Theater 40: Midnight at the Pancake Shack
Two hapless customers must confront a disgruntled employee when a late-night visit to a pancake restaurant goes awry
Writer
JANE M. LEE
Jane M. Lee (Playwright) lives and writes in New York City. Her work has been performed across the United States, as well as in Canada and Hong Kong. Her short play Family Emergency was praised for “fus[ing] the hostility of a Jerry Springer program with the warmth and irony of an O. Henry story.” Her full-length play Good Neighbors was given a virtual staged reading and was a finalist for the College of Charleston Todd McNerney National Playwriting Award.
Jane M. Lee
Director
Bernadette Armstrong
Bernadette earned her degree in Film & Television at San Francisco State University and directed several short films for festivals until she fell in love with live theater. She developed the Open-Door Playhouse Podcast in 2020 to bring theater to the Radio Stage after the pandemic shuttered live in-person performances. The Open-Door Playhouse Podcast has given writers a place for their words to be heard, and actors a stage to act.
Bernadette Armstrong
Cast:
Rhikki Ashai as Brenda
Rhikki Asahi is an actress, writer, and director based out of Southern California. Having performed in projects spanning from Shakespeare to psychological thrillers, she loves throwing herself into completely different roles. With a special interest in the realistic portrayal of everyday life and intersectionality.
Rhikki Ashai
Pat Loeb as Gloria
PAT LOEB has performed in film and TV, along with theaters all over the world, even getting a few awards for it. Favorite shows include the UK premiere of FOLLIES, the villain in several productions by the Caribbean-American Theatre Company, and Mabel in PIRATES OF PENZANCE. Most of her work has been focused on opportunities tied to creating more inclusion and diversity with productions by companies such as Deaf West. Recent work includes a few small films, several TV shows, and workshops for musicals and plays with NMI, Playground-LA, and other developmental projects. Also a director, Pat has worked with both youth and adults on developing work that makes a difference both to the presenters and their audiences. Her primary focus over the past 45 years has been as a professional stage manager for events, conventions, theatre, dance, opera, and more. And for the past 40 years, she has directed The Music Companie, performing as costumed carolers every holiday season, along with booking professional singers all over Southern California.
Pat Loeb
Matthew Scott Montgomery as Martin
THEATRE: Stage Kiss (The Geffen Playhouse), YELLOW (Best Actor winner at the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, The Coast Playhouse), Dead Boys (writer/star, West Hollywood One City One Pride Excellence in LGBT Theatre Winner, The Blank Theatre, Celebration Theatre), I Know What You Did Last Summer: The Musical (El Cid, Three Clubs), Anchorman: The Musical (El Cid), A Walk to Remember: The Musical, The OC Musical, BROLESQUE (Rockwell Table & Stage), Definitely Not Clue: A Live Murder Mystery Musical for Twitch (After Hours Theatre Company). FILM & TELEVISION & WEB: Southern Baptist Sissies, Jane the Virgin (CW), White Famous (Showtime), Sonny With a Chance, So Random!, Shake it Up!, Austin & Ally (Disney Channel), SMOSH (recurring), Nasty Habits, .AEA & SAG/AFTRA. Instagram: @matthew_scott_montgomery Twitter: @irobotyoujane TikTok: @matthewscottmontgomery
Matthew Scott Montgomery
Sound Production:
Recorded at ES Audio Services in Glendale, CA.
Recorded and Mixed by Uriel Soto
Sound Editor: Uriel Soto
