{"id":6787,"date":"2016-11-10T09:22:07","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T17:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sdafoundation.com\/alumni\/?p=6787"},"modified":"2016-11-10T09:28:19","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T17:28:19","slug":"paul-coates-76-to-premiere-the-middle-of-it-at-san-dieguito-22517","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sdafoundation.com\/alumni\/paul-coates-76-to-premiere-the-middle-of-it-at-san-dieguito-22517\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Coates (&#8217;76) to premiere &#8220;The Middle of It&#8221; at San Dieguito 2\/25\/17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_6618\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sdafoundation.com\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Middle-of-It-Flyer.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6618\" src=\"http:\/\/sdafoundation.com\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/MIDDLE-OF-IT-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"A family in silhouette\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdafoundation.com\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/MIDDLE-OF-IT-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sdafoundation.com\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/MIDDLE-OF-IT-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sdafoundation.com\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/MIDDLE-OF-IT.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click on the image above to go to the Facebook page for more details<\/p><\/div>Here&#8217;s a note from award-winning playwright Paul Coates (&#8217;76):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>On December 1st, tickets will go on sale for the world premiere presentation of my second play in <em>The Living Plays<\/em> trilogy, <em>THE MIDDLE OF IT<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This is a benefit performance at San Dieguito High School Academy in Encinitas, where two of my other plays, <em>The End Of It<\/em> and <em>Pain<\/em>, also premiered. I hope you will come see this production in February. <\/p>\n<p><em>The Middle Of It<\/em> is, like <em>The End Of It<\/em>: a story of three couples living their lives with their children (the ones the couples from &#8220;<em>End<\/em>&#8221; didn\u2019t have). Their ups and downs, their joys and sorrows, their joy&#8230; and yes, their &#8220;pain&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_6798\" style=\"width: 187px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6798\" src=\"http:\/\/sdafoundation.com\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1973-Hoofprint-Clayton-Ligg-177x300.jpg\" alt=\"Clayton Liggett, from the 1973 Hoofprint\" width=\"177\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdafoundation.com\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1973-Hoofprint-Clayton-Ligg-177x300.jpg 177w, https:\/\/sdafoundation.com\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1973-Hoofprint-Clayton-Ligg-88x150.jpg 88w, https:\/\/sdafoundation.com\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1973-Hoofprint-Clayton-Ligg.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clayton Liggett, from the 1973 Hoofprint<\/p><\/div>Once again, I\u2019ve gotten lucky to snare an amazing cast of guest artists, alumni from SDA and LACC and current, wildly talented students from the Academy itself at San Dieguito. <\/p>\n<p>Cast: April Audia, Bill Barker (&#8217;74), Lorena (Darter) Connolly (&#8217;79), Jean Henshaw (&#8217;75), Jacob Morilak (&#8217;20), Ben Rovner, Jennifer Sorenson, Jenna Steinberg (&#8217;18) and Jewels Weinberg (&#8217;16). <\/p>\n<p>Performances: <strong>Saturday, February 25th, 3:00 pm and 7:30 pm<\/strong>. Tickets are $35 each and there will be a limited amount of VIP Tickets for $135. (evening performance only).<\/p>\n<p><strong>IF YOU CANNOT COME<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&#038;hosted_button_id=XHF7WUN959MDN\">please consider making a donation to the SDA Foundation<\/a> and we will seat a current SDA Student in your place! (Your entire donation will go to the Theatre Arts program and you will receive a tax receipt.)<\/p>\n<p>As you know, these benefit fundraisers are imperative to the Theater Department at SDA; they pay for technical support, costumes, sets, and much, much more. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/The-Living-Plays-670567773100271\/\">Go to our Facebook page<\/a> for details, information, etc. <\/p>\n<p>Thank you, thank you, thank you! (And PLEASE DON\u2019T HESITATE to pass this on!)<\/p>\n<p>Paul Coates<\/p>\n<p>To honor and remember, the Great One! Clayton E. 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