RLn THEATER Calendar: Nov. 6, 2014

Nov. 7
Sound City
Come see the Grand Vision Foundation Reel Documentaries’ Sound City, starting at 8 p.m. Nov. 7, at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro.
Deep in the San Fernando Valley was rock n’ roll’s best kept secret: Sound City. America’s greatest unsung recording studio hosted seminal bands and artists such as Fleetwood Mac, Neil Young, Rick Springfield, Tom Petty, Metallica and Nirvana. Cost is $12 for general admission, and $10 for students, seniors and military personnel.
Details: www.grandvision.org/calendar-details.asp?id=630
Venue: Warner Grand Theatre
Location: 434 W. 6th St., San Pedro

Nov. 8
Arms and the Man
Long Beach Playhouse presents a production of George Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Man, at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and at 2 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 8 through Dec. 6.
The classic “anti-romantic” comedy features Hallie Mayer, Sarah Genevieve Green, Charlotte Williams, Michael J. Knowles, Doyle Smiens, Mitchell Nunn and Alex Bennet..
George Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Man takes place at the close of the Serbo-Bulgarian war in 1885. Raina, a young Bulgarian woman idealizes her fiancé Sergius Saranoff, one of the heroes of the war. As the Serbian army retreats, a voluntary Swiss soldier, Bluntschli seeks shelter by climbing through Raina’s bedroom window and begging for her to hide him. Bluntschli’s gentle nature and unique ammunition (he carries chocolates instead of bullets) contrasts sharply with Raina’s romantic notions of war and heroism, yet she finds herself attracted to him, and assists him in his escape. Shortly thereafter, Sergius returns from the war and Raina begins to find his attitude more pompous and irritating. Her thoughts return again and again to her “chocolate cream soldier,” and when Bluntschli reappears, she finds herself torn between her romantic ideals and the surprise of real love.
Tickets are $24 for adults, $21 for seniors and $14 for students.
Details: (562) 494-1014 option 1; www.lbplayhouse.org
Venue: Long Beach Playhouse
Location: 5021 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach

Nov. 21
Spring Awakening
Due to popular demand the Studio at Long Beach Playhouse will be extending their run of Spring Awakening the Musical, through 8 p.m. Nov. 21 and 22.
Tickets are $24 for adults, $21 for seniors and $14 for students.
Details: (562) 494-1014 option 1; www.lbplayhouse.org
Venue: Long Beach Playhouse
Location: 5021 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach

Nov. 21
Ubu the Sh*t
Cal State University Long Beach’s University Players and Los Angeles-based clown troupe Four Clowns will present a modern retelling of French playwright Alfred Jarry’s Ubu Roi entitled Ubu the Sh*t, Nov. 21 through Dec. 7, at Studio Theatre in the Theatre Arts building on CSULB Campus.
Four Clowns’ Artistic Director and CSULB Theatre Arts alum Jeremy Aluma has adapted Jarry’s script and is directing this collaborative production. With clown training and techniques incorporated into the rehearsal process by Aluma and members of the Four Clowns company, the undergraduate cast has been given the opportunity to explore the art of clown first-hand by some of Los Angeles’ most experienced clown teachers, creating a truly unique version of Jarry’s absurdist comedy.
Tickets start at $12.
Details: (562) 985-5526; www.calrep.org, www.fourclowns.org
Venue: Studio Theatre
Location: 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach

Nov. 22
Kon-Tiki
Palos Verdes Land Conservancy presents this dramatization of the 1947 4,000-plus mile ocean trip Thor Heyerdahl made on the raft, the Kon-Tiki, at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22, at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro.
This is an epic film about endurance, bravery and the indomitable human spirit.
With five loyal friends in tow, explorer Thor Heyerdal sailed a fragile balsa wood raft along an ancient path some 4,300 miles across the Pacific, enduring tidal waves, shark attacks and other dangers. Q-and-A will follow the film to review fact and fiction of the explorers. Tickets are $10. Student 18 years old or younger get in free.
Details: www.grandvision.org/shop/tickets.asp?id=630
Venue: Warner Grand Theatre
Location: 434 W. 6th St., San Pedro