North Bay Stage Company’s “The Hallelujah Girls” Longtime Friends Get a New Lease on Life

In The Hallelujah Girls, a feisty new play courtesy of North Bay Stage Company; resident theatre company of Luther Burbank Center for the Arts – it's all about female camaraderie and living life to the fullest. A group of girlfriends spend each Friday in an abandoned church turned makeshift day spa, but when one of their own passes away, the ladies suddenly realize that time is fleeting and life is precious. As a result, they make a pact to change their lives and follow their dreams, no matter the circumstances. Before long, their motivation falls by the wayside, so it's up to Sugar Lee, the group's de facto leader, to whip them into shape. Laughs and tensions fly as the girls challenge each other to overcome obstacles on their way to accomplishing life's biggest goals.

“It's a heartwarming, inspirational, fun-filled show that will have you chasing your own dreams,” says John DeGaetano, artistic director for North Bay Stage Company. “Co-created by Jessie Jones, one of the writers of The Golden Girls, someone who knows a little something about a comic group of female friends, along with writers Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten.”

Who’s who in the production features actors Adrienne Shoemaker, Audie Foote, Rebecca West, Daniel Bullington, Heidi Lechner, Luba Markoff, RoyAnne Florence, and Thea Rhiannon. Directed by Miriam Ani, stage manager Jenny Symons, set design by John DeGaetano and Audie Foote, costumes by Ayrick Broin, production coordinator Kristen Corderman and produced by Audie Foote.

The show, in a 3-week limited production runs Mar 18th through Apr 3rd. Show dates for The Hallelujah Girls are Mar 18, 19, 20*, 25, 26, 27* Apr 1, 2, 3* – 2016 (8pm, or *Sunday Matinees 2pm) at Luther Burbank Center for the Arts – East Auditorium.

North Bay Stage Company is a resident theatre company of Luther Burbank Center for the Arts located at 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa, CA. Tickets: $26, can be purchased online at lutherburbankcenter.org, by phone at 707-546-3600 and at LBC box office - open 7 days, noon to 6pm.

North Bay Stage Company plans several upcoming productions during their 2015-16 season including Breaking Legs Apr 15-24, and Murder on the Nile Apr 29-May 15. For more information about North Bay Stage Company, visit their website northbaystageco.org