Ray of Light Theatre

Ray of Light Theatre is a musical theatre company in San Francisco.

History

Ray of Light Theatre was started by the founding artistic director, Shane Ray, and founding board co-chair, Adrienne Abrams, in 2000.

Production highlights & honors:

In 2005, 2 Broke Girls star Beth Behrs appeared as Sandy Dumbrowski in the musical Grease.

In 2005, ROLT produced Bat Boy: The Musical, directed by Broadway star James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin, Memphis the Musical, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee).

In 2007, the company produced the San Francisco premiere of Disney's High School Musical on Stage!.

In 2008, Ray of Light Theatre's The Rocky Horror Show was nominated for five BATCC awards and received critical acclaim.

In 2009, the month-long run of The Who's Tommy garnered six Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards (of eleven nods).

In 2010, ROLT mounted the West Coast Premiere of Jerry Springer: The Opera at the Victoria Theatre in San Francisco.

In 2011, the ROLT production of Assassins was nominated for 13 BATCC awards, winning 8, including Best Musical.

In 2012, the ROLT production of Sweeney Todd was nominated for 6 BATCC awards, winning best featured actress.

In 2013, ROLT produced the Bay Area Premiere of Carrie.

In 2014, ROLT worked with Urinetown writers, Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann on developing their new musical, Yeast Nation.

In 2015, ROLT produced the Bay Area Premiere of Heathers the Musical and worked with writers Tim Maner, Steven Cheslik-deMeyer and Alan Stevens Hewitt on producing Lizzie the Musical.

Previous shows

Season 1 (2001/2002):

• You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Season 2 (2002/2003):

• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
• Schoolhouse Rock! Live Jr. (ROLT Jr.)
• The Wizard of Oz in Concert

Season 3 (2003/2004):

• Into the Woods
• You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (ROLT Jr.)

Season 4 (2004/2005):

• Broadway Gala - An Evening of Stephens
• Honk!
• Grease
• Fiddler on the Roof Jr. (ROLT Jr.)

Season 5 (2005/2006):

• Bat Boy: The Musical
• Seussical
• Broadway Gala: A Little Bit in Love
• The Last Five Years
• Annie Jr. (ROLT Jr.)

Season 6 (2006/2007):

• Bat Boy: The Musical
• Broadway Gala: ROLT's Fifth Anniversary Gala
• The Secret Garden in Concert
• Songs for a New World
• The Music Man Jr. (ROLT Jr.)

Season 7 (2007/2008):

• Disney's High School Musical on Stage!
• The Wizard of Oz (ROLT Jr.)

Season 8 (2008/2009):

• The Rocky Horror Show
• I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
• Beauty and the Beast Jr. (ROLT Jr.)

Season 9 (2009/2010):

• The Who's Tommy
• Baby: A Musical
• Honk! Jr. (ROLT Jr.)

Season 10: 2010/2011:

• Jerry Springer: The Opera
• Alice in Wonderland Jr. (ROLT Jr.)

Season 11 (2011):

• Assassins

Season 12 (2012):

• The Full Monty
• Sweeney Todd

Season 13 (2013):

• Into the Woods
• Carrie

Season 14 (2014):

• Triassic Parq
• Yeast Nation

Season 15 (2015):

• Heathers: The Musical
• Lizzie the Musical
• The Rocky Horror Show

Season 16 (2016):

• The Wild Party (Lippa Musical)
• Little Shop of Horrors (musical)
• The Rocky Horror Show

Season 17 (2017):

• Silence! The Musical
• Reefer Madness (musical)
• The Rocky Horror Show

Season 18 (2018):

• Jesus Christ Superstar (All female cast)
• Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)
• The Rocky Horror Show

Season 19 (2019):

• American Psycho (musical)
• Caroline, or Change
• The Rocky Horror Show

Season 20 (2020):

Cancelled due to COVID-19

Season 21 (2021):

• The Rocky Horror Show Live at Oasis

Season 22 (2022):

• Kinky Boots

Season 23 (2023):

• Spring Awakening

• Cruel Intentions: The ‘90s Musical

• The Rocky Horror Show Live at Oasis

External links

Ray of Light Theatre [1] (Official Website)