How We Began...

Comedy Tonight Productions was founded in 1996 by Gabriel Vega and
Rebecca Hanes, and from its inception, specialized in the works of Gilbert &
Sullivan. It has produced a dozen shows, four of them from the cannon of
G&S. We are bringing the works of G&S, and more, to the county once again.

Comedy Tonight Productions Advisory Board

Roxanne Diesel - Co-Founder & Artistic Director of the Gypsy Players and
Gypsies in the Trunk

Chris Carnicelli - Longtime Award winning actor & published author

Robert Harrell - Local Financial Planner and Theatrical Enthusist

Cynthia Knight - Children's Educator and Thespian

Maureen Daley - Local Educator and Speech Therapist

Damian Gravino - Artistic Director for Camarillo Community Theatre

John Wootress, Esq. - Legal Counsel, Benefactor

Gabriel Vega - Artistic Director/Founder

Mr. Vega brings over 18 years of stage work and nearly 40 years of choral
experience with him, previously producing, staging, and appearing as
pompous Poohbah in The Mikado, The silly Sargeant of Police in the Pirates
of Penzance, darkly delightful Dick Deadeye in H.M.S Pinafore, and the
dastardly Sir Despard in Ruddigore with Comedy Tonight Productions.

His work with the Moorpark College Opera Workshop program was seen in
productions of Gilbert & Sullivans' Princess Ida and The Gondoliers as well
as leading roles in Desert Song, The Merry Widow, and Die Fledermaus, all
under the direction of director Marilyn Anderson.

He has appeared throughout the county as Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof in
Ojai and Ventura, as well as being the first Tevye at the Simi Valley Cultural
Arts Center. Other favorites include The Duke in the Conejo Players
production of Big River, Nicely in Guys and Dolls, Jud in Oklahoma!, Teddy in
Arsenic and Old Lace, The Govenor in Man of La Mancha, and Pseudelous
in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

He is also writing a satirical piece based on The Mikado about a group of
wealthy Somis landowners called The Avocado. Mr. Vega, who appears with
the Gypsies in the Trunk 'fairy tales in the park' program, also directed and
wrote his first work for that troupe this past summer, a wild, wild western
version of Peter Pan.

He performs regularly as a repertory company member of Gypsy Productions
in their Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre productions. Mr. Vega also runs an
event management company called Avalon Conventions with his good
friends John and Roxanne Diesel. In his spare time, he runs a teeny tiny
game store in Camarillo called Name of the Game.

He has two lovely cats, an eight year old seal point Himalayan named Zorak,
and a sixteen year old Jellicle cat named Plume. For more (yawn!) exciting
facts about Mr. Vega, check out his website at http://www.gabrielvega.com

Larry English - Music Coordinator

Larry is happy to return to The Pit after taking several years off from playing
musicals. He is a veteran of over 80 musical productions – one of the first
being “Jacque Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris” - and numerous
performances with Comedy Tonight Productions.

After many years in Real Estate, he taught High School and Jr. High math,
science and computers at Grace Brethren Schools in Simi and Algebra and
Geometry at Rio Mesa High School. He is currently back selling Real Estate
(lucrative☺), as well as providing mortgages, is an Artist in Residence at
Santa Susana High School, and tutors Algebra and Geometry in his spare
time.