The Cal Poly Theatre and Dance Department presents its spring show, Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea, which runs from May 12-14 and 19-21 at 8 p.m., and on May 15 at 2 p.m.
The story line focuses on the narrator Dolan, who bears an uncanny resemblance to author Hans Christian Andersen. He tries to tell a simple and sweet story about a rain cloud that falls to Earth when it becomes enamored with a human, but characters in the story keep turning into figures from Dolan’s own history of turbulent relationships– blending fantasy with reality.
This play is an adaptation, reimagining, and critique of The Little Mermaid. It teases and expands ideas of romantic, obsessive and unrequited love that we learn from popular stories.