“Open A New Window!”
Explore behind the scenes at South Bay Musical Theatre by reading our blog. Here is where we will discuss upcoming shows, announce casting decisions, and debut new promo videos. Each blog post will also be linked from our social media sites, so if you don’t want to miss a thing, be sure to “Like” and “Follow” us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
Meet the SBMT Board Candidates!
South Bay Musical Theatre is holding their annual election for Board members, in July, 2020. Members elected during this period will serve for two years, from July, 2020 through June, 2022. Eligible voting members will receive an electronic ballot the week of July 12 (see About Board Elections below [...]
Board Meeting Minutes July 2020
July 8, 2020 Board Members: Jay Steele (Chair), Steve Allhoff, Dallas Carter, Michael Hirsch, Kim Kay, Jennifer Maggio, Jennifer Petersen, Steve Sammonds, Jordan Selburn Ex Officio: Sara Dean, Doug Hughes, Michael Johnson, Dan Singletary Contents Agenda Ticketing Platform Update CFO Report / Financial Status Implementing our anti-racism commitment across [...]
Black Lives Matter
The theatre community, including South Bay Musical Theatre, has come under intense scrutiny for its history of participation in discrimination and racial stereotypes. We are listening. Last month, we paused our 2020/2021 mainstage season and developed new virtual online programming, the SBMT eStudio. We see this as an opportunity to [...]
Board Meeting Minutes June 10, 2020
June 10, 2020 Present: Barbara Heninger, Jen Maggio, Jay Steele, Jordan Selburn, Dallas Carter, Kim Kay, Steve Allhoff, Kevin Brownstein, Jennifer Petersen, Michael Hirsch, Steve Sammonds Ex Officio: Sara Dean, Doug Hughes Contents Agenda Reports sent prior to meeting Actions CFO / Finances Sharing facilities (and expenses) with other [...]
Board Special Meeting May 20, 2020
Special Meeting Board Members Present: Steve Allhoff, Kevin Brownstein, Dallas Carter, Barbara Heninger, Michael Hirsch, Kim Kay, Jen Petersen, Steve Sammonds, Jordan Selburn, Jay Steele, Ex Officio: Sara Dean, Jeffrey Henson, Doug Hughes Contents Actions Virtual Programming / eStudio Launch Studio and Set Shop Set Shop Studio Using WVLO [...]
Board Meeting Minutes May 13, 2020
May 13, 2020 Present Board Members: Jay Steele, Steve Allhoff, Kevin Brownstein, Dallas Carter, Barbara Heninger, Michael Hirsch, , Kimberly Kay, Jen Maggio, Jennifer Petersen, Steve Sammonds, Jordan Selburn Ex Officio: Sara Dean, Jeffrey Hensen, Doug Hughes, Dan Singletary Contents Motions Actions Past Actions Reports Posted Separately Contents Reports [...]
Top Ten Tips for Video Auditions during Quarantine
Theatre companies, currently dark because of the coronavirus pandemic, are still looking eagerly to the day when they can reopen. To that end, many are conducting online auditions via video submissions, since they cannot hold them in person. If you want to audition while stuck at home, here are some [...]
Sustaining art… while staying apart
How I would love a time-travel machine To return us to life before COVID-19. As we wait for a treatment or proven vaccine, How I cherish the freedoms that once seemed routine! If there’s a silver lining to the current health and economic crises gripping California and the rest of [...]
2020 Members Meeting video highlights
On April 11, 2020, the South Bay Musical Theatre Board of Directors conducted its annual Members Meeting. The event was held online over Zoom, due to the shelter-in-place restrictions from the coronavirus pandemic. We have edited the video recording (see below) to provide a quick summary of the key topics [...]