the World Premiere Comedy 

“Out With A Bang”

Written by Tony Pasqualini / Directed by Andrew Weyman 

Opening at 8pm on Saturday, May 30, 2026

8pm Thursdays and Saturdays; 3pm Sundays through June 28

Added performance at 2pm on Saturday, June 13 

705 1/2 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90291 

Los Angeles, CA (May 27, 2026) – In addition to its award-winning Mainstage subscription seasons, Pacific Resident Theatre (PRT) is expanding their offerings with Second Stage programming bringing contemporary comedies this summer, and surprising new theatrical treats. Leading the charge is the world premiere of Out With A Bang, a razor-sharp comedy by Tony Pasqualini, opening on the PRT Second Stage.

Featuring three longtime PRT company members, this new comedy is directed by acclaimed Emmy Award-nominated director Andrew Weyman (Fostered, A Permanent Image). The production reunites a powerhouse creative team to explore the hilarious, high-stakes world of senior living—proving that life’s third act is anything but quiet. 

Eddie Cappiello is trapped, living out his life in the Out With A Bang Senior Living Community. His ex-wife Betty – recently widowed from her second husband – arrives at his door one day and asks him to help her get revenge on a neighbor who has made her life intolerable. Eddie, longing to reawaken the love that the two of them once had, makes the fateful decision to assist in the endeavor. He enlists his good friend and next-door neighbor, a former Israeli accountant and professional mourner, Daniel. The three of them devise a dangerous and blatantly illegal plot to deal with her recalcitrant neighbor. 

Photo: Robert Lesser, Tony Pasqualini (by Ian Cardamone)

Andrew Weyman (Director) most recently directed the world premiere of Chaya Doswell’s comedy, Fostered, and Samuel D. Hunter’s A Permanent Image at PRT. He has helmed several New Drama for Television projects at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center and served on the Blue-Ribbon Selection Committee for the National Playwright’s Conference. Andrew is known for his work in television comedy series, directing numerous episodes Roseanne, Two and a Half Men, and The Big Bang Theory. 

CAST: Sarah Brooke as Betty Amalfitano (last seen at PRT as the Librarian in Middletown and as Jenny in A Very Streaming Christmas. Selected PRT appearances include roles in: Rhinoceros, Happy End, Fata Morgana, A Delicate Balance. Additional appearances include roles at Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Odyssey Theatre, Old Globe in San Diego, South Coast Repertory, Seattle Repertory Theatre, and the Intiman). Robert Lesser as Daniel Katzenberg (started his career in the Public Theater production of Richard III at Lincoln Center, and worked closely with Alan Arkin on Broadway in The Soft Touch and in Rubbers & Yanks 3 Detroit 0 Top of the Seventh at the American Place Theater. He starred in the original NY production of Sam Shepard’s Geography of a Horse Dreamer at The Manhattan Theatre Club, and at PRT he was seen in A View from the Bridge, My Antonia and The Bespoke Overcoat). Tony Pasqualini as Eddie Capiello (performed in over a hundred plays nationally. Recently as Lord Stanley in Richard III at A Noise Within; and Sandy Foster in Fostered at PRT. Selected roles include Jim Bayless in All My Sons at South Coast Rep, Donald Rumsfeld in What I Heard About Iraq at the Fountain Theatre, Tim in A Great Wilderness at Rogue Machine Theatre, Van Swieten in Amadeus at the Hollywood Bowl, and Harold Levine in Watching OJ at Ensemble Studio Theatre).

PRODUCTION TEAM: Michael Redfield (Lighting Design), Keith Stevenson (Sound Design), Pietro Saibene andMichael Redfield (Stage Managers). 

Pacific Resident Theatre is nationally recognized as one of the top regional theaters on the West Coast. The company presents works of the highest quality, in order to entertain, inform and educate its multicultural community. In addition to the company’s commitment to rediscover the rarely performed classics, PRT is focused on fostering and developing new works through the collaboration of an artistic ensemble influenced by societal relevance, past, present and future. Pacific Resident Theatre promotes the theatre arts by providing opportunities for artists and craftsmen to develop and enrich their skills. 

Out With A Bang opens at 8pm on Saturday, May 30 and runs at 8pm Thursdays and Saturdays; 3pm Sundays through June 28 (added performance at 2pm on June 13). Pacific Resident Theatre is located at 705 1/2 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90291. Street parking or limited free lot behind building. Tickets $35; 55+ Discount, Veteran Discount $25.00 per ticket ($10 Off); $12 Student tickets ($23 Off). Reservations: https://pacificresidenttheatre.org/ or call (310) 822-8392. 

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EVENT DETAILS FOR CALENDAR: Run time is approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes (including a 15-minute intermission)

WHAT: “Out With A Bang” 

Playwright: Tony Pasqualini

Director: Andrew Weyman

Executive Producer: Marilyn Fox

Presented by Pacific Resident Theatre

DESCRIPTION: Eddie Cappiello is trapped, living out his life in the Out With A Bang Senior Living Community. His ex-wife Betty – recently widowed from her second husband – arrives at his door one day and asks him to help her get revenge on a neighbor who has made her life intolerable, Eddie, longing to reawaken the love that the two of them once had, makes the fateful decision to assist. He enlists his good friend and next-door neighbor, a former Israeli accountant and professional mourner, Daniel. The three of them devise a dangerous and blatantly illegal plot to deal with her recalcitrant neighbor.

WHERE: Pacific Resident Theatre

705 1/2 Venice Blvd.

Venice, CA 90291

Street parking or small free lot in the back: https://pacificresidenttheatre.org

WHEN: Opening at 8pm on Saturday, May 30, 2026

Schedule: 8pm Thursdays and Saturdays; 3pm Sundays (added performance at 2pm on Saturday, June 13) 

Closing: Sunday, June 28, 2026 

HOW: Reservations online: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=302016

Phone: (310) 822-8392

HOW MUCH: Tickets: $35

55+ Discount, Veteran Discount $25.00 per ticket ($10 Off); $12 Student tickets ($23 Off)