Sep 12 - 15 2019
HB APA Theatre

HB APA Theatre "Don't Tell Mother!" Dinner Theater Comedy Fundraiser

Presented by Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts at Huntington Beach High School Historic Auditorium

Don't Tell Mother a farce by Monk Ferris, directed by Stephanie Bull, is a dinner theater presentation in the APA Studio Theatre at Huntington Beach High School, four performances Sept 12-15, 2019. This is an annual fundraising event supporting the APA Theatre Department. Dinner will be served, opportunity drawings will be available and pre-show music will be performed by APA's own MMET Department. This show is funny... It’s a big evening for the nervous, plain librarian Cinnamon Schmidt. She has invited her fiancé Hobart over for dinner so their mothers can meet. Her friend Dee Dee arrives to see if Cinnamon needs any help, only to find out that Cinnamon has witnessed a bank robbery! Dee Dee is shocked, but Cinnamon doesn’t want her mother to find out. What Cinnamon doesn't know is that her mother has been winning money at the racetrack and signing Cinnamon’s name on the receipts. Joe, a federal agent, arrives to inquire about the unpaid taxes on the gambling cash, only to get word of the bank robbery. Joe thinks Dee Dee is Cinnamon, which begins an evening of mistaken identities and confusion. Soon, the bank robber’s lewd lady friend turns up to warn Cinnamon that the robber is coming to kill her. When the robber arrives, things really kick into high gear—including an out-of-control vacuum cleaner and more fast-paced dialogue in this wildly funny farce!

Admission Info

All tickets are $40 and go on sale July 31st. Four performances September 12-15, 2019. Seating is done in purchase/date order - so buy early for the best seats in the house! Ticket price includes pre-show musical entertainment and dinner prior to the show. Dinner will be served at 6pm (for Thu-Fri-Sat) and the show begins at 7pm, or Sunday lunch at 1pm with a 2pm show time. Catered by Love at First Bite Catering in HB (vegetarian option available). All tickets are sold either in the APA Office 714-536-2514 ext 4025 or online www.HBAPA.ORG/See

Phone: 714-536-2514 ext 4025

Email: auntiebobo@live.com

Dates & Times

2019/09/12 - 2019/09/15

Additional time info:

The Academy for the Performing Arts Popular Music Dept (MMET) will be providing pre-show musical entertainment as dinner is served. Patrons will enjoy a unique behind the scenes experience as they are seated for dinner directly on the main stage in Huntington Beach Union High School District's historic auditorium. After a delicious meal, catered by Love at First Bite Catering in Huntington Beach, guests will shift seats to our studio theater, adjacent to the main stage, and enjoy HB APA Theatre's student performance of Don't Tell Mother!. It's a great night out!

Location Info

Huntington Beach High School Historic Auditorium

1905 Main Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92648