Actor  •  Author  •  Director

Max Geide

Bringing characters to life on stage and on the page — from the footlights of the theater to the quiet intensity of the written word.

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About Me
The story behind the work
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Acting Credits
Stage history & roles
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Works in Progress
Fiction in development
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Reviews
Press & critical response
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Photos & Videos
Production media gallery
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Upcoming Shows
What's on next
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Substack
Writing, dispatches & updates
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© 2026 Max Geide  —  Sacramento, CA

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About Me

The story so far

Max Geide
Tenor
Voice
5'10"
Height
Hazel
Eyes
Brown
Hair

Max Geide is a Sacramento-based actor, director, and author whose work spans the footlights of community theater and the pages of literary fiction. A 2024 Arty Award winner and 2025 NorBay Theater Award winner, he brings nuance and full commitment to every role — whether in front of an audience or at a keyboard.

The best roles — on stage or on the page — are the ones that cost you something.

On stage

A longtime fixture of the Bay Area and Sacramento theater communities, Max has appeared with Lucky Penny Productions, 6th Street Playhouse, Sonoma Arts Live, and The Actors Playpen. He is currently playing Robert Martin in The Drowsy Chaperone with Lucky Penny Productions in Napa, opening May 29, 2026. He has also directed, most notably Lizzie with The Actors Playpen, which took home the 2017 Elly Award for Best Musical.

Training

Voice with Miranda Lawson — Shakespeare with Ian Hopps — Dance (Musical Theatre, Jazz, Contemporary) with various instructors. Accents: Southern, British.

On the page

Max is developing two novels: One May Smile, a psychological thriller set at an elite New England college, and A Body in the Blue Hour, a Palm Springs noir about a man who slowly realizes he has authored his own crime.

Credits

Acting Credits

ProductionRoleCompanyNote
Theater — Actor
The Drowsy Chaperone Robert Martin Lucky Penny Productions Current
Peter and Alice Peter Davies Lucky Penny — Dir. Alexander Gomez
Rumors Lenny Ganz Sonoma Arts Live — Dir. Larry Williams
2025 NorBay — Lead Actor Nominee
Other Desert Cities Trip Wyeth Lucky Penny — Dir. Dana Nelson-Isaacs
2025 NorBay Winner — Supporting Actor
The Glass Menagerie Jim O'Connor Lucky Penny — Dir. Barry Martin
Almost, Maine Various Roles Lucky Penny — Dir. Alexander Gomez
2024 Arty Award — Lead Actor
A Chorus Line Al DeLuca 6th Street Playhouse — Dir. Joe Higgins
Bye, Bye, Birdie Conrad Birdie 6th Street Playhouse — Dir. Holly Vinson
Theater — Director
Lizzie Director The Actors Playpen — Sacramento, CA
2017 Elly Award — Best Musical
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* Bay Area & Sacramento community theater credits

Writing

Works in Progress

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Psychological Thriller  •  Novel

One May Smile

The most dangerous person in any room is the one who knows everyone's secrets.

An elite New England college. Unreliable narrators. A blackmail system inherited by a therapist who never wanted it. When the architecture of mutual ruin starts to collapse, everyone who built it has something to lose.

In development
II

Noir  •  Novel

A Body in the Blue Hour

He thought he was writing fiction. He was writing a confession.

Palm Springs, just before dawn. A protagonist who slowly realizes he has authored his own crime. Desert heat, shifting alliances, and the creeping horror of recognizing yourself in the wrong story.

In development

Media

Reviews

For All Events

Rumors — Sonoma Arts Live

May 2025

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Max Geide’s one-man recap of the entire situation is worth the ticket alone.

Stage and Cinema

Rumors — Sonoma Arts Live

June 2025

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Lenny Ganz, played by Max Geide, unleashes a finale-worthy monologue that practically shakes the stage.

North Bay Bohemian

Peter and Alice — Lucky Penny

February 2026

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Peter & Alice is a show not to be missed. This script is so tight and these actors are so earnest that one might leave with some tears.

North Bay Bohemian

Rumors — Sonoma Arts Live

June 2025

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It’s Geide who really shines. The role of Lenny is legendary for the level of control, skill and energy needed to do it well, and Geide goes all in.

Media

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Production photography, headshots, and video clips. Replace the placeholders below with your actual media.

Photography

Wonder of the World
Wonder of the World Kip — Valhalla Boathouse Theatre, 2025
Other Desert Cities
Other Desert Cities Lucky Penny — Dir. Dana Nelson-Isaacs, 2025
The Drowsy Chaperone
Peter and Alice Peter Davies — Lucky Penny, 2025
Almost, Maine
Almost, Maine Lucky Penny — Dir. Alexander Gomez, 2024
The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie Jim O’Connor — Lucky Penny, 2024
The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie Jim O’Connor — Lucky Penny, 2024
Peter and Alice
Peter and Alice Peter Davies — Lucky Penny, 2025
Rumors
Rumors Lenny Ganz — Sonoma Arts Live, 2025
Rumors
Rumors Lenny Ganz — Sonoma Arts Live, 2025

Shows

Upcoming Shows

May
29
2026
The Drowsy Chaperone
Robert Martin
Lucky Penny Community Arts Center — Napa, CA
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Runs through June 14
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Dispatches from the stage & desk

Essays, updates, and the occasional backstage dispatch. Writing about theater, fiction, the creative life, and whatever else refuses to stay quiet. Published when there’s something worth saying — never just to fill space. Free to read, free to subscribe.

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