ANNOUNCEMENT TO OUR PATRONS
At the direction of Governor Gavin Newsom, performances of Making God Laugh will be cancelled Saturday March 14 and Sunday March 15, in support of the well-being of the theatre-going public as well as those who work on the production, subject to ongoing assessment by County or State Health Authorities.
We take the health and safety of our patrons, staff and community seriously and urge everyone to continue to follow the guidelines set forth by public health officials. Please consider donating your ticket purchase as small theatres such as ours greatly rely on tickets sales to continue to provide quality theatre to the public or you can request to receive a refund.
Thank you for your understanding during this major crisis.
Jerry Pilato, Artistic Director
Point Loma Playhouse
The cast & crew of Making God Laugh thanks you all for your patronage!
At the direction of Governor Gavin Newsom, performances of Making God Laugh will be cancelled Saturday March 14 and Sunday March 15, in support of the well-being of the theatre-going public as well as those who work on the production, subject to ongoing assessment by County or State Health Authorities.
We take the health and safety of our patrons, staff and community seriously and urge everyone to continue to follow the guidelines set forth by public health officials. Please consider donating your ticket purchase as small theatres such as ours greatly rely on tickets sales to continue to provide quality theatre to the public or you can request to receive a refund.
Thank you for your understanding during this major crisis.
Jerry Pilato, Artistic Director
Point Loma Playhouse
The cast & crew of Making God Laugh thanks you all for your patronage!
SHOWS CANCELLED
Fri & Sat 8pm/Sun 2:30pm
"Making God Laugh is a fun piece of theatre that takes us through the photo albums of many families with their bonds and dysfunctions."Makes you laugh and hopefully hug your own people a little more closely. …Or at least call once in a while. ... Jewish World
Fri & Sat 8pm/Sun 2:30pm
"Making God Laugh is a fun piece of theatre that takes us through the photo albums of many families with their bonds and dysfunctions."Makes you laugh and hopefully hug your own people a little more closely. …Or at least call once in a while. ... Jewish World
Making God Laugh by Sean Grennan
Directed by Pati Reynolds
Making God Laugh follows one typical family over the course of thirty years’ worth of holidays. Starting in 1980, Ruthie and Bill’s grown children-a priest, an aspiring actress, and a former football star---all return home where we learn of their plans and dreams as they embark on their adult lives. Mild Adult Language (PG-15)
Starring Dena Mattox as Ruthie, Lee Price as Bill, Eric Austin as Richard, Kayleen Plummer as Maddie and Anthony Maze as Thomas
Dates: Feb 21, 22, 23, 29 Mar 1, 7, 8, 14, 15
Days/Times: Fri & Sat at 8:00 pm Sunday at 2:30pm
Ticket Prices Adults $20 Sen./Mil./Stu. $18, Group $15 (8 or more)
Open seating, doors open 30 minutes before curtain.
Handicapped Accessible & Free parking in lot across the street
Directed by Pati Reynolds
Making God Laugh follows one typical family over the course of thirty years’ worth of holidays. Starting in 1980, Ruthie and Bill’s grown children-a priest, an aspiring actress, and a former football star---all return home where we learn of their plans and dreams as they embark on their adult lives. Mild Adult Language (PG-15)
Starring Dena Mattox as Ruthie, Lee Price as Bill, Eric Austin as Richard, Kayleen Plummer as Maddie and Anthony Maze as Thomas
Dates: Feb 21, 22, 23, 29 Mar 1, 7, 8, 14, 15
Days/Times: Fri & Sat at 8:00 pm Sunday at 2:30pm
Ticket Prices Adults $20 Sen./Mil./Stu. $18, Group $15 (8 or more)
Open seating, doors open 30 minutes before curtain.
Handicapped Accessible & Free parking in lot across the street
The Cast
Dena Mattox (Ruthie) I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge my very loyal friends (you know who you are) and Family who have, through the years, followed me on various stages around San Diego. You come to each and every show I've performed in! I'm humbled by the support and grateful for the love you so generously give. I can't thank you enough for supporting the arts and me! I'm sending virtual hugs as you are reading this and I hope you enjoy Making God Laugh!
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Kayleen Plummer (Maddie) Kayleen has been performing since she was 13 and ended up pursuing a Theatre Performance degree at San Diego State University. Some projects you may have seen her in include Gruesome Playground Injuries, Almost Maine, Titus Andronicus, and various Shakespeare performance art in libraries throughout San Diego. She is thrilled to be making her Point Loma Playhouse debut with this lovely cast and crew! If you can't get enough, catch her on the podcast We Explain Movies.
