There is a special Mother's Day matinee on May 13 at 2 p.m. Any daughter who brings her mother can get the second ticket for half price with advance reservations. Auditions for Redwood Curtain plays are done once a year in late summer, and casting is done for the whole production list at once. This is the Redwood Curtain's third year, and it has moved progressively from three plays the first year to four plays the second year and five plays this year. The core of the Redwood Curtain group for each production ranges between six and eight people.
Casts range between six and eight.
The most ever used on the small three-quarters stage is nine. The productions to be performed each year are selected by Peggy Metzger and Clint Rebick, the artistic director, after many hours looking through many plays to find the select few that meet the size limitations, set compatibility and budget, Metzger said. The Redwood Curtain uses mostly area performers, but does occasionally use professionals from out of town. Rebik said there are two new additions to the team this year. Lighting designer Michael Burkhart, formerly of the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego and the scene designer Aaron Shores, came from the North Coast Repertory Theatre.