“Hilarious lyrics... great girls night out!"
-The Oregonian

“Wonderful songs, incredible voices and musicians...”
-Peter Freedman, Director of Friendly House

“They put on a great show, helping us to
create a wonderful, successful, fundraiser”

-Karen Fishel, Dress for Success/Oregon

“You rocked my world!”
-Deb Cryblskey, Battle Ground, WA.

“Haven’t laughed so hard in a long time!”
-Sandy Nimz, Gladstone, OR.

"An absolutely fabulous show! The theatre was packed to the rafters with 1,200 patrons laughing and singing along last month."

-Stephen R. Martin, Executive Director, Historic Elinore Theatre

"Thank you for your magical Hot Flashes performances at the Tower Theatre in Bend, OR. No matter who I sat with, I was surrounded by tear-producing, floor-shaking gut-laughter!"

-JC Chalupa, American Cancer Society, Great West Division, Inc.

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Hot Flashes is an original, hit musical about
a 5-woman band that ages from 40 to 70.

The show played to sold-out houses in Portland, OR with very little advertising. Many women came back to see it several times — bringing large groups of friends — and surprisingly enthusiastic men! It's a word of mouth show that markets itself.

Hot Flashes can work with a very minimal set (for the first 3 years the original production used a 5' banner, 3 stools and a small prop table), and requires just a few costume changes and grey wigs to suggest aging. The cast is small — 5 women and 1 man — and since at least 2 of the women should play instruments, the cost of a back-up band won't break your budget.

Hot Flashes is a small show that can generate big laughs, a large following, and a long-running hit for your theater.

Organizations Who Have Had Hot Flashes:

– American Cancer Society

– Newport Performing Arts Center

– Dress For Success/Oregon

– Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

–Beta Sigma Phi

– Red Hat Society Funvention

– Tower Theatre (Bend, OR)

– Planned Parenthood

– Oregon Writers Series

– Tyree Yacht Club

– Oregon Trial Lawyers

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Kate Finn wrote and performed with the Fallen Angel Choir and Summer Angels, Some Are Not! from 1986 to 1996. She has performed with the all-ages dance band Jungle Jim and the Swing Set and co-authored and produced Hot Flashes, the sequel Flashbacks, and more than 25 other productions.

Rick Weiss wrote and performed with Summer Angels, Some Are Not! from 1988-1996. He teaches songwriting in the schools through Community of Writers, and has written and performed in three different shows for Young Audiences. In addition to Hot Flashes, Rick has co-written over 20 musical theatre productions.