Samuel J. Gleason

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Invitation to come see Company!

One show left on the checklist for this season!

This summer, I'll be playing the lead role of Bobby in "Company" with the Raven Players. Though it will not be at the Raven's usual venue - this production is happening in the Windsor High School Theater Building!

8695 Windsor Road, Windsor.

The show runs June 28-July 14, but you can click here to purchase your tickets now!

Hope to see you all there!

- Samuel J. Gleason

Monday, January 1, 2024

2023, for me, was a year of redemption and rewards.

A year where the triumphs greatly outweighed the negatives.

Artistically and creatively, it may have been my best year yet, certainly the best since the world was allowed to wake up from the lockdown.

There's certainly no such thing as a perfect year, and challenges will not hesitate to present themselves when their time arrives. But I'll remember 2023 as a year where every challenge was overcome and the payoff was greatly fulfilling.

Farewell, 2023. In my mind, your memory will be... Everlasting. 🐸

May you all have a wonderful 2024! The Year of the Dragon! 🐉

Friday, December 8, 2023

INVITATION - Remaining show dates! - Samuel J. Gleason - 2023-2024 Theatre Season

You are invited to come see these shows:

• [Title of Show] (u/s going on as Hunter) - Left Edge Theatre Company (The California Theater)

- DATE: December 19th, 2023

• A Midsummer Night's Dream (as Francis Flute) - Spreckels Performing Arts Center

- DATES: February 9th-25th, 2024

• Company (as Robert) - The Raven Performing Arts Theater

- DATES: June 28th-July 14th, 2024

Thursday, November 16, 2023

UPDATE! - November 2023

Hi guys! How are ya? Can I just say, man, what a year this has been! I know it has a month and a half left, but so far, I’ve been having the time of my life with an AMAZING 2023! I truly have been privileged with so many great experiences this year, but the fun isn’t over yet, so let’s get to the update!

As many of you know, my 2022-2023 theatre season ended with Tuck Everlasting (a damn good show to end that season on, and that’s with shows like SpongeBob and A Little Night Music preceding it). And as far as auditions went, I got really lucky for 2023-2024. It started with the Sondheim Tribute Revue and was quickly followed by Hello, Dolly! Now that those shows are checked off and complete, I’m happy to announce that one more show has been added to the end of 2023…

I am currently understudying for the roles of Jeff and Hunter in [Title of Show] at the Left Edge Theatre company with a guaranteed performance as Hunter on December 19th! Mark your calendars and come see it! It’s a hilarious musical with great songs and incredible insight on the creative process of writing a Broadway show!

And then, once 2023 is over, I immediately have some great shows to look forward to in 2024!

I’ll be playing Francis Flute in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Spreckels Performing Arts Center, running from Feb. 9th to Feb. 25th, 2024!

Then, to close out the 2023-2024 season, I’ll be playing the lead role of Robert in COMPANY at the Raven Performing Arts Center, which runs from June 28th to July 14th, 2024!

And that sums up what’s left of the shows on this season’s list.

Once this season is finished, my plan is to take a break from doing theatre and turn my attention to some other creative endeavors. I won’t declare it as a super-long hiatus, because you never know when a bucket-list role/opportunity/audition will present itself, but there are other ventures I’ve been putting on the shelf while focusing on theatre and beefing up my resume.

That wraps up this update, folks. I hope you all have a wonderful rest of 2023! Never stop, continue to create, and I hope to see you at one of the shows listed above!

Warm regards,
Samuel J. Gleason

UPCOMING SHOWS:

• [Title of Show] (u/s going on as Hunter) - December 19th, 2023

• A Midsummer Night's Dream (as Francis Flute) - February 9th-25th, 2024

• Company (as Robert) - June 28th-July 14th, 2024

PREVIOUS SHOWS:

► 2023-2024 Season:

• Sondheim Tribute Review (as Henrik and Tony) - July 7-9, 2023

• Hello, Dolly! (as Ambrose Kemper) - Oct. 6th-15th, 2023

► 2022-2023 Season:

• The SpongeBob Musical (as SpongeBob) - Nov. 18th - Dec. 4th, 2022

• A Little Night Music (as Henrik) - Feb. 10th-26th, 2023

• Tuck Everlasting (as Miles Tuck) - May 5th-21st, 2023

Sunday, June 25, 2023

Upcoming Shows

Hi guys! After some great auditions over the past couple of months, I've managed to book a few shows, so I'm gonna go ahead and announce them in bulk ahead of time! Mark your calendars!

• Sondheim Tribute Revue - North Bay Productions
July 7th - 9th, 2023
In this wonderful tribute show to Stephen Sondheim, I'll be singing songs from A Little Night Music (reprising Henrik!), West Side Story, Merrily We Roll Along, and more!

• Hello, Dolly! - Spreckels Performing Arts Center
Sep 29th - Oct 15th, 2023
I'll be playing Ambrose Kemper! (who was played by Tommy Tune in the film adaptation)

• A Midsummer Night's Dream - Spreckels Performing Arts Center
Feb 9th - 25th, 2024
I'll be playing Francis Flute in this 1960s-based production of A Midsummer Night's Dream!

• Company: The Musical - Raven Performing Arts Theater
June 28 - July 14, 2024
I'll be playing the lead role of Robert! Another Sondheim musical staple for the resume!

As tickets for each of these shows become available, you can get them using this link: https://solo.to/samueljgleason