Casabuena, Author at Casabuena Cultural Productions

Announcing Casabuena’s exciting 7th Season!!

Starting with a night filed with the world premiere screening of FIVE never before seen Casabuena short Films and FIVE short One Act Plays!

In August 2019 we will be competing again in the Philadelphia 48 Hour Film Project!

Then in December we will be presenting our 4th (!) Holiday show- To Be Announced this Summer, but we promise it will be funny and you will LOVE it! 😀

Don’t miss out on any of our awesome shows/screenings planned for this season! And as always we thank you so much for your continued patronage and support! Casabuena Patrons and Donors ROCK! We could not do any of the awesome things we do without you!

Hope to see you all at a show this season!!!

We had a great Opening Weekend, and we talked to some audience members on the way out after the show and here is what they are saying:

“My face hurts from laughing so much!”

“It was the best time my family has had out at the theater all together in a long time!”

“I knew it would be a funny show, but it really made me laugh out loud more than I expected to!”

Two more chances to see this show before it is gone!!
Friday December 14th at 8pm, Saturday December 15th at 8pm

Tickets are discounted online in advance HERE!

DON’T MISS OUT! Get your tickets today!

Regular Adult: $22 online, $25 at the door
Student/Industry: $12 online, $15 at the door

Enjoy this fun holiday variety show with the whole family! With music and humor, let us entertain you while warming your heart with laughter this holiday season!

The Saint Everybody’s Non-Denominational Universalist Church is having their annual Multicultural Interfaith Holiday Variety Show and Christmas Pageant on the eve of a blustery winter storm

Many of the acts have been stranded, so the evenings hosts (the Saint Everybody’s Ensemble) scramble to still put on the best holiday variety show they possibly can! Preparing their own versions of the scheduled acts like The Snowmen, The Swingle Sisters Jingle Singers, The Kwanzaa Concert Caravan, The Muslim-American Ramadancers, Cirque du Sleigh, and the Billy Barty Ballet Company, to name just a few.

The three hosts and their snarky stage hand “Gladys” will have you rolling in aisles with laughter as they try to pull off this entire holiday show on their own!

Directed by Mariangela Saavedra, and starring Kate Bianco, Jim Broyles, Stephanie C Kernisan, and featuring Alex Sutherland as “Glady’s”, come and see what fun can be had when three comedians do their very best to pull off a multicultural holiday variety show all by themselves!

You won’t want to miss it!

Click HERE to Get your tickets today!!

December 7th at 8pm – December 8th 8pm
December 14th at 8pm- December 15th 8pm

At Allens Lane Art Center, 601 W Allens Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19119

TICKETS

Tickets range $12-$25 Discounted tickets are sold online in advance. Student and Industry tickets available.

We are super proud of all the Youth Company Members and their endeavors outside Casabuena CP! See below for all the places you can catch them on stage in November and December!!

Catch them if you can!!

#supportlocalarts #casabuenakidsrock #alltheworldsastage

Taj Jacobs is playing the TEEN ANGEL in GREASE at Mt. Saint Joseph Academy November 2nd-4th, and 8th-10th! Get tickets HERE.

Angel James and Colin Polisano are in the Cheltenham High School Fall Play The Servant of Two Masters November 16th and 17th at 7:30pm. Tickets available at the door. Angel will also be seen on Stage November 23rd, 30th and December 1st and 2nd in Sabrina Fair at Allens Lane Theater. Tickets are available HERE.

Lia Taylor is in The Frogs: A Modern Adaptation at Cedarbrook Middle School. November 8th and 9th at 7:30pm. Tickets are $8 available at the door.

John Apice will be performing in The Perfect Dog, at Centre Theatre in Norristown, November 9th-11th and 15th. For tickets and more information visit: https://thecentretheater.com/
He will also be seen at The Footlighters Theater in Broadway Sings a showcase of Musical Numbers from your favorite musicals. November 30th, and December 1st-2nd, 7th-9th. For more information visit: https://www.facebook.com/footlighterstheater/

Jared Taylor will be playing Scrooge and Elias Musselman will be playing Nephew Fred in A Christmas Carol at Central High School December 13th -15th. Tickets available at the Door. For more information about performance times visit: https://centralhs.philasd.org/school-calendar/

Sage Torrisi will be performing in NYC Off Broadway in The Little Dancer…a holiday family musical, as part of the Musical Theater Geek Chorus. December 1st-January 1st. For more information and tickets visit:https://www.thelittledancermusical.org/

Congratulations to TEAM CASABUENA CP for winning BEST SCORE in this years Philadelphia 48hr Film Project!

Watch PROVE YOURSELF: THE FEMINEM STORY here!

Stay tuned for the Music Video full of extra footage we shot for the film coming soon!! As well as the ability to download the track from itunes and google play!!

Team Casabuena CP made a GREAT showing at this years 48hr Film Project! We screened yesterday to an almost full house, and a very receptive audience! We are very excited to hear if we have made it to the next round- the Best Of Screening and Awards Night! We should know soon, but until then- Enjoy these pics from the shoot!! And Congratulations to everyone who made this years movie possible! #teamcasabuenacp #ccp6thseason

Angel turning in our film with an hour and 15 min to spare!

Some of Team Casabuena at the drop off!

Alex the Sound PA working hard!

First Asst. Director Jared and Production Assistant Halin at work!

The Director Angel, confers with the Actors Stephanie and Sarah!

Taj and Stephanie on Set!

