we are continuous

Low-Cost Previews: February 13 – 21

First Friday for the Military: February 14 , 8:00 PM
Complimentary tickets for active duty and veterans.

GSA/Youth Nights: February 14, 8:00PM & February 21, 8:00 PM
Free tickets for students.

Post-Show Discussion: Creating Continuous: Thursday, February 20, 8:30 PM
Join us, after the performance, in our Clark Cabaret & Bar for a post-show discussion and Q&A about the process of creating, writing and staging we are continuous with playwright Harrison David Rivers and director Kian Kline-Chilton. Happy Hour prices will be in effect at the bar, so come on down for a drink and discussion after the play!

Opening Night: February 22, 8:00PM

Post-Show Panel Discussion: Black, Queer, and Here moderated by Amber St. James: February 23, 3:30PM
Join us, after the matinee, for a Black History Month panel featuring some of our favorite local Black LGBTQIA+ artists discussing how they see themselves, their work, and their impact on the community, at large, in our current moment. Speakers to be announced soon. Happy Hour prices will be in effect at the bar so join us for a drink and discussion after the play!

Pre-Show Event — Backstage Thursday: Designer Spotlight:  TBD
Join us in Clark Cabaret before the show to meet the Design Team and hear the influences and process involved. A fun pre-show experience! The pre-show event starts at 6:00pm before the 7pm performance

Pay-What-You-Will & Industry Night: March 03, 7:00 PM

Daily: Before and after performances
Come to the show early to enjoy our Clark Cabaret, open one hour before the show time and will remain open after the show.

Kian Kline-Chilton (Director) (Kiki/he/her/they) pronounced key-on— is a theatre practitioner, proud San Diego native and the Artistic Producer of Diversionary Theatre. They are dedicated to pioneering new theatrical experiences that examine and celebrate stories of resistance, particularly the intergenerational journeys of the queer community.  Kian attended San Diego State University and has directed and developed work with The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, Cygnet Theatre, Diversionary Theatre, and other theaters in SoCal.  Kian’s life is enriched by a beautiful body of artists who continue to uplift, inspire and amplify their efforts to enrich the communities they serve through accessibility and intention. They aim to empower and lead spaces that center and honor the most authentic and joyous parts of ourselves.

Harrison David Rivers (Playwright) is an award-winning playwright, librettist and television writer based in St. Paul, Minnesota. His works include The Salvagers (Yale Rep), we are continuous (Diversionary, Uptown Players, New Conservatory Theatre Center, Geva Theatre Center, Williamstown Theatre Festival), the bandaged place (Roundabout), This Bitter Earth (Ball State University, Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre, White Bear Theatre, Seattle Public, TheatreWorks Hartford, InterAct, The Road, Richmond Triangle Players, Theater Alliance, About Face, Penumbra, NCTC), and an adaptation of A Christmas Carol (Geva Theatre Center), among others, and the musicals We Shall Someday (formerly Broadbend, Arkansas) with Ted Shen (Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Missouri University of Science & Technology, Theater Latté Da, Joe’s Pub, Signature Theatre, The Studio Theatre Tierra Del Sol, Transport Group/Public Theater) and Last of the Red Hot Mamas with Sue and Lloyd Ecker (Bucks County Playhouse). His television credits include One of Us Is Lying (Peacock), The Nevers (HBO) and Wytches (Amazon). Harrison is a recipient of McKnight, Jerome and Van Lier Fellowships, residencies with the Siena Art Institute, NYTW, Williamstown, Geva and Duke University, and commissions from Roundabout, Transport Group, Penumbra, Geva, La Jolla Playhouse and Minnesota Opera. He sits on the Board of Directors of The Movement Theatre Company and the Playwrights’ Center. MFA: Columbia University.

Heather Larsen (Scenic Design) (she/her) is a San Diego based scenic designer and production designer. This is her first production with Diversionary and she is so excited to be here! A recent graduate of San Diego State’s MFA program for Scenic Design, Heather has previously designed A Raisin in the Sun, The 25th… Spelling Bee, and Mr. Burns. In addition to designing for theatre, she has designed several short films and one feature film. Heather has worked professionally as a scenic carpenter and also enjoys building furniture for her own apartment. Website: https://heatherlarsendesign.com/

Colby Freel (Lighting Design) (he/him) is a designer working in all spheres of lighting, including theatre, dance, concerts, and architecture. He holds an M.F.A. in Theatrical Design from San Diego State University. Colby’s recent production credits include: (Regional) Henry VIII – The Old Globe; (Local) Our Dear Dead Drug Lord – MOXIE Theatre; Little Women – MOXIE Theatre; TL;DR – Diversionary Theatre, Cry It Out – MOXIE Theatre, Present Laughter – Cygnet Theatre, Postcard American Town (World Premiere) – San Diego State University. Assistant/*Associate Design: *Is It Thursday Yet? – The Broad Stage, *Great Comet – Cygnet Theatre, *The High Table – Diversionary Theatre, and Sister Act, Kinky Boots, Drowsy Chaperone, A Chorus Line – Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera.

