COMMUNITY THEATRE TOWN HALL

Saturday, January 25, 2020
10:00am
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Join us on Saturday, January 25, 2020 from 10 am - Noon for a “Town Hall” discussion about the issues facing community theatres and how theatre organizations on the local, state, and national levels can better serve you and advocate on your behalf.

In partnership with American Association of Community Theatre (AACT) and the Washington State Community Community Theatre association (WSCTA), all Community Theatres new and old, member, and non-member, and anyone who is involved or passionate about community theatre is invited to attend this thoughtful dialogue on the state of community theatre. Forum will be a great opportunity to connect and learn from your theatre neighbors, give feedback on programs and services you are may or may not be receiving from AACT and to learn what programs and resources currently exist that you may not be aware of. The American Association of Community Theatre is a nonprofit theatre association committed to Helping Theatres Thrive. We hope that you will join us for this lively discussion and exchange of ideas!
 
Forum will be hosted at Tacoma Little Theatre, 210 North I Street, Tacoma, WA. Light snacks will be provided. For questions about the forum, please contact AACT Executive Director, Quiana Clark-Roland at Quiana@aact.org.

The Washington State Community Theatre Town Hall is Saturday after the Friday opening night of the AACT NewPlayFest World Premiere of Shattering by Pat Montley at Tacoma Little Theatre. Performances  January 24 – February 9, 2020.  tacomalittletheatre.com for tickets and information

MUH GROG ZOO - Words 157 & 158

Friday, January 3, 2020
8:00pm

$10 per human
$15 per human with really cool collector pin 

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Check out Muh Grog Zoo on facebook by clicking HERE
 

Tacoma's best kept secret is back.

Muh Grog Zoo will perform two entirely improvised one-act plays, each based on a single word from their beloved audience.

They'll be getting word 157 and 158 this evening. So many worlds/words have been shared!

Completely original, often times hilarious, touching and always a little weird, Muh Grog Zoo's shows are unforgettable. No show is ever the same, and you're sad when you have to miss one. Come see why they've been called The Best Live Show in the Puget Sound.

*For Mature-minded Persons.

Special show details!

Limited edition, limited quantity, metal, super sweet, Muh Grog Zoo pins will be sold with ticket bundle at a discount price.

(Or you can risk it and get one at intermission if they have any left)

*pins sold separately at intermission - $7

4000 DAYS - An Off the Shelf reading

Thursday, MARCH 12, 2020 at 7:30pm
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Tacoma Little Theatre's Off the Shelf program is excited to present Peter Quilter’s heartfelt story, 4000 Days, directed by Jeffery Swiney-Weaver and featuring some of the Pacific Northwest’s finest actors. This production will play Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 7:30pm.

What would you do if you forgot the last decade of your life? After a blood clot unexpectedly formed in his brain, Michael has been in a coma for three weeks. Watching over him in hospital is his bitter mother Carol and his dull but well-meaning partner Paul. They are united in their grief over Michael, and in their intense dislike of each other. When Michael wakes, they realize that 11 years of his memory have been completely erased. He remembers nothing of the last 4000 days. He remembers nothing of Paul. It is as though the relationship never existed. Paul must now fight to bring Michael’s memory back while Carol fights to remove him from their lives completely. Michael, still charming and witty, concentrates his recovery on creating a giant mural on the back wall of his hospital room. An expression of his loss, his hopes, and his desire to live his life as the man he was 11 years ago, not the man he has become.

4000 Days features the talents of: Rodman Bolek (Paul), Chris Serface (Michael), and Jennifer Aylsworth (Carol).

Tickets for the March 12, 2020 performance at 7:30pm are $10.00 for non TLT Members, and FREE for those who are members. Tickets may be purchased online at www.tacomalittletheatre.com, or by calling our Box Office at (253) 272-2281.

TLT's OFF THE SHELF

We know that there is a tremendous amount of wonderful theatre that deserves to be heard but sometimes just doesn’t get an opportunity. With “Off the Shelf”, local directors and actors will be bringing some scripts to life that we hope you will find entertaining, challenging and educational to our stage. We hope that you’ll sit back and enjoy an evening of theatre. You never know, you might see one of these shows on our mainstage in the future.

FUDDY MEERS - An Off the Shelf reading

Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at 7:30pm
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Tacoma Little Theatre's Off the Shelf program is excited to present David Lindsay-Abaire’s crazy comedy, Fuddy Meers, directed by Suzy Willhoft and featuring some of the Pacific Northwest’s finest actors. This production will play Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at 7:30pm.

Claire has a rare form of psychogenic amnesia that erases her memory whenever she goes to sleep. This morning, like all mornings, she wakes up a blank slate. Her chipper husband comes in with a cup of coffee, explains her condition, hands her a book filled with all sorts of essential information, and he disappears into the shower. A limping, lisping, half-blind, half-deaf man in a ski mask, pops out from under her bed and claims to be her brother, there to save her. Claire's info book is quickly discarded, and she's hustled off to the country-house of her mother, a recent stroke victim whose speech has been reduced to utter gibberish. Claire's journey gets even more complicated when a dimwitted thug with a foul-mouthed hand puppet pops up at a window, and her driven husband and perpetually stoned son show up with a claustrophobic lady-cop that they've kidnapped. Every twist and turn in this funhouse plot bring Claire closer to revealing her past life and everything she thought she'd forgotten. It's one harrowing and hilarious turn after another on this roller coaster ride through the day of an amnesiac trying to decipher her fractured life. This poignant and brutal comedy traces one woman's attempt to regain her memory while surrounded by a curio-cabinet of alarmingly bizarre characters.

