Meet the cast of The Spitfire Grill

Meet the cast of The Spitfire Grill

SBMT is proud to announce the cast of its winter show, The Spitfire Grill. Congratulations to the following talented actors, with our deepest thanks to all who auditioned. Cast: Percy Talbott: Kate Matheson Hannah Ferguson: Juliet Green Shelby Goddard: Laura Barragán Joe Sutter: Charles Anthony Caleb Goddard: Zack Goller Effy Katshaw: Mary Melnick Eli: Tomás-Julian Eredia Ensemble and understudies: Carmela Catoc, Joseph Cloward, Hannah Cole, Allyson Dudzinski, Cordelia Larsen, Corinna Laskin, Jackson Paddock, Gloria Garcia Stanley Staff: Director & Choreographer: Sara K. Dean Musical and Vocal Director: Debra Lambert Casting Consultant: Lysander Abadia Auditions Coordinator: Marcy Bates Stage Manager: Carla [...]

By |2022-09-08T11:13:38-07:00September 8th, 2022|2022-2023 Season, Announcements, Meet The Cast|

Season 60’s slate of shows announced

On Friday, June 24 at the Saratoga Civic Theater, SBMT held its annual Membership Meeting and announced the musicals and special anniversary event that will comprise our historic 60th season. Subscription renewals won't start until later this summer, but we wanted to share the exciting news with you now. Without further ado, here are the shows that will brighten our stage in 2022-2023. The Spitfire Grill: Jan. 28 - Feb. 18, 2023 Music and book by James Valq Lyrics and book by Fred Alley Based on the award-winning 1996 film by Lee David Zlotoff Winner of the Richard Rogers Production Award for new musicals Directed and choreographed [...]

By |2022-06-27T14:08:28-07:00June 27th, 2022|2022-2023 Season, Announcements|

Meet the SBMT Board Candidates for 2022!

Welcome to the SBMT Board Election page for 2022! Every year, at least six of the 12 SBMT Board member positions are open for election by the SBMT membership. (Please see https://southbaymt.com/about-sbmt/board-of-directors/ for links to more information about the Board and the election process). Members elected during this year's process will serve for two years, from July, 2022 through June, 2023. We offer MANY THANKS to Doy Charsupharindr, Jennifer Maggio, Raina Parks, Sharon Peng, and Jay Steele who are retiring from the Board this year. And we are delighted to present the candidates for the 2022 Board Election! Ed Hunter [...]

By |2022-06-11T13:10:19-07:00June 9th, 2022|Board Election|

Board Meeting Minutes for June, 2022

SBMT Board Minutes June 8, 2022 Started 7:04 pm Board Members Present: Raiña Parks, Michael Hirsch, Jay Steele, Ed Hunter, Dan Singletary, Sharon Peng, Aly Suleman, Tipu Purkayastha, Jennifer Maggio, Steve Sammonds  Not Present: Doy Charnsupharindr,  Other members present: Jeffrey Henson, Doug Hughes, Sara Dean (ED) ð  Please note highlights of activities that Board can take, below. 😊 DISCUSSION Updates On the Town - We made it through! Kudos to those who stepped up! Marketing and Social Media: (Doug Hughes)  Designed logo for 60th anniversary season Reviewed Marketing Report  Saw slight increase in all social media avenues Facilities: Jeff Henson [...]

By |2022-07-06T11:00:22-07:00June 8th, 2022|Board Minutes|

Board Meeting Minutes for May, 2022

SBMT Board Minutes May 11, 2022 Started 7:00 pm Board Members Present: Jay Steele, Steve Sammonds, Dan Singletary, Raiña Parks, Tipu Purkayastha, Michael Hirsch, Jeffrey Henson, Sharon Peng, Ed Hunter Guests Present: Lysander Abadia, Soni Kapoor Not Present: Jennifer Maggio, Doy Charnsupharindr  Other members present: Doug Hughes, Sara Dean (ED) ð  Please note highlights of activities that Board can take, below. 😊 DISCUSSION Youth Programming (Lysander Abadia) Sara gave a brief overview of the current theatre environment with the recent Covid resurgence and introduced our two guests. Soni Kapoor Working on first SBMT show, doing Deck Crew for “On the [...]

