Diane returns to the Coaster Theatre as Margaret Haddrell in our 2016 Season opener, Dead Guilty. In 2009 after a 25 year ministerial career and hiatus from the theatre, Diane retired and moved from Big Bear Lake, California to Warrenton-Astoria. Two weeks after her move, she auditioned for and was cast as Glorie in Grace and Glorie (2009). … Read More.
January Favorites
The long, cold and wet month of January has come to a close, which means that we have opened our 44th Season with Dead Guilty and are getting back to what we do best! While we have been without a performance or show over these last few weeks we have been organizing, planning and preparing to… Read More.
10 Questions with Richard Bowman
Richard is one of our stalwart veterans at the Coaster Theatre. He has been a recognizable face and voice in plays and musicals throughout the years and can be seen this holiday season as the Minstrel in Once Upon A Mattress. Since 2001 he has stretched his singing and acting chops in almost 30 productions.… Read More.
November Favorites
November is always an exciting time of year around the Coaster Theatre with preparations to open our time-honored holiday show and the kick off of the holiday season it is a special time of year. Since 1972, the holiday show at the Coaster Theatre Playhouse has delighted generations of theatre goers. From classic holiday themed… Read More.
10 Question with Amanda Payne
Since stepping on the Coaster Theatre stage in 2010’s My Fair Lady, Amanda has been dancing and singing her way across the Coaster Theatre stage entertaining audiences with her wit and wonderful comedic timing. This holiday season she is delighting audiences as Princess Winnifred the Woebegone in our current production of Once Upon A Mattress. Last holiday season… Read More.
October Favorites
The ghouls, goblins and ghosts have had their fun and now we look forward to turkey dinners, autumn pies and holiday trimmings. Around the Coaster theatre this means opening the final show of the season, the hilarious and romantic musical Once upon A Mattress. The holiday show holds a special place in our hearts at the Coaster… Read More.
10 Questions with Priscilla Fairall
Priscilla is a relative newcomer to the Coaster Theatre stage and is very excited to bring Gillian Holroyd to life in our current production of Bell, Book and Candle. Originally from Eugene, Oregon, she moved to the coast 5 years ago after falling in love with the beautiful scenery, interesting locals and (especially) surfing. Last winter… Read More.
Summer Favorites
Wow! What a summer… It was a crazy, beautiful, fun-filled summer at the Coaster Theatre. We were having so much fun our favorites list went on a 3 month hiatus so this list is a bit long but full of some great theatre related links. We spent our summer battling man-eating, world conquering plants in Little… Read More.
10 Questions with Ann Bronson
Ann Bronson is our second summer participant in our blog series 10 Questions. She can currently be seen on the Coaster Theatre Stage as Jocelyn Polegate (one of the potential murderers….) in the wonderfully fun British caper It Could Be Any One Of Us. Ann is no stranger to the Coaster Theatre stage, she started her “Coaster career” with The Music… Read More.
10 Questions with Todd Payne
Todd Payne is the latest participant in our blog series 10 Questions. He can currently be seen on the Coaster Theatre stage as Seymour Krelborn in this summer’s deviously delicious musical Little Shop of Horrors. Todd has always wanted to step into the shoes of Seymour and is honored and humbled to be able to bring him to… Read More.