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THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME - CCAE THEATRICALS
"The moving, highly visceral and quite funny play made its San Diego premiere Saturday at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, in a magical and high-tech production directed by CCAE Theatricals artistic director J. Scott Lapp. This inventive and heartbreaking production is the best-staged show I’ve seen this year. And it features the best performance I’ve seen in a long time. To mirror Christopher’s fast-calculating brain, Lapp’s production is an intentionally busy one in constant motion, with two video screens, live camera feeds, and actors playing everything from a pet rat to an ATM to an electric blender. Now in its third full season, the company has produced some of the county’s highest-quality and award-winning shows since 2022. This show is no exception. Absolutely catch it before it’s gone."
- Pam Kragen / San Diego Union Tribune
BOTTLE SHOCK! THE MUSICAL - CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, ESCONDIDO
"CCAE Theatricals is totally "the little engine that could". The love and faith this company has for its productions reflects onstage. Something that is highly appreciated as an audience member. The portrayals overall of the company are stellar and very funny. The ensemble has its own flavor and meshes wonderfully. J. Scott Lapp's direction is calculated, precise, and clean. I would say that is the reason why the show flows so smoothly, and the actors look like they are enjoying their work, but also having a good time with each other. Bottle Shock! is a nice and enjoyable night out that offers a fully immersive experience with wine tasting onstage! Credit where credit is due, CCAE is a risk taker and those risks have proven to be worth it."
- Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti / Desde Otro O
WITNESSES - CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, ESCONDIDO
"Witnesses is a triumphant world premiere for CCAE Theatricals. The moments onstage when the teens’ diary entries are read without music are among the most searing in the entire 90-minute production. Like the better-known Anne Frank, these young people expressed in words the terrible and the inconceivable. That they did so bravely is their legacy. That this ambitious undertaking has resulted in a world-premiere production that is so thoughtfully staged is a triumph for the two-year-old CCAE Theatricals."
- David L. Coddon / San Diego Union Tribune
ONCE - CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, ESCONDIDO
"At the California Center for the Arts Escondido, J. Scott Lapp is the artistic director of the new venture, CCAE Theatricals. The former artistic director of Temecula’s impressive Barn Stage Company, Lapp has international credits, and never shies away from a challenge. As director and movement co-designer (with music director David Lamoureux), Lapp displays his discerning eye and deft directorial touch. He has assembled a superb cast, more than half of whom are veterans of the show"
- Pat Launer / Times of San Diego
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