Lucky Penny Productions
"The Little Theatre Company That Could"

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Thank you for supporting Lucky Penny Productions with a donation to our THRIVE IN '25! campaign for the 2025. Your donation helps us maintain operations through the current season and into the 2025-26 season ahead. We're hoping to raise $35,000-$40,000 which will cover about 10% of our total operating costs. 

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Checks can be made out to Lucky Penny Productions and mailed to:
1370 Trancas St. PMB 228
Napa CA 94558

We also offer opportunities to sponsor a production, or place an ad in our playbill or lobby. In addition we maintain an account to receive donations of securities. Please contact us to learn more or with any questions. Email info@luckypennynapa.com or call 707-266-6305.

We appreciate your support in helping us continue as "The Little Theatre Company That Could"!


La Cage aux Folles

Sept 5-21, 2025

The barrier-breaking musical "La Cage aux Folles" opened on Broadway in 1983 and went on to win six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book. The show tells the story of Georges, the manager of a Saint-Tropez nightclub featuring drag shows, and Albin, his romantic partner and star attraction. Madness ensues when George's son brings home his fiancée and her ultra-conservative parents to meet them. This musical was based on the original play from 1973, which was also the basis for the film "The Birdcage" in 1996.

Revenge of the Rebobs! A New Musical

Oct 17-Nov 2, 2025

It's Halloween, 1982, and something's brewing in the hills at the top of Partrick Road. When a skeptic comes to Napa Valley to find out the truth about the legendary Rebobs, he’s drawn into the local mystery – and when bodies start piling up it seems like the Rebobs are out for revenge. Along the way the skeptical researcher meets a barefoot second-generation hippie, a weird trio of goth girls, a wise yet creepy old man who lives on top of the hill, and a guy who definitely peaked in high school. Who is the villain here? Are the Rebobs out for blood? Or are they being framed? "Revenge of the Rebobs!" is the latest collaboration between Composer/Lyricist Rob Broadhurst and Writer Barry Martin who created “The Real Housewives of Napa Valley,” and “A Napa Valley Christmas Carol.”

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Dec 5-Dec 21, 2025

The Herdmans are the worst kids in the history of the world–so when they crash Sunday school and demand parts in the Christmas pageant, the whole town panics. There’s not supposed to be cigar-smoking in Bethlehem, and while these kids have never even heard the Christmas story, they definitely have rewrites. Soon, everyone is calling for reluctant director Grace Bradley to cancel the whole thing. It’s up to the Bradleys and the Reverend to help their community see the Christmas story and the Herdman kids through new eyes in this buoyant musical adaptation of the funny and touching holiday classic.

Peter and Alice

Jan 30-Feb 15, 2026

In 1932 there was a meeting between Alice Liddell Hargreaves, the inspiration for “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,” and Peter Llewellyn Davies, one of the boys who inspired “Peter Pan.” During their brief encounter, their sometimes-troubled real lives are revealed, as they struggle to be distinct from the fantasy characters they inspired. What motivated authors Lewis Carroll and J.M. Barrie to become so deeply involved in the lives of the real Peter and Alice in the first place? The Guardian called it a tale of “the agony and the ecstasy of inherited fame.”

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Mar 6-22, 2026

An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming "ding" of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves a champion! Losers get a juice box. "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" is a delightful romp filled with comedic genius.

Born Yesterday

April 10-26, 2026

Vulgar, self-centered junkman Harry Brock has come to Washington to make crooked deals with government big-wigs. He has brought with him the charming but dumb ex-chorus girl Billie, whose lack of social graces embarrasses even Harry. Harry hires a young, idealistic magazine reporter to educate Billie. When Billie learns what kind of man Harry really is she rebels against his bullying and precipitates a crisis that threatens to bring down his corrupt enterprise.

The Drowsy Chaperone

May 29-June 14, 2026

When a die-hard theatre fan plays his favorite cast album, the characters come to life in his New York apartment in this hilarious musical farce. In the show-within-the-show, we meet two lovers on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not-so-bright hostess, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan and an intoxicated chaperone – all the ingredients for a loving send-up of the Golden Age musical. “The Drowsy Chaperone” debuted in 1998 in Toronto and opened on Broadway in 2006 where it went in to win five Tony Awards.

SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS image
A Season Subscription (or Season Ticket) provides you with tickets to all seven shows in our 2025-26 season. You save 20% over single show ticket prices, and you have your seats secured in advance and don't have to worry about missing a show because it's sold out. Subscribers also get freedom to move their tickets to a different performance date at no charge. 

Currently the renewal period is underway for current subscribers. Around July 1st Season Tickets will go on sale for new Subscribers. Subscriptions for the full season will then be on sale through September 20, 2025.

There are four different Subscriber packages to choose from:
  • Opening Night (First Friday of the run) at 7:30pm
  • Any Friday or Saturday after opening night at 7:30pm
  • Sunday Matinee at 2:00pm
  • Thursday Night at 7:30pm

All evening performances begin at 7:30pm and all matinees begin at 2pm. Doors open one hour before each performance.

WE WILL ACTIVATE THIS LINK SOON. Thanks for your patience. 

If you have any trouble completing the process, email info@luckypennynapa.com or leave a message at 707-266-6305 and we will happily help you out. 
About N.A.P.A.

About N.A.P.A.

N.A.P.A. stands for Napa Academy of Performing Arts.

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Workshops & Classes

Workshops & Classes

A special opportunity for young performers 7th-12th grade Monday June 2nd at Lucky Penny: Questions & Answers with Talia Suskauer from 4p-5p  Song Workshop with Talia (optional) 5p-6p COST: Q&A only $50/Q&A plus Song Workshop $85 EMAIL luckypennymbj@gmail.com to enroll today!

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LUCKY PENNY PRODUCTIONS AUDITION INFORMATION 

Updated July 8, 2025
 
Lucky Penny Productions is seeking IMMEDIATE audition submissions for the following shows:

“LA CAGE AUX FOLLES”
Book by Harvey Fierstein, Lyrics and Music by Jerry Herman
Directed by Darren A.C. Carollo, Music Direction by Debra Chambliss, Choreography by Alex Gomez
Performance Dates: September 5-21, 2025 SUBMISSIONS ASAP. Email luckypennycasting@gmail.com with headshot and resume and state your interest in which role. 
CHANTAL. Male-presenting Drag Queen (Any age). Powerful countertenor — her specialty is operatic singing. 
PHAEDRA. Male-presenting Drag Queen (Any age). A specialty performer with a dry, deadpan attitude.  

"THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER: The Musical"
Book and Lyrics by Jahnna Beecham, Music and Lyrics by Malcom HillgartnerDirected by Taylor Bartolucci, Music Direction by Debra Chambliss
Performance Dates: December 5-21, 2025 SUBMISSIONS ASAP. Email luckypennycasting@gmail.com with headshot and resume and state your interest. RALPH HERDMAN. (Male presenting. Age: to play High School Freshman/Sophomore) The oldest and coolest of the Herdman family. He’s the enforcer.  

“PETER AND ALICE”
By John Logan Directed by Alex Gomez Performance Dates: January 30-February 15, 2026 SUBMISSIONS BY AUGUST 6th.  Email luckypennycasting@gmail.com with headshot and resume and state which role you are interested in. If you previously submitted at the beginning of the season, there is no need to resubmit. We will contact you for callbacks.  

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
The roles of Peter Llewelyn Davies and Alice in Wonderland have been cast. All other roles available.
  
ALICE LIDDELL HARGREAVES. (Female presenting. Age Range: to play 80) An 80-year-old woman who is poised and stately, but also vulnerable and afraid of old age. Inspiration for the character of Alice in Wonderland.

LEWIS CARROLL/REV. CHARLES DODGSON.
(Male presenting. Age Range: 40’s) A gifted storyteller with a stammer who is also known as Rev Charles Dodgson.
 
JAMES BARRIE. (Male presenting. Age Range: 40’s) A wordsmith who is also an intoxicating but lonely figure.
 
PETER PAN. (Male presenting. Age Range: Teens-20’s) An eternal child who is full of bravado and nerve.
 
