Doggy Bag of Drama: Theater Company Turns 30 

DramaDogs Theater Company is celebrating three decades of presenting compelling and largely offbeat theater with a new production called HERE! This Moment for Women, featuring a series of dramatic short plays and monologues by contemporary playwrights E. M. Lewis and James Still. The pieces highlight women’s grit, resiliency, longing, sorrow and wonder, such that, collectively, the works endeavor to alternately light the everyday moments that define us, shake our foundations, and demonstrate the mettle of our humanity. DramaDogs co-founders/artistic directors Ken Gilbert and E. Bonnie Lewis direct the performances that feature Santa Barbara actors Samantha Bonavia, Candice Goodman, Meredith McMinn, Kathy Marden, and Isabel Watson at Center Stage Theater in six shows October 17-20. The October 18 evening is preceded by a “mini gale” while October 19’s late show is dedicated to the late Montecito lawyer/theater producer Jerry Oshinsky, with a video montage and brief memorial tribute before the performance. Visit www.centerstagetheater.org.