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WHAT IS BOB'S HOLIDAY OFFICE PARTY ?
BOB'S HOLIDAY OFFICE PARTY is an annual theatrical Christmas event that has been a staple if the Los Angeles Holiday season for over 25 years. Written by Rob Elk and Joe Keyes with Mark Fite BHOP has had scores of LA talent act in the show, and for eight of those years, PAT TOWNE has played Mayor Roy, the troubled head of the town who has a secret... that everyone knows.
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In 2023 BOB'S won Stage Raw LA's Distinguished Comedy Production Award.
Stage Raw noted:
"If there was a point to any of this, it’s that we have so little control of events around us. We imagine we’re in control, as though power is our destiny when, in fact, we’re at the mercy of physics, and gravity, and, in the case of Bob’s Holiday Christmas Party, our own collective stupidity."
PAT TOWNE AS MAYOR ROY
How much do I love Bob’s Holiday Office Party? I keep going back for the big laughs and surprises. I’ve seen the show more than a dozen times over the years, and I’m always blown away by the brilliantly funny cast, the hilarious and moving story, and the constant variety of spur-of-the-moment comic improvisations. Each performance feels like a crazy miracle unfolding before your eyes. Everyone I’ve taken to see the show has loved it too!
— Matt Groening, creator of 'The Simpsons'.
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THE THEATRE
Every year, insurance agent Bob Finhead’s whacked out friends and clients stop by his small-town Iowa office for their annual holiday bash. The town mayor, the sheriff, the twin farmers, the stoner, the town floozy and the pastor’s wife have already RSVP'd for this year’s event. But Bob has dreams of a bigger life and wants to escape their narrow-minded thinking.
Will he be able to fulfill his dream of becoming a professional inventor and move to the big city, or will he come to realize how much he is the heart and soul of the town? Will any of this matter once the party starts, the bickering and fighting begins, and the drinks hit the floor?
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THE REVIEWS
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