Photo by Dayna Speed

Warren Hanson, Sean Cooper, Dori Campbell,  Sean OBrien, Britt Jensky, Ali
Lane, Kristen Vellinger, Erin Sullivan, Elmer Strasser get ready for the Cabaret.

Celebrate the season with a Holiday Cabaret, Love's Obsession, on Sunday, December 17, at the Firehouse Arts Center, 4444 Railroad Avenue, Pleasanton.
The festivities begin at 5 pm with a no-host bar,  light snacks,  and surprises followed by the show at 6:00 pm.  The evening is a fundraiser for Castro Valley’s newest theater company, TMC Arts.

Founder Dayna Speed has assembled over 20 local entertainers to sing their favorite songs of love.  Many performers return from TMC Arts' debut summer blockbuster, Bright Star.  They are joined by cast members of Castro Valley High School’s recently sold-out musical The Little Mermaid including Sophia Pereira (Ariel), Nora Layne (Ariel), Alex Hurley (Prince Eric), and Xavier Collins (Sebastian). Castro Valley Center for the Arts Manager Sean Cooper is paired with Pleasanton’s  Kristen Vellinger to sing “I’d Give It All for You” from Songs For a New World.

Producer Dayna Speed is passionate about bringing musical theater to the forefront of the local entertainment scene.  Following her Bright Star success, she will produce three shows in 2024:  Anastasia and Oklahoma at the Douglas Morrisson Theatre and The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Castro Valley Center for the Arts.  “It is important to me to inspire and entertain audience members with shows that will leave them with a sense of hope,” Dayna shared.  For tickets:  TMCtheatre.org