Surf City Theatre Company

10/21/2022

Happy Birthday Bobby! (Baumsten).
You were the bookends for Surf City!!
In our very 1st show, “Bleacher Bums” and our very last show with “Rumors”!!
Were with me from the very beginning!!
In between, you were such a big part of this company! Starting or being a part of at least 9 shows that I can count!! Helping at the Fiesta booth; St Paddy parades; load ins/load outs; served on the board from its inception to our closed doors!
Always there to help out where needed…and one of my personal favorite people that I ever met through that company!!
Bob, you are and have always been a blessing in MY, as well as Surf City’s life!! Hope your day is fabulous!!! 🥳🥰 🎶🎂🍻🎁🎶🥰🥳

01/21/2022

So sorry to have to postpone the goodbye party, but Omicron is a little too crazy right now and I don’t want to take a chance with anyone coming down with it because of our party!
I WILL be rescheduling it, probably for in the late Spring. I want to get through the Flu Season as well!
I’ll be posting and emailing once it’s set and we can be confident in proceeding.
In the meantime...everyone stay well and stay safe and we’ll hope to see your lovely faces soon!! 🎭❤️🎭

01/10/2022

Getting ready for the “Surfs Up” thank you party for our Subscribers and all casts and crews that had a part in Surf City Theatre’s success!
It’s been fun (as well as very bittersweet), to go through all of the memories of the shows, the friendships made, (& even a marriage!💖).
It’s been an amazing ride and the years went by in a blink!...although you wouldn’t know it by how much “stuff” I’ve apparently gathered over the years!!
😂🤣😂
Stay tuned for information on the Open House gathering on the 23rd!
Im so hoping to see many familiar faces!!

10/30/2020

Just in time for Halloween, we hope you enjoy this scary story written and narrated by another member of the Surf City family, Kyle. Happy Halloween, everyone!

It’s October again, which means another original narrated horror short story for your amusement! If this is your first October with us, please be sure to giv...

08/20/2020

IT'S TONIGHT!! IT'S TONIGHT!! IT'S TONIGHT!! IT'S TONIGHT!!

Just wanted to shoot out an email reminding you of tonight's fun and informative Director Zoom Panel Discussion and Q&A!

This is your chance to get a sneak peek behind the scenes of just what it takes to get a production ready for the stage and an audience...from the Directors perspective!

At the end of this page, I have included a little ditty on each of these wonderful and talented individuals so you can know how they came to be with us and what they bring to the table to share!

I hope you will plan on joining us!

It is a "Zoom" panel so if you haven't already downloaded the Zoom App you will need to do that before tonight so you can just use the link below to join us!
Hope I'll see many of your faces tonight!!

--- Reminder ---
Surf City Theatre
Director's Seminar
(It's Tonight at 7PM PDT!)

Below Is The Active Link
https://gmail.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=44e4bbfde5d7a13a7f325f060&id=5ef818f019&e=5a5998e70f

Directors Information on their work with Surf City Theatre
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JP (John Patrick) Driscoll

JP joined Surf City a little over a year and a half ago
and made himself fairly indispensable right out of the gate!
Creating and helping to build sets, fireplaces & walls, (or whatever we came
up with a need for), but basically jumping in wherever & whenever he was needed!
JP has years of experience working in front of the camera as well as behind the scenes in Hollywood and worked with theatres throughout the country!
JP came to us when he attended our production of Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap". He loved our space and the vibe of the company, so he approached us and asked if he could help out in any way.....Well, he shoulda been more careful about what he was
asking because we found MANY ways for him to contribute!!

He first acted for us in Surf City's fabulous "The Sunshine Boys" and then played the silent giant in our creepy, yet fun "The Deadly Game"! *(for which he built our incredible stone Fireplace, that we LOVE!)
JP directed last seasons very well-received Holiday show, "Making God Laugh" before deciding love was more important than us and he moved back east to be with his Starr!
(We miss him, but are thrilled he can join us through "Zoom")!!

