Antelope Valley Thespians » Past Shows http://www.avthespians.org/productions We are an incorporated 501(c)(3) nonprofit theatre company who's goal is to produce unique, experimental, and original small-cast plays in an close setting for the local community. We hope it will become a proving ground for local playwrights to test out scenes and characters in a small setting, and develop their skills as writers. Actors and tech crew alike can explore small-cast, experimental works not well-suited for larger theater houses through our flexible style of production. AVT operates out of a fully-functional blackbox theatre in Quartz Hill, California. CONTACT US at: productions@avthespians.org. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:05:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2009 productions@avthespians.org (Antelope Valley Thespians) productions@avthespians.org (Antelope Valley Thespians) community theatre 1440 http://www.avthespians.org/productions/files/AVT_logo_mod.jpg Antelope Valley Thespians http://www.avthespians.org/productions 144 144 Unique / Original / Experimental ~~ Experience the Garage Theatre Project This podcast is our way of documenting the personal experiences of actors, crew, fans, and techies involved with AVT. Our project’s goal is to produce unique, experimental, and original small-cast plays in an intimate setting for the local community. We hope it will become a proving ground for local playwrights to test out scenes and characters in a small setting, and develop their skills as writers. Actors and tech crew alike can explore small-cast, experimental works not well-suited for larger theater houses through our flexible style of production. AVT operates out of a 28-seat blackbox-style theatre in Quartz Hill, California... in the garage of a private residence. CONTACT US at: productions@avthespians.org. theatre, theater, antelope, valley, play, original, playwright, experimental, blackbox, community, drama, stage, actor, actress Antelope Valley Thespians Antelope Valley Thespians productions@avthespians.org no no AVT presents THREE DAYS OF RAIN http://www.avthespians.org/productions/2011/10/avt-presents-three-days-of-rain/ http://www.avthespians.org/productions/2011/10/avt-presents-three-days-of-rain/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:56:04 +0000 Nalin http://www.avthespians.org/productions/?p=1374

View photos from tech rehearsal!

Note that there is no performance on Sunday, November 13th.

NOVEMBER 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 18, 19, 20
THREE DAYS OF RAIN
by Richard Greenberg

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, New York.

A year after he disappeared on the day of his father’s funeral, Walker Janeway returns to New York. Here he finds a clue to his troubled past: “April 3-5: Three days of rain.” So begins the curious journal of Ned Janeway, the father that Walker thought he knew. In Act II, we travel back in time to the mid-1960’s, where we are offered an alternative, unexpectedly romantic perspective of the family story. A many-layered drama peppered with witty moments that make us smile, Three Days of Rain ultimately questions every one of those little stories that we tell ourselves—the ones we need in order to make sense out of life.

Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 4pm. There is no performance on Sunday, November 13th.

This play contains strong language. We do not recommend it for young children.

Remaining tickets not sold in advance online will be available at the door, 30 minutes prior to curtain, via cash or check only. 

The Friday Nov. 5th performance (opening night) is our PATRON PREVIEW NIGHT. Patrons of AVT get in free, and all other tickets are just $5.

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View photos from rehearsal.

Directed by Nicelle Davis
Stage Manager: Claudia Y. Herrera
Scenic Design: Nicelle Davis, Phillip E. McKaughan
Costume Design: Pavlina Janssen
Lighting Design: Sarah Bialobroda, Nalin A. Ratnayake
Sound Design: Claudia Y. Herrera
Properties Design: Nicelle Davis, Pavlina Janssen
Technical Crew: Sarah Bialobroda, Mathew Gruca, Jessica Katzman, Nikki Martin, Will Nicolai
Produced by Nalin A. Ratnayake on behalf of Antelope Valley Thespians.

 

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Check out photos from tech rehearsal on our Facebook Page, and listen to a interview with cast members on our podcast stream!

Antelope Valley Thespians presents:

THE AMERICAN CENTURY
By Murphy Guyer

A witty satire of post-war America and our evolving values.

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, New York.

World War II has ended and Tom, just discharged from the Army, returns to his young wife, Margaret, full of hope, enthusiasm, and dreams of a bounteous future. But suddenly they are joined by a brash stranger who, to their amazement, proceeds to make himself very much at home. He is, he explains, from the future, having arrived from the modern day via the latest drugs in a special psychotherapy session. The stranger fills the young couple in so completely about their past and present lives—and the future which awaits them—that Tom and Margaret soon find themselves moving from incredulity to panic. In the most casual, blithely humorous manner, the stranger tells of woes to come and a world gone mad! Will our young couple still have the courage to build their lives together?

Six performances: May 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 (Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays 4pm).

Starring SARAH ALLEN, MATHEW GRUCA, and DEAN BERG.

This play contains occasional instances of profanity. We do not recommend it for young children.

All performances to be staged at the Antelope Valley Winery, Avenue M and 20th St. W. Wine tasting and purchasing will be available prior to each performance.

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Black box configuration for THE AMERICAN CENTURY in the AV Winery's tasting foyer.


Production Team for THE AMERICAN CENTURY:
Nalin A. Ratnayake, Producing Director
Kara McCollum, Artistic Director
Kevin J. Hogan, Technical Director
Phillip E. McKaughan, Production Stage Manager
Kelly Lynn Regan, Fight Choreographer

Program, poster, and web artwork for this production by local artist A.J. Currado.

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CROSSINGS
by Barbara Schneider

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

Nov 12-21
Fri/Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm

Starring Sarah Arnac, Sarah Bialobroda, Joe Gruca, and Kara McCollum.

Directed by Karen Gruca.

