THEATER:Gallimaufry group turns three

Time flies when you’re having fun, and for the Gallimaufry Performing Arts group in Laguna Beach, it must be speeding by at a bullet’s pace.

“We are just celebrating our third birthday and marveling at our growth,” says Steve Josephson, the company’s artistic director. “In this short amount of time we have produced 33 separate events for audiences in excess of 35,000.”

So what’s next for the versatile arts troupe?

“We plan to continue in the traditions that has made us so popular,” Josephson promises.

Gallimaufry will, once again, present two Dance Days and Songs in the Sand at Laguna’s Main Beach, two staged concerts of Broadway musicals, a summer family musical, two plays, two Lagunatunes Community Chorus concerts, performances by the new Gallimaufry & Greene contemporary dance company and, Josephson adds, maybe a few surprises.

“We also are committed to continuing our educational programs,” the director notes. “Gallimaufry currently is operating after-school classes at both Top of the world and El Morro elementary schools and the Boys and Girls Club of Laguna Beach.

“Our ‘next generation’ of the Generation GAP [Gallimaufry’s self-producing teen theater company] also is well under way and this year’s group is the largest yet,” Josephson adds.

The company is seeking contributions to keep the troupe operational.

Further information on the company and its plans may be found at www.gallimaufry.info.