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Season > "Baby, Be Mine"
 "Baby,
Be Mine"
May 22 - June 28, 2008
Created by Kevin T. Morales
Capping off a season of well received shows, Town Hall Theatre
Company has a last-minute surprise for its audience - a Kevin
Morales original production for the final show. Morales’ works
are always popular with audiences, and Baby, Be Mine
promises to be fresh, witty and very musical.
Baby, Be Mine is the story of a young actress who,
following the opening night of a Broadway show, invites one
of the producers back to her place to pitch him the next great
idea for a 1930's style musical revue. Romance is in the air
(and maybe in the wine) as the two collaborate to create a
story of a composer and his muse struggling in New York during
The Depression. The romantic fates of their fictitious protagonists
seem to parallel their own, but the course of love never did
run smoothly.
Kevin Morales has written other acclaimed and pieces for
Town Hall, including Let’s Go to the Movies, Let’s Go to
Casablanca, Love Lafayette and Carol of the Bells.
“We love it when Kevin writes a piece for us, and audiences
do, too,” says Dennis Erokan, president of the Town Hall Theatre
board of directors. “And this is a show not to miss – not
only because of Kevin’s new work, but also because it’s the
last show where our audience can see two of our most popular
actors. Sean Robert Griffin and Meghann May will be heading
to New York right after the show for engagements there.”
“I can never pass up the opportunity to write something
for the stage.” says Kevin Morales, THT Artistic Director.
“It's a wonderful education to create a scenario, work with
the actors, and then put it on in front of audiences. I learn
something new about the art of dramatic writing every time
I'm given this chance. This process in particular is interesting
because I wanted to create something more traditional, but
I still can't help throwing in a twist, structuring the show
in a way that doesn't make it a typical revue. I have a fantastic
cast, and we've chosen some amazing music from the ‘30s and
beyond. It's a sexy, fun show that I think lots of people
will enjoy.”
Performance Dates for "Baby, Be Mine":
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May/June 2008
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sun
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mon
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tue
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wed
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thu
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fri
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sat
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18
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19
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20
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21
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8 p.m.
preview
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23
8 p.m.
preview
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24
8 p.m.
opening
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25
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26
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27
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28
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29
8 p.m.
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30
8 p.m.
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31
8 p.m.
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1 (Jun)
2 p.m.
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2
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3
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4
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5
8 p.m.
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6
8 p.m.
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7
8 p.m.
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8
2 p.m.
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9
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10
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11
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12
8 p.m.
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13
8 p.m.
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14
8 p.m.
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15
7 p.m.
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16
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17
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18
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19
8 p.m.
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20
8 p.m.
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21
8 p.m.
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22
2 p.m.
7 p.m.
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23
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24
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25
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26
8 p.m.
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27
8 p.m.
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28
8 p.m.
Closing
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What:
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"Baby, Be Mine"
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When:
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May 22-June 28, 2006
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Where:
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Town Hall Theatre
3535 School Street
Lafayette, CA 94549
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Tickets:
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(925) 283-1557
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About the Cast and Crew:
Nephi Speer makes his Town Hall Theatre Company debut
as “The Composer,” having earned recent Shellie honors for
playing The Beast in CCMT's Beauty and the Beast and
playing leading roles in Urinetown, Cinderella and
DLOC's Miss Saigon.
Katie Pelensky, “The Actress,” most recently performed
for Town Hall Theatre Company in her Shellie-nominated role
of Maggie in Lend Me a Tenor and her tour de force
performance in The Weir.
Sean Robert Griffin plays “The Producer.” Sean is
a well known fixture at Town Hall Theatre Company, but this
will be his last show in residence before returning to New
York. He was seen in Macbeth, Wit, 5 Women Wearing the
Same Dress, Rocky Horror, Copenhagen, Carol of the Bells,
Lend Me a Tenor, Let's Go to the Movies, Let's Go to Casablanca,
Bleacher Bums, and The Weir.
Meghann May, “The Muse,” last appeared in Moonlight
& Magnolias, Let's Go to Casablanca, and her Shellie-winning
performance in The Rocky Horror Show.
About Town Hall Theatre Company of Lafayette
Established in 1944 as the Dramateurs and reorganized in
1992 as Town Hall Theatre Company of Lafayette, Lafayette
Town Hall Theatre Company is the oldest continuously active
theater in Contra Costa County. The Company is a professionally
managed non-profit organization supported by a volunteer Board
of Directors drawn from the leaders of local businesses and
the surrounding artistic community. In its more than sixty
years, the Lafayette Town Hall Theatre Company has won nearly
40 Shellie Awards, including the Best Production in Contra
Costa County, Best Actor/Actress in a Play, Best Actor/Actress
in a Musical, Best Director of a Musical. Over its history,
major renovations have been completed to the historical Town
Hall facility, including the addition of air conditioning,
repositioning of the seating area, installation of new seats,
and installation of an elevator. All these factors make Town
Hall an exciting and intimate place to enjoy a fine evening
of live theatre - one reason that in both 2002 and 2003, Diablo
Magazine Readers voted Town Hall Theatre Company the Best
Small Theatre Group in the East Bay.
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