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Lee Price (Bill) Lee is thrilled to be here at Pt. Loma playhouse and working with this wonderful cast and crew. He was honored to get an Aubrey Award nomination for his role as Alf in 2018’s “Peter and the Star Catcher” and again last year in his role as Detective Blore in “And Then There Were None”. He was seen before that at Onstage Playhouse in 9 to 5 the musical. Some of Lee’s favorite roles were Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, Daddy Warbucks in Annie and ensemble in Jesus Christ Superstar at Mount Helix (leper #2 and guard #3). In real life, Lee is an AP physics teacher and football coach. He has two daughters and lives in Eastlake with his lovely wife Brook.
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Anthony Maze(Thomas) Anthony is a standup comedian and magician who has been entertaining audiences since the age of 12. He is a United States Marine Veteran having served overseas during the Iraqi war. For the past 5 years Anthony has been an active cast member of the Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner and is most notably recognized for his appearance on NBC’s hit show, Fear Factor. This is Anthony’s first time working with a community theater and would like to thank Pati Reynolds and the Point Loma Playhouse for the opportunity of portraying Thomas, in “Making God Laugh.”
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Eric Austin (Richard) Eric is a graduate of New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (Atlantic, Experimental Theater Wing). Previous credits include A Few Good Men, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, This Is Our Youth, and Take Me Out.
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Crew
Erica Livingstone (Stage Manager) Erica is happy to begin her second season with Point Loma Playhouse. In her free time Erica can be found writing, and producing in the film world. She would like to thank Jerry and Dottie for their confidence and support, Pati for trusting her with this beautiful show and would like to give a shout out to the rest of the Point Loma Playhouse family for their undying hard work. And to you, the audience, thank you for coming to the theatre today, and enjoy the show! “A day creating, is a day well spent.”
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Mary Dietz (Scenic Design) Mary is native to St. Louis, Missouri, and holds a master’s degree in English. She spent a long career teaching writing. When she moved to San Diego in 2003, she studied acting with Holly Ritter to get an insider perspective on what makes a good play or screenplay. Mary first came to the Point Loma Playhouse as a writer with the 24 Experiment in 2012. Since then she has taken PLA workshops, worked the box office, served as house manager, ushered, and has painted the sets for nearly all of the PLA productions since 2015. She is engaging in every aspect of theatre craft in preparation for her own plays going into production.
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Gunnar Ramstrum (Set/Managing Director} Gunnar has performed in workshops and productions and has received awards in both comedy, drama and writing. Gunnar received three "24 Experiment" first place awards as writer, and four "48 Hour Film Festival" awards as music composer, and was director of local access TV show which won "people's choice award". Gunnar performed in productions with Point Loma Actors, including: Silvia, Polish Joke and Greater Tuna. Gunnar sees acting as an evolution of human spirit and development. If an actor were a painter, there would be new colors added to every scene with an ever expanding canvas; if a sculptor, new forms are chipped away for every emotion and obstacle. When an actor becomes the character, humanity is opening to a greater being. Acting is beautiful.
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Fatima Zaki-Rasnik (Production Manager) Fatima earned her B.A. in Theatre & Dance in New York. In L.A. she worked at Paramount, MGM, 20th Century Fox and was V.P./Business Affairs at Hannah Barbera. After moving to San Diego she became a Performing Arts & Dance Teacher and is currently an Instructional Coach. She is founding member and actor with the German Theatre Group performing at OB Playhouse and German American Society. At PLP she was assistant to the director as well as stage manager of Wally’s Cafe, and stage manager for One Slight Hitch. Her latest endeavor added a 1st place win as director of an original play at PLP’s 24 Hour Experiment
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About the Director
Pati Reynolds partnered with Point Loma Playhouse in 2018 with WALLY’S CAFE and 2019’s Holiday Show CELEBRATE THE WORLD as a producer, director, and performer. Her resume includes on stage & film performances throughout San Diego and Los Angeles. The last few years she has been focusing on directing comedy & musical theatre projects and short films. Pati is honored to direct MAKING GOD LAUGH, work with a truly talented group of actors and collaborate alongside a phenomenal Production Team. She is appreciative and humbled by the support Point Loma Playhouse has given her.
