2021/2022 Season
to the yellow house
World-Premiere Play
November 16 – December 12, 2021 Mandell Weiss Theatre
By Kimber Lee Directed by Neel Keller
“Worthy subject, worthy play, worthy production.”
– SanDiegoStory.com
“Excellent performances, beautiful costumes, and projections!”
– Broadway World
February 1886. Vincent van Gogh is broke again. Trailing past-due notices and annoyed innkeepers, he arrives unexpectedly at his brother’s doorstep in Montmartre determined to make another fresh start. Caught in the fiercely competitive Parisian art scene, he drinks too much, falls in love with the wrong woman, argues with everyone – and paints. Night and day he works to translate what he feels onto the canvas, relentlessly chasing a new form of expression that seems to be always around the next corner. But at what point in an endless cycle of failures do faith and persistence become delusion and foolishness? A meditation on love, art and not being popular.
Approximate run time: 2 hours and 45 minutes, including intermission
Content note: This production contains adult themes and language.
Production Sponsors
Brian & Silvija Devine
Recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award
Onsite Dining:
La Jolla Playhouse’s on-site restaurant, James’ Place, is open for modified fast casual service as James’ Place Express. Open 90 minutes prior to curtain time for evening performances, James’ Place Express will offer full bar service and a selection of quick, delicious pre-show bites from their specialty Asian fusion, steak & coastal cuisine menu. No reservations required, first come, first served seating. Indoor and outdoor seating options are available. Please note, James’ Place Express is not open prior to matinee performances.
Concessions
Updated November 17, 2021
Concessions opens 90 minutes before showtime at the bar inside of James’ Place Express. Come early to relax outside and enjoy a selection of beer, wine, cocktails, sodas and individually wrapped snacks. Concession food must be enjoyed outdoors and will not be permitted in the theatre. Concession drinks with lids and straws will be permitted in the theatre.
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ACCESS Performance (ASL interpretation): Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 2:00 pm
ACCESS Performance (audio description): Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 2:00 pm
Paco Tolson as “Vincent” in La Jolla Playhouse’s world-premiere production of TO THE YELLOW HOUSE, by Kimber Lee, directed by Neel Keller; photo by Rich Soublet II.
Cast & Creators
- Creators
- Cast
- Design
Kimber Lee
Playwright
Plays include UNTITLED F*CK M*SS S**GON PLAY, TOKYO FISH STORY, BROWNSVILLE SONG (B-SIDE FOR TRAY) and DIFFERENT WORDS FOR THE SAME THING, directed by Neel Keller. She has developed work with Lark Play Development Center, The Ground Floor/Berkeley Rep, Page 73, Ojai Playwrights Conference, Hedgebrook, Seven Devils Playwrights Conference, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Great Plains Theatre Conference, ACT Theatre/Seattle, Premiere Stages, MTC and Magic Theatre/Virgin Series. Lark Playwrights Workshop Fellow, Dramatists Guild Fellow, member of Ma-Yi Writers Lab; recipient of the Ruby Prize, PoNY Fellowship, Hartford Stage New Voices Fellowship, BAU Institute Arts Residency Award, Kilroys List, 2020-2021 Hodder Fellowship and inaugural winner of the Bruntwood Prize International Award (2019). MFA: UT Austin.
Kimber Lee Playwright
Neel Keller
Director
is thrilled to be returning to the Playhouse, where he previously served as Associate Artistic Director and directed THE SCHOOL FOR WIVES, LIGHT UP THE SKY, LOOT, DIVA and THE COSMONAUT'S LAST MESSAGE TO THE WOMAN HE ONCE LOVED IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION. His more recent productions include the world premieres of Eliza Clark’s QUACK, Julia Cho’s OFFICE HOUR Jennifer Haley’s THE NETHER, Kimber Lee’s DIFFERENT WORDS FOR THE SAME THING, Dael Orlandersmith’s UNTIL THE FLOOD and FOREVER and Lucy Alibar’s THROW ME ON THE BURNPILE AND LIGHT ME UP!. His productions have been mounted at theatres across the country, including The Public Theater, Goodman Theatre, Long Wharf Theater, ACT, among others. He is currently the Associate Artistic Director/Literary Manager at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles.
Neel Keller Director
- Takeshi KataScenic Design
- David Israel ReynosoCostume Design
- Masha TsimringLighting Design
- Palmer HefferanSound Design
- Nicholas HussongProjection Design
- Justin EllingtonMusic Composition
- Alberto "Albee" AlvaradoWig Design
- TBD Casting Co.Casting
- Jacole KitchenCasting
- Gabriel GreeneDramaturg
- Lora K. PowellStage Manager
- Jacob RussellAssistant Stage Manager
- Becca DuhaimeProduction Manager
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Venue Info
Mandell Weiss Theatre
The Mandell Weiss Theatre is a 492-seat proscenium arch theatre, with two front rows of removable seats allowing for a greater stage length. The theatre also maintains an upstairs wooden deck for parties, receptions and outdoor gatherings, and a small outdoor amphitheatre for pre-show entertainment.
Mandell Weiss Theatre
