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SBMT Seeks Director of Education

By |2026-10-06T19:16:59-07:00September 30th, 2026|2026-2027 Season, Announcements, Opinion|

Help us build something new for young people in the South Bay South Bay Musical Theatre is excited to announce the creation of a new Youth Theatre Education Program, beginning in summer 2027. For many years, our audiences and community members have asked us to offer theatre education for young people. We are thrilled to make that request a reality. Our goal is about more than teaching children how to sing, dance, and act. We want to create a place where young people can build confidence, creativity, friendships, and a lifelong connection to the performing arts. We are fortunate to [...]

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South Pacific Auditions Announced

By |2026-10-01T13:15:38-07:00September 24th, 2026|2026-2027 Season, Announcements, Auditions|

Walter M. Mayes, Artistic Director of South Bay Musical Theatre, announces auditions for SOUTH PACIFIC Music by RICHARD RODGERS Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II Book by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II and JOSHUA LOGAN Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “Tales of the South Pacific” by James A. Michener Director: Vinh G. Nguyen Choreographer: Nicole Tung Vocal Director: Anita Hsiung Carey Music Director: Joseph Kelly Stage Manager: Quentin Tepliuk Initial auditions will be held Sunday, November 1, 2026, from 4 – 10 pm and Monday, November 2, 2026, from 6 – 10 pm Please schedule a vocal audition slot at: https://sbmt.ivolunteer.com/sbmt_southpacific_002 AUDITION [...]

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Five Initiatives for SBMT’s Future

By |2026-09-17T16:12:51-07:00September 17th, 2026|2026-2027 Season, Announcements, Blog-erviews!, Opinion|

  Over the past several weeks, I have written about changes coming to South Bay Musical Theatre: the reasons we believe change is necessary and what we hope to accomplish. Now it is time to talk about what we are actually going to do. At our August board retreat and September board meeting, SBMT's executive team presented five strategic initiatives for the next several years. With the board's support, we are moving forward. Some are already underway, some have defined launch dates, and others will depend on partnerships, resources, and what we learn along the way. Expand & Diversify the Season [...]

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Concert auditions announced

By |2026-09-10T12:01:47-07:00September 10th, 2026|2026-2027 Season, Announcements, Auditions|

South Bay Musical Theatre announces three audition opportunities! Holiday Sunshine: Heartwarming Entertainment for the Season: December 19 & 20, 2026 A cabaret evening of songs for the season, created and Directed by Walter M. Mayes and Bob Sunshine. Beloved accompanist and musical theatre raconteur Bob Sunshine helms an evening of holiday music all wrapped up in a bow to “make your days merry and bright.” and MusiComedy: February 7, 2027 at 7:30 pm A cabaret evening of songs to make you laugh, created and directed by Brad Handshy. One performance only. Brad Handshy has been providing SBMT audiences with his hand-crafted [...]

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Meet the cast of Come From Away

By |2026-08-20T09:35:45-07:00August 20th, 2026|2018-19 Season, 2026-2027 Season, Announcements, Meet The Cast|

Walter M. Mayes, Artistic Director of South Bay Musical Theatre, is pleased to announce the players who will be performing in our winter 2027 production of Come From Away. Listed alphabetically by surname, they are: ACTOR ROLE Christina Bolognini Janice and others Ray D'Ambrosio Claude and others Juliet Green Diane and others Michael Paul Hirsch Nick and others Sarah Jebian* Beulah and others Melissa Mei Jones Hannah and others Nick Kenbrandt* Oz and others Mary Melnick Beverley and others Ronnie Misra Kevin J. and others Michael Rhone Kevin T. and others Robert Summers Bob and others Sarah Thermond Bonnie and [...]

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What Comes Next for SBMT?

By |2026-08-14T10:12:04-07:00August 14th, 2026|2026-2027 Season, Announcements, Blog-erviews!, Opinion|

SBMT is… expanding? In a few weeks, the SBMT Board and executive team will gather for our annual Board Retreat. This is a chance to step away from the daily work of running a theatre company and think about the future. This year, the executive team will present three initiatives that could significantly expand what SBMT offers to the community. The rationale for expanding what SBMT is and does is simple: Last year, the community lost WVLO, a long-lived and cherished theatre organization in the South Bay. Its loss demonstrated how fragile the arts ecosystem currently is. We have been [...]

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Auditions announced for “Come From Away”

By |2026-05-01T10:17:37-07:00April 30th, 2026|2018-19 Season, 2026-2027 Season, Announcements, Auditions|

Walter M. Mayes, Artistic Director of South Bay Musical Theatre, announces auditions for COME FROM AWAY Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein Performing January 23 – February 13, 2027 (with a possible extension to February 20) Director: Chris Reber Musical Staging: Lee Ann Payne Vocal Director: Diane Milo Music Director: D. Asa Stern Stage Manager: Quentin Tepliuk Initial auditions will be held Saturday, July 11 from 10 am – 7 pm & Sunday, July 12 from 4 pm – 10 pm Audition sign-ups will be open at 1 am on Saturday, May 2. South Bay Musical Theatre is a [...]

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Meet the cast of Once Upon a Mattress

By |2026-04-29T12:38:28-07:00April 23rd, 2026|2026-2027 Season, Announcements, Meet The Cast|

Walter M. Mayes, Artistic Director of South Bay Musical Theatre, is pleased to announce the players who will be performing in our fall 2026 production of Once Upon a Mattress. Listed alphabetically by surname, they are: ACTOR                             ROLES Samantha Borthwick—Lady Mabelle, Princess Winnifred understudy (u/s) Cam Burchard—Sir Harold, Sir Harry u/s Ruby Delgros*—Ensemble, Lady Larken u/s Jasmine Gentry*—Ensemble, Swing Mandy Heiser*—The Jester Tim Huang—Sir Studley, Wizard u/s Lizzie Izyumin—Lady Rowena Jacob Janssen*—Knight #1, Prince Dauntless u/s Melissa Mei Jones—Queen Aggravain Joy Lee*—Lady Beatrice Dave Leon—King Sextimus the [...]

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The Cost of Live Theatre: Part 2

By |2026-04-10T11:38:49-07:00April 10th, 2026|2026-2027 Season, Announcements, Blog-erviews!, Fundraising, Opinion|

by Michael Paul Hirsch, Executive Director Summary: Ticket prices are going up starting next fall, and we want you to understand why: It's to better align us with reality and the actual cost of producing live musical theatre in today's world. (Note: Season subscriptions save you up to 25% if you are budget conscious).  Back in November, we answered one of the questions from our community about what it costs to run a theatre company. We outlined a high-level breakdown of SBMT’s revenue and expenses. We received several follow-up questions asking if we could continue the series and provide more [...]

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Auditions for Once Upon a Mattress

By |2026-02-26T23:35:34-08:00February 26th, 2026|2018-19 Season, 2026-2027 Season, Announcements, Auditions|

Walter M. Mayes, Artistic Director of South Bay Musical Theatre, announces auditions for  ONCE UPON A MATTRESS Music by Mary Rodgers. Lyrics by Marshall Barer. Book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. Director: Doug Brook Choreographer: Esther Selk Vocal Director: Kristin Pfeifer Music Director: Mark Wong Siang Kai Stage Manager: Quentin Tepliuk Initial auditions will be held Saturday, March 21, 2026, from 4 – 7 pm and Sunday, March 22, 2026, from 10 am – 2 pm Please schedule a vocal audition slot at: https://sbmt.ivolunteer.com/sbmt_onceuponamattress_002 AUDITION INFORMATION Please prepare 32 bars of a song in the style of [...]

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