Tangerine Sunset
by Peter Fluet
directed by JJ Mayes
MARCH 15 - APRIL 13, 2019
Fridays & Saturdays @ 8pm, Sundays @ 7pm
Tickets: $15 (Preview: $10) - Buy Tickets Now!
WORLD PREMIERE! Every paradise has a tragic
comic dark side. This homegrown play will close the 22nd Season in the Broadwater Main Stage.
In the vein of Absolutely Filthy,
Watson, A Kind of Love
Story and Beaverquest!, Sacred Fools
brings you another show created in its late-night comedy cauldron,
Serial Killers. TANGERINE SUNSET
tells the story of several unlucky souls who find themselves the involuntary
guests of a palatial estate on a mysterious private island. These celebrities,
billionaires, madmen, and innocents desperately try to survive the night with
their lives and sanity intact. Somewhere in the dark intersection of murder,
mayhem, and laughter lies the Tangerine Sunset.
Performing on the Broadwater Main Stage (Entrance at 1076 Lillian Way)
"RECOMMENDED... run to see Tangerine Sunset... the show features well-crafted witty writing, crisp and funny direction by JJ Mayes, a truly impressive set by Pete Hickok, remarkable costume design by Linda Muggeridge, and is well worth crashing into Sacred Fools for an evening of comedy and pulp intrigue." -Gia On the Move
"A juicy masterclass in the mystery comedy genre... An outrageous, farcical out of this world adventure that exemplifies physical comedy and timing..." -Mike Check
Friday, March 22: DONATE WHAT YOU CAN. It's "Pay What You Can" with a twist! Half of all proceeds for this performance will be donated to CRE Outreach, a non-profit arts organization that provides multi-disciplinary performing arts participation and performance opportunities to under-served populations in Los Angeles. CRE Outreach is home to Theatre by the Blind, and invites all of their participants, staff, contributors and audiences to live their wildest dreams and best lives regardless of personal circumstances. Purchase tickets now!
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Cast
Jahmone Duhaney as Mark Timmons
Anahi Bustillos as Lydia Timmons
Peter Fluet as Jacob Timmons
Erin J. Lann as CC
Lauren Van Kurin
as Brenda
Kristyn Evelyn
as Sienna Lordess
Victor Isaac
as Shep Halpert
Ren Harris as Connie Halpert
Scott Leggett
as Casper Lenz
Heather Schmidt as Moira Lenz
Michael Shaw Fisher
as Dawniel
Dave Theune as Dave Tooney
Understudies
Schoen Hodges as Mark Timmons
Alli Miller as Lydia Timmons
Ryan Coil as Jacob Timmons
Nikki Muller
as CC
Jennifer Christina DeRosa
as Brenda
Naina Michaud as Sienna Lordess
Ryan Gowland as Shep Halpert / Dawniel
Alaya Lee Walton as Connie Halpert
Allison Reeves as Cassandra Lenz
Katie McDermott as Moira Lenz
Crew
Produced for Sacred Fools by Jamie Fluet, David Mayes
& Brian W. Wallis
Assistant Director - Alyssa Preston
Stage Manager - Sofija Dutcher
Lighting Designer - Matt Richter
Sound Designer - Jaime Robledo
Costume Designer - Linda Muggeridge
Set Designer - Pete Hickok
Prop Designer - Brandon Clark
"Tangerine Sunset" Theme Song - Words & Music by Richard Levinson
,
Jamie Fluet & Joel Wachbrit; vocals by Jamie Fluet
Original Raps - Chris Alvarado
Movement Director - Tavi Stutz
Fight Director - Mike Mahaffey, SDC
Fight Captain - Kristyn Evelyn
Dramaturg - Bob DeRosa
Assistant Stage Manager - Erin Cazares M. Sanzo
Assistant Lighting Designer - Kaitlin Chang
Run Crew - Chairman Barnes
Photography - Matt Kamimura
Key Art - Mara Hesed
(Claw Marks designed by Freepik)
Reviews
Gia On the Move (RECOMMENDED)
A 'Pulp' Tangerine Dream by Sacred Fools
If you're a fan of Agatha Christie stories, '60's Hammer Horror films, Murder By Death, and gloriously goofy live productions run to see Tangerine Sunset which just opened at the Sacred Fools' Broadwater Mainstage.
Peter Fluet's new comedy embraces the tropes of classic suspense mysteries like Ten Little Indians and The Most Dangerous Game.
A collection of people - a movie star (Jahmone Duhaney), his wife (Alli Miller - understudy for this performance), his brother (Fluet), a YouTube influencer (Kristyn Evelyn), and the crew of their chartered plane (Victor Issacs, Ren Harris, Lauren Van Kurin and Erin J. Lann) - crash on an island inhabited by a Dr. No-style uber-villain (Scott Leggett), his eccentric (and somewhat stiff) wife (Heather Schmidt), and his RiffRaff-ian assistant/slave (Michael Shaw Fisher). Obviously, the uber-villain has an uber-villainous plan and as the survivors of the crash are hosted in the creepy estate/hotel Tangerine Sunset, they are completely unaware that nefarious things lurk beneath, behind, and in the walls around them...
Leggett, Schmidt, and Fisher are perfect as the villainous threesome, playing a wonderful balance of nefariousness and absurdism. Schmidt's physicality is hysterically impressive, and Fisher's specificity and commitment is a joy to watch. Leggett's work is always funny, but his scene hobnobbing with the guests at an impromptu cocktail party is particularly howl-inducing.
The rest of the cast is equally good, Duhaney turning in a funny, grounded, and all-too-realistic portrayal of a self-obsessed actor; Evelyn nailing the pop-culture Influencer stereotype; both Isaacs-and-Harris and Van Kurin-and-Lann playing beautifully off of each other in old-time comedy team style; Fluet plays the perfect funny straight man in a cast of unhinged characters; and understudy Miller sticks the landing with a sharp, hysterical performance.
...the show features well-crafted witty writing, crisp and funny direction by JJ Mayes, a truly impressive set by Pete Hickok, remarkable costume design by Linda Muggeridge, and is well worth crashing into Sacred Fools for an evening of comedy and pulp intrigue.
--Matt Ritchey
Ⓒ 2019
Gia On the Move
Gia On the Move (RECOMMENDED)
A JUICY MASTERCLASS IN THE ENSEMBLE MYSTERY COMEDY GENRE... run to see Tangerine Sunset... the show features well-crafted witty writing, crisp and funny direction by JJ Mayes, a truly impressive set by Pete Hickok, remarkable costume design by Linda Muggeridge, and is well worth crashing into Sacred Fools for an evening of comedy and pulp intrigue.
Read the full review at the link below.
--Mike Reyes
Ⓒ 2019
Mike Check
- Sacred Fools Company Member
