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Matinees and Weekdays: $42
Friday and Saturday nights: $47
Opening Ceremony: $250, $125, $42
Tu Ternura Molotov: $10
Patron Passport: $315
(all shows, reception plus premium seating at Opening—35% discount)
Festival Passport: $200
(all shows, reception plus seating at Opening Ceremony—15% discount)
Senior 65+ discount: $5 per ticket
Select student matinees: $25
For tickets and information, call 805.667.2900
or visit: www.ritf.org
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by Luis Marques
 directed by Vagba Obou de Sales
sponsored by Elizabeth Grossman and
The Larson Charitable Foundation
and Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie
Somewhere in Africa a 26-year-old rebel guerilla colonel is held captive in a prison cell. It is the first safe haven he has known since being captured from his village as a child. A court-appointed female attorney unearths the man trapped behind a lifetime of violence. “A piercing face to face encounter played by the two grand actors of the Ivory Coast.” -- Le Figaro
Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main Street, Ventura |
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 adapted by Oren Neeman
from “Confession” by Yonatan Ben-Nachum
translated by Ami Dayan and Mark Williams
directed and performed by Ami Dayan
sponsored by Shelley and Rick Bayer, Sandra and Jordan Laby and City of Calabasas
In present-day Madrid, an Israeli scholar is detained for stealing a confidential file which tells the story of a Catholic priest and a beautiful young Jewess during the Spanish Inquisition. The priest is required to “purify” the woman. He visits her daily, drawn to her intelligence and charm. Their friendship ultimately becomes an all-consuming love affair. “Dayan is a master." -- Variety
Ventura College Theatre, 4667 Telegraph Road (7/21 only)
Calabasas Civic Center Amphitheatre, 200 Civic Center Way |
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directed By Erwan Daourhas
 starring Julien Cottereau
winner 2007 Moliere Award - Best Actor
sponsored by Bunnin Automotive
An 11-year veteran of Cirque du Soleil, Cottereau is a virtuoso clown and mime artist who has been likened to Harpo Marx, Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. Imagine-Toi draws us into a special universe populated with astonishing characters performed by the acrobatic, elastic Cottereau, who also creates his own animal sounds and other effects. A wonderful event for all ages! “Fantastic, delirious, amazing, fabulous, incomparable, hilarious, elegant, unique, marvelous, fairy-like, shining, funny…” -- Recalls
 co-sponsored by Hogan Family Foundation
étant donnés and French Cultural Services
Ventura College Theatre, 4667 Telegraph Road, Ventura |
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 by Samuel Beckett
directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett
produced by Gare St Lazare Players, Ireland
sponsored by Micheline and Albert Sakharoff and the Irish Arts Council
Internationally renowned for their fresh and accessible interpretations of Beckett’s prose, Gare St Lazare presents acclaimed actor Conor Lovett in this new adaptation. The narrator, expelled from the family home upon the death of his father, takes refuge on a bench by a canal. There he meets a woman who takes him home. “One could hardly come up with a better human instrument to intone Samuel Beckett’s comic prose than Conor Lovett” -- L.A. Times
Ventura College Studio Theatre, 4667 Telegraph Road |
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 musical director Ron Abel
sponsored by Joan Payden and John Scardino
sponsored by Wells Fargo Foundation
London cabaret artist Giselle Wolf sings songs from the heart about love hoped for, won and lost. Her repertoire includes American standards, showtunes, jazz and French favorites. “Giselle Wolf is an interpreter whose consummate skills can deliver these messages of love, joy, sadness, regret, loss and just being human.”
-- Glynn MacDonald, Shakespeare’s Globe, London
Elk’s Lodge, 11 South Ash Street, Ventura |
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by Gustavo Ott
directed by Lourdes Solarzano
sponsored by Danny Villanueva
From Teatro de las Americas, this hilarious play looks at a young urban husband and wife and  their meticulously planned program to have a baby. In the midst of the procedures, each finds that they must deal with “baggage” -- especially when it shows up at their door! In Spanish with supertitles.
Bell Arts Factory, 432 North Ventura Avenue, Ventura |
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 Staged by James O’Neil
Special Concert by Stephen Bishop
Sponsored by Barbara Meister and Family
A star-studded evening of international performers that celebrates cross-cultural currents in both words and music with a live concert performance by singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop. Five actors from around the world speak Shakespeare’s eternal question “To be or not to be…” in their native tongues accompanied by piano underscoring. A catered reception with international foods and a no-host bar is included with orchestra tickets. Many of RITF’s Artistic Advisory Council members will be present for this exciting event. Festive attire suggested.
Majestic Ventura Theatre, 26 South Chestnut Street, Ventura
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sponsored by Scott and Rachelle Adler
Renowned Kabuki scholar Professor Lon Gordon gives a colorful lecture/demonstration based on historical and personal notes made during his unique three-year apprenticeship with the Grand Kabuki Theatre of Japan.
Elk’s Lodge, 11 South Ash Street, Ventura
These selections celebrate Jalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273,) one of humanity’s most passionate and exalted mystic poets. His poems are sharp, dazzling, electric messages directly from Rumi’s heart to our own, a testament to Love’s immensity.
Ventura Book Fair, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 450 East Harbor Blvd., Ventura
Festival apprentices have been immersed over a three-week period in an array of international theatre disciplines. This evening showcases their talents and new discoveries.
 Elk’s Lodge, 11 South Ash Street, Ventura
sponsored by Time Warner Cable
Three years ago, true to form, Rubicon Theatre Company presented a festival in which esteemed actors and artists from around the world came together to present the entire canon of Samuel Beckett. Among them was Michael Colgan, Artistic Director of Ireland’s Gate Theatre. Energized and inspired by the gathering, it was an exhilarating time.
Then it happened. A group of us were at the Bella Maggiore Inn, enjoying the kind of extended conversation that happens with close friends after a wonderful meal. You can see where this is going. Michael said, “This would be the perfect place for an annual international theatre festival.” Michael left for Dublin the next day—but that simple statement started to keep us up nights. Beautiful Ventura’s splendid outdoor summer activities by day and stimulating theatre by night; what could be better?
Welcome now to the Preview Season of the Rubicon International Theatre Festival. Artists from France, Israel, Ivory Coast, the United Kingdom and Venezuela will tell love stories, confront the emotional ravages of war, dream of the future and offer an infusion of joy.
Please join us this July—it is with you that we can know a more literate, empathic and passionate world community. See you at the Festival!
Linda Purl, Festival Director
Artistic Advisory Council: Arvin Brown • Kate Burton • Susan Clark • Martha Coigney
Bruce Davison • Olympia Dukakis
• Sheldon Epps •
Miguel Ferrer • Peter Goldfarb
Julie Harris • Peter Hunt • Stacy Keach • Joe Mantegna • Donald Margulies
Alfred Molina • Jerry Patch • Roger Rees
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Michael Ritchie • Craig Slaight • Tony Taccone
Richard Thomas • George White • Michael York |
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