DIRECTED BY
Tyler Tafolla

MUSICAL DIRECTION BY
Van Angelo

CHOREOGRAPHY BY
Chloe Chenfeld

Preview Night

January 23, 2026

Opening Night

January 24, 2026

Performance Dates

January 23 – Feb. 1, 2026

OTC at the Brooks presents the world premiere of Dead Moose! Dead Moose tells the story of Job, an eighteen-year-old who miraculously survives a car accident with a moose. Returning home from the hospital, he begins to reassess his life in a series of non-linear vignettes — grappling with questions of death, fate, and religion. All the while, the nagging voice of the dead moose lingers in his head, pushing and provoking him at every turn.

Originally conceived by writer/composer Tyler Tafolla while attending AMDA Los Angeles, Dead Moose first introduced audiences to its songs in 2018 at Republic of Pie in Los Angeles. A concert reading was later staged in January 2025 at the City Heights Performance Annex in San Diego, directed by Tafolla and produced by Kevin “Blax” Burroughs.

Content Disclaimer: Dead Moose is not recommended for audiences under the age of 14. Content includes themes of suicide, abuse, death, religious trauma, body shaming, homophobia and racism. This production contains flashing lights and projections, haze and loud music.

Tyler Tafolla

Writer/Director

Van Angelo

Musical Director

Chloe Chenfeld

Choreographer

Chase Lowary (He/Him)

MOOSE

Chase is so excited to be making his Oceanside Theatre Company debut! Chase’s recent regional credits include: Roger (Grease), Vocal Ensemble (Anastasia), Ensemble (Waitress), and Drifter (Beautiful) [Moonlight Stage Productions], Man 1 (Songs for a New World) & Roger (A New Brain) [San Diego Musical Theatre], Featured Ensemble (Rent In Concert) [The Rady Shell], Ensemble (Bottle Shock! The Musical) & Male Ensemble (The Light in the Piazza) [CCAE Theatricals]. Chase would like to deeply thank his family and friends for always loving and supporting him. @cjlowary

Danny Holmes (He/Him)

JOB

Danny Holmes is San Diego based actor with a B.A in Musical Theatre from San Diego State. His credits include Next to Normal (Gabe), In Pieces (Grey), The Last Five Years (Jamie), Heathers (Kurt), Hamlet (Polonius/Osric), Cabaret (Victor/Cliff u.s), Steel Pier (Dancer/Sonny), Love’s Labor’s Lost (Boyet). He attended the NYC Open Jar Institute in 2023 where he worked closely with Broadway professionals including Susie Carol, Timothy Hughes, Brian Russel Carry, and Joanna Gleason. He is THRILLED to work with some of his closest friends in this incredible new production.

Salima Gangani (She/Her)

JOY

After being a part of the 2025 reading, she is so excited to return to OTC for the first staged production of Dead Moose! Previous credits: Prince of Egypt (Ensemble, Tzipporah/Yocheved U/S), Waitress (Ensemble, Dawn U/S), Jesus Christ Superstar (Vocal Swing) [Moonlight], Songs…New World (Woman 1), Hello, Dolly! (Ensemble), Sweeney Todd (Johanna), [SDMT]. She is also a previous performer of Legoland California, The San Diego Zoo & Seaworld San Diego. Currently, she’s a singer at the Disneyland Resort. Special thanks to her friends, family, & Kenson.

Audrey Deubig (She/Her)

CANDY

Audrey is thrilled to be making her debut at Oceanside Theatre Company! Regional credits: The Rocky Horror Show (Janet), Follies (Young Sally) [Cygnet Theatre], Grease (Frenchy), Waitress (Onstage Swing) [Moonlight], Winter Wonderettes (Suzy), Legally Blonde (Margot/Elle US) [San Diego Musical Theatre], Head Over Heels (Understudy/Swing) [Diversionary]. Audrey also performed in CCAE Theatrical’s Rising Stars Cabaret Series (2020-2022). A big thank you to Audrey’s friends and family supporting her in the audience and in life. Instagram: @audreydeubig

Joshua Powers (He/Him)

HANK

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Lyric Boothe (She/Her)

MABEL

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