Chance Theater

12/24/2022

Congratulations and thank you to the entire cast and crew of “Little Women - The Broadway Musical” on a tremendous run! In addition to your tremendous talent, you were all a joy to create with and we can’t wait until the next time!

12/24/2022

Gift Certificates at Chance Theater

GIVE THE GIFT OF THEATER!
Need a good stocking stuffer? There's nothing like a thrilling night of theater!

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12/24/2022

Congratulations to the entire cast and crew of “Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas” on the close of a fantabulous run!! And a big thank you to the creators of “Fancy Nancy,” Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser for joining us for the final performance!

Did you make it out to our So Cal premiere of this delightful holiday musical? Tell us what you thought!

12/24/2022

This past Monday, Anaheim Public Library and Chance Theater partnered up for a special presentation of our Veterans Speak Up program. Three of our past participants -- Frank Barry, David Lopez, and Martin Ventress -- shared some of their stories and then engaged in a special discussion with those in attendance. We can never thank them enough for their service to this country, fighting for our rights and freedoms (and paying a price to do so).

And we wouldn't be able to help them share their stories if it wasn't for the support of some incredible sponsors -- California Arts Council, Roger Friedman, Katheryn Baker & Brad Feldman, Anaheim Community Foundation, Carol and Lee Oldham, Anaheim Hills Rotary Club, Kiwanis Club of Greater Anaheim, and the Employees Community Fund of Boeing.

Thank you to everyone involved in the seventh year of this important program!

If you'd like to support our Veterans Speak Up program for 2023, make a donation now at ChanceTheater.com/giving.

12/23/2022

Introducing the Cast of...
"RIDE THE CYCLONE, THE MUSICAL"

Don't delay and get your tickets now to see these artists in the California premiere of this humorous and human musical journey in the afterlife that makes you appreciate more what you have.

20% OFF first three weeks
Code: "COASTER20"
MORE INFO → www.ChanceTheater.com/cyclone

12/23/2022

Gift Certificates at Chance Theater

Being obsessed with musicals, isn't just a stage! So give the gift that keeps on giving like a thrilling night of theater!

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12/23/2022

SUBSCRIBE to Chance 2023 Season!
Coming in May... the third show in our 2023 Season (and the first on our intimate Fyda-Mar Stage)!

The World Premiere of "Matinicus: The Story of Abigail Burgess" by Jenny Connell Davis is based on the true story of Abigail Burgess, a young lighthouse keeper’s daughter, living on a rock 25 miles off the coast of Maine. Jenny was actually commissioned by us to write this powerful one-person show, which will be starring Aubrey Saverino (the star of last season's "Cry It Out")!

Subscribe for as low as $15/month and you'll save money, get priority access, and much more!

SUBSCRIBE → www.ChanceTheater.com/subscribe
More about the show → www.ChanceTheater.com/matinicus

12/22/2022

Chance Members and Friends gathered on the Cripe Stage on December 12th to get a sneak peek into the creative process for the California premiere of "Ride the Cyclone." Season Producers Bette & Wylie Aitken kicked the evening off with a warm welcome to the beginning of Chance Theater’s 25th Anniversary Season. Then, director (and Chance’s Associate Artistic Director) Jocelyn A. Brown talked about her approach to this surreal musical adventure and showed some edited slides of costume inspirations, followed by co-Scenic Designer Antonio Beach showing an early ground plan of how the space will be transformed. Finally, we got to meet the cast (and we even got to watch a couple of exclusive performances).

Do you want to come to the next Design Preview Party?
Subscribe Today with a Basic Membership to get your exclusive invitation.

SUBSCRIBE → www.ChanceTheater.com/subscribe
"Ride the Cyclone" → www.ChanceTheater.com/cyclone

12/22/2022

Gift Certificates at Chance Theater

What type of pasta cheats to win an award for its Broadway musical?
Rigatoni!

Need a good stocking stuffer? There's nothing like a thrilling night of theater!

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12/22/2022

SUBSCRIBE to Chance 2023 Season!
Coming in March...