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Regan Floria McCraley

Regan found Surf City, (or we found her), when she married long-time Surf City friend and actor Lorin McCraley! She is the embodiment of artistic creativity and completely giving in the sharing of her knowledge and craft! We are blessed to have her in our Company!
We are fortunate in that she has acted for us in "Tribute" and she
has directed two of our wonderful shows in "Arsenic & Old Lace" and the fantastic "Moonlight & Magnolias" (where she also got to direct her husband, Lorin!)

Regan has been in the business since the age of 3! Acting, singing,
songwriting, directing and as a choreographer!
She lists Surf City Theatre as her "favorite artistic community to work in"! (& we love her for that!!) 😉

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Nicole (Nikki) Parsons

Nikki came to Surf City during our Inaugural year, originally as a
Stage Manager when she SM'd for our 1st holiday show, "A Christmas Carol"!
She then subsequently SM'd for us with "Laughter on the 23rd Floor"; "Arsenic & Old Lace"; "Tribute" and "Moonlight & Magnolias" We found out how amazing of a Director she is and got her incredible talent for directing the critical and audience favorite, "A Few Good Men", the highly touted and Broadway World nominated "Steel Magnolias" as well as last years fabulous "The Deadly Game"!!
**Steel Magnolias garnered nominations in 5 categories!!
Best Play
Best Director (Nicole Parsons)
Best Lead Actress (Marquel Skinner Rogers as "Shelby")
Best Featured Actress (Sabrina Guyll as "Truvy)
Best Set Design

Nicole has been on the Surf City Board of Directors since its inception and has served as it's Secretary and also Vice President.
Nikki is the Chair for our Public Relations committee as well as teaching History, Film Production & Drama at South High School in Torrance!
(Nikki is a very busy lady...!)

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Perry Shields

Perry is a well known and loved face and presence in the South Bay artistic community!
Being in high demand throughout our theatrical community, we feel fortunate to have had Perry step into a few different roles for us over the years, both acting and directing!
He came to us in our 3rd full year, as an actor, in the fun "Arsenic & Old Lace"! Perry also acted in our first ever Company Member production, "A Night Of Durang"!
On the Directors side we have been fortunate to have had him working his magic on the heartfelt "Tribute" and the incomparable Neil Simon's, "Plaza Suite"! Perry also was gracious in "Mentor Directing" some of our Company Members as they tried their hand at directing last years Co. Member production of Kurt Vonnegut's "Who Am I This Time...and Other Conundrums of Love"!!

Besides being on everyone's short list to work with in our theatre community, Perry is also the Film Appreciation & Drama teacher at
Oscar de la Hoya Animo Charter High School
(We are thankful that he was able to make the time to join us for this discussion!!)

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These are all very busy, in-demand people within their respective fields and we are so thankful and blessed that they have taken the time to join us and share some of their talents and industry wisdom with us!!

Thank you!!

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08/18/2020

Hello All!

Just wanting to let you know about a pretty cool "thing" we're doing this Thursday, the 20th of August at 7:00pm!!!

We are going to have a Zoom Panel with some of our FAVORITE directors!!
Ever have a question about how actors are chosen during the audition process? Or....How do directors help the actors to find their characters? Decide on blocking and pacing? or Whatever questions you may have that you have been dying to know???..Then let JP, Regan, Nikki & Perry share with you some of their secrets and strategies to getting the most out of their actors and production teams on the way to putting out the best production possible!!
THIS IS A FREE & FUN PANEL DISCUSSION!!
Open to: SCTC Company Members
Subscribers, Patrons & Friends!!
Sooooo,
We hope that you will join us this Thursday, for what will be a fun, informative panel discussion with a Q&A to follow!

Here is the link to join us!!
http://zoom.us/j/98298195052?pwd=S0NuQWtiNkxtU212MXBTLzRTQ1Fidz09

03/30/2020

Since we can't get out to the theater right now, here's a blast from the past. A little video from "It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play". During intermission we had some lucky audience members come up and give some of our sound effects a try.