In the fall of 2005, Jill Turnbow, John Geever and Joe Eister were
performing together in San Luis, in a play directed by Michael
Siebrass. They began discussing the need for a theatre in the area
where more compelling works could be produced. And from that
first conversation, Houselights Theatre was born. Initially Morro Bay
was the desired locale, due mainly to their lack of live
entertainment, but a suitable location was difficult to secure.
Houselights staged several successful readings around town, but a
permenant home was never found. And during that time, Joe Eister
stepped down and moved on to other projects.
Then Allied Arts stepped in and invited Houselights to join them in
their new theatre venture in Cambria. Located now in the old
grammar school on Main St., Houselights Theatre is prepping for its
inaugural season. We feel this area is rife with talent that has been
underutilitzed. We have a desire to provide a supportive
environment where artistic expression is nurtured and talent
rewarded. We believe every audience loves a great story well told.
The play’s the thing!
Jill Turnbow (Executive Director)
Jill holds a BFA in Theatre (Acting/Directing) and Radio/TV Communications from Stephen F. Austin State University. She spent many years as the Production Director for a major market radio station. She worked with notable Texas theatre companies including Theatre Arlington, Scott Theatre, and Casa Manana. Jill’s nearly 12 years traveling the country and overseas as a stand-up comedienne included a stint entertaining the troops during Operation Desert Storm. That experience led her to write and star in her one-woman show Between Iraq and a Hard Place that ran in several venues in Los Angeles, Montreal and Off-Broadway in New York. Since moving to the Central Coast, she has been seen at the Pewter Plough Playhouse in Barefoot in the Park, Moonlight & Valentino,Laundry & Bourbon and Lone Star, IT HAD TO BE YOU and the Vagina Monologues (which she also directed). At the SLO Little Theatre she was featured in Inherit the Wind and several staged readings.
John Geever
(Education Director)
Mr. Geever is a native of Los Angeles and earned a Bachelors Degree in Literature with a Theatre minor from California State University, Dominguez Hills in 1971. He earned his teaching credential in Elementary Education from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo in 1978 and a Masters in Education from the University of La Verne in 1993. He currently teaches elementary school in the San Luis Coastal Unified School District. He has lived in Morro Bay for almost 30 years. John has been involved in theatre since high school and began acting here on the Central Coast in 1984. He has appeared in over 25 plays at San Luis Little Theatre,
Peninsula Players, Central Coast Shakespeare Festival, Unity Players, and Centerpoint Theatre. He has also appeared in several videos for a local production company. He was recently featured in the Pewter Plough production of THE HOUSEKEEPER and he portrayed Henry Drummond in the SLO Little Theatre production of Inherit the Wind.
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ariadna on 11 May 2008 at 12:54 pm #
i want to know if martin hewitt is going to be in the theatre. i am a fan of him and i would want to see him . thanks for answering.
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