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Andrew Schmedake is a lighting designer for theater, dance and live events. His careertaken him everywhere from opera and ballet to cruise ships, haunted houses and TED Talks. Presently, Andrew lives in Los angeles and lectures part time at UC Santa Barbara. He is an alumni from the MFA Program in Lighting Design from Carnegie Mellon University.


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Ledisi, Chester Gregory and More to Star in AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ at Ebony Repertory Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 20, 2026

Ebony Repertory Theatre has revealed the full cast and creative team for the production of Ain’t Misbehavin’. Based on the book by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby Jr., the Tony Award-winning musical will feature choreography by Dominique Kelley.
Review: ALL MY SONS at Antaeus Theatre Company
by Harker Jones - Mar 17, 2026

What did our critic think of ALL MY SONS at Antaeus Theatre Company?With Miller’s prescient book and under Nguyễn’s precise and fluid direction, ALL MY SONS is another gem in the Antaeus crown.
Photos: KID GLOVES at The Skylight Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 20, 2026

Village Green Productions is presenting  a world premiere musical comedy, KID GLOVES, book and lyrics by Matthew Leavitt, music by Nathan Wang. Check out photos below!
Review: KID GLOVES World Premiere Musical Comedy at Skylight Theatre
by Shari Barrett - Jan 20, 2026

This world premiere musical comedy is fast-paced, hilarious, and sneakily poignant, skewering the utter depravity of reality TV and how it can corrupt even the most wholesome element of humanity – children!
KID GLOVES World Premiere to be Presented at The Skylight Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 22, 2025

Village Green Productions will present a world premiere musical comedy, Kid Gloves, book and lyrics by Matthew Leavitt, music by Nathan Wang, choreography by Christine Lakin, music direction by Anthony Lucca and direction by Richard Israel.
Andi Chapman Directs West Coast Premiere of BERTA, BERTA At Echo Theater Company
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 9, 2025

The Echo Theater Company will present the West Coast premiere of Berta, Berta a sensuous love story by Angelica Chéri that was inspired by a prison chain gang song from Parchman Farm.
Andi Chapman to Direct MACBETH at A Noise Within This Winter
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 7, 2025

Delve deep into the psychological turmoil of a man fighting from a place of loss and tortured by guilt, fate and the corrupting influence of his own desires when Andi Chapman directs William Shakespeare's Macbeth at A Noise Within. Learn more!
Winners Announced For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards
by BWW Awards - Jan 7, 2025

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
Photos: THE CIVILITY OF ALBERT CASHIER Opens at the Colony Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2024

The Colony Theatre has officially opened The Civility of Albert Cashier, a new musical. Check out photos from opening night on the red carpet here
Photos: THE CIVILITY OF ALBERT CASHIER at Colony Theatre
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 8, 2024

The Reel Red Entertainment production of The Civility of Albert Cashier, a new musical opened last night, Saturday, September 7th at The Colony Theatre. Check out production photos here!
Creative Team Announced for THE CIVILITY OF ALBERT CASHIER At Colony Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 1, 2024

The Colony Theatre has announced the cast and designers for the Reel Red Entertainment production of The Civility of Albert Cashier.
Theatre Rhinoceros Presents the World Premiere of THE PRIDE OF LIONS
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 12, 2024

Theatre Rhinoceros will present the world premiere of non-binary playwright Roger Q. Mason's boundary-breaking play The Pride of Lions. The Pride of Lions is directed by Ely Sonny Orquiza, stars seven Bay Area actors, and is supported by a creative team of both local and Southern California design talent.
THE PRIDE OF LIONS Comes to Theatre Rhinoceros Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 2, 2024

GLAAD Media Award winning Theatre Rhinoceros will present the World Premiere of The Pride of Lions. Performances run March 28-April 21.
Photos: First Look at the World Premiere Of Marlow Wyatt's SHE At Antaeus Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 26, 2023

Get an exclusive first look at the world premiere of SHE, a new play by Marlow Wyatt, now running at Antaeus Theatre Company. Check out the photos and get a sneak peek at this exciting new production.
SHE Opens the 2023-24 Season at Antaeus Theatre Company 
by Stephi Wild - Sep 7, 2023

Antaeus Theatre Company opens its 2023-24 season with the world premiere of SHE, a poignant, magical and lyrical coming-of-age American drama. Learn more about the production and how to purchase tickets here!
Antaeus Theatre Company to Present World Premiere of SHE by Marlow Wyatt
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 6, 2023

Antaeus Theatre Company will open its 2023-24 season with the world premiere of SHE, a poignant, magical and lyrical coming-of-age American drama written by Antaeus-commissioned playwright Marlow Wyatt and directed by Andi Chapman.
FreeFall Theatre Presents AT HOME WITH ETHEL WATERS
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 4, 2023

freeFall Theatre Company's 2023/2024 season opens with an all-new play with music written by and starring Rose Weaver (freeFall debut) as the one and only Ethel Waters.
Toni Morrison's THE BLUEST EYE Opens 'Balancing Act' Season at A Noise Within
by Stephi Wild - Jul 20, 2023

Three young Black girls in 1940s Ohio strive to make sense of love, sisterhood, abuse and hate. A Noise Within opens its 2023-24 'Balancing Act' season with The Bluest Eye, adapted for the stage by Lydia R. Diamond from the novel by Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison and directed by Andi Chapman.
Merle Dandridge, Regina Taylor, Andre Royo & More to Star in IS GOD IS Staged Reading Presented by Lobby Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 31, 2023

Lobby Theatre will debut for the first time in Los Angeles with a staged reading of Aleshea Harris’s Obie Award-winning play, ‘IS GOD IS,’ starring Merle Dandridge, Jayme Lawson, Regina Taylor, and Dominique Thorne.
AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' to Open Ebony Repertory Theatre 15th Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 29, 2023

Ebony Repertory Theatre will present the Tony Award-winning musical AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ as its 15th Anniversary Season Opening Production. 

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