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 Torn between his Oklahoma parents and the Beverly Hills owners of an unknown Caravaggio hanging of Judas, Tim rediscovers himself while making the art history discovery of the century. Heretical theology, miraculous hair growth, microscopic art theft and a visit to the Valley of Hell. Imagine your own mother on the Worst Dressed Women List.
ROAD THEATRE COMPANY
announces the Final Show of its 2025-2026 Season…
HELL MOUTH
Written by Tom Jacobson
Directed by Ann Hearn Tobolowsky
All Hell Breaks Loose beginning Tuesday, April 17
at the Road Theatre in North Hollywood!
THE ROAD THEATRE COMPANY and Taylor Gilbert, Founder/Artistic Director are thrilled to announce the final show of its 2025-2026 season, the world premiere of HELL MOUTH, written by Tom Jacobson and directed by Ann Hearn Tobolowsky. HELL MOUTH will begin previews on Tuesday, April 14 will open on Friday, April 17 at 8pm and perform through Sunday, May 24 at 2pm at the Road Theatre, located in The NoHo Senior Arts Colony, 10747 Magnolia Blvd. in North Hollywood.
Torn between his Oklahoma parents and the Beverly Hills owners of an unknown Caravaggio hanging of Judas, Tim rediscovers himself while making the art history discovery of the century. Heretical theology, miraculous hair growth, microscopic art theft and a visit to the Valley of Hell. Imagine your own mother on the Worst Dressed Women List.
ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM AND CAST
TOM JACOBSON (Playwright) has had more than 100 productions of his plays, including Off Broadway: The Twentieth-Century Way, Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre and Boston Court (five Ovation Award nominations, four Los Angeles Drama Critics' Circle nominations, one GLAAD Award nomination, Fringe Festival Award for Outstanding Production of a Play, PEN Center Award for Drama). In Los Angeles: Plunge at Son of Semele Ensemble, Tar at Playwrights Arena, Mexican Day at Rogue Machine Theatre Company, The Orange Grove at Playwrights Arena, the award-winning Bunbury, Tainted Blood, Ouroboros and The Friendly Hour at The Road Theatre Company, Making Paradise: The West Hollywood Musical at Cornerstone Theater Company, Sperm and The Chinese Massacre (Annotated) at Circle X, House of the Rising Son at Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA (Critic's Choice in Back Stage West and Los Angeles Times, nominated for a GLAAD Award and winner of two Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards), Diet of Worms at Chalk Repertory, Captain of the Bible Quiz Team at Rogue Machine Theatre Company (Top Ten Stage Raw, Drama Critic’s Circle Award), The Devil’s Wife at Skylight Theatre, and Walking to Buchenwald and The Bauhaus Project at Open Fist Theatre Company. He has been a co-literary manager of Boston Court, a founding member of Playwrights Ink, and a board member of Cornerstone and Boston Court. Films include: Prairie Sonata (based on The Friendly Hour). Opera: Hopscotch, commissioned by The Industry. Recent productions include Crevasse co-produced by Son of Semele and the Victory Theatre (LADCC Award for Playwriting) and Mrs. Christmas at Aurora Theatre.
ANN HEARN TOBOLOWKY (Director) has been a long-time member of two theatre companies in Los Angeles: Theatre 40 (since 1980) and The Road Theatre Company (since 2015). Primarily an actor, Ann Hearn Tobolowsky began directing in 2004 with Sally Nemeth’s beautiful play Holy Days at Theatre 40 and steadily developed a following as a director and all-around theatre enthusiast. Ann directed three critically acclaimed plays by Steve Yockey: Sleeping Giant (2025), Mercury (2024), and Reykjavík (2021), which was a filmed live play production, honored with laurels at several international film festivals (Sweden, Paris and Buenos Aires).
For the Road she also directed Scintilla, Through the Eye of a Needle and numerous readings for The Word, Under Construction and Summer Playwrights Festival. At Theatre 40 she directed Beatnik Girl, The Half-Light, Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Silent Sky, Good People, As Good As Gold, Bus Stop, Holy Days, Driving Miss Daisy, and Another Part of the Forest. In Los Angeles, Ann also directed the world premieres of The Civil Twilight by Shem Bitterman, The Favorite by Joe Correll, and Forever Bound by Steve Apostolina, as well as the classic Misery with actress Julie Dove. As part of Center Theatre Group’s 2022 LA Writers’ Workshop at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, she directed the reading of Jami Brandli’s play The Magician’s Sister.
The Cast of HELL MOUTH features (in alphabetical order): Tony Abatemarco as “Russell/Spencer,” Taylor Gilbert as “Lois/Samara,” and Danny Lee Gomez as “Tim.”
The Design Team for HELL MOUTH is as follows: Scenic Design by Mark Mendelson Lighting Design by Derrick McDaniel Projection Design by Nicholas Santiago Sound Design by Matt Richter Costume Design by Jenna Bergstraesser Properties Design by Ava Guggenheim. The Production Stage Manager is Maurie Gonzalez. HELL MOUTH is produced by Danna Hyams and Taylor Gilbert.
SCHEDULE AND PRICING
HELL MOUTH will preview on Tuesday, April 14 Wednesday, April 15 and Thursday, April 16 at 8pm will open on Friday, April 17 at 8pm (press opening) and perform through Sunday, May 24 at 2pm at the Road Theatre, located in The NoHo Senior Arts Colony, 10747 Magnolia Blvd. in North Hollywood.
Performances are Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm Sundays at 2pm. There will be captioned performances for the deaf and hard of hearing communities on Friday, May 2 and Sunday, May 17.
Tickets: $39.00 (General Admission) $25.00 (Seniors) $17.00 (Students)
Tickets available online at roadtheatre.org: or https://ci.ovationtix.com/35065/production/1266509 or call 818-761-8838.
For more information, photos, press interviews or for press comps, please contact David Elzer/DEMAND PR at 818/508-1754 or at davidelzer@me.com.
Presenter / Producer: Road Theatre Company
Listed Categories
Theater > Theatrical Comedy
Event Phone: 818-761-8838
Venue
The Road Theatre
10747 Magnolia Blvd
North Hollywood CA 91601
Regions:
LA - San Fernando Valley
North Hollywood / Burbank / Glendale
Performance Dates: 4/17/2026 - 5/24/2026
Friday, 04/17/2026
Saturday, 04/18/2026
Sunday, 04/19/2026
Friday, 04/24/2026
Saturday, 04/25/2026
Sunday, 04/26/2026
Friday, 05/01/2026
Saturday, 05/02/2026
Sunday, 05/03/2026
Friday, 05/08/2026
Saturday, 05/09/2026
Sunday, 05/10/2026
Friday, 05/15/2026
Saturday, 05/16/2026
Sunday, 05/17/2026
Friday, 05/22/2026
Saturday, 05/23/2026
Sunday, 05/24/2026
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Performance Times
Runs: Friday, April 17- Sunday, May 24, 2026
Performances are Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm Sundays at 2pm
There will be captioned performances for the deaf and hard of hearing communities on Friday, May 2 and Sunday, May 17.
The Road Theatre, located in The NoHo Senior Arts Colony,
10747 Magnolia Blvd. in North Hollywood.
Ticket Information:
Tickets: $39.00 (General Admission)
$25.00 (Seniors)
$17.00 (Students)
Tickets available online at https://ci.ovationtix.com/35065/production/1266509
or
www.roadtheatre.org or call 818-761-8838.
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