Get in line for some delicious Phở and check out our second show of the 2023 Season!

The World Premiere of "Colonialism is Terrible, But Phở is Delicious" by Dustin H. Chinn and directed by Oánh Nguyễn is a biting comedy that spans centuries, continents, and cultures.

Subscribe for as low as $15/month and you'll save money, get priority access, and much more!

SUBSCRIBE → www.ChanceTheater.com/subscribe
More about the show → www.ChanceTheater.com/pho

12/22/2022

Double Your Impact to the Chance when you Donate before December 31st!

Thanks to the generous support of longtime Chance Friends, Barbara & Gary Gray, every donation made between now through the end of the year will be matched up to $5,000!

Donate here → ChanceTheater.com/giving

Your donation will support:
» Chance Theater artists and productions
» Programs that benefit: junior high and high school students, teens on the Autism Spectrum, and local veterans
» The development of new plays and musicals

12/21/2022

Last chance to see "Little Women!"
MUST CLOSE in two days -- Friday, December 23

WATCH the trailer for "Little Women - The Broadway Musical" and then get your tickets before they're gone!

TRAILER - ChanceTheater.com/lw-trailer/
TIX/INFO - ChanceTheater.com/littlewomen

12/21/2022

"Tried acting on a farm once. It went terribly; I got mooed off the stage."

Want some more holiday cheer? There's nothing like a thrilling night of theater!

Purchase a Chance Gift Certificate Today!
BUY NOW >> www.ChanceTheater.com/giftcard

12/20/2022

Gift Certificates at Chance Theater

"A friend wants to give up being a postman to go on stage as a comedian, but his delivery is awful."

Want some more holiday cheer? There's nothing like a thrilling night of theater!

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12/20/2022

Thank you to the incredible Veterans Speak up participants — Frank Barry, David Lopez, and Martin Ventress (with resident artist Darryl Hovis) — for sharing your stories with us today at the Anaheim Central Library! We can never thank you enough for all you’ve done for our country, and for what you continue to do.

12/18/2022

Gift Certificates at Chance Theater

GIVE THE GIFT OF THEATER!
Need a good stocking stuffer? There's nothing like a thrilling night of theater!

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12/17/2022

WORLD PREMIERE - "Colonialism is Terrible, But Pho is Delicious"
by Dustin H. Chinn
Directed by Oanh Nguyễn

