By Ventura Breeze Staff –
The Rubicon Theatre continues its 2024/2025 Dare to Dream Season with the Central Coast premiere of Constellations, a spellbinding romantic drama by award-winning playwright Nick Payne. This critically acclaimed theatrical gem, winner of Olivier and Evening Standard Awards and hailed by The New York Times as “the most sophisticated date play Broadway has seen,” runs from February 19 – March 9, 2025, at Rubicon’s Karyn Jackson Theatre, 1006 E. Main Street, located in Ventura’s Downtown Cultural District.
Directed by Jonathan Fox, Constellations is an exquisite and thought-provoking two-character play that explores love, fate, and the infinite possibilities of human connection. Starring Brit Tom Ainsley (The Royals, Versailles, and Hulu’s How I Met Your Father) and Kodi Jackman (A Going Away Party Play, Shakespeare Repertory), this dazzling romance traverses multiple realities, creating a uniquely immersive theatrical experience.
About the Play
What if one moment—one meeting—could alter the course of your life? In Constellations, a theoretical physicist named Marianne and a beekeeper named Roland cross paths at a party, sparking a relationship that unfolds across a series of alternate realities. With each choice and action leading to multiple divergent outcomes, Payne’s profound and poetic script challenges audiences to consider the power of free will, the fragility of human connection, and the vastness of possibility.
This Olivier Award-winning play is a touching, humorous, and deeply philosophical look at the way relationships are shaped by fate and choice. A true theatrical event, Constellations invites audiences on an emotional journey through parallel universes, capturing the extraordinary richness of love and life itself. As Variety describes, “Short and sweet and strangely haunting…with each iteration Roland and Marianne grow closer to one another – and become more important to us. And by the end of the play, we’re fully invested in their lives. All of them.”
Performance Details
Performances begin with low-priced previews from February 19–21, 2025, leading up to the Gala Opening Night on February 22, which includes a post-show reception with the cast, creative team, and special guests.
Regular performances:
- Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
- Thursdays and Fridays at 7:00 p.m.
- Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
- Sundays at 2:00 p.m.
Ticket prices range from $30 to $84.50 (including a $5 processing fee), with discounted student tickets available. Special discounts are also available for seniors, military members, and Equity performers.
For tickets and more information, visit: www.rubicontheatre.orgCall:805.667.2900 Or visit in-person at: Rubicon’s Karyn Jackson Theatre, 1006 E. Main Street, Ventura, CA 93001 (Laurel entrance).
Guest Services Hours: Noon to 6:00 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.
