Coming Soon

Onstage

  • Significant Other
  • Billy Elliot the Musical
  • Actually
  • Fun Home
  • Untitled Commissioned Adam Szymkowicz Play
  • Significant Other
  • 100 HEARTBREAKS
  • A Very, Very Chance Holiday Cabaret
  • A Wrinkle in Time

2020 Season

Press Releases

OTR New Works Series

Krista Knight is our 2020 Resident Playwright, and the full 2020 OTR Schedule

Joanna Garner’s country musical, 100 HEARTBREAKS kicks off the 10th OTR Series at Chance Theater

Fun Home

Music by JEANINE TESORI

Book & Lyrics by LISA KRON

Based on the Graphic Novel by ALISON BECHDEL

Directed by MARYA MAZOR

Music Direction by LEX LEIGH

Choreographed by HAZEL CLARKE

(January 31 – March 1, 2020)

Press Release

Official Press Photos
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Holly Reichert as Small Alison and Ron Hastings as Bruce Bechdel in the Tony Award-winning musical FUN HOME, playing thru March 1st at Chance Theater.
Ashlee Espinosa as Alison Bechdel in the Tony Award-winning musical FUN HOME, playing thru March 1st at Chance Theater.
Ketino Christopher as Joan and Madelyn Velazquez-Heywood as Medium Alison in the Tony Award-winning musical FUN HOME, playing thru March 1st at Chance Theater.
Holly Reichert as Small Alison, Reese Hewitt as Christian Bechdel, and Christopher Patow as John Bechdel in the Tony Award-winning musical FUN HOME, playing thru March 1st at Chance Theater.
Christopher Patow, Holly Reichert, Reese Hewitt, Ron Hastings, Jennifer Richardson, and Ashlee Espinosa in the Tony Award-winning musical FUN HOME, playing thru March 1st at Chance Theater.
Jennifer Richardson as Helen, Ashlee Espinosa as Alison Bechdel, Holly Reichert as Small Alison, and Ron Hastings as Bruce in the Tony Award-winning musical FUN HOME, playing thru March 1st at Chance Theater.
Ketino Christopher as Joan and Ron Hastings as Bruce Bechdel in the Tony Award-winning musical FUN HOME, playing thru March 1st at Chance Theater.
Ashlee Espinosa as Alison Bechdel and Holly Reichert as Small Alison in the Tony Award-winning musical FUN HOME, playing thru March 1st at Chance Theater.

 All photos by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio

A Wrinkle in Time

Shane Weikel, Alyssa Corella, Jeff Lowe, Christopher Diem, and Lola Kelly in John Glore’s TYA adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s A WRINKLE IN TIME, running thru March 1st at Chance Theater.
Christopher Diem as Charles Wallace and Alyssa Corella as Meg Murry in John Glore’s TYA adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s A WRINKLE IN TIME, running thru March 1st at Chance Theater.
Shane Weikel as Calvin and Matt Takahashi as Mrs. Whatsit in John Glore’s TYA adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s A WRINKLE IN TIME, running thru March 1st at Chance Theater.
Christopher Diem, Alyssa Corella, and Shane Weikel in John Glore’s TYA adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s A WRINKLE IN TIME, running thru March 1st at Chance Theater.
Shane Weikel and Lola Kelly in John Glore’s TYA adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s A WRINKLE IN TIME, running thru March 1st at Chance Theater.
Lola Kelly, Matt Takahashi, Jeff Lowe, and Alyssa Corella in John Glore’s TYA adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s A WRINKLE IN TIME, running thru March 1st at Chance Theater.
Jeff Lowe, Alyssa Corella, and Lola Kelly in John Glore’s TYA adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s A WRINKLE IN TIME, running thru March 1st at Chance Theater.