ARTHUR DAVIES/REGINOLD HARGREAVES/MICHAEL DAVIES. (Male presenting. Age Range: late 20’s-30’s) Requires an actor who can play 3 distinctly different roles. 


“THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE”

Music and Lyrics by William Finn, Book by Rachel SheinkinDirected by Jeff Arriaga, Music Direction by Debra Chambliss, Choreography by Staci ArriagaPerformance Dates: March 6-22, 2026 SUBMISSIONS BY JULY 19th.  Email luckypennycasting@gmail.com with headshot and resume and state which role you are interested in.  If you previously submitted at the beginning of the season, there is no need to resubmit. We will contact you for callbacks. 

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
The roles of Rona Lisa Peretti and Douglas Panch have been cast. All other roles available.
 
CHIP TOLENTINO. (Male presenting. Age Range: Adult to play teens) An athletic, social, boy scout and champion of the Twenty Fourth Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, he returns to defend his title, but he finds puberty hitting at an inopportune moment. Singing Range: Tenor.
 
LOGAINNE SCHWARTZANDGRUBENIERE (SCHWARTZY). (Female presenting. Age Range: Adult to play teens) Logainne is the youngest and most politically aware speller, often making comments about current political figures. She is driven by internal and external pressure, but above all by a desire to win to make her two fathers proud. She is somewhat of a neat freak, speaks with a lisp, and will be back next year. Singing Range: Mezzo.
 
LEAF CONEYBEAR. (Male presenting. Age Range: Adult to play teens) The second runner-up in his district, Leaf gets into the competition on a lark and finds everything about the bee incredibly amusing. He is home-schooled and comes from a large family of former hippies. He has severe Attention Deficit Disorder and spells words correctly while in a trance. Singing Range: Tenor.
 
WILLIAM BARFEE. (Male presenting. Age Range: Adult to play teens) A Putnam County Spelling Bee finalist last year, he was eliminated because of an allergic reaction to peanuts and is back for vindication. His famous "Magic Foot" method of spelling has boosted him to spelling glory, even though he only has one working nostril and a touchy, bullying personality. He develops a crush on Olive. Singing Range: Tenor.
 
MARCY PARK. (Female presenting. Age Range: Adult to play teens) The ultimate over-achiever, Marcy has never been given another option. She comes from a family where excellence is expected and so simply produced. A parochial school student, she assumes God, too, expects perfection. She sees herself as a mass of problems but she keeps them to herself. Having moved often because of her parents' work, she knows she can beat the local competition. Her many talents include piano, dance, martial arts, baton twirling, etc. Singing Range: Mezzo.
 
OLIVE OSTROVSKY. (Female presenting. Age Range: Adult to play teens) A young newcomer to competitive spelling. Her mother is in an ashram in India, and her father is working late, as usual, but he is trying to come sometime during the Bee. Having found comfort in its words and vastness, Olive made friends with her dictionary at a very young age, helping her to make it to the competition. She starts enormously shy, and slowly blossoms. Singing Range: Mezzo.
 
MITCH MAHONEY. (Male presenting. Age Range: 25-50) The Official Comfort Counselor. An ex-convict, Mitch is performing his community service with the Bee, and hands out juice boxes to losing students. He has no idea how to offer comfort, but does find himself wishing he could find a way to make the kids feel better. Singing Range: Tenor.  


Lucky Penny Productions is an all-volunteer organization. We do offer small travel stipends that range from $200-$500 (based on number of attended rehearsals and performances you attend). We are seeking a diverse group of performers of all ages, ethnicities, gender, and encourage anyone interested to submit.  For any additional questions please email luckypennycasting@gmail.com. Callbacks for “Born Yesterday” and “Drowsy Chaperone” will take place at a later date. Stay tuned!


As Napa Valley’s Premier Theatre Company, Lucky Penny Productions creates, develops and presents professional quality theatre, and fosters educational opportunities for youth and adults in our community. We are 501c3 non-profit organization.

The company was founded by Taylor Bartolucci and Barry Martin in 2009. In 2015, the Lucky Penny Community Arts Center opened. Our Mainstage Season presents seven to 10 fully staged productions each year from September to June, while our Napa Academy of Performing Arts offers training for youth and adults year 'round.

