The Producing Unit

09/21/2024

Matt Tavianini (MAN) offering us a look at some of the shadow-side of dementia. Tonight is the last opportunity to see The Father! Get your tickets at www.centerstagetheater.org. Not to be missed!

09/20/2024

Tonight and tomorrow! Last chance to see this wonderful cast and crew of The Father! You can get tickets at the door of Center stage 1 hour before 7:30 curtain or go to the link below to find out more and buy tickets online. Your support will help cover production costs for The Producing Unit and also support The Alzheimer's Association!

https://centerstagetheater.org/show-details/the-father

09/19/2024

The Father- Three shows left!

My deepfelt thanks to an incredible cast and crew of this wonderful experience of a show and also to those in our Santa Barbara Community who have seen it. Tickets still left for shows tonight , tomorrow, and Saturday at 7:30 pm at Center Stage Theater. If you haven't seen it, don't miss the chance to support The Producing Unit Theater Company as well as the Alzheimer's Association. www.centerstagetheater.org

09/18/2024

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Our local community is very familiar with MATTHEW TAVIANINI who plays the MAN in this Friday's opening of The Father. For 23 years, Matthew has served as the Managing Director/Producer/Actor with BOXTALES Theatre Co. He is a co-founder of the Lit Moon Theatre Co. and has played The Fool in LMTC’s production of King Lear, Waffles in Uncle Vanya, Torvald in A Doll’s House, Caesar in Julius Caesar, Semyonov Pischik in The Cherry Orchard. At SBCC he played Chris/Inspector in The Play That Goes Wrong, Hercule Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express and Alfie in One Man, Two Guvnors.
Matthew teaches acting, and works as a director/actor for the Santa Barbara Revels. He has enjoyed working at the Westport Playhouse, The Odyssey Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, SBCC. Come see Matthew's thoughtful performance, the beautiful direction of Bill Egan, and the talented cast and crew that put The Father together for you. Get your tickets at www.centerstagetheater.org Only three more performances (Thursday 9/19, Friday, 9/20, and Saturday, 9/21 @ 7:30p) to catch! Don't miss it!

09/15/2024

Check out page 16!!!!! Wonderful write up for The Producing Unit’s latest production “The Father”. Come see it…. now at Center Stage Theater! Runs today through Saturday, September 21st! Tickets sold at www.centerstagetheater.org

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09/13/2024

Paris Khougaz playing the WOMAN in tonight’s opening of The Father has been performing since the age of 8-years-old when she made her stage debut as Tuptim in the musical classic The King and I. She grew up in the theatre performing in various plays and musicals such as Maggie in Lend me a Tenor, Belle in Beauty and the Beast, Anne in The Diary Anne Frank, and many more. Paris took a hiatus from acting to pursue a career in Nursing. As of recent, she has returned to the craft, appearing in several student, short, and independent feature films. Get your tickets for Opening Night of The Father at Santa Barbara’s Center Stage Theater! Www.centerstagetheater.org

09/13/2024

https://www.independent.com/2024/09/06/the-emotional-layers-of-dementia-take-center-stage-in-the-father/

This intense and gripping play is in Downtown Santa Barbara at Paseo Nuevo’s Center Stage Theater September 13-21.

09/13/2024

Introducing Jackie Moore, who plays LAURA in The Father, opening this Friday at Center Stage Theater in Santa Barbara. Jackie broke into acting with small roles in Fugly! (opposite John Leguizamo) and Chlorine (opposite Vincent D'Onofrio) before moving to Los Angeles. In her first year in LA, she booked leads in six feature films and has since appeared in The Mindy Project, Westworld, Dr. Dre's Vital Signs, The Odd Couple, and HBO's Barry. She's known for her lead roles in Dawn, You Can Never Go Home Again with Omar Gooding, Vendetta opposite Theo Rossi, and Love by Design with Dee Wallace. Jackie graduated from the Second City Conservatory and has studied at The Groundlings and New Collective LA. She is also a trained singer, a visual artist, and has just sold her first screenplay. Tickets on sale forThe Father, playing Friday, 9/13 through Saturday, 9/21 at www.centerstagetheater.org Not to be missed!

09/07/2024

Get your tickets to THE FATHER! It is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy quality theater under the thoughtful direction of Bill Egan! Come learn about Alzheimers in story-form live on the stage.

World Alzheimer's Day is coming up on Saturday, September 21st, which is the closing date of THE FATHER. Attending a performance might be a nice way to pay tribute to those who have struggled through this tricky disease, while honoring the dedication and sacrifice of the family members and friends that give so much to serve and help. Get your tickets for one of the shows, opening September 13th! www.centerstagetheater.org

09/03/2024

PAUL CANTER plays PIERRE in the upcoming production of The Father. Paul was most recently seen in UCSB Launch Pad’s professional premiere of Everybody’s Favorite Mothers, originating the dual roles of Jules Manford and Mrs. Cratchit. He also originated the role of Charlie last year in the new play George and Emily Get Married (Theatre Group at SBCC). Other productions include Lobby Hero (Ensemble Theatre; Independent Award), How to Transcend a Happy Marriage (The Producing Unit), Beau Jest (Actor Circle), Dinner With Friends (Alcazar Theatre), The End of Lorraine (NYC), and many with Theatre Group at SBCC, including Something Rotten, One Man Two Guvnors, and Rabbit Hole. Paul studied acting at Cal Arts, and Meisner technique with John Parkinson. He plays music with his old timey band The Rusty Mucket Boys, and is a founding member of Actor Circle. The cast of this production is stellar, you don't want to miss it! Get your tickets today. They are selling quickly! www.centerstagetheater.org

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08/29/2024

RACHEL JORDAN BROWN performs as ANNE in "The Father" at Center Stage Theater in Santa Barbara opening September 13th. Her recent credits with SBCCTG include Treasure Island and The Wolves. Rachel in her 15-year residency in New York City, credits included, Nance O'Neil (Nance) at Blue Coyote Theater Group, The Night Carter Was Bad (Annie), Measure for Measure (Mariana), Love's Labour's Lost (Jaquenetta), Their Shadows Kiss the Ground, A Dance Theater Piece by Josh Fox and Makoto Matsushima, Trojan Women (Dido) for which she received an Irene Ryan Acting Award Nomination. She spent 13 years performing, emceeing, and producing burlesque across the country as Sapphire Jones. She is currently earning an MFA in Acting/Directing in the low residency program at Randolph College. Don't miss Rachel in this poignant play produced by The Producing Unit. Tickets now on sale at www.centerstagetheater.org

08/25/2024

We consider ourselves fortunate to have TOM HINSHAW as ANDREI in our upcoming production of "The Father"! Santa Barbara audiences are very familiar with Tom, and we are honored he agreed to play this delicate and sensitive role.

This is Tom’s fourth appearance with The Producing Unit, having appeared in American Dreams, Spoon River, and 154 and Paradise. He was also seen regularly at Genesis West, receiving Independent Theater Awards for Endgame and Title and Deed and appearing in A Number, Curse of the Starving Class, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, The Pillowman, The Designated Mourner, La Terrasse, The God of Hell, The Goat or Who is Sylvia, and Blue Heart.

This production will give you another opportunity to catch Tom in this beautiful play. Get your tickets today at www.centerstagetheater.org. See you there!

A Santa Barbara non-profit theatre and film production company.