All photos by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio

Main Series

of exciting plays and musicals

Season Producers

Bette & Wylie Aitken

Associate Season Producers

The Family of Mary Kay Fyda-Mar

  • September 17th, 2020 –

    Oct 18

    Significant Other

    New York Times

    OC PREMIERE! Jordan Berman is looking for his own “Mr. Right.” Nothing is more important to him than his close group of girlfriends; but as they get married one by one, he is left to wonder why life won’t give him the same fairytale ending.

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  • June 18th, 2020 –

    Jul 19

    Billy Elliot the Musical

    Tony Award

    Drama Desk Award

    New York Drama Critics Circle

    Drama League

    WINNER OF 10 TONY AWARDS! This joyous show is about a motherless boy in a small, poverty-stricken mining town who trades his boxing gloves for ballet shoes and fights against social pressure and stereotypes to achieve his dream of becoming a dancer.

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  • April 23rd, 2020 –

    May 24

    Actually

    Playwriting

    OC PREMIERE! Tom and Amber connect in ways that seem innocent enough at first. But as things progress, they find themselves in murky territory, with ramifications that could affect the rest of their lives.

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  • January 30th, 2020 –

    Mar 8

    Fun Home

    Best Musical (Intimate Theatre)

    4 OCTG Awards

    L.A. Times

    WINNER OF 5 TONY AWARDS! Moving between past and present, Alison relives her unique childhood playing at the family’s Bechdel Funeral Home, her growing understanding of her own sexuality, and the looming, unanswerable questions about her father’s hidden desires.

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    • 2020 Season

New Play Readings

OTR Reading Series

Season Producers

Bette & Wylie Aitken

Associate Season Producers

The Family of Mary Kay Fyda-Mar

  • October 5th, 2020 –

    Oct 11

    Untitled Commissioned Adam Szymkowicz Play

    Come see a LAB workshop performance of Chance Theater’s first-ever commissioned play, which is being written by our first-ever resident playwright, Adam Szymkowicz. 

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  • September 17th, 2020 –

    Oct 18

    Significant Other

    New York Times

    OC PREMIERE! Jordan Berman is looking for his own “Mr. Right.” Nothing is more important to him than his close group of girlfriends; but as they get married one by one, he is left to wonder why life won’t give him the same fairytale ending.

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    • 2020 Season

  • March 3rd, 2020 –

    Mar 4

    100 HEARTBREAKS

    One-night-only staged reading of a new play by our 2018 Resident Playwright, Joanna Garner. Follows the misadventures of Charlane Tucker as she lives through a whiskey-fueled night of drama when a past fling unexpectedly shows up at her live show.

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    • 2020 Season

Holiday Series

Season Producers

Bette & Wylie Aitken

Associate Season Producers

The Family of Mary Kay Fyda-Mar

  • December 12th, 2020 –

    Jan 10

    A Very, Very Chance Holiday Cabaret

    NOW STREAMING! When you book your tickets now, you’ll receive an email with a special link to watch the show online anytime before January 10, 2021. Please note, the 48-hour rental period will start once you start watching the show. A special virtual holiday treat for the whole family! ‘Tis the Season for togetherness, laughter, and song! This family-friendly show is hosted with hilarious holiday humor by Holly Moley and Dirk de Halls (resident artists Alex Bueno and Matt Takahashi). You will also enjoy a variety of musical performances from a plethora of Chance Artists who are lovingly sharing their…

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  • February 13th, 2020 –

    Mar 1

    A Wrinkle in Time

    BASED ON THE TIMELESS BOOK SERIES! John Glore’s delightful, wildly theatrical adaptation brings Madeleine L’Engle’s acclaimed story magically to life.

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    • 2020 Season

TYA/Family Series

Season Producers

Bette & Wylie Aitken

Associate Season Producers

The Family of Mary Kay Fyda-Mar

  • February 13th, 2020 –

    Mar 1

    A Wrinkle in Time

    BASED ON THE TIMELESS BOOK SERIES! John Glore’s delightful, wildly theatrical adaptation brings Madeleine L’Engle’s acclaimed story magically to life.

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    • 2020 Season