Beach Hill Productions was created in 2016 for Pacific Television Theater (or Pacific TV), a former live televised anthology show that was produced at and broadcast from Community Television of Santa Cruz that broadcasted six episodes from 2016 to 2019. Since then BHP has moved into stage play production, short movies, and feature length screenplays that will hopefully one day be filmed.
The former Pacific Television Theater broadcasted on Comcast 27, Charter 73, and online at http://www.communitytv.org/watch/ctv-public-access-2773/. Below are links to episodes.
Episode 6 was a pair of short plays: I Can Quit Anytime, a look at Facebook addiction, and What’s Hiding In Your Tree?, a fictitious ancestry show. The live broadcast was on March 14th, 2019. This is an edited version of the live broadcast.
Episode 5 was a pair of staged readings of two works in progress, performed on July 7, 2018.
Episode 4, Oasis, was performed and live broadcast on May 27, 2017.
Episode 3, Rising Tide, was performed on October 8, 2016
Below is a picture from the read through on Saturday September 17.
Left to right; Liisa Kemp, Mandy Brown, Tiffany Cesi Cesarin, Judy Cerda (picture), Robert Kirkendall, Andrea Lea Martzipan (picture), Rick Kuhn, Damien Jade Warren, and Francisco Oliva
Episode 2 aired on August 6, 2016
And our first show premiered on June 25, 2016.
The first play, Last Call, is a one act that takes place in a neighborhood pub on a slow Tuesday night. It is an ensemble piece that follows of lives of its various patrons as they pursue what they want in a world that always isn’t giving.
Pacific Television Theater was inspired by the Golden Age of Television. An era from the early days of the medium when live broadcast anthology shows featured many up and coming actors, brilliant writers and directors, and presented some of the finest drama of its day. I am attempting to recapture the magic of that time while bringing it into the modern era. Also, by presenting this play live instead of recording it so it can be watched at people’s leisure, it specifies a time and place when people can all get together for a single shared experience, a perfect pairing of art and technology!
For those feeling inclined to help offset costs, here’s a link to our GoFundMe site. And if you want to wait until after the show to see if its worthy of a donation, I will do my best to earn your dollars. https://www.gofundme.com/PacificTV
Robert Kirkendall 
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