Sabrina Soto (Costume Design) (she/her) is a first-year Costume Design & Technology MFA candidate at San Diego State University. She is thrilled to be designing her first show with Diversionary Theatre! Born and raised in San Diego, she grew up loving the arts and spent her youth playing music. She discovered her passion for sewing at Grossmont College after being invited to take a sewing course for fun. Through Grossmont College, she received a scholarship to study abroad in Berlin as a costume design assistant with the world-famous opera house Komishe Oper. She would like to thank her family, friends, and mentors for supporting her, along with all the technicians and amazing people behind the scenes who helped this beautiful show come to life.

Padra Crisafulli (Composer/ Sound Design) (they/them) creates theatrical experiences as a sound designer, composer, director, and generative artist. Their work has been heard and/or seen at the La Jolla Playhouse, the Park Avenue Armory, the National Museum of Serbia, the Prague Quadrennial, and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. They are the winner of Triangle Rainbow Theatre and the Riant’s Best Director Award, as well as a Hæth Grant recipient through Possum Creek Games. They are currently an MFA candidate in sound design at UC San Diego. BFA in directing, Carnegie Mellon University. padracrisa.com

 Jaz Villalino (Stage Manager) (they/them) is thrilled to be coming back to Diversionary after stage managing last season’s TL;DR: Thelma Lousie; Dyke Remix. They work in stage management around the San Diego area but they also have directing and intimacy directing credits in So-Cal as well as Portland, OR where they apprenticed at the Portland Playhouse. Jaz sees a more sustainable and accessible future for theatre and is excited by the slow realization of that future being fostered in art spaces around San Diego. But as always there is more work to be done! You can find Jaz on Instagram at @jazvillalino. 

“Mother/Ora” Marti Gobel (she/her) is a proud San Diego native. Ms. Gobel is an Actor, Director and a JF Kennedy Center trained Teaching Artist (with an emphasis in Effective Residency and Lesson Planning). Upon graduating from UW-Whitewater (2008) with a degree in Performance Art and Philosophy, she went on to have a rich career in television and film. Past San Diego Stage Credits include: Mud Row (Cygnet Theatre) and Stew (Scripps Ranch Theatre) as well as various staged readings. San Diego directing credits include: The Taming (Scripps Ranch Theatre), The Pleasure Trials (Moxie Theatre). She looks forward to directing Muthaland and Hillary and Clinton under the umbrella of OnWord Theatre, where she serves as Producing Artistic Director and Education Coordinator. A proud member of both AEA and SAG-Aftra, Ms Gobel is thrilled to make her Diversionary Theatre MainStage debut.

“Son/Simon” Elliot Sagay (he/him) is an actor and playwright from Orange County, CA. He is thrilled to be making his Diversionary Theatre debut. Selected theatre credits: As You Like It, Hamlet (Santa Cruz Shakespeare), A Christmas Carol (Indiana Repertory Theatre), Passing Strange (Theo Ubique), The Magnolia Ballet (About Face Theatre), The Last Pair of Earlys (Raven Theatre), Call Me Madam (Porchlight Music Theatre), Vinegar Tom, No Singin’ in the Navy, X, Orlando (UCSD). Film: Chicago Med. Elliot graduated from Northwestern University with a BA in Theatre, completing the Musical Theatre Certificate and a concentration in playwriting. He is currently a second-year MFA acting student at University of California, San Diego. As a playwright, Elliot is a recipient of the Agnes Nixon Playwriting Festival Award and had a play published in Black Lives, Black Words, an anthology of plays dedicated to black empowerment. Aside from the arts, Elliot is a devoted Manchester City supporter and avid baker.

“Husband/Abe” Eli Wood (he/him)is so grateful to be making his Diversionay debut in their production of We Are Continuous. Some of his favorite regional credits include Warner Huntington III in Legally Blonde (SDMT); The Rocky Horror Show and A Christmas Carol (Cygnet); Jesus Christ Superstar and Tarzan (Moonlight), and Fiddler on the Roof, The Addams Family, Anything Goes and Plaid Tidings– 2022 & 2023 (SDMT). IG: @eli_wood7

We are no longer requiring masks in our theater. Masks are still encouraged to help keep our performers and audience members safe, but they are not required.

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