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Part-Time Artistic Director Wanted

By |2023-07-18T12:32:02-07:00July 18th, 2023|Announcements|

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 [...]

How Rent remains relevant today

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

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 [...]

Auditions for A Little Night Music

By |2023-07-05T11:42:34-07:00July 5th, 2023|2023-2024 Season, Announcements, Auditions|

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 [...]

Announcing the cast of RENT

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

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, [...]

A Thank You and What’s Next

By |2023-06-03T11:48:18-07:00June 3rd, 2023|Announcements, Opinion|

A Letter from SBMT Board Chair Michael Paul Hirsch As SBMT is about to close our 60th anniversary season, I wanted to take a moment to thank our first Executive Artistic Director, Sara Dean, and our retiring board members for their service to the company as well as announce our staffing plans. Sara was originally hired as a Production Manager to improve the quality of our productions and bring professional organization and structure to the company. Over these last six years, she was promoted twice because of her contributions to the company and the community, exceeding all of our expectations [...]

Auditions announced for RENT

By |2023-04-30T22:32:10-07:00April 30th, 2023|2023-2024 Season, Announcements, Auditions|

South Bay Musical Theatre announces auditions for RENT Book, Music and Lyrics by: JONATHAN LARSON Directed & Choreographed by Jen C. Maggio & Nicole Tung Vocal Direction by Andy Kline Music Direction by Christine Lovejoy Produced by Walter M. Mayes Auditions: Link to sign up: https://sbmt.ivolunteer.com/sbmt_rent Monday, June 5, 2023 from 7 – 10 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2023 from 7 – 10 p.m. Please schedule a vocal audition slot. All should plan to stay to the end of the hour to attend the dance/movement call. AUDITION INFORMATION Please prepare 32 bars of a song in the style of the show [...]

Season 61 shows announced

By |2023-03-21T11:20:09-07:00March 21st, 2023|2023-2024 Season, Announcements|

South Bay Musical Theatre's 61st season will be a “Season of Love,” with a trio of blockbuster musicals celebrating platonic, romantic, and familial love. Kicking off the season is Rent, a rock musical that tells a story of a group of young artists who are struggling to survive in the harsh reality of New York City in the 1990s. They are bound together by their dreams, their struggles, and most importantly, their deep love for each other. At the heart of Rent is a message of acceptance and support that transcends boundaries of race, gender, and sexual orientation. The show's [...]

Leadership transition announced

By |2023-03-10T17:39:37-08:00March 10th, 2023|Announcements|

The past six years have brought many changes to South Bay Musical Theatre, and today we will announce one more. Sara Dean has decided that this 60th season will be her final one with SBMT, effective June 4, following the closing of Singin' in the Rain. Sara has led the group through thick and thin, from employment law changes, a pandemic and the ongoing aftermath. She joined us in early 2017 during the production of 1776, and in total has worked on 14 mainstage productions, six concerts, and over 100 eStudio programs. She will make her onstage debut as Dora Bailey [...]

Announcing cast and staff of Singin’ in the Rain

By |2023-03-04T12:08:10-08:00March 4th, 2023|2022-2023 Season, Announcements, Meet The Cast|

SBMT is pleased to announce the company of Singin' in the Rain, which runs May 13 through June 3 at the Saratoga Civic Theater. PERFORMERS: Don Lockwood: Nathaniel Rothrock* Kathy Selden: Melissa Momboisse Cosmo Brown: Michael Saenz Lina Lamont: Melissa Jones R.F. Simpson: Stephen Sammonds Roscoe Dexter: Michael Paul Hirsch Zelda: Emery Bacon Dora Bailey: Sara K. Dean Miss Dinsmore: Barbara Heninger "Beautiful Girls" Tenor: Jackson Paddock ENSEMBLE: Tristan Aarons, Kyle Arrouzet, Emery Bacon, Peter Bullen, Sophia Davis, Sara K. Dean, Barbara Heninger, Anthony Howard-Erevia, Glenn Howard-Erevia, Rhona McFadyen, Kalyn McKenzie, Jackson Paddock, Sarah Rosenberg, Emily Scott, Heather Mae Steffen, [...]

Welcome to the Sixties cast announced

By |2023-02-25T14:53:29-08:00February 25th, 2023|2022-2023 Season, Announcements, Meet The Cast|

South Bay Musical Theatre is happy to announce the 39 talented performers who will be entertaining at our 60th anniversary concert. The performers will include Emily Acosta, Chloë Angst, Charles Anthony, Jillian Bader, Francesca Cipponeri, Gabby Crolla, Ray D’Ambrosio, Karen DeHart, Cami DeMarco, Derek DeMarco, Ethan Glasman, Shawna Gonzales, Matt Hall, Barbara Heninger, Michael Paul Hirsch, Carly Honfi, Syeda Huq, Jennifer Kohler, Laura Lang-Ree, Katie Lannin, Ann Lucena, Jen Maggio, Cynthia Xiyuan Mahoney, Elizabeth McClelland, Mary Melnick, Shawn Miller, David Mister, David Murphy, Molly Olivas, Raiña Parks, Will Perez, Barbara Reynolds, Michael Rhone, Nicole Roca, Michael Saenz, Gloria Garcia Stanley, [...]

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