Play review
Shakespeare festival's 'King Lear' a hit
By Cary Ginell soundthink@aol.com
      It is hard to believe that the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival has been around for 11 years, providing Conejo Valley drama fans the opportunity to see low-cost, professional productions of the works of William Shakespeare each summer.
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Malibu Coast Music Festival coming
Concerts will be held each weekend
      The second annual Malibu Coast Music Festival will be held at the Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture and the Malibu Jewish Center and Synagogue from Aug. 24 through Sept. 3. Concerts will be held each weekend, with midweek offerings of lighter fare and recitals. No tickets are required for entry to these events.
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See 'Harold and Maude' under the stars
Topanga Nights will feature music and movies through Sept. 9
      "Harold and Maude," the 1971 cult classic film, will be screened outdoors during Topanga Nights from 6 to 10 p.m. Sun., Aug. 12 at the Topanga Community Center, 1440 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. "Harold and Maude" stars Bud Cort as a death-obsessed youth and Ruth Gordon as an elderly woman with a zest for living.
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'Seussical musical' comes to Pepperdine
     SILLY SIBS- Rachel and Hannah Miller of Tarzana ham it up in the Chamberlain Performing and Fine Arts Academy production of "Seussical the Musical" at Pepperdine's Smothers Theatre in Malibu. Shows are Wed. through Fri., Aug. 15 to 17 at 7 p.m. and Sat., Aug. 18 at 2 p.m. For information call (818) 735-9464 or visit www.chamberlainspfaa.com.
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'The Tender Trap' opens at Stage Door
      The Stage Door Theatre opens the romantic comedy by Max Shulman and Robert Paul Smith, "The Tender Trap," at 8 p.m. Fri., Aug. 10 at 28311 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills.
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Conejo Players' 'The Rainmaker' runs through Sept. 22
      Conejo Players Theatre will present the musical "110 in the Shade," based on the comedy "The Rainmaker" by N. Richard Nash, Aug. 24 through Sept. 22 at 351 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Performance times are 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.
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Conejo auditions
      Conejo Players Theatre will hold auditions for "You Can't Take It With You" at 7:30 p.m. Sun. through Tues., Aug. 26 to 28 at 351 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Callbacks will be at 7 p.m. Wed., Aug. 29.
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