PIE & TEA WITH TLT - An Open House with the TLT Board

Thank you for joining us for Pie and Tea with TLT!

The Tacoma Little Theatre Board is dedicated to supporting theatre and the performing arts through governance, promotion, education, and production.

Below is a list of current committees for 2024-2025. Learn more about each committee and how you can be involved in the future at Tacoma Little Theatre.

2024-2025 Tacoma Little Theatre Committees

• Executive Committee

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

• Capital Improvements (FLUSH)

• Governance Committee

• Finance Committee

• Nominating Committee

• Events Steering Committee

Our Mission:
Providing live theatre and education programs that inspire through stories reflecting the vibrancy of our diverse community.

Our Vision:
TLT enriches lives by providing opportunities for equitable inclusion and representation. Our goal is to ensure everyone – regardless of identity, background or personal experience –belongs at TLT.

A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN - An Off the Shelf reading

Thursday, OCTOBER 26, 2023 at 7:30pm

Tacoma Little Theatre's Off the Shelf program is excited to present Eugene O’Neill’s classic, A Moon for the Misbegotten, directed by Aaron Gotzon and featuring a powerhouse of Pacific Northwest actors. This production will play Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 7:30pm.

In 1920s rural Connecticut, Phil Hogan cobbles together a living on rented farmland that he hopes to someday own outright, when his landlord Jim Tyrone comes into his inheritance. Hogan has driven away his three sons, but his towering daughter Josie understands her father and can hold her own. When the two learn that the land may be sold out from under them, they concoct a plan to save it that ultimately reveals the secret desires that two lonely souls have kept hidden for years.

A Moon for the Misbegotten features the talents of: Rachel Permann as Josie Hogan, Aaron Gotzon as Mike Hogan, Russ Holm as Phil Hogan, Frank Andrew Lawler as James Tyrone, Jr., and Alex Tracy as T. Stedman Harder.

Tickets for the October 26, 2023 performance at 7:30pm are $10.00 for non TLT Members, and FREE for those who are members. Tickets may be purchased online by clicking the button below, 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.

Steel Magnolias

Directed by Deanna Martinez

September 16 - September 25, 2022
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm

SPECIAL ADDED PERFORMANCES
Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 2:00pm
Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 7:00pm

Pay What You Can: Thursday, September 22nd at 7:30pm

ASL Interpreted Performance: Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 2:00pm

$27 Adults - $25 Students/Seniors/Military - $20 Children 12 & Under

Run Time: Act 1-60 minutes (15 minute intermission) Act 2-45 minutes

With sharp witty banter and memorable one-liners, Steel Magnolias returns to TLT.

Truvy’s salon is Chinquapin, Louisiana’s go-to place for a beauty fix with a hearty side of gossip. Along with her overeager assistant Annelle, Truvy pampers her small-town clients with hairdos, manicures, and all kinds of unsolicited advice. Anybody who’s anybody is a regular: There’s the doting M’Lynn and her soon-to-be-married daughter Shelby; the moody Ouiser; and the well-to-do widow Clairee. Through witty banter and wisecracks, this hodgepodge group of women form friendships as strong as steel, which they are forced to lean on when tragedy strikes.

Recommended for Ages 12+ 

Featuring:
Janice Williams as Truvy
Samantha Jane Lobberegt as Annelle
Laurice Roberts as Clairee
Aliyah Shines as Shelby
Shelleigh-Mairi Ferguson as M’Lynn
Stephanie Leeper as Ouiser

PROGRAM

Reviews

Murder on the Orient Express

Directed by Melanie Gladstone

October 21 - November 6, 2022
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm

Pay What You Can: Thursday, November 3rd at 7:30pm

ASL Interpreted Performance: Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 2:00pm

$27 Adults - $25 Students/Seniors/Military - $20 Children 12 & Under

Run Time: Act 1-60 minutes (15 minute intermission) Act 2-50 minutes

Eight suspects, one thrilling ride with this new adaptation by Ken Ludwig!

Board the exotic and mysterious Orient Express as it takes off into the opulence and grandeur of the 1930s. Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of year, but by the morning, it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, the passengers rely on detective Hercule Poirot to identify the murderer – in case they decide to strike again. Join Poirot as he battles the clock to figure out “whodunit” in this sleek, stylish, and surprisingly comedic murder mystery.