A moving and thought-provoking story of the love between a father and daughter, separated by place and perspective. What is right and wrong in times of war? A journey across the years since WWII looks at our own vulnerability to the easy habit of indifference in present-day America.

Tickets $8.

Web ticketing is available now through the day prior to each performance. Walk up purchases for any remaining tickets, via cash or check only, will be available on a first-come-first-served  basis starting 30 minutes prior to each performance.

Friday, Nov 12, 8pm – [SOLD OUT]
Saturday, Nov 13, 8pm – [CLOSED]
Sunday, Nov 14, 2pm – [CLOSED]
Friday, Nov 19, 8pm – [CLOSED]
Saturday, Nov 20, 8pm – [CLOSED]
Sunday, Nov 21, 2pm – [CLOSED]

AVT operates in a fully-functional, blackbox theater built into a private residence at 6521 Almond Valley Way, Lancaster, CA 93536.  Business hours are strictly limited to 30 minutes prior to a performance until appx 1 hour afterward.

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Kevin J Hogan (left, Nathan Hale) and Marcus McCollum (Captain John Montresor).

Antelope Valley Thespians presents:

THE INTERROGATION OF NATHAN HALE (by Captain John Montresor of HRM Expeditionary Forces)
drama by David Stanley Ford

Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois.

What is freedom? What is courage? What is the value of a life? Touching on lofty themes through a startlingly raw portrayal of two historical figures, this is a play that seeks to understand the values of our nation—their flaws, as well as their wondrous virtues.

Starring MARCUS MCCOLLUM and KEVIN J. HOGAN.

Photos from tech rehearsal are now posted to our Facebook Page.

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Six performances:
Friday, September 17th, 2010 – 8pm  [CLOSED]
Saturday, September 18th, 2010 – 8pm [SOLD OUT]
Sunday, September 19th, 2010 – 2pm [CLOSED]
Friday, September 24th, 2010 – 8pm [CLOSED]
Saturday, September 25th, 2010 – 8pm [CLOSED]
Sunday, September 26th, 2010 – 2pm [CLOSED]

TICKETS — $8

Producing Director: Nalin A. Ratnayake
Artistic Director: Kara McCollum
Stage Manager: Juliana Katzman

This play contains strong themes and staged violence. We do not recommend it for young children.

AVT operates out of a fully-functional blackbox theater built into a private residence at 6521 Almond Valley Way, Lancaster, CA 93536. Business hours are strictly limited to 30 minutes prior to a performance until appx 1 hour afterward.

Artwork by AJ Currado.

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BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT, by Nathan Mayer.

Starring: Courtney Marietta, Derric Neal, and Joe Gruca.

Two dynamic lawyers are locked in a clash of wills and morality. Ruth Ballard is an embittered radical, now in jail, accused of participating in a bank robbery and a subsequent killing.  She chooses to represent herself as attorney. Kenneth Hayes is the assistant district attorney assigned to prosecute her. Once, they were classmates, and more,  in law school—now they are two lawyers with very different views on the nature of justice. Their conflicts, legal and personal, probe the nature of our criminal justice system.

Six shows:

Friday, June 4th, 2010 — 8pm [CLOSED]
Saturday, June 5th, 2010 — 8pm [SOLD OUT]
Sunday, June 6th, 2010 — 2pm [CLOSED]
Friday, June 11th, 2010 — 8pm [CLOSED]
Saturday, June 12th, 2010 — 8pm [CLOSED]
Sunday, June 13th, 2010 — 2pm [CLOSED]

Secure web ticketing via credit card is available through PayPal. A limited number of physical tickets are available at Sagebrush Cafe, coffee and art house, in Quartz Hill.

Location is in a black box theater built into a private residence in Quartz Hill.  Address and parking information will be sent to all ticket holders.

View photos from tech rehearsal on our Facebook Page.

Directed by Nalin A. Ratnayake.
Stage Manager: Karen Gruca.
Technical Director: Jeremy Bryon Gruca.

Produced by special  arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois.

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AVT is pleased to announce that all ticket proceeds from the first, sold-out show will be donated to the American Red Cross for ongoing humanitarian relief efforts in Haiti.

You can check out photos, reviews, and comments from fans, cast, and crew on our Facebook Page.

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Crime and Punishment, By Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Adapted to the stage by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus.

Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois.

Starring: Anna Delrosario, M. Steven Felty, Kevin J. Hogan, and Kara McCollum

Antelope Valley Thespians presents this new, award-winning stage adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s literary masterpiece Crime and Punishment.  In 1860’s St. Petersburg, Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov relives the thoughts, ideas and feelings that drove him to his horrible crime.  This 90-minute “conversation on the nature of evil” becomes a dark journey into the mind of a killer and his search for redemption. This is an intense psychological and spiritual journey which seeks to unveil hidden dimensions of the human condition, and the power of faith to heal even the gravest and most disturbing wounds of the soul.

Six shows:

Saturday, January 16th, 2pm and 7pm
Sunday, January 17th, 2pm
Friday, January 22nd, 7pm
Saturday, January 23rd, 7pm
Sunday, January 24th, 2pm

Producer and Artistic Director: Nalin A. Ratnayake
Operations Director: Courtney Marrietta
Production Stage Manager: Karen Gruca
Technical Director: Jeremy Gruca
Lighting Designers: Sarah Bialobroda, Jessica Katzman
Sound Designers: Courtney Marietta, Jeremy Gruca, Nalin A. Ratnayake
Scenic Designer / Jack of all Trades: Lucas Nemeth
Costume Design: Anna Delrosario
Production Assistant: Sarah Arnac

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http://avthespians.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=607

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