Now Playing!
Tickets for The Humans are available now!
March 17 – April 9, 2023
THE HUMANS
by Stephen Karam
Directed by Miguel Reyna
ALL PERFORMANCES OF THIS PLAY WILL BE HELD AT Park Hall
Ben Lomond, CA
Tickets are available at BrownPaperTickets.com
Performances will be Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM, with Sunday Matinees at 2 PM.
The Humans tells the story of the quintessential family reunion–a group of people who love each other but still wrestle with basic human fears: old age, abandonment, poverty, and death. Filled with equal parts humor and hurt, the family explores each other’s familiar idiosyncrasies yet finds a deeper meaning in the struggles of life.
Mountain Community Theatre is currently celebrating its 40th year of bringing quality entertainment to Santa Cruz County. Masks are required for audiences at all performances.
Performance Dates
| Friday, Mar. 17 @8 PM | Saturday, Mar. 18 @8 PM | Sunday, Mar. 19 @ 2 PM |
| Friday, Mar. 24 @ 8 PM | Saturday, Mar. 25 @ 8 PM | Sunday, Mar. 26 @ 2 PM |
| Friday, Mar. 31 @ 8 PM | Saturday, Apr. 1 @ 8 PM | Sunday, Apr. 2 @ 2 PM |
| Friday, Apr. 7 @ 8 PM | Saturday, Apr. 8 @ 8 PM | Sunday, Apr. 9 @ 2 PM |
“Sometimes not expecting greatness is a good way to find it. With that said, I strongly advocate seeing this play. It is such an amazing accomplishment for a small theater company and underscores the importance of supporting local art. The theater is a place where our dreams and fears are externalized for an evening, and it helps us to get a handle on what it means to be human. The Mountain Community Theater’s production of ‘The Humans’ achieves this lofty goal brilliantly.”
— Jake J. Thomas, Photographer
https://jakejthomasphoto.com/
Our 2023 season
Here’s a list of the shows in our 2023 season. All performances are at Park Hall in beautiful downtown Ben Lomond.
2023 Season Subscriptions are available online here and will be sold at all performances of The Humans, the first show of our 2023 Season.
2023 Season Tickets are priced at $90 for Seniors and Students. $110 for General.
March 17 – April 09, 2023
THE HUMANS
By Stephen Karam
Directed by Miguel Reyna
The Humans tells the story of the quintessential family reunion–a group of people who love each other but still wrestle with basic human fears: old age, abandonment, poverty, and death. Filled with equal parts humor and hurt, the family explores each other’s familiar idiosyncrasies yet finds a deeper meaning in the struggles of life.
May 19 – June 11, 2023
THE VIEWING ROOM
by Mark Smith
Directed by Peter Gelblum
When he died, Chester Dumbrosky had a lot to be sorry for in his relationships with his wife and children. But he didn’t let death stop him – he appears at his own wake to try to make amends and heal old wounds. The ensuing uproarious laughter turns serious as his dysfunctional family seeks to resolve conflicts that everyone will recognize, if they can stop laughing long enough.
August 18-20, 2023
NEW WORKS WEEKEND
Directed by Hannah Eckstein
Our annual stage reading of a new play by a local playwright. Details will be announced in late spring 2023.
September 15 – October 15, 2023
SOMETHING ROTTEN!
By Karen Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell
Music & Lyrics by Karen & Wayne Kirkpatrick
Directed by Kathie Kratochvil
This hilarious musical comedy, nominated for 9 Tony Awards, is set in the 1590s, and brothers
Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of
Shakespeare. When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theater involves singing,
dancing, and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s first musical.
November 24 – December 17, 2023
A HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
by Ann Eskridge
Directed by Karin Babbitt
This holiday play is perfect for the whole family and is both heartfelt and funny. A group of
people without homes who seek shelter from a Thanksgiving blizzard not only find a house but
create a home to help them weather their emotional scars. They then discover that a jealous
neighbor is willing to destroy the home and family that they have worked so hard to create.
Before coming to the theater, please check out or COVID policy here.
MCT Presents The CZU Fire In Their Own Words
The CZU Fire In Their Own Words – Fighting Fires, Losing Homes, and Rebuilding Community is a new powerful and moving 90-minute film produced by Mountain Community Theater, created by Peter Gelblum.
In the spring of 2021, in response to the August 2020 CZU Fires, we interviewed people who fought the fires and people who lost their homes about their experiences, which many of us shared – evacuating, losing homes and possessions to the fire, and getting support from the community. Using only the words from those interviews, we created a script, cast actors to play the interviewees, and used both the characters’ family photographs and images donated by several generous local photographers to create this film. The film is a document of that extraordinary time and a gift from MCT to the community.
The film is now available online here. The reason we made the film was to raise funds for fire survivors (through the Community Foundation’s Fire Recovery Fund) and the local volunteer fire departments who saved the Valley. At the screenings, we asked for a donation of $10 per person, and raised almost $10,000. We ask that you continue that effort and make a donation by clicking on the Donate button at the top or on the right side of this page. After you enter the amount of the donation, you will get an option to write a note – please write CZU Fire film. Thank you in advance.