Our Community Arts Center is located at 1758 Industrial Way in Napa. It contains a 99-seat black box theatre, rehearsal room, and technical and storage areas.

ARTISTIC & CASTING DIRECTOR: Taylor Bartolucci
MANAGING DIRECTOR: Barry Martin

BOARD PRESIDENT: Taylor Bartolucci
VICE PRESIDENT: Heather Buck
TREASURER: Barry Martin
SECRETARY: Julie Morales
DIRECTORS: Heather Gonsalves, Linda Homick, James McNair, Mia Malm, Lisa Massaro, Kirstin Pieschke
(As of Sept. 13, 2023)


  • 1758 Industrial Way, Napa, CA, USA
  • MAILING: 1370 Trancas Street PMB 228, Napa CA 94558
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Lucky Penny Productions was founded in Napa in 2009. Our first performances took place in the depot of the Napa Valley Wine Train in May of that year. A few months later we began producing shows in the Napa Valley Opera House and at Dreamweavers/Napa Valley Playhouse. Along the way we developed co-productions with 6th Street Playhouse in Santa Rosa and Spreckels Theatre Company in Rohnert Park. In January 2015 we opened the Lucky Penny Community Arts Center as the home for all our productions. 

Our Production History

2024-2025 Season     
Legally Blonde | Women in Jeopardy | Oliver! | Love Letters | Reefer Madness | Other Desert Cities | The Real Housewives of Napa Valley 2025

2023-2024 Season
The Addams Family Musical | The Revolutionists | The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical | Saving Santa | Almost, Maine | The Sound of Music | The Glass Menagerie | The Real Housewives of Napa Valley

2022-2023 Season 
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike | Sweeney Todd | Saving Santa | A Napa Valley Christmas Carol 2022 | Disney's The Descendants | The World Goes 'Round | Silent Sky | The Great American Trailer Park Musical

 2021-2022 Season 
Disney's The Little Mermaid | Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End | A Napa Valley Christmas Carol | The Marvelous Wonderettes | The How and the Why | Bright Star

2020-2021 Season
All live-on-stage shows had to be cancelled/postponed due to pandemic. Five "Video Theatre" productions were filmed in Covid-safe ways at the Lucky Penny Community Arts Center. Several of the 2021-21 shows have been rescheduled in the 2021-22 season.

2019-2020 Season
9 to 5 The Musical | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Miracle on 34th Street | Xanadu Jr. | Five Course Love |
(Remainder of season cancelled/postponed due to Pandemic)

2018-2019 Season
Into the Woods | Blithe Spirit | Scrooge in Love! | The Enchanted Bookshop | Forever Plaid | Bingo, The Winning Musical | Rapture, Blister, Burn | Cabaret

2017-18 Season
Chicago | The Crucible | Annie | 8x10: A Festival of 10 Minute Plays | Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical | Scream Queens | The Miss Firecracker Contest | Hands on a Hardbody

2016-17 Season
Big River | I Wanna Be Bad | The Miracle Worker | The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical | 'Twas the Night Before Christmas | A Little Night Music | Kids Rule the 8 x 10: A Festival of 10 Minute Plays | Maple and Vine | Clue: The Musical

2015-16 Season
The Secret Garden | Gruesome Playground Injuries | Beyond Therapy | The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical | Gidion's Knot | In Love with the 8 x 10 | The Andrews Brothers | I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change

2014-15 Season

Oliver | Bonnie & Clyde | 8 x 10 Festival of 10 Minute Plays | Cowgirls | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Yesterday Again

2013-14 Season

Monty Python's Spamalot | An 8 x 10 Holiday: A Festival of 10 Minute Plays | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Becky Shaw

2012-13 Season

I Love You Because | 8 x 10 Festival of 10 Minute Plays | The Great American Trailer Park Musical | Funny Girl | Wonder of the World

2011-12 Season
Snowing at Delphi | A Glass of Cabaret | A Staged Reading of Two New Plays by Barry Martin

2010-11 Season
Private Eyes

2009-10 Season

Baggage | Looking | The Shape of Things | The Love List