Dinner and a Play in Costa Mesa

Segerstrom Center in Costa Mesa is offering you shotgun to
witness the life that goes on in other people's cars
(image via Segerstrom Center)

It may be chilly weather, but if you're willing to brave the cold, the Segerstrom Center in Costa Mesa is offering you theater in a parked car. That's right, you drive there, get out of your car and climb into another one to hear someone else's drama for a change.

"The Car Plays" is being touted as "an environmental event" where a series of short plays take place simultaneously inside fifteen parked cars at the Center's Community Plaza. The cars are set up in three rows of five cars, and for $20, you get to attend one "row" where each car presents a ten minute play. The audience gets to sit side by side or in the front or backseats, with the center promising "a new performance model of voyeuristic intimacy" in a "car-obssessed culture."

One of the dishes offered by Nello Cucina
(image via Yelp reviewer atie p.)

If you're looking for somewhere to eat dinner first, I read in the OC Register that Nello Cucina, a restaruant located at South Coast Plaza, is offering a three course meal for $12. That includes salad, pasta, and a dessert for what Nancy Luna describes as generous portions at a "posh location." The deal only continues for the month of January, so be sure to put it on your calendar to go soon!


The Car Plays
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
600 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
714-556-2121

Nello Cucina
3333 Bear St.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
714-540-3365