The Play's the Thing: A Photographic Odyssey Through Theatre in San Diego

Open this book and be prepared to take a theatrical journey an odyssey across the stages of theatres like the Old Globe, San Diego Rep, and Lambs Players, and among such familiar faces as Sam Woodhouse, Jonathan McMurtry, and Priscilla Allen. Some of the over 200 photographs are in vivid color, many are in rich black-and-white, each one captures an onstage moment, running the gamut of emotions from poignant to humorous to powerfully dramatic. They also span over twenty years of San Diego's local theatre history, from the 1980s to today's booming, nationally-acclaimed theatrical scene. More than simply visually stunning, the book includes dozens of memories and anecdotes from actors, directors, and designers, and from some of San Diego's best known theatrical writers, such as Pat Launer, Jeff Smith, and Welton Jones. There are new theatres to be discovered here, too, like Mo olelo, Renaissance, and Diversionary. Ken Jacques has worked as a commercial photographer for twenty-three years, specializing in the performing arts. He has photographed over 1,200 theatrical productions and such world-class performing artists as cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Ikzhat Perlman, as well as author Maya Angelou, actor Burt Reynolds, and supermodel Kathy Ireland. His photography has appeared in National Geographic, Time, NewsWeek, Bon Appetit, Architectural Digest, Sunset, Outside, Condé Nast Traveler, and the San Diego Union-Tribune.