Company In the News – December 2025

Check out what company Playwrights,  Actors, and Directors are up to this December including Katie Ruben, Louis Parnell, Louel Senores, Evelyn Jean Pine, Greg Lam, Michael Barrett Austin, Charisse Loriaux, Robert Sicular, Kimberly Ridgeway, Richard Perez, and Carolyn Doyle.

Katie Ruben is so so excited to announce that our company, Sixth Line Studios, just got FULL FUNDING, from The Town of Danville to be the Resident Professional Theater Company (with Equity Contracts!) at The Village Theater in Danville. Our first show, The 39 Steps, opens on March 6th, 2026. For this production, we will be hiring (paid positions) a Lighting Designer, Set Designer/Builder, Stage Manager, and Costume Designer (as well, as actors, of course) – and I’ll be sure to share audition announcements and job postings with the Playground Community as soon as we’re able to share them! Until then, visit us at: sixthlinestudios.org. We’re so excited to be helping to keep Theater alive and well in The Bay Area, alongside the tireless efforts of companies like Playground! Find out more information HERE!

Louis Parnell is currently understudying the role of the Narrator/Mysterious Man in INTO THE WOODS at the SF Playhouse which runs Nov 26 to Jan 17. For tix and more info go the the website at SFPlayouse.org

Louel Senores is very excited to announce that he is now a licensed Zumba Instructor! Starting Dec 6th, he’ll be starting out with one class a week Saturdays at 10am at the Berkeley YMCA! 🙂 These classes do require you to have a Berkeley YMCA membership, but… if you do, come dance with him! (Or if you have access to a studio, or wanna do a Zumba fundraiser or something, reach out! He wants opportunities to test out new choreography 🙂 mwahaha). More information available HERE!

Evelyn Jean Pine‘s script for her award-winning one-woman show, FREELOADER IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE is published in the latest issue of WILD GARLIC, a publication of the Brooklyn Women’s Writing Group. More information available HERE!

Greg Lam‘s play “The Street Has I’s” was chosen as one of the winners for Broken Arts’ Entertainment’s “Make Me Laugh” series. It will receive a video reading next year. More information available HERE!

Michael Barrett Austin just participated in MNP musical night, has been recording VO for a new video game and is looking forward to playing Billy in “Once” at Berkeley Playhouse. Tickets available HERE!

Charisse Loriaux is currently starring as Millie in Marin Theatre Company’s holiday production and West Coast Premiere of “The Gift of Nothing”, a charming musical based on Patrick McDonnell’s beloved book and featuring characters from the Mutts comic strip.

?️ For tickets, visit the official Marin Theatre site, www.marintheatre.org
Use code GIFT25 at checkout for 20% off all performances.
? Industry comps available on December 19 with code INDUSTRYTIX.

Come celebrate the season with us, we’d love to see you at the theatre!
www.charisseloriaux.com

Robert Sicular plays the King in The Mid-Winter Revels, this year at the intimate Douglas Morrison Theater in Hayward: “The Feast of Fools”, where kings become fools and fools become kings. Join us for this wonderful, yearly celebration of the Season and the return of the Light, with pageantry, singing, dancing, choruses and kids! Truly, fun for the whole family. More information available HERE!

Kimberly Ridgeway and Richard Perez have written “Snowbound: A Holiday Tale”, premiering at Town Hall Theatre opening December 6th and running until December 20th. Playground Associate can pay what you can tickets starting at just $2. For tickets go to: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36010/production/1229679

It’s 1992—Nirvana rules the airwaves, Home Alone 2 is in theaters, and everyone wants a Super Nintendo under the tree. But for a high school group en route to a national academic competition, the holidays take an unexpected turn when a historic blizzard leaves them stranded having to take refuge in an abandoned house. As they grapple with missing their families and celebrating their own unique traditions, tensions rise, secrets unfold, and unlikely bonds form. Through laughter, conflict, and moments of ingenuity, they discover that the true meaning of the season isn’t about where you are—but who you’re with.

Carolyn Doyle is incredibly excited to be part of the lineup for PlayGround’s upcoming, 9th Annual Solo Festival with “Good Grief! Confessions of a Persistent Blockhead” – come see her perform at Potrero Stage January 26th – February 8th, 2026! Tickets available HERE!