The Great American Melodrama Cast: The Saga of Roaring Gulch Rides Into Up+Adam
About this episode
Adam Montiel interviews the cast of The Great American Melodrama about their current production and the significance of local theater.
Sponsored by The Mountain Air | Sponsored by Benny’s Pizza | SLOFreeParking Up+Adam welcomes Hunter Oehlschlager, Ava Lovelace, and Annabelle “Annie” Oglesby into SLO CAL Studios for a rip-roaring conversation about The Great American Melodrama’s current production, The Saga of Roaring Gulch. Since 1975, The Great American Melodrama in Oceano has been a Central Coast treasure, serving up musicals, comedies, classic melodrama, vaudeville, audience participation, and the kind of live theater chaos you simply cannot fake. In this episode, Adam sits down with three performers who bring PCPA roots, local theater heart, and serious comedy chemistry to the stage. This conversation goes beyond the show itself and into what makes Central Coast theater so special. The cast talks about finding their people through theater, what it feels like to be part of the Melodrama’s long history, the unsung hero pressure of being an understudy, why every performance can feel different, and how a great comedy cast learns to trust, listen, and play. If you love live theater, local talent, western mayhem, saloon-style laughs, and performers who are clearly having as much fun as the audience, saddle up for…
People in this episode
Host: Adam Montiel
Guests: Hunter Oehlschlager, Ava Lovelace, Annabelle “Annie” Oglesby
Topics covered
- theater
- live performance
- comedy
- local culture
- community
- interview
Keywords
- Great American Melodrama
- Roaring Gulch
- live theater
- comedy chemistry
- understudy
- Central Coast theater
- audience participation
Sponsors
The Mountain Air, Benny’s Pizza
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Great American Melodrama, PCPA
Places: Oceano, Central Coast
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