Recommended for Ages 12+ 

Featuring:
Craig Rock as Hercule Poirot
Jacob Tice as Monsieur Bouc
Andrea Gordon as Mary Debenham
Ton Williams as Hector Macqueen
Alan Plaster as Michel the Conductor
Rosalie Hilburn as Princess Dragomiroff
Marisa-Clare Hissey as Greta Ohlsson
Canae Machelle Gray as Countess Andrenyi
Jenifer Gillis Rifenbery as Helen Hubbard
Brandon Fair as Colonel Arbuthnot
Josh Johnson as Samuel Ratchett (Understudy Poirot/Michel/Colonel)
Josie DeRosier as Head Waiter (Understudy Macqueen/Bouc)
Haylee Gregory as Understudy Princess/Helen
Jean-Michele Gregory as Understudy Greta/Countess/Mary

PROGRAM

Reviews

The Suburban Times

Heilman & Haver

Shows I’ve Seen

The Daily Record

A Christmas Story

Directed by Jennifer York

December 2 - December 24, 2022

18 Performances!
Friday, December 2, 2022 at 7:30pm
Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 7:30pm
Sunday, December 4, 2022 at 2:00pm
Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 7:30pm
Friday, December 9, 2022 at 7:30pm
Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 2:00pm
Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 7:30pm
Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 2:00pm
Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 7:30pm
Friday, December 16, 2022 at 7:30pm
Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 2:00pm
Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 7:30pm
Sunday, December 18, 2022 at 2:00pm
Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 7:30pm
Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 7:30pm
Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 7:30pm
Friday, December 23, 2022 at 7:30pm
Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 2:00pm

Pay What You Can: Thursday, December 22nd at 7:30pm

ASL Interpreted Performance: Sunday, December 18th, 2022 at 2:00pm

$27 Adults - $25 Students/Seniors/Military - $20 Children 12 & Under

Run Time: Act One 1:05 Act Two 0:55

A TLT audience favorite returns, Leg Lamp and all!

Humorist Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940’s follows nine-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case before his mother, his teacher, and even Santa Claus himself. The consistent response: “You’ll shoot your eye out!” All the elements from the beloved movie are here, including the family’s temperamental exploding furnace; Scut Farkas, the school bully; the boys’ experiment with a wet tongue on a cold lamppost; the Little Orphan Annie decoder pin; Ralphie’s father winning a leg lamp; Ralphie’s fantasy scenarios and more.

Recommended for All Ages

Featuring:
Blake R. York as Ralph Parker
Heidi Walworth-Horn as Mother
Andrew Fry as The Old Man
Stephanie Kroschel as Miss Shields
Tyler Weston as Ralphie Parker
Gavin Weston as Randy Parker
Jack Burns as Flick
Fletcher Kelley as Schwartz
Maggie Savage as Esther Jane Alberry
Maya Harris as Helen Weathers
Nigel Kelley as Scut Farkus
Glenn Fischer as Ensemble
Natalie Jolly as Ensemble
Brynn Livengood as Ensemble
Zuzu Zimmer as Ensemble

PROGRAM

Reviews

The Suburban Times
Shows I’ve Seen

Po Boy Tango

Directed by David Hsieh

January 20 - February 5, 2023
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm

Pay What You Can: Thursday, February 2nd at 7:30pm

ASL Interpreted Performance: Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 2:00pm

$27 Adults - $25 Students/Seniors/Military - $20 Children 12 & Under

Run Time: Act One 1:13 Act Two 1:02

A celebration of the human spirit and the joy of cooking.

Po Boy Tango tells the story of Richie Po, a Taiwanese immigrant who turns to his estranged friend Gloria, an African-American Soul Food Chef, to help him recreate his mother’s ‘Great Banquet’. Despite the challenges of shark fin soup, duck po boy sandwiches, and underlying cultural tensions, they find common ground through their shared humor and the blending of traditional Chinese cuisine and African-American soul food. Helped by lessons from Po Mama’s television cooking show, the two discover a deeper understanding of food, culture, and the nature of friendship.

