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Interview with Rent’s co-directors

Interview with Rent’s co-directors

The following interview with Jennifer Cuevas and Nicole Tung will appear in the program for SBMT's upcoming production of RENT. Because it's a little longer than the typical "Welcome" letter, we are reprinting it here so that patrons can read it before they come to the theater. Jen and Nicole are the co-directors and co-choreographers for the show. What is your personal history with RENT? Nicole: The first time that I saw RENT was on Broadway. I had sung along with the soundtrack so many times with my roommates in college and felt like I knew and related to these [...]

By |2023-09-22T12:24:35-07:00September 22nd, 2023|2023-2024 Season, Behind The Scenes|
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Board Meeting Minutes for September, 2023

SBMT Board Meeting September 13, 2023 Board Members Present: Michael Hirsch (Chair), Steve Sammonds (Vice Chair), Dan Singletary (CTO), Braden Taylor (CFO), Barbara Heninger, Tipu Purkayastha, Soni Kapoor Not Present: Ed Hunter, Stacy Levin, Nicole Tung Ex Officio: Doug Hughes, Walter Mayes, Kalyn McKenzie  Google slides shared with Board prior to meeting include each chair or committee lead’s report. See those reports for more details.  ACTION ITEMS appear in italics below. Review for your actions. Board Chair Report Discussion Theater trailers to be upgraded in December. Includes new paint, re-flooring the dressing room, cleaning green room. Need new couch and [...]

By |2023-10-05T16:35:52-07:00September 14th, 2023|Board meetings, Board Minutes|
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Jeffrey Henson retires

SBMT gratefully acknowledges the long-time service of our Facilities Director, Jeffrey Henson, who retired at the end of our 2022-2023 season. Jeffrey has been active with our group since first appearing as Buffalo Bill in 2004’s Annie Get Your Gun. In addition to being a frequent performer in shows like Beauty and the Beast, 1776, She Loves Me, Man of La Mancha, and The Will Rogers Follies, he served many terms on the Board of Directors and managed SBMT’s facilities for over a decade. He was the recipient of the 2012 Fred Hassett Award for his contributions growing the company [...]

By |2023-08-30T09:35:26-07:00August 30th, 2023|Announcements|
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Cast announced for A Little Night Music

SBMT is pleased to announce the cast of A Little Night Music, the Tony® Award-winning masterpiece by the late Stephen Sondheim. The musical runs January 27 through February 17, 2024 at the Saratoga Civic Theater, directed by Walter M. Mayes. There was an enthusiastic and very talented turnout for auditions, and we thank all who took part. Here is the cast of characters: Désirée Armfeldt - Jennifer Cuevas Fredrik Egerman - Michael Rhone Anne Egerman - Julien Gussman Henrik Egerman - Ryan Liu Madame Armfeldt - Judith Miller Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm - Nick Mandracchia Countess Charlotte Malcolm - Dana Cordelia [...]

By |2023-09-21T16:27:36-07:00August 16th, 2023|2023-2024 Season, Announcements, Meet The Cast|
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Join the staff of Mary Poppins

South Bay Musical Theatre is now accepting resumes for staff positions for Mary Poppins, the final production of our 61st season. We will begin rehearsals in March and open for a four-week run on May 18, 2024. We are actively seeking resume submissions for the positions of... Director Music Director Vocal Director Choreographer Stage Manager Set Designer Costume Designer Hair & Makeup Designer Lighting Designer Properties Designer All positions are paid, either as Independent Contractor (fees range from $800 - $2,200) or Employee (all hourly employees are paid $18 an hour), in accordance with California's AB5 law. (Compensation depends on [...]

