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Trevor Allen is an award-winning Bay Area playwright. Productions include Lolita Roadtrip (San Jose Stage Company), The Creature (Black Box Theatre Company, BATCC Award), Tenders in the Fog (San Jose Stage Company, Dean Goodman Award Original Script), Working for the Mouse (Impact Theatre and BlackBoxTheatre.com), 49 Miles (Crowded Fire Theater), Chain Reactions (Theatre of Yugen, CAFÉ and The Cutting Ball). He received a San Francisco Arts Commission grant for his play Zoo Logic. He is a Bay Area Playwrights Festival alumnus, and his play One Stone (Einstein), a collaboration with Lunatique Fantastique, was developed through their “Incubator” and “In the Rough” programs. Two of his plays have received the SF Fringe Festival’s “Best Of” Awards. His short play, Mamlet, won American Conservatory Theater’s “Write like David Mamet” contest. He received PlayGround’s Emerging Playwright Award, Playwriting Fellowship, and two alumni full-length play commissions for Lolita Roadtrip and Golden Gate Fair. He was a Playwright in Residence at the Djerassi Resident Artists Program. He holds a BA in Theatre from UCLA and a MFA in Creative Writing from SFSU. He is a member of the Dramatist’s Guild of America. He is currently working on scripts for Valley of Sand, a new play about Silicon Valley originally commissioned by San Jose Repertory Theatre and PlayGround, and A Treasured Island, his adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel set in a children’s hospital, and he’s editing a book-length collection of five of his professionally produced plays for EXIT Press. He is also producing Theatre Process, an audio podcast series for Theatre Bay Area and BlackBoxTheatre.com.

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KEITH MOON: THE REAL ME Comes to Debonair Music Hall in April


Black Box Studios will present a special one night only performance of KEITH MOON: THE REAL ME, the story of the legendary drummer of The Who, on Sunday, April 14th, 2024, 7:30PM at Debonair Music Hall.

100+ Actors Employed In Online Theatre Fest Staged By PlayGround


PlayGround, San Francisco's premier theatre development lab, is hosting the nation's largest fully digital new play festival PlayGround Zoom Fest presented May 11 through June 14, 2020.

Dragon Productions Theatre Company In Downtown Redwood City Announces 2020 Season


2020 marks the 20th birthday of the Dragon Productions Theatre Company and is the first season that new co-artistic directors Alika Spencer Koknar and Bora a?oeMaxa?? Koknar have programmed for the company. The theatre season is the typical mix of Dragon produced a?oeMain Stage Seriesa?? shows and a?oe2nd Stages Seriesa?? plays. However, in 2020, as part of a company re-branding effort in progress, the 2nd Stages series will be renamed the Dragon's Nest Incubator Program to better acknowledge Dragon's commitment to the development of local artists of varying disciplines.

SINGULAR STORIES: A Festival Of Solo Shows Arrives At The Dragon Theatre In Redwood City In August


Singular Stores: A Celebration of Unique Voices is the newest addition to the Dragon Theatre line up. Managing Director Kimberly Wadycki says that "for the past few years we've received applications from local artists to produce a solo show as a part of the 2nd Stages Series application process. Those types of stories are not a great fit for the 2nd Stages series, but we are aware that there are a number of artists developing solo shows with very few performance options available to them. We've workshopped more than a few solo shows in our Monday Night Play Space series - Laura Jane Bailey's show "Mutti" actually held its first full performance on our stage in that series. With all the new programming we're adding we thought this summer would be a great way to test run the concept for future development.  We're thrill to have Trevor Allen's "Working for the Mouse," Laura Jane Bailey's "Mutti," and Fred Pitts' "California Missions and Race Tour" on our stage for a limited run in early August."

The Who Drummer, Keith Moon Comes To Edinburgh Fringe


A living legend during his lifetime, Keith Moon still stands as the pinnacle of rock-star extremism- both in life and music. Keith Moon: The Real Me explores the mind of wayward drummer as he attempts to save himself from the unbearable burden of living up (or down) to his self-created legend of 'Moon the Loon'. As Keith attempts to save himself, he takes the audience on a journey through his early struggles, his joining The Who, and their rise as one of the world's greatest rock bands. The whow explores his acute vulnerability and insecurity, and his struggle to escape the ever-looming rock and roll crash landing.

The Empress Theatre Presents FRANKENFEST


The Empress Theatre celebrates Halloween with FrankenFest, a series of family friendly SPOOKY events!

New BRIC Series, BRIC House Sessions, Kicks Off with Roy Ayers 2/16


Every Thursday this winter and spring, BRIC's new concert series BRIC House Sessions will explore a wide array of genres - like a playlist come to life - with musicians who are pushing music forward in extraordinary and inventive ways. Spanning two stages, BRIC House Sessions will start with a set by local musicians and DJs on the Stoop overlooking the Gallery, followed by a session with a featured artist inside the state-of-the-art BRIC House Ballroom - one of the best new spaces for live music in Brooklyn. The series kicks off on February 16 with a performance headlined by "godfather of neo-soul" Roy Ayers and featuring an opening set by Shareef Keyes.