This biting comedy spans centuries, continents, and cultures in its three-part vignette structure. Beginning in 1880s Hanoi, the capital city of French Indochina, where a Vietnamese cook finds herself in the kitchen of aristocratic French settlers. Then in 1999, a century later, in Vietnam, where American diners get their first taste of the local cuisine. Then finally, in present-day, gentrifying Brooklyn, where the simmering argument around culture, ownership, and authenticity comes to a roaring boil.
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General In-Person Auditions:
Tuesday, January 3rd & Wednesday, January 4th at 7:00 pm
(If you’re not available, submit your video before December 29th at 11:59pm.)
Open Call starts at 7pm. Appointments can be made starting at 7:30pm via the form on audition page.
Information and audition forms → https://chancetheater.com/get-involved/auditions-2/
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SEEKING:
» We are specifically seeking a cast of talented actors that MUST BE 18 and over for all roles.
» Everyone in the cast is required to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 to attend the audition.
CALLBACKS:
» Sunday, January 15th, 2023 in person at Chance Theater
REHEARSALS:
Beginning February 27, 2023.
Weekday evenings and weekends.
Chance Theater, Anaheim, CA
5522 E La Palma Ave
Anaheim, CA 92807
PERFORMANCES:
At Chance Theater, Anaheim, CA
March 31 – April 30, 2023
Friday 8pm; Saturday 3 & 8pm; Sunday 3pm
Special Performance Sunday, April 2, at 7pm (instead of 3pm)
PAYMENT:
Compensation will be between $140 to $370 per week for 10 weeks, up to 22 hours per week of rehearsal.
Pay is based on $15.50 per hour. Up to 22 hours per week of rehearsal. Additional hours for tech and previews. Production cannot provide travel or housing.
COVID-19 POLICIES:
The production will rehearse and be performed in-person, operating within all of the local, state, CDC, and OSHA health & safety guidelines. Everyone in the cast and production team is required to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 prior to beginning work on the project. Performers won’t be wearing masks during the performance. The latest protocols can be found at https://chancetheater.com/safety/.
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CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
Asian Female: 30-45, Asian.
Funny, likable, earthy, brazen, incorrigible.
Thúy, 30s,
Vietnamese cook looking to support her children by working in a French manor
Mùi, 30s,
Vietnamese cook who owns and runs a pho stand in Ho Chi Minh City
Danielle, 30s,
Vietnamese American white collar professional living in NYC
Please Prepare the Linked Side: Side 1
White Female: 30-45, White.
Funny, likable, privileged, trendy, dependent. Exaggerated French and Southern accents a plus.
Madame Gagnier, 30s – 40s,
French aristocrat who runs the household staff of her husband’s colonial estate in French Indochina
Rose, 30s,
American food researcher for Burger King
Julie, 30s,
White American food blogger and Danielle’s good friend
Please Prepare the Linked Side: Side 2
Asian Male: 28-40, Asian.
Funny, likable, duplicitous, ambitious, poseur. Exaggerated French and Southern accents a plus.
Nguyên, 30s,
Vietnamese steward, translator and overseer for Gagnier’s native household staff
Quang, 30s,
Vietnamese front desk clerk for the first international hotel in Ho Chi Minh City
Sam, 30s,
Vietnamese American waiter and stakeholder in a Brooklyn pho restaurant
Please Prepare the Linked Side: Side 1
White Male: 28-45, White.
Funny, likable, privileged, artistic, arrogant. Exaggerated French and Southern accents a plus.
Guillaume, 30s,
French chef temporarily employed to cover for Gagnier’s recently departed employee
Hugh, 30s,
American food researcher for Burger King
Chris, 30s,
White American owner/chef of the pho restaurant
Please Prepare the Linked Side: Side 2
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GENERAL IN-PERSON AUDITION GUIDELINES:
Open Call starts at 7pm. Appointments can be made starting at 7:30pm via the form below.
When: Tuesday and Wednesday, January 3rd & 4th
Location: Chance Theater (5522 E La Palma Ave, Anaheim CA 92807)
Bring proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 to your audition appointment.
Prepare sides as linked above.
Information and audition forms → https://chancetheater.com/get-involved/auditions-2/

12/17/2022

Asian American Sketch Troupe Pushes To Expand OC Comedy Scene

"I laughed so hard sitting through their show," said Oanh Nguyen, [Chance Theater's] artistic director. "And so I just asked them, 'How do we make you part of the Chance?'"

Check out this great article from LAist about No MSG Added (performing their sketch comedy show, "Family Holiday Dinner" tonight) and how they came to the Chance.

The Asian American sketch troupe No MSG Added was co-founded by Eric Vue and Shinshin Yuder Tsai four years ago.

12/17/2022

Congratulations to the hilarious No MSG Added on the first of two SOLD OUT performances of their sketch comedy show, “Family Holiday Dinner” on the Fyda-Mar Stage! Love having you all in the building, bringing the holiday laughs!

12/17/2022

Congratulations to the hilarious on the first of two SOLD OUT performances of their sketch comedy show, “Family Holiday Dinner” on the Fyda-Mar Stage! Love having you all in the building, bringing the holiday laughs!

12/16/2022

NEXT MONDAY!
Join us for a special Veterans Speak Up Celebration.
Monday, December 19 @ 3:30 pm.

We are very excited to be partnering with Anaheim Central Library this year to present a special celebration event. Join us on Monday to find out about Chance Theater's Veterans Speak Up program from past program participants and watch a special performance.

Where: Anaheim Central Library, 500 W Broadway, Anaheim, CA 92805
When: Next Monday, December 19, 3:30-4:30 pm
Cost: FREE

No need to RSVP! We will see you there!