Fuddy Meers features the talents of: Claire Garcia, Annette Hockman, Ashley MacPhail, Luke Amundson, Mark Peterson, Chris Serface, and Charlie Stevens.

Tickets for the October 30, 2019 performance at 7:30pm are $10.00 for non TLT Members, and FREE for those who are members. Tickets may be purchased online at www.tacomalittletheatre.com, or by calling our Box Office at (253) 272-2281.

TLT's OFF THE SHELF

We know that there is a tremendous amount of wonderful theatre that deserves to be heard but sometimes just doesn’t get an opportunity. With “Off the Shelf”, local directors and actors will be bringing some scripts to life that we hope you will find entertaining, challenging and educational to our stage. We hope that you’ll sit back and enjoy an evening of theatre. You never know, you might see one of these shows on our mainstage in the future.

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ON STAGE FOR MURDER - A MURDER MYSTERY DINNER

OCTOBER 10-OCTOBER 13, 2019
THURSDAY-SATURDAY AT 7:30PM
SUNDAY AT 3:00PM

Presented at The Social Bar and Grill

Tickets: $55.00 Click here to purchase

Tacoma Little Theatre makes you a part of the mob with On Stage for Murder at The Social Bar and Grill. Directed by Karen Christensen and written by Paula Hilton, this murder mystery dinner experience will have you guessing who the killer could be.

Ready to see a murder mystery? This troupe wants to perform, but their micro-managing obsessive-compulsive control-freak director, Diedre, has a problem with the show. Watch her leading man struggle with his lines as Diedre mouths along. Watch her leading lady struggle with her dress as Diedre flaunts her imported finery. Watch her choo-choo man, her French maid, her ex-husband and the owner of the restaurant explode as she stops the show to hold open auditions. And what happens when the final curtain drops? You might just see these seasoned actors change direction, and write their own deadly ending.

Dinner includes: Appetizer, Salad, Main Entrée (Meat, Chicken, Vegetarian/Gluten Free) & Dessert. Coffee, Tea, Water and Soda are included, and alcohol is available for purchase at the bar or from your server.

Featuring the talents of Carrie Sleeper-Bowers, Jim Rogers, Kerry Bringman, Bob Lozier, Rhoni Lozier, and George McClure

ON STAGE FOR MURDER will run October 10-13, 2019. Thursday-Saturday performances will begin at 7:30pm, and the Sunday performance will begin at 3:00pm. The event is held at The Social Bar and Grill, 1715 Dock Street, Tacoma, WA. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED.

Tickets are $55.00 per person (includes dinner with gratuity and show) and may be purchased by clicking here, or by calling our Box Office at (253) 272-2281.
 

OUTSIDE MULLINGAR - An Off the Shelf reading

Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 7:30pm
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Tacoma Little Theatre's Off the Shelf program is excited to present John Patrick Shanley’s, Outside Mullingar, directed by Curt Hetherington and featuring some of the Pacific Northwest’s finest actors. This production will play Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 7:30pm.

Anthony and Rosemary are two introverted misfits straddling 40. Anthony has spent his entire life on a cattle farm in rural Ireland, a state of affairs that—due to his painful shyness—suits him well. Rosemary lives right next door, determined to have him, watching the years slip away. With Anthony’s father threatening to disinherit him and a land feud simmering between their families, Rosemary has every reason to fear romantic catastrophe. But then, in this very Irish story with a surprising depth of poetic passion, these yearning, eccentric souls fight their way towards solid ground and some kind of happiness. Their journey is heartbreaking, funny as hell, and ultimately deeply moving. Outside Mullingar is a compassionate, delightful work about how it’s never too late to take a chance on love.

Outside Mullingar features the talents of: Peter Cook (Tony), Jed Slaughter (Anthony), Brynne Garman (Aoife), and Alyson Soma (Rosmary).

Tickets for the September 19, 2019 performance at 7:30pm are $10.00 for non TLT Members, and FREE for those who are members. Tickets may be purchased online at www.tacomalittletheatre.com, or by calling our Box Office at (253) 272-2281.

TLT's OFF THE SHELF

We know that there is a tremendous amount of wonderful theatre that deserves to be heard but sometimes just doesn’t get an opportunity. With “Off the Shelf”, local directors and actors will be bringing some scripts to life that we hope you will find entertaining, challenging and educational to our stage. We hope that you’ll sit back and enjoy an evening of theatre. You never know, you might see one of these shows on our mainstage in the future.

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AYA HASHIGUCHI CLARK

Aya Hashiguchi Clark joined the TLT board in 2019. She is a former occupational therapist who worked with special education students in the public schools. After retiring from her chosen profession, she and her husband Randy Clark founded Dukesbay Productions, an independent, multiracial theatre company in Tacoma. The Clarks also built The Dukesbay Theater, an intimate 40-seat venue that has become the home for several independent theatre companies.

Aya is a producer, actor and playwright. She is also an advocate for keeping live theatre in Tacoma vital and accessible for all, inclusive of ethnicity, disability and gender expression.