‘A PEOPLE’S CUBAN CHRISTMAS TALE’
OnStage Playhouse presents the final weekend of San Diego Repertory Theatre artist-in-residence Herbert Siguenza’s reimagining of Charles Dickens’ holiday tale set in 1950s Cuba, where “Ezequiel Scrooge” is an American sugar baron fighting to control workers just before the Cuban revolution. Features classic Cuban Christmas music. 8 p.m. today and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. 291 Third Ave., Chula Vista. $22.50-$25. (619) 422-7787, onstageplayhouse.org “Azul”: Diversionary Theatre presents C. Quintana’s play about an aging Cuban American woman recalling her childhood in Castro’s Cuba and her American-born lesbian daughter. 8 p.m. today and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. 4545 Park Blvd., University Heights. $15 to $50. (619) 2200097, diversionary.org
“A Christmas Carol: A Radio Play”: Oceanside Theatre Company presents artistic director Ted Leib’s original adaptation of Dickens’ classic tale set inside the WOTC radio studio, with a cast that includes Ed Howell, Bob Himlin, Olivia Pence, Audrey Ward and Catalina Zelles. 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Sunshine Brooks Theatre, 217 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside. (760) 433-8900, oceansidetheatre.org
“1222 Oceanfront: A Black Family Christmas”: New Village Arts Theatre presents Dea Hurston’s holiday musical about a Black family in Carlsbad wrestling with whether to carry on old holiday traditions or start new ones.
2 p.m. Wednesdays; 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays; 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Through Dec. 26. 2787 State St., Carlsbad. $28-$52. (760) 433-3245, newvillagearts.org
COVID protocols: All San Diego theaters are enforcing COVID-19 safety requirements that include proof of full vaccine and masks worn indoors, with some exceptions. For policy details, visit each theater’s website.