Cutting Ball Theater Names New Artistic Director


San Francisco's cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater today announced that after a productive year-long sabbatical, which included directing Much Ado About Nothing at the Old Globe Theater as well as Ondine and A Dreamplay at Cutting Ball, co-founder and Artistic Director, Rob Melrose, has decided to officially step down as Artistic Director to continue to focus on his creative work and freelance projects.

Solo Show WORKING FOR THE MOUSE Returning to City Lights Theater Company


After sold-out performances last May at City Lights Theater Company, award-winning Bay Area playwright and performer Trevor Allen returns with his critically acclaimed solo show WORKING FOR THE MOUSE, presented by Black Box Theatre.

Playwrights Foundation Announces Flash Plays


Playwrights Foundation has announced its annual winter event featuring micro plays by the Bay Area's finest playwrights!

Playwrights Foundation to Host 'FlashPlays,' 12/6-7


Playwrights Foundation delivers lightning in a bottle with FlashPlays a lively new format of 30 second to 2 minute plays on December 6 & 7, 2015. Over 40 playwrights will create roughly 80 short plays to drive this whirlwind event at the historic Brava Theater in San Francisco. These short works come together forming an artistic mosaic of the here and now, a depiction the world around us in a fun and dynamic format.

Black Box Theatre to Present WORKING FOR THE MOUSE This Month


Black Box Theatre presents a limited San Jose engagement of award-winning Bay Area playwright and performer Trevor Allen's critically acclaimed solo show WORKING FOR THE MOUSE. Allen is bringing his show to San Jose for the first time, returning to his hometown to perform at City Lights Theater Company, where he last performed in Comedians many years ago under the direction of Hall Todd.

WORKING FOR THE MOUSE Extends Through This Weekend at Theatre Asylum


Black Box Theatre presents a limited Los Angeles engagement of San Francisco Bay Area theater luminary Trevor Allen's critically acclaimed solo show WORKING FOR THE MOUSE. Coming to Hollywood on this leg of the "Cease and Desist" tour, he is bringing the show for the first time to Southern California, where the magic all began.

BWW Review: WORKING FOR THE MOUSE Exposes Backstage Shenanigans at Disneyland


San Francisco playwright and performer Trevor Allen spent a few years in Southern California portraying Pluto, Mr. Smee, the Mad Hatter and other characters in his 5'5' height range on his quest for voice clearance and his dream of becoming Peter Pan. The boy who never wanted to grow up recounts his tales of backstage debauchery, sex, drugs, kicks to the crotch, militant managers, and quirky coworkers in this unique coming-of-age tale that blows pixie dust in your eyes while offering a glimpse behind the ears of the Magic Kingdom.

Black Box Theatre to Present WORKING FOR THE MOUSE


Black Box Theatre presents a limited Los Angeles engagement of San Francisco Bay Area theater luminary Trevor Allen's critically acclaimed solo show WORKING FOR THE MOUSE. Coming to Hollywood on this leg of the 'Cease and Desist' tour, he is bringing the show for the first time to Southern California, where the magic all began.

WORKING FOR THE MOUSE to Play Black Box Theatre


Black Box Theatre presents a limited Los Angeles engagement of San Francisco Bay Area theater luminary Trevor Allen's critically acclaimed solo show WORKING FOR THE MOUSE. Coming to Hollywood on this leg of the "Cease and Desist" tour, he is bringing the show for the first time to Southern California, where the magic all began.

Casting for San Francisco One-Minute Play Festival Announced!


Playwrights Foundation (PF) and the New York-based company The One-Minute Play Festival are thrilled to announce the final casting for the 5th Annual SF One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF), December 15th and 16th, 2014 - an evening of 86 brand- new one-minute plays by a highly vaunted group of 50 Bay Area playwrights, all written within the past month specially for the event.

2014 San Francisco One-Minute Play Festival Coming This Winter


Playwrights Foundation (PF) and The New York based company, The One-Minute Play Festival are thrilled to announce the 5th Annual SF One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF), December 15th and 16th, 2014 - an evening of more than 80 brand new one minute plays by 53 Bay Area playwrights -- a highly vaunted group, all written within the past month specifically for the event.

WORKING FOR THE MOUSE and MISNER & SMITH Set for Cinnabar This Fall


Cinnabar Theater, the beloved professional theater in Sonoma County, offers two unusual offerings for autumn. In October, take a wild trip to Disneyland with Working for the Mouse, or savor remarkable roots music in November with Misner & Smith.

Cinnabar Theater Announces 42nd Season Featuring FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, DRIVING MISS DAISY & More


Cinnabar Theater, the beloved professional theater in Sonoma County, has announced its 42nd season featuring a remarkable slate of 25 diverse plays, musicals, concerts, and culinary events. Each year, the nonprofit offers a sophisticated mix of entertainment for local audiences - and this year will be no different. Ticket packages are on sale now so that subscribers can see a show for free. Senior citizens and youth save so much that they'll see two shows free!

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