By |2023-08-04T15:41:31-07:00August 4th, 2023|2023-2024 Season, Announcements|
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Part-Time Artistic Director Wanted

South Bay Musical Theatre (SBMT) is a non-profit theatre that has been serving the Bay Area community for over 60 years. We produce high-quality entertainment that brings together a diverse group of participants in an inclusive, collaborative, and nurturing environment.  The Artistic Director (AD) reports to the Board of Directors and is responsible for conceiving, developing, and implementing the artistic vision and focus of SBMT. The AD ensures the high caliber of SBMT’s productions, events and workshops and works in partnership with staff on program development while representing SBMT to the greater community. Historically, SBMT produces three main stage productions [...]

By |2023-07-18T12:32:02-07:00July 18th, 2023|Announcements|
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How Rent remains relevant today

27 years after its Broadway run, Rent remains relevant More than a quarter century since its Broadway debut, the Pulitzer Prize winning musical Rent by Jonathan Larson has retained its significance while recently regaining its relevance. Here in the Bay Area, homelessness and access to affordable housing have only grown worse in the past few decades, and a newly ignited culture war on LGBTQ+ individuals threatens hard-earned progress made toward acceptance and inclusion. Here are a few of the ways that the show's message remains as important today as it was in 1996. Countering the backlash against diversity Rent shines [...]

By |2023-08-14T16:47:38-07:00July 12th, 2023|2023-2024 Season, Opinion|
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Board Meeting Minutes for July 12, 2023

Minutes for 7/12/2023  Start: 7pm In Attendance: Michael Hirsch Dan Singletary Braden Taylor Nicole Tung Steve Sammonds Barbara Heninger Ex Officio: Doug Hughes  Walter Mayes Absent: Stacy Levin Tipu Purkayastha Soni Kapoor Ed Hunter ACTION ITEM: Michael and Tipu - schedule time to update bylaws ACTION ITEM: Consider Board resolution to propose emergency by-laws suspension for Board members’ terms ending in July to extend to Dec. 31st, 2023 ACTION ITEM: to reassess committee responsibilities with new Board members coming on ACTION ITEM (completed): Friday review and schedule interviews ACTION ITEM: Post Board positions in blog and newsletter (Michael to work [...]

By |2023-07-26T14:01:41-07:00July 12th, 2023|Board meetings, Board Minutes|
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Auditions for A Little Night Music

South Bay Musical Theatre announces auditions for  A Little Night Music Music & Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Book by HUGH WHEELER Directed by Walter M. Mayes Music Direction by Ruiran Xun Vocal Direction by Anita Hsuing Carey Choreography by Francesca Cipponeri Produced by Walter M. Mayes Auditions will be held at 761 Mabury Rd, Suite 20 in San Jose. Link to sign up: https://sbmt.ivolunteer.com/sbmt_alnm_001 Saturday, August 5 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sunday, August 6 from 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. Please schedule a vocal audition slot.  Callbacks by invitation only will be held on Saturday, August 12 starting [...]

By |2023-07-05T11:42:34-07:00July 5th, 2023|2023-2024 Season, Announcements, Auditions|
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Announcing the cast of RENT

SBMT is pleased to announce the cast of Rent, the Pulitzer and Tony® Award winning musical, which runs September 30 through October 21, 2023 at the Saratoga Civic Theater. The show will be co-directed by Jennifer Cuevas and Nicole Tung. Other staff positions will be announced later. ROLE / Actor ROGER DAVIS: Tyler Savin MIMI MARQUEZ: Lindsay Sporleder MARK COHEN: Justin Kerekes MAUREEN JOHNSON: Nicole Roca TOM COLLINS: Adrien Gleason ANGEL DUMOTT SCHUNARD: Justin Sabino JOANNE JEFFERSON: Sydney Bamberg BENJAMIN (BENNY) COFFIN III: James Jones ENSEMBLE: Chris Fernandez, Juliet Green, Cleopatra Howell; Syeda Huq, Luna Lau, Steven McCloud, Jamari McGee, [...]

By |2023-08-14T16:49:08-07:00June 27th, 2023|2023-2024 Season, Announcements, Meet The Cast|
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