By |2022-07-06T11:00:52-07:00May 11th, 2022|Board meetings, Board Minutes|

Board Meeting Minutes for April, 2022

SBMT Board Minutes April 13, 2022 Started 6:06 pm Board Members Present: Barbara Heninger, Jay Steele, Steve Sammonds, Dan Singletary, Raiña Parks, Tipu Purkayastha, Michael Hirsch, Aly Suleman,  Not Present: Jennifer Maggio, Doy Charnsupharindr, Ed Hunter, Sharon Peng, Doug Hughes (Marketing) Other members present: Sara Dean (ED) ð  Please note highlights of activities that Board can take, below. 😊 DISCUSSION Updates Technology:  Venue Updates Tech booth stairs are almost done. Doors being varnished and having hardware put on them.  Added shelving in the box office and re-did a few things Working on projectors. There is a really annoying flickering problem. [...]

By |2022-07-06T11:01:19-07:00April 13th, 2022|Board meetings, Board Minutes|

ON THE TOWN: A Story of Ballet, Battle, Broadway, and a Blockbuster

by Laura Anne Millar ...  On the Town—the “New York, New York” musical! A fast favorite since 1944, the making of this Broadway hit is a story in its own right. While many musical theatre and movie buffs already know and love the film adaptation, they may not realize this was actually the third iteration of the story. The Broadway musical was the second. Which brings us to our first subject: ballet! The Ballet Fancy Free premiered on April 18, 1944 at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. It was conceived and choreographed by Jerome Robbins and set [...]

By |2022-03-31T18:46:43-07:00March 31st, 2022|2021-2022 Season, Behind The Scenes|

Board Meeting Minutes for March, 2022

SBMT Board Meeting March 9, 2022 Board Members present: Doy Charnsupharindr, Barbara Heninger, Michael Hirsch, Ed Hunter, Sharon Peng, Tipu Purkayastha, Steve Sammonds, Dan Singletary, Jay Steele, Aly Suleman Ex Officio: Sara Dean, Jeffrey Henson, Doug Hughes, Braden Taylor (partial) Motions MOTION: Move to invest 37 to 50% of current cash-on-hand into a moderate-to-conservative investment plan. Motion passed. Actions Barbara and Steve Sammonds will use Election Buddy to set up the Board member election (time frame for election expected June or July). Board Members all expect to contribute activity to the 60th Anniversary event in 2023. Reports and Discussion Facilities [...]

By |2022-03-13T03:49:00-07:00March 13th, 2022|Board Minutes|

Meet the cast of On The Town

South Bay Musical Theatre is thrilled to announce the talented cast of ON THE TOWN, which opens May 14, 2022 at the Saratoga Civic Theatre. Regular patrons will recognize some familiar names as well as a significant number of newcomers. This high-energy, dance-filled musical with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Comden & Green is a sweet tale about three U.S. sailors grabbing 24 hours of shore leave in New York City before shipping off to World War II. The players are: Lysander Abadia (Gabey) Kyle Arrouzet (ensemble) Emery Ronan Bacon (ensemble) Christine Baker (ensemble) Peter Bullen (ensemble) Francesca Cipponeri (Ivy) Gabriela Crolla (ensemble) Chloe Diepenbrock  (ensemble) [...]

By |2022-03-07T05:59:38-08:00March 6th, 2022|2021-2022 Season, Announcements, Meet The Cast|

Board Meeting Minutes February 2022

February 9, 2022 Started 7:06 pm Board Members Present: Michael Hirsch, Barbara Heninger, Jay Steele, Steve Sammonds, Dan Singletary, Raiña Parks, Aly Suleman, Ed Hunter, Sharon Peng Not Present: Jennifer Maggio, Doy Charnsupharindr, Tipu Purkayastha Other members present: Sara Dean (ED), Doug Hughes (Marketing)  Please note highlights of activities that Board can take, below. ? DISCUSSION Updates Discussed decisions made by other companies. Decision by this team to hold off on performances of Company and Broadway in Love reaffirmed based on what we’ve seen in the industry. We’re encouraged to see that things are starting to open up. Marketing report  [...]

By |2022-02-10T21:00:43-08:00February 10th, 2022|Board Minutes|
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