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Actor | Director | Writer | Musician
Literary Manager @chancetheater

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Thank you @chancetheater for commissioning and workshopping my new play LATE DETECTION with this wonderful cast & team!

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Summer lovin’

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Every new play needs a team to help it find its shape. 🎭

Meet the playwright, director, stage manager, dramaturg, and producing associate behind “Late Detection”: the creative minds helping bring Krista Knight’s new work into the room and onto the OTR stage.

Next week come meet the team’s work firsthand and experience a play while it’s still becoming!

🎟️ “Late Detection” • Sep 23 & 27 at 7:30 PM. Buy your tickets now: chancetheater.com/otr

#chancehteater #otr #ontheradar #kristaknight #meetthecrew

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"Late Detection" by Krista Knight is a dark comedy about young people finding connection, love, and reasons to keep living when time is running out. Be among the first audiences to experience this work as it develops.

🎟️ Sep 23 & 27 • 7:30 PM. Seats are available now! chancetheater.com/otr

#chancetheater #otr #kristaknight #ontheradar #anaheimtheater

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44 … I want more 🪩🥳

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Summertime 2026 PHOTO DROP. If you’re tagged in this then I enjoyed seeing you this summer! 🌴☀️🌭⚾️🏖️🎥

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💛 Little Jimmy Jam 💛

Music, Mountains and Meteors. Always the best.

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Put those musical theater skills into the spotlight!

🌟 Musical Theater Magic: Performance helps young performers continue building their singing, acting, and stage presence while preparing for a special musical theatre cabaret alongside fellow Chance Conservatory students.

✨ Taught by Jake Mouchawar
🎭 Ages 8–13

Enroll by August 28 and save $100! Use code PERFORM100. Learn more at chancetheater.com/classes

#chanceconservatory #performingartseducation #fallsession #orangecountyarts #chancetheater

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May grays, June glooms and July fireworks

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Law Ant Order for @catchmasterofficial Liquid Ant Bait, starring @melvinsward @jmcnavy @farahzia__ as the Ant detectives. Captured at @umbrella_studios_sd

Agency: @raindropagency @jacquesspitzer @adamwagner_official
Chief Content Officer: @raindrop_tom
Director of Production: @michelleadamssd
Director of Content: @_francois
Account Manager: @dallaswaldo
Account Manager: @kelskamm
Creative team: @chilladjacent, @mandodoesstuff, @ajknoxcreative, @jennyh1010
Creative Director: @andrew_catania
Casting: @sparklecasting
Creative Resource Management: Haley Salmon
Producer: @sparklethepony3
Director: @lylekane
DP: @jesusmartinezcreates
1st AC: @jordanlandryfilms
Gaffer: @gavinbeaupre
Grip: @robert.vance04
Sound Mixer: @ricardo_1412
Hair & Makeup: @thatgoddessglow
Production Design & Props: @troybement, @_melina_vee, Jay Scott, @bellabbenham
Stagehand: @connnorfay
Production Assistant: @nicole_higdon
Costume Designer: @tatianartcosplay
Director of Post: @arunas_astra
VFX and Color: @iamzachandrews
Edit and Sound: Adam Goodman
Motion Design: @hifreq.me
Post Producer: @anthonygrimm
Director of Photo: @westcoastcarr
Still Photography: @nicinthewild, @christina.bumann

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Happy Closing to THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG. ❤️Thank you to everyone who joined us for this hilarious production! A huge round of applause to our incredible cast, understudies, and amazing crew who made the magic happen night after night. From the set, costumes, lights, sound, props - this production would not have been possible without the team of talent, hard work, and heart.

A shout out to our many talented performers:
Bryan Banville @thenerdadventures
Geno Carr @genocarr
Spencer Gerber @spencer_gerber111
Caitie Grady @caitie.grady
Brian Mackey @ibmackey
Walter Murray
Mike Sears @mike.sears.5050
Rachael VanWormer @rachaelvanwormer
James Michael McHale @jmcnavy
Michael DiRoma @themokasin
Sarah Busic @sarahbusic
Jimmy Marino @jimbyeatworld
Michael Lewis Cusimano @koozimano
Matt Weiss @matthewjweiss
Lizzie Morse @lizziemorse_1
Ali Flores @stagemanager1618

UP NEXT: Get ready for American Rhythm opening July 1st! 🇺🇸🎶

#ThePlayThatGoesWrong #ClosingNight #ThankYou #LiveTheatre #CoronadoTheatre

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👏THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG requires a remarkable cast (which we have!) And because the show is so physically demanding it requires a terrific band of understudies. WHICH WE HAVE! James Michael McHale @jmcnavy, Michael DiRoma @themokasin , Sarah Busic @sarahbusic, Jimmy Marino @jimbyeatworld, Michael Lewis Cusimano @koozimano, Matt Weiss @matthewjweiss, Ali Flores @stagemanager1618 (Stage Manager), Spencer Gerber @spencer_gerber111 (His own understudy!) & Lizzie Morse @lizziemorse_1
www.lambsplayers.org

Don’t miss our closing weekend - the curtain falls June 14th!
Tickets: lambsplayers.org
#livetheatre #understudies

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