South Bay Tabletop Theatre
South Bay Tabletop Theatre is a new series of live theatrical experiences combining the collaborative storytelling of tabletop roleplaying with the energy and immediacy of live theatre.
Each performance brings together a cast of improvisational actors, a Game Master, live music, theatrical production values, and audience participation to tell a story that unfolds live on stage. Every performance is unique.
The main campaign unfolds episodically, but you don’t have to attend every Tabletop Theatre performance to enjoy the adventure. Every Chapter is a new story – complete, thrilling, satisfying. Enjoy each one on its own. Watch the whole campaign and you’ll discover deeper connections, find secret motivations, and see the characters and the world grow exponentially. Even better, subscribe to the campaign and save money on tickets!
- Atonement: A Fantasy Backrooms Escape – Oct. 31, 2026
- Whispers of Winter – Dec. 26, 2026
- Campaign 1, Episode 1: The Eye of the Storm – Jan. 28, 2027
- Campaign 1, Episode 2: The Eye of the Storm – Feb. 4, 2027
- Campaign 1, Episode 3: The Eye of the Storm – Feb. 9, 2027
- Campaign 1, Episode 4: The Eye of the Storm – To Be Announced
- Campaign 1, Episode 5: The Eye of the Storm – To Be Announced
- Campaign 1, Episode 6: The Eye of the Storm – To Be Announced
Atonement: A Fantasy Backrooms Escape
October 31, 2026 • Saratoga Civic Theater
Story & Game Master: Sinjin Jones
Recommended for ages 16 and up
When a wealthy entrepreneur hires six desperate thieves to break into an ancient tower and disprove the legends surrounding it, they find themselves trapped in an impossible world of horrors: shifting rooms, hallucinations, and frightening oddities. They soon discover some legends are better left untested.
Will they escape? Will they achieve atonement? No one knows how the story will end, including the players.
Atonement: A Fantasy Backrooms Escape is the premiere production of South Bay Tabletop Theatre, a new series of live theatrical experiences combining the collaborative storytelling of tabletop roleplaying with the energy and immediacy of live theatre.
Each performance brings together a cast of improvisational actors, a Game Master, live music, theatrical production values, and audience participation to tell a story that unfolds live on stage. Every performance is unique.
Legendary Tickets
All seating is general admission, but a handful of Legendary tickets give audience members something more: the power to influence the story.
When you arrive, identify yourself to the Box Office as a Legendary ticket holder and you will receive a Legendary Artifact. At a moment of your choosing during the performance, you can use your Artifact to grant a special power to one of the players, potentially changing and shaping what happens next.
Which player receives it, when you use it, and how it changes the story are up to you.
Show Dates & Times
• Saturday, October 31, 2026 — one night only
Ticket Prices*
General admission … $28
Legendary admission … $50
Because of the low base price for this production, there are no additional discounts for seniors, children, etc.
* Includes a $3 City of Saratoga surcharge.
CAST
- Andrew Mo
- Ben Hatch
- Brianna Frodin
- Kaitlyn Shelton
- Patrick Ocock
- Sarah Thermond
PRODUCTION STAFF
| ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: | Soren Hirsch |
| DIRECTOR: | Michael Paul Hirsch |
| COSTUME DESIGNER: | Y. Sharon Peng |
| EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: | Michael Paul Hirsch |
| HAIR & MAKEUP DESIGNER: | Y. Sharon Peng |
| LIGHTING DESIGNER: | Noah Price |
| MUSICIAN: | Benjamin Belew |
| PROPS DESIGNER: | Michael Paul Hirsch |
| PROJECTIONS DESIGNER: | Don Nguyen |
| SOUND DESIGNER: | Sheraj Ragoobeer |
| SET DESIGNER: | Michael Paul Hirsch |
| STAGE MANAGER: | Emily Tao |
| GAME MASTER / WRITER: | Sinjin Jones |
ADDITIONAL STAFF |
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| BUSINESS MANAGER: | Lori Wood |
| BOX OFFICE MANAGER: | Diane Hughes |
| MARKETING DIRECTOR: | Doug Hughes |
| CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER: | Dan Singletary |
| ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: | Walter M. Mayes |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: | Michael Paul Hirsch |
| PRODUCTION MANAGER: | Emily Tao |
| PROPERTIES MANAGER, HISTORIAN: | Barbara Heninger |