Prove Yourself: The Feminem Story

Philadelphia 48hr Film Project 2018

We had a GREAT run of Dear Chuck at Allens Lane! Thank you to all who came out to support it. You may be wondering what’s going on now at Casabuena? I am glad you asked!

Team Casabuena will be competing again this August in the 2018 Philadelphia 48hr Film Project August 3rd-5th!

Stay tuned for photos from the set, and behind the scenes sneak peeks and interviews with the actors.

As always we appreciate your support of our endeavors, and if you feel so motivated to become a donor or advertise with us, the links to do both are on our home page!

We open in 3 days!!! So excited to show you all what we have been working on! Meet Dan and Jim the Adult Cast Mentors for Dear Chuck!

Jim Broyles

Jim has been a CCP company member since 2014, and has appeared in their productions of Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol, Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some), Complete History of America (Abridged), Puberty: The Game Show, and Mmmbeth. Mostly recently, he appeared in Come Back, Little Sheba at The Stagecrafters. Other appearances at The Stagecrafters include: On Golden Pond, Shakespeare in Hollywood, Trouble In Mind, Of Mice and Men, Clever Dick, The Importance of Being Earnest, Play It Again Sam, Tartuffe, All My Sons, and A Shayna Maidel. He has also done several productions at Allens Lane Theater: An Adult of Evening of Shel Silverstein, Rapture, Blister, Burn, Talk Radio, and Expecting Isabel. Other favorite productions include Frost/Nixon at Players Club of Swarthmore, and The Weir at Pulley & Buttonhole Theatre Company. Jim is also a member of the Allens Lane Theater Committee.

Dan Shefer

Dan is thrilled to be making his debut with Casabuena Cultural Productions in their 2018 production of Dear Chuck. Some of his most recent credits include Matinee (Rodney) and You Can’t Take It With You!(Ed) at The Allens Lane Theater. Others include: Shakespeare In Hollywood (Daryl), On Golden Pond(Charlie), and The Miser (Master Jacque) at The Stagecrafters. Dan is a graduate of Indiana University Bloomington with a B.A. in acting and directing. He is currently a local Philadelphia artist, but originally hails from South Bend,IN.

We open in 4 DAYS!! Do you have your tickets yet? Get them today and get to know this fun cast!

Angel James

Though this is her first year with Casabuena and she’s ecstatic about being a part of Dear Chuck, Angel is no newbie to the stage. She’s participated in a multitude of productions including The Addams Family (Grandma) A Contemporary American’s Guide To a Successful Marriage (Evelyn/Brunhilde) The Idiot Box (Stephanie) The Crucible (Elizabeth Proctor), and Who Am I this time? [And other conundrums of Love](Kate). Dear, Chuck is one of her favorite shows thus far: presenting her with the opportunity to meet incredible actors and amazing people. She hopes you enjoy the show and that you will find, or have found, your “chuck.”

Miles Musselman

I am 15 years old and a freshman at Central High School! I’ve been involved with theatre since sixth grade, but Dear Chuck is my first show with Casabuena Cultural Productions. I am absolutely ecstatic to be a part of this wonderful show with all these amazing people.

Worth Osborne

I’m an aspiring actor and singer who is seeing what this subculture of theatre is all about and loving it so far! This is my first production with Casabuena and I also perform with the Keystone State Boychoir.

Sage Torrisi

This is Sage’s first year doing a Casabuena show. In the past she did a variety of shows at music training center including Once on this Island, Alice in Wonderland, The Sound of Music, and Romeo and Juliet. She goes to Harriton High School and is a part of the Pennsylvania Girlchoir. She hopes you enjoy the show!

We open in less than a week!! Get your tickets, an get to know this awesome cast!

Sophia Crocker

Sophia is a senior at Cheltenham High and is also thrilled to be in her second show here at Casabuena. She has loved her time here and the people she’s worked with, and will miss it super bad next year. Other than Casabuena, she has participated in a few of the CHS productions, plays the cello, and watches a lot of Netflix. She would like to thank Mariangela and the cast and her parents and everyone else who has supported her endeavors here. Special shout out to Rosa and Colin for being carpool buddies, and to Dad for letting her use the car. She hopes everyone enjoys the show! Has anyone seen Chuck?

John Apice

I was born on July 26, 2005. Jerry was born a minute before me. Having a twin, a hermit crab, two dogs, two guinea pigs, a fish and a tortoise, it gets pretty fun. Being a professional actor, I have been in 3 plays, 1 movie, 1 Youtube Movie, 1 commercial, 1 web series, and 4 musicals. Being a twelve year old 7th grader is actually pretty interesting. In the past year, I have improved my sing, dancing, and acting skills and have learned to put my foot behind my head! 😀

Zac Brosky

Zac is very excited to be in his first show at Casabuena! He’s a member of the Philadelphia Boys Choir and performs locally around South Jersey.

Katherine Cooper

Katherine is a senior at Cheltenham High School. She has previously been in three school musicals and a school play, as well as Casabuena’s production of the short play The Philadelphia in 2016. Katherine sings in the Pennsylvania Girlchoir and in school ensembles, and will be attending Mount Holyoke College after graduation. She hopes you all enjoy the show!

Taj Jacobs

This is his first time taking part in a Casabuena Cultural Productions. In the past, he has done a plethora of theatre shows, such as Hairspray (Gilbert) and Grease (Doody). Taj not only has a talent in acting, but also has a talent in singing, music production, and film production. Taj has sung around the world such as Australia, New Zealand, Chile, and Peru. He has had an interest for cinematography for many years and still continues to write his own stories and create his own films.

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