Recommended for Ages 12+ 

Featuring:
Sam Lai as Richie Po
Michelle Blackmon as Gloria B.
Aya Hashiguchi Clark as Po Mama

PROGRAM

Reviews

Shows I’ve Seen
Helliman & Halver
The Suburban Times

Rock of Ages

Directed by Maria-Tania Bandes B. Weingarden
Musically Directed by Kim Davenport
Choreography by Ashley Roy

March 3 - March 26, 2023
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm

ADDED PERFORMANCE-THURSDAY, MARCH 23RD AT 7:30PM

Pay What You Can: Thursday, March 16th at 7:30pm

ASL Interpreted Performance: Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 2:00pm

$29 Adults - $27 Students/Seniors/Military - $22 Children 12 & Under

Run Time: Act One-1:05 15-minute intermission Act Two-1:04

University of Washington-Tacoma and TLT join forces!

Aqua Net, Lycra, lace, and liquor flow freely at one of the Sunset Strips last legendary venues in the 1980s. A place where sex machine Stacee Jaxx takes the stage and scantily clad groupies line up to turn their fantasies into reality. Amidst the madness, aspiring rock star (and resident toilet cleaner) Drew longs to take the stage as the next big thing (and longs for Sherri, fresh off the bus from Kansas with stars in her eyes). But the fairy-tale is about to end when German developers sweep into town with plans to turn the fabled Strip into just another capitalist strip mall. Can Drew, Sherri, and the gang save the strip, and themselves, before it’s too late? Only the music of hit bands Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, and more hold the answer.

Recommended for Ages 13+ 

Featuring:
Keala Milles as Lonny Barnett
Rafe Wadleigh as Dennis Dupree
Michelle Weingarden-Bandes as Justice Charlier
Vinny Contini as Drew Boley
Annelise Martin as Sherrie Christian
Mari Roy as Regina
Eric Strachan as Hertz Klinemann
Camren Bleiler as Franz Klinemann
Ryan Coleman as Stacee Jaxx
Bailey Christie as Ensemble
Asante Hayes as Strip Club DJ/Ensemble
Wade Hicks as Mayor/Ensemble
Davey Magno as Ensemble
Trevor Owens as Ja’Keith Gill/Ensemble
Haunz Stroschein as Ensemble
Andrew Taula as Father/Ensemble
Madison Bleiler as Ensemble
Christine Dove as Mother/Ensemble
Kristina Dustan as Ensemble
Erin R. Johnson as Constance/Ensemble
Kyleigh Medard as Ensemble
Kelsey Monahan as Ensemble
Keri Peredo Panlasigui as Ensemble
Molly Quinn as Ensemble
Elisabeth Tena as Ensemble
Julia Wyman as Waitress/Ensemble

PROGRAM

Reviews

The Suburban Times
Drama in the Hood
University of Washington-Tacoma
Shows I’ve Seen
Heilman & Haver

Significant Other

Directed by Chris Serface

April 21 - May 7, 2023
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm

Pay What You Can: Thursday, May 4th at 7:30pm

ASL Interpreted Performance: Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 2:00pm

$27 Adults - $25 Students/Seniors/Military - $20 Children 12 & Under

Run Time: Act One-1:00 15-minute intermission Act Two-0:55

What happens when all of your friends get married and you’re still alone?

Jordan Berman would love to be in love, but that’s easier said than done. So until he meets Mr. Right, he wards off lonely nights with his trio of close girlfriends. But as singles’ nights turn into bachelorette parties, Jordan discovers that the only thing harder than finding love is supporting the loved ones around you when they do. But, as they get married one by one, he is left to wonder why life won’t give him the same fairytale ending. Significant Other is an unorthodox romantic comedy that celebrates the highs and lows of twenty- something urban life, wedding after wedding after wedding.

Recommended for Ages 13+ 
Strong Adult Language/Sexual Situations/Talk of Suicide/Alcohol Consumption

Featuring:
Nick Fitzgerald as Jordan Berman
Corissa DeVerse as Laura
Amanda McCarther as Vanessa
Tryphaena Singleton as Kiki
Sharry O’Hare as Helene Berman
Rodman Bolek as Will/Conrad/Tony
Paul Richter as Zach/Evan/Roger

PROGRAM

Reviews

Heilman & Haver
The Suburban Times
Shows I’ve Seen
Drama in the Hood