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Home for the Holidays...Welcome Back

Written by Many People
Directed by Luther Hanson

A Holiday Playwright's Festival

City Theatre at Sacramento City College continues its 2021-22 season with the return of a seasonal themed festival of all new plays called Home for the Holidays…Welcome Back! Last year’s pivot to online performances inspired the idea of a festival of short new plays called Zoom for the Holidays. Due to its success, the festival will return for 2021 with nine new short plays in Home for the Holidays…Welcome Back! Again, Luther Hanson will be directing the new short plays by nine playwrights, who include Jes Gonzales, Joy Hall Gee, David Martin, Mike Poe, Michael Pollock, John Paul Pressburg-Nevans, Roberta Ramirez Sanchez, Tim Sapunor, and Donya Wicken. In addition to the new plays, new monologues will be presented between each play. The online performance will be a collaboration between the theatre and film faculty at Sacramento City College.

Live Streamed Performances: Thursday, Fridays & Saturdays, Nov. 18, 19, 20, Dec. 2, 3, 4 at 7:30 pm; Sundays Nov. 21 & Dec. 5 at 2:00 pm.
Tickets on sale until 15 minutes before curtain to allow for links to be sent out.

Cast

Mandatory Retreat by Roberta Ramirez Sanchez

• Mona...........Sarah Palmero
• Janice...........Elisabeth Beatman
• Sophia...........Kellee Grimes
• Keana...........Racine Strong

Reverie by Jes Gonzales

• Joseph...........Mike Poe
• Joe...........Joe Kowalski
• Liz...........Lauren Ormond

May I Play Your Piano? by Kathleen Poe

• Featuring...........Kathleen Poe

Welcome Back to the Lodge by Donya Wicken

• Jean...........Sarah Palmero
• Mom...........Mariah Coburn
• Rebecca...........Kellee Grimes
• Katy...........Lauren Ormond

Ghostlight 2 by David Martin

• Zebulon...........John Paul Pressburg-Nevans
• Aloysius...........Tim Sapunor
• Shakespeare...........Ted Muhlhauser
• Bartender...........Elisabeth Beatman

Time is Weird by Luther Hanson

• Featuring...........Elisabeth Beatman

Firmly Lodged by Mikey Pollock

• Zee...........Noah Galvan
• Kris...........Racine Strong
• Sydney...........Joe Kowalski

Maybe I Can Learn Something by Mariah Coburn

• Featuring...........Kellee Grimes

Puppet Meet-Up by John Paul Pressburg-Nevans

• Jade...........Tim Sapunor
• Ruby...........Kathleen Poe
• Flash...........Noah Galvan

From the Cells of the Plague Monks by Time Sapunor

• Abbot...........Mike Poe
• Bud...........Ted Muhlhauser
• Lou...........Robin Sanchez

Cookies by Sarah Palmero

• Featuring...........Noah Galvan

Old Movies by Lauren Ormond

• Featuring...........Lauren Ormond

What are the Chances? by Mike Poe

• Charley...........John Paul Pressburg-Nevans
• Carley...........Mariah Coburn

Security Blanket by Joy Gee

• Grandma...........Kathleen Poe
• Jackie...........Sarah Palmero
• Liz...........Robin Sanchez

Staff

ARTISTIC STAFF

• DIRECTOR............................Luther Hanson
• SCENIC DESIGNER.....................Shawn Weinsheink
• LIGHTING DEIGNER....................ISAIAH LEEPER
• COSTUME DESIGNER....................Nicole Sivell
• MUSIC DIRECTOR......................Kathleen Poe
• MEDIA DIRECTOR......................Kristen Anderson
• SOUND DESIGNER......................Scott Bailey
• AUDIO CONSULTANT....................Kirt Shearer
• TITLES DESIGN.......................Mitchell Worrell-Olson

PRODUCTION STAFF

• TECHNICAL DIRECTOR......Shawn Weinsheink
• THEATRE TECHNICIAN......Scott Bailey
• COSTUME SHOP MANAGER....Nicole Sivell
• COSTUME ASSISTANT.......Isabel Melchor
• STAGE MANAGER...........Kat Hansell
• ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER.Emmy Harmon
• LIGHTBOARD OPERATOR.....Ariel Weder
• SOUND BOARD OPERATORS...Wren Lobato, Klara Sylvestre & Aramis Westfall
• CAMERA OPERATORS........Taylor Elizabeth, Kenya Leah Olvera & Collins Vincent
• PROPERTIES MASTER.......Fernando Vargas
• STAGE CREW..............Jacob Mejia-Hays, Eli Nitter & Collins Vincent
• SET CONSTRUCTION........Shawn Weinsheink, Scott Bailey, TA420 & TA424
• LIGHTING CREW...........Shawn Weinsheink, Scott Bailey, TA420 & TA424

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

• BOX OFFICE MANAGER......Lori Ann DeLappe-Grondin
• POSTCARD DESIGN......Bill McCloskey
• PUBLICITY......Lori Ann DeLappe-Grondin, Luther Hanson, Peter Mohrmann & Christine Nicholson
• WEBMASTER......Steven Grondin
• PHOTOGRAPHER......Bruce Clarke

SPECIAL THANKS TO

Patti Leonard and the Division of Humanities and Fine Arts and all the actors for their costume collaboration

LOS RIOS BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Jenn Galinato, Pamela Haynes, Dustin Johnson, Robert Jones, John Knight, Tami Nelson, Deborah Ortiz & Kelly Wilkerson

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