Theater 121: Right Down Santa Claus Lane
Synopsis:
Jeff McKnight, a ruthless corporate executive, discovers that firing the employees of his recently acquired company is not so easy as their Christmas spirit is way more ‘real’ than even this Grinch heart can handle.
Writer/Director
Ann Noble
Ann is an award-winning playwright/new media writer, actor, solo performer, director, arts educator, private acting coach and jail chaplain. Her work has been produced all over the country and the world, and she has performed/directed in Chicago, NYC, D.C., Edinburgh, Sydney, and extensively in SoCal; theatrical credits here include work with: South Coast Rep, ICT of Long Beach, EST of Santa Barbara, Malibu Playhouse, Sierra Madre Playhouse, Antaeus (company member), Vs., Moving Arts, LA's LBGT Center, Echo (company member), The Victory, Inkwell, The Road, Rogue Machine (company member), Boston Court, Warriors For Peace, LifeChild Prods, Two Heads Are Better Prods, LA's Holocaust Museum, Museum of Tolerance, YWCA and Homeboy Industries. IG: @sparksjacks and more info about her work with the incarcerated at prismjustice.org
Ann Noble
Cast
Kim Hlavac (Joyce)
Kim Hlavac graduated from the prestigious NYC High School Of Performing Arts and received her BFA in theatre arts & film in George Morrison’s company from SUNY/Purchase. Her New York theater credits include Beatrice in “MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING” opposite Stanley Tucci as Benedict directed by Theodore Mann. Edna in “WAITING FOR LEFTY’ directed by Howard Da Silva. Gertrude Stein’s “LISTEN TO ME,” directed by Lawrence Kornfeld. She played Lauren Phillips in the daytime drama “ANOTHER WORLD”. Kim is a proud member of Los Angeles VS & Station House. Kim would like to thank Bernadette Armstrong for providing and supporting the platform for new writers & directors to explore different avenues of their creativity. Kim has written, directed & acted in several pieces for Open-door Playhouse and has thoroughly enjoyed each experience. She is thrilled to be part of celebrating women in theatre.
Kim Hlavac
Michael Perlmutter (CEO)
Michael Perlmutter is a playwright, actor, director, screenwriter.
His plays include Crimson, Severance Play, Random Lives, Polite Conversations and Wine, as well as a series plays of After-Hours Theatre under the umbrella Theatre Ghosts. His plays have been performed in Los Angeles, New York, London, St. Louis, Israel, Soule, and numerous “where-is-that-again?-cities” throughout the US and UK. As an actor he was most recently seen directed by Ann Noble in the award-winning Haunting Rights (writer/actor). This coming summer 2024 he is again teaming up with Ann to present Three Witches (alas he forgot to write a role for himself in this one).
Michael is a member of Dramatist Guild, ALAP (Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights), Station House, VS. Theatre Companies, and NPX (National Play Exchange). Michael graduated from CalArts back before we had cellphones (so yeah, he’s old). Michael resides in Southern California, minutes from his three grown children and their spouses.
Michael Perlmutter
Deidra Edwards (Head of Transportation)
Actor: Theater / Some Favorites: Katie in Keith Huff’s Closure (Table Read for Steppenwolf
Theater, Chicago), Linz in Lisa Dillman’s American Wee-Pie (American Premier), Helen in Neil
LaBute’s Fat Pig (Official LA Premier), Television: Grey’s Anatomy (Guest Star), Film:
DisFigured (Lead) the Women in Film Critics Circle created a new award for my performance called the Courage in Acting Award; for “Redefining conventional standards of female
physical beauty and pride on screen and promoting positive images of big-bodied women.”
Director: Assistant Director to Jeff Perry on Keith Huff’s A Steady Rain (LA: Odyssey Theatre, Minneapolis: Guthrie Theater, Atlanta: Alliance Theatre) Director: David Sedaris’ The SantaLand Diaries (Los Angeles)
Writer: Currently shopping our one-hour fantasy dramedy Television Series with my co-writer the magnificent Ann Noble!
Thrilled to be making my Opendoor Playhouse debut!
Deidra Edwards
Rob Banks (Head of Security)
Rob Banks grew up on a small farm in Akron, Ohio. He started acting and doing stand-up comedy at the age of 16 and fell in love with it, his comedy ranges from funny family stories to observations of every day life. He currently resides in Los Angeles continuing his creative path.
Rob Banks
Rob Nagle (Jeff)
Theater includes: New World Stages, South Coast Repertory, Portland Center Stage, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Pasadena Playhouse, Mark Taper Forum. Film includes: Alien Vacation, Blonde, Bad Samaritan, Fishing Naked, New Year’s Eve. Television includes: Good Trouble, NCIS: Los Angeles, Batwoman, Mom, Dynasty, Grey’s Anatomy, Dawson’s Creek. Education: Northwestern University. robnagle.com @nagdoggie
Rob Nagle
SFX Design: Kim Hlavac
Sound Production:
Oak House Recording Studio in Pasadena, CA with Sound Engineer David Peters.
