATRE this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (March 27, 28, 29 at 4 pm) is a fine example of Pooh's spelling—if the plot is viewed as a metaphor for how three people "spell out" their life stories in relationship to one another. That is to say: they do so in a wobbly fashion, but one with glimpses of good intent. They get some things wrong along the way, but they work toward making things better.
In this sense, the name of the play by Lee Blessing, Eleemosynary (meaning "charitable" or "relating to or dependent on charity") is appropriate. The characters evolve toward deeper understanding and acceptance of one another. They become a bit more "charitable."
Directed by virtuoso director Lynn Phelan, the plot explores the fragile connection between women from 3 generations who are related to each other: a grandmother (played by Deborah Kloegman), her daughter (Diana Rowland), and her granddaughter (Mikhaila Molloy). All characters are brilliant, independent spirits. In being so, they choose paths that do not easily mesh with each other's expectations or society's.
The grandmother, Dorothea (who recently had a stroke), cultivates eccentricity. She sees dead people, many of them historic characters with whom she has conversations. All things "alternative" are in her purview. In raising her daughter and also her granddaughter, she introduces them to such unconventional explorations, in addition to classical language and culture.
Her daughter, Artie (Artemis), is of high-genius level, and rebels against her mother's dictates from an early age. She runs away from home as a teenager, supports herself, and eventually has a child whom her mother raises. She chooses a scientific path and becomes absorbed in medical research. Her desire to know everything there is to know is a mirror of her mother's pursuit, only from a different perspective.
The granddaughter (Artie's daughter, Echo), completes the trio of explorers, choosing various directions, but throughout the play attempting to absorb every word in the English language by learning to spell it and define it, no matter how esoteric, abstruse, or archaic. This is done to prepare for the National Spelling Bee, which she passionately wants to win. She eventually realizes about herself: "I am a prize among women."
The three actors are exquisite in their interpretations of the characters they play and seamlessly move through different stages of the characters' lives as they tell their stories to the audience through monologues, and as they communicate to one another. Of particular note is the interplay between Dorothea as a stroke patient who cannot talk, who nevertheless "talks" through her granddaughter Echo. Also fascinating is Dorothea's excitement about dying, affirming that she will do "a lot of research when I'm dead."
Although the play is minimally staged, its various messages are not simplistic, particularly concerning the empowerment of women, and the reinterpretation of what it means to be a family: to accept or reject the roles that come within it.
Don't miss this brilliant play, brilliantly interpreted by its director and actors!

What the heck is Eleemosynary? Find out at Bare Stage’s March production!Three generations of women. Three strong actres...
23/03/2026

What the heck is Eleemosynary? Find out at Bare Stage’s March production!

Three generations of women. Three strong actresses. Three opportunities to experience Eleemosynary’s message of family love and affirmation.

You don’t want to miss the Bare Stage’s March production of Lee Blessing’s Eleemosynary, a riveting exploration of the relationships between the three highly intelligent Westbrook women.

Lynn Phelan directs Deborah Kloegman, Mikhaila Molloy, and Diana Rowland who bring to life eccentric grandmother Dorothea, her biochemist daughter Artemis (Artie), and word-loving granddaughter Echo as they journey through complex family dynamics to a greater understanding and appreciation of each other.

Show dates are Friday, March 27, Saturday, March 28, and Sunday, March 29, 2026. All shows at 4:00 p.m. Seats will be held till 3:50 pm. Tickets are $200p on Friday and $300p on Saturday and Sunday. RESERVE NOW at: [email protected]

Bare Stage is located at 19 San Lucas, Riberas del Pilar. Now with air conditioning. Hearing assist headsets are available. Door & bar open at 3:00 pm. All bar proceeds go to Operation Feed. Handicap parking is in front of the building; otherwise, please use our corner parking lot if possible.

Like, Follow, Share, sign up for our Mail Out on our page: www.facebook.com/barestagetheatre2018/ BUT PLEASE Reserve using our email address: [email protected].

Photo by Jack Voller, L to R: Diana Rowland, Mikhaila Molloy & Deborah Kloegman.

We have lost another actor
19/03/2026

We have lost another actor

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN OUR FEBRUARY PRODUCTION DATES!Friday, March 6th, Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th, 2026The Love List by N...
12/02/2026

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN OUR FEBRUARY PRODUCTION DATES!

Friday, March 6th, Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th, 2026

The Love List by Norm Foster
Directed by Collette Clavadetscher

In this side-splitting & thought-provoking comedy, Leon & Bill concoct a list of attributes of the ideal woman - 'The Top Ten Best Qualities in a Mate'. When this allegedly 'Ideal Woman' actually arrives on the scene, the men quickly learn that their list could use a few revisions. Be careful what you wish for! This old adage leads to hilarious results in Foster's sparkling comic hit.

Cast: Mark Donaldson, Kathleen Spaulding & Keith Tandy

All shows at 4:00 p.m. Seats held till 3:50 pm. Now with A/C. Hearing assist headsets are available. Tickets are $200p on Friday and $300p on Saturday and Sunday.
RESERVE NOW at: [email protected]
Location: 19 San Lucas, Riberas del Pilar. Door & bar open at 3:00 pm.
All bar proceeds go to Operation Feed. H/C parking in front; otherwise, please use our corner parking lot if possible.

Like, Follow, Share, sign up for our Mail Out on our page:
www.facebook.com/barestagetheatre2018/ BUT PLEASE Reserve
Using our email address. [email protected]

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St. Andrew’s, 19 San Lucas, Riberas Del Pilar (one Block South Of The Catholic Church On The Lake Side Of The Carretera). Box Office & Bar 3:00 Pm; Show 4pm Seats Are Held Till 3:50 Then Released
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Viernes 3pm - 6pm
Sábado 3pm - 6pm
Domingo 3pm - 6pm

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