More Info:
Chance Theater's Veterans Speak Up Program - www.ChanceTheater.com/veterans
Anaheim Library's program for Free Chrome Books & Hotspots for Veterans - www.Anaheim.net/library

12/15/2022

Look at these Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas press photos! Aren't they Magnifique!? (that's fancy for "gorgeous")

We still have a few tickets left for the entire run of this joyous holiday musical, so don't delay (that's fancy for "wait too long").

INFO/TIX » ChanceTheater.com/fancy-xmas

12/13/2022

StageSceneLA raves about "Little Women"

"No matter what your age, Chance Theater’s best-yet staging of the adult-and-kid-friendly 'Little Women – The Broadway Musical' does the Louisa May Alcott classic proud. All three previous stagings have been winners, but Little Women 4.0 is the winningest of them all." -- StageSceneLA

Time is running out to see our acclaimed revival of "Little Women - The Broadway Musical"! MUST CLOSE DECEMBER 23!

50% OFF WEDNESDAY!
Use code "MARMEE50" during checkout for the 7:45 p.m. performance tomorrow (December 14).
TIX/INFO - ChanceTheater.com/littlewomen

12/13/2022

We had quite the splendid opening on Sunday evening for "Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas"! Fancy Fans of all ages (including "Fancy Nancy" illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser) enjoyed the newest musical theater adventure of Fancy Nancy and her family in this show that is being presented for the first time to Southern California audiences!

We still have a few tickets left for the entire run of this joyous holiday musical, so don't delay (that's fancy for "wait too long").

INFO/TIX » ChanceTheater.com/fancy-xmas

12/13/2022

LITTLE WOMEN – THE BROADWAY MUSICAL

"No matter what your age, Chance Theater’s best-yet staging of the adult-and-kid-friendly 'Little Women – The Broadway Musical' does the Louisa May Alcott classic proud. All three previous stagings have been winners, but Little Women 4.0 is the winningest of them all."

Thank you, StageSceneLA for the glorious review!

Check out the full review below and then get your tickets!

TIX/INFO - ChanceTheater.com/littlewomen

Sarah Pierce’s revelatory star turn as Jo March tops the list of reasons not to miss the fourth incarnation of Little Women – The Broadway Musical at Anaheim Hills’ Chance Theater. Compacting Louis…

12/13/2022

"Little Women - The Broadway Musical" at Chance Theater is playing now through December 23rd! Check out these GORGEOUS show photos and then go get your tickets before they're gone!

TIX/INFO: www.ChanceTheater.com/littlewomen

12/13/2022

Splendiferous! OC’s ‘Illustrator to the Stars’ has love affair with Chance

Simply SPLENDIFEROUS!
Did you see this fabulous Orange County Register article that came out over the weekend? It's about the glorious Robin Preiss Glasser (the illustrator of "Fancy Nancy") and her relationship with us! Some of the nice things she said made us blush!

Read the article to find out which show got Robin and her husband Robert Berman hooked on the Chance, get more details about "Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas" (which just opened yesterday), and why she keeps coming back to the Chance in Anaheim when her home is in South Orange County.

Oh, and then get one of the few tickets left for "Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas" at https://chancetheater.com/production/fancy-xmas/

Column: Robin Preiss Glasser sees Fancy Nancy come to life in Chance Theater’s Christmas production.

12/10/2022

REVIEW: "LITTLE WOMEN, THE BROADWAY MUSICAL" — Chance Theater

"Through laughter, tears, and a profound uplifting of spirit, the March sisters will effortlessly wind their way into your heart, and gently take your breath away.”

Read The Show Report's review of "Little Women - The Broadway Musical" and then get your tickets! Closes December 23rd!

READ IT → www.theshowreport.org/post/review-little-women-the-broadway-musical-chance-theater
TIX/INFO → www.ChanceTheater.com/littlewomen

Thank you Chris Daniels and The Show Report for this detailed and insightful review!

