OLD GLOBE HOSTS POWERS NEW VOICES FESTIVAL
The Old Globe presents its annual festival of readings of four new American plays this weekend. They include the Globe-commissioned “Pleasant” by Inda Craig-Galván at 7:30 p.m. Saturday; “The Hispanic/Latino/Latina/ Latinx/Latine Vote” by Bernardo Cubría at 4 p.m. Jan. 14; the Globe-commissioned “Empty Ride” by Keiko Green at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14; and “Emerson Loses Her ‘Miand’” by Laura Winters at 4 p.m. Saturday. There will also be six one-act plays presented tonight. Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, Old Globe, 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park, San Diego. Free, but reservations required at (619) 234-5623 or theoldglobe.org. “The Wiz”: Broadway San Diego presents the pre-Broadway national touring production of this revival production of the 1975 musical that re-examines L. Frank Baum’s “The Wizard of Oz” through a Black lens and with an all-Black cast. 8 p.m. today; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. San Diego Civic Theatre, 1100 Third Ave., downtown. $44 and up. broadwaysd.com “Outside Mullingar”: Lamb’s Players Theatre presents John Patrick Shanley’s drama about four neighbors in rural Ireland whose dispute over a strip of farmland takes an unexpected turn. Opens Saturday and runs through Feb. 18. Showtimes 2 and 7 p.m. Wednesdays; 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Lamb’s Players Theatre, 1142 Orange Ave., Coronado. $28$82. (619) 437-6000, lambsplayers.org “Tomás and the Library Lady”: San Diego Junior Theatre presents this musical about the Mexican American son of farmworkers who discovers the world of books through his local librarian. The production has been selected as a World Design Capital 2024 Initiative. Opens tonight and runs through Jan. 24. Showtimes 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Casa del Prado Theatre, 1600 Village Place, Balboa Park. (619) 239-8355, juniortheatre.com
“Rising Stars”: CCAE Theatricals presents its 12th showcase of 10 up-and-coming young musical theater performers. 6 p.m. Sunday. California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido. $20-$40. theatricals.org
“Wild Women”: San Diego singer-actor Devlin presents her solo cabaret show of jazz, blues, pop and standards, first presented in 2007 in New York City. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. New Village Arts, 2787 State St., Carlsbad. $20. (7690) 433-3245, newvillagearts.org
“The Cocktail Hour”: Trinity Theatre presents A.R. Gurney’s award-winning off-Broadway play about a playwright who surprises his parents and sister by announcing that his next play is going to be about them. Opens today and runs through Feb. 4. 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Mission Valley mall, Suite 128, 1640 Camino del Rio N., San Diego. $25. trinityttc.org
“Peter Pan”: Ovation Theatre presents a youth-cast production of this musical based on J.M. Barrie’s novel about the flying boy who never grew up, featuring performers from throughout coastal North County. Opens today and runs through Jan. 21. Showtimes 7 p.m. Fridays; 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Howard Brubeck Theatre, Palomar College, 1140 W. Mission Road, San Marcos. $25-$38. ovationtheatre.org/peter-pan
“On Golden Pond”: Patio Playhouse presents this touching drama about an elderly couple summering at their lake house whose lives are disrupted when their estranged daughter drops off their grandson for an unexpected stay. Opens today and runs through Feb. 4. Showtimes 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays.
115 S. Kalmia St., Escondido. $12-$20. (760) 746-6669, patioplayhouse.com