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Staged Reading

The Comedy Smackdown Playoffs!


The Roustabouts Theatre Company is thrilled to introduce a new TRTC tradition that promises an exhilarating blend of spontaneity and laughter! Each night, a diverse ensemble of comedic actors comes together to breathe life into never-before-seen scripts. As the pages turn and the unpredictable plot unfolds, chaos inevitably ensues, captivating the audience with its raw and unrehearsed charm. But that's not all—the twist in the tale is that you, the audience, get to decide the outcome! Join us for an unforgettable theatrical experience where your choices shape the story and nothing is ever the same twice.


Cast for January 17: Eileen Bowman, Alyssa Anne Schechter, Jason Maddy, Denise Lopez & Bryan Barbarin


Cast for January 18: David McBean, Bryan Barbarin, Alex Guzman, Marley Bauer & Katee Drysdale


Dave Rivas emcees both shows

January 17 & 18, 2025

Diversionary Theatre

4545 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92116

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Meet the Cast


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Bryan Barbarin

Actor


National: Folgers Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Regional: The Old Globe: Comedy of Errors, On This Spot; Cygnet Theatre: Water by the Spoonful, Parade, Man of La Mancha; Lambs Players Theatre: Cotton Patch Gospel, Christmas Carol, Oz, Music Man, Harvey, The Glory Man, Around the World in 80 Days; New Village Arts: Big River; Intrepid Shakespeare Company: Hamlet; San Diego Rep: The Three Penny Opera.

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Marley Bauer

Actor


Marley Bauer is a San Diego-based actor and author. He has been seen onstage recently at Oceanside Theatre Company, Scripps Ranch Theatre, and with The Roustabouts Theatre Co. His work has been read onstage at Theatre Threshold, The Scripteasers, and published in Elegant Magazine. He hopes he gets the part, but if he doesn’t he’s grateful for the opportunity.

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Eileen Bowman

Actor


Eileen is so happy to be working with the Roustabouts Theatre. Productions include - Guys and Dolls (Critics circle Award), Joe Vs The Volcano De De (Critics Circle Nomination), Pete N Keeley, Festival Of Christmas and Jewel In The Crown. Other favorite credits include, Nunsense, Menopause The Musical Lawrence Welk Theater, Cinderella, Adams Family Moonlight Theater, On The 20th Century, Company, Christmas Carol,  Cygnet Theater, End Of The Rainbow, Intrepid Theater, Hairspray SDMT. Eileen is also a very proud alumni of How The Grinch Stole Christmas, for 11 wonderful years! 

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Katee Drysdale

Actor



Katee Drysdale is a born and raised San Diego actress and holds a BA in Acting from Sonoma State University. She is delighted to be working with Roustabouts again, and is thrilled to share the stage with some extremely funny people this evening. Cast me!

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Alex Guzman

Actor


Theatre: Henry VI, Native Gardens (The Old Globe), Cry It Out, Sapience, ENRON (Moxie Theatre), I Hate Hamlet, Move Over Mrs. Markham (Scripps Ranch Theatre), Bachelorette (Backyard Renaissance Theatre), Homos, or Everyone in America (Diversionary Theatre), Awake and Sing, Around the World in 80 Days (New Village Arts), The Normal Heart, Lydia (ion Theatre), Seminar, The Taming of the Shrew (InnerMission Productions), The Lion in Winter (Moonlight Stage Productions). Film/TV: Vain, Red Plague, A Poet and a Piano. IG:@_alexguzman_

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Denise Lopez

Actor


Denise Lopez is a versatile theater artist who is passionate about creating theater that reflects and actively involves her community's voices and experiences. Acting: MASA (Onstage Playhouse), DayDreamer: A New Musical (TuYo Theater), Just Like Us (SDCC), The Vagina Monologues (UCSB). Stage Management: The Age of Innocence, Apprentice (The Old Globe), The Harvest, Devil in a Box (Onstage Playhouse), Las Cuatro Milpas (TuYo Theater), Celebrando Latinas (El Latino San Diego). Directing: The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Assistant (NYU Latinx Theatre Collective), Somos Aire, Assistant (Teatro Las Hermanas), The Vagina Monologues (SDCC).  De San Ysidro para el mundo.

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Jason Maddy

Actor


Jason will be seen in Roustabouts' production of True West by Sam Shepard coming in March. Jason holds an MFA from the University of Illinois Urban-Champaign and is a proud member of the Actor’s Equity Association. San Diego Theatre credits include productions at San Diego Repertory Theatre, The Old Globe Theatre, Cygnet Theatre, North Coast Repertory Theatre, Moonlight Stage Productions, San Diego Musical Theater, Lamb’s Players Theatre, and others. Regional credits include The Utah Shakespearean Festival, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, and Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival. Jason is currently the Head of the Acting program at the San Diego School for the Creative and Performing Arts. 

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David McBean

Actor


David was last seen in Christmas Carol at Cygnet Theater and The Importance of Being Earnest at Lamb’s Theater.  Other credits include The Savoyard Murders (Roustabouts), Fully Committed (SD Critics Circle Award), La Cage aux Folles, The Legend of Georgia McBride, Pageant, Dirty Blonde (Cygnet Theater) Psycho Beach Party, The Mystery of Irma Vepp, The Boys In The Band, Twist,86-d (Diversionary Theater), and The Remarkable Mr. Holmes, School For Lies, Glorious, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, All In The Timing, Travels With My Aunt, Unnecessary Farce (North Coast Rep.)

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Alyssa Anne Schechter

Actor


Alyssa Anne Schechter is excited to be playing with Roustabouts again, as she was last seen in The Odd Couple staged reading last year. Alyssa holds a BA in Theatre Arts from UCSD, and is an alumna of The British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England. Some favorite roles include: Adelaide in Guys and Dolls, and Gloria in Boeing Boeing. Thank you for coming to play with us! 

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Dave Rivas

Emcee


Dave is ecstatic to be returning to the stage with TRTC. Last season, Dave played Pastor Greg in TRTC production of Hand toGod. Dave is an accomplished voice actor. He’s voiced countless TV & radio commercials, video games and other audio projects and teaches voice over classes. For more on Dave, visit DaveyBoyProductions.com

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