Four Sisters, Learning How to Sail Their Ships It's hard not to love the March girls of Concord, Massachusettes, so deeply etched are Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy on the cultural and emotional landscape that they resurface from generation to generation like cherished friends. The theme of family solidarity...

12/10/2022

STEP RIGHT UP and check out our first show of the 2023 Season and...
TICKETS ARE ON SALE!

"RIDE THE CYCLONE"
Strap yourself in for a bracingly funny, supremely inventive musical journey with more twists and turns than the rickety roller-coaster that sends six teenagers prematurely into the afterlife. Now trapped in a fantastical carnival-like purgatory, a mechanical fortune teller invites the teens to tell their stories of life interrupted with the promise of a prize like no other – the chance to return to life.

20% OFF any performance with code "COASTER20"
→ MORE INFO: www.ChanceTheater.com/cyclone

12/08/2022

We need volunteer ushers for both our Holiday shows! Especially this weekend!
So bring a friend! Meet cool people! See an awesome show(s) for free!

USHER for "Little Women" → https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/697010760914572092/false#/invitation

USHER for "Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas" → https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/224738397313176097/false#/invitation

12/07/2022

“Little Women - The Broadway Musical” @ Chance Theater

Stage and Cinema declares “Little Women” is “A TRIUMPH”!

“a wonderful piece of art.”
“a triumph, as well as a testament to the artistic capabilities of small local theaters everywhere. I dare you to not shed a single tear in this heartwarming and gut-wrenching production.”

Click the link below to read!

Click here to get tickets → www.chancetheater.com/littlewomen

Thank you William C. with Stage and Cinema for this incredible review of "Little Women - The Broadway Musical!"

Chance Theater closes out 2022 with a holiday favorite By Libby Nicolay Louisa May Alcott’s heartwarming classic “Little Women” has been told, retold, reimagined, and readapted all across American culture. The 19th-century masterpiece has had such an enduring quality that continues to draw peo...

12/07/2022

Careful. You might never go home for the holidays again...

As the weather outside inches ever so closely to frightful, another anxiety-inducing thought makes its way into every Asian American’s mind… “Family Holiday Dinner” season. Nothing says “Happy Holidays” like multiple questions from aunties about your singleness, grandparents commenting on your weight and, of course, home-cooked meals. No MSG Added brings you a new sketch comedy show for the holidays that is guaranteed to make you ten times more nervous about going home and sharing a meal with your family. Don’t worry friends, there is light at the end of December.

Please note: This show contains adult language and poorly simulated fight scenes.

TWO NIGHTS ONLY!
December 16 & 17 on the Fyda-Mar Stage @ Bette Aitken theater arts Center!

INFO & TICKETS → www.chancetheater.com/nomsg

12/06/2022

At "Little Women - The Broadway Musical," the fun doesn't stop at curtain call! Immediately following the performance, you can meet your favorite character and snap a photo to share on social media... just like we're doing right now!

Have you seen "Little Women" at the Chance this year? If so, please share any photos you took! We'd love to see them.

If you haven't seen the show yet...
$20 FLASH SALE
for Tomorrow - Wednesday, December 7th at 7:45 p.m.
Use code "LAURIE20" at ChanceTheater.com/littlewomen

12/06/2022

“Little Women - The Broadway Musical” @ Chance Theater

Thank you to Libby Nicolay and OCTG for this wonderful article highlighting our production of "Little Women" running now until December 23rd!

Director Casey Long "talks about a recurring motif throughout the show about 'making the clouds disappear,' that there’s always light behind them, no matter how dark it may seem. This is the type of strength, he says, that can only be found through love in community with one another."

Read more by clicking the link!

You can get tickets here → www.chancetheater.com/littlewomen

"Bring your own family - chosen or not - to Chance Theater this holiday season and be inspired by this timeless adaptation full of music, empowerment, and adventure."

Chance Theater closes out 2022 with a holiday favorite By Libby Nicolay Louisa May Alcott’s heartwarming classic “Little Women” has been told, retold, reimagined, and readapted all across American culture. The 19th-century masterpiece has had such an enduring quality that continues to draw peo...