Dinner Theater Benefit Performance

A Comedy by Rick Abbot, Directed by Jacob Menke

Rick Abbot's hilarious play tells the story of a theater group trying desperately to put on a play in spite of maddening interference from a haughty author who keeps revising the script. Act I is a rehearsal of the dreadful show, Act II is the near disastrous dress rehearsal, and the final act is the actual performance in which anything that can go wrong, does. When the author decides to give a speech on the state of the modern theatre during the curtain calls, the audience is treated to a madcap climax of this thoroughly hilarious romp. Even the sound effects reap their share of laughter.

Presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals.

Fall Mainstage Musical

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
Directed by Tim Nelson

The sinking of the Titanic in the early hours of April 15, 1912 remains the quintessential disaster of the century. The musical Titanic is set against the melodious score by renown composer Maury Yeston and is based on the true story of the great ship's maiden voyage from departure in Southampton, England, to the sinking in the Atlantic by an iceberg. This moving story follows passengers and crew members who actually existed and were aboard the Titanic, and is an exemplary tribute to their memory.

Produced by arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.

MMET Department Benefit Performance

APA's MMET department has been performing the foundational pop music of the Beatles for the last sixteen years. In that fine tradition, we're tweaking the recipe to include plenty of Beatles music, but in the framework of the live triple LP Wings Over America that hit #1 in the US in 1976. You'll hear 30 songs by Paul McCartney, Wings, the Moody Blues, and the Beatles in a faithful reenactment of the biggest and baddest rockshow of its time. If you missed Paul at the Forum in '76, or even if you didn't, you won't want to miss this!

Fall Mainstage Play

A Dramatic Comedy by Qui Nguyen

A comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games, "She Kills Monsters" tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her childhood home after the untimely passing of her sister, Tilly. When Agnes uncovers Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, she finds herself catapulted into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was her sister’s refuge. In this high-octane dramatic comedy laden with murderous fairies, revolting ogres, and plenty of ’90s pop culture, acclaimed playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all.

Presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals

APA Orchestra Holiday Show

Ho, ho, ho! Plan to spend a little time away from the modern-day holiday grind as the APA Orchestra department presents their annual celebration of winter holiday cheer. In addition to the festive sounds of the APA Orchestra, the evening will feature special guest performances by the APA Musical Theatre department, MMET department, Surf City Singers, and the Huntington Beach High School Band and Color Guard. We may not have snow or mistletoe, but there will be plenty of joy in this holiday show. Come start a new family tradition with your musical friends at APA.

Musical Theatre Benefit Performance

Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb, and Book by Joe Masteroff; Based on John Van Druten's play I Am a Camera, Adapted from Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood

Cabaret holds its lens to 1929 Berlin. In the midst of a post-World War I economic depression, the city is transitioning from an underground, avant-garde cultural epicenter to the beginnings of Hitler’s totalitarian regime. Into this world enters Clifford Bradshaw, a struggling American writer looking for inspiration for his next novel. On his first night in Berlin, Cliff wanders into the Kit Kat Klub, a seedy nightclub home to the strange, omniscient Master of Ceremonies, and Sally Bowles, a vivacious cabaret performer. Sally and Cliff begin a relationship, which blossoms unexpectedly into a dream-like romance. As time passes, however, the situation in Berlin changes from exhilarating and vibrant to ominous and violent. With a score featuring songs that have become American Musical Theater classics, Cabaret is a fierce, weighty musical that pushes boundaries and literally holds the mirror up to nature.

Produced by arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.