Performance Riverside announces open call auditions for professional non-union performers for their upcoming production of Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty’s Seussical.  The production is directed and choreographed by Roger Castellano, and musically directed by Scott T. Smith. Auditions will be held on September 17 and 18 at 7:30 pm in Landis Performing Arts Center on the campus of Riverside City College. Performance pay is available. (Read on …)

Redlands Footlighters is holding open auditions for Perfect Wedding, a fast moving farce by Robin Hawdon on Monday and Tuesday, September 10 and 11, at 7:00pm.  Production dates are November 1 through 18.  Auditions will be held at the theater, located at 1810 Barton Road, Redlands.  Call message line at (909) 793-2909 for additional information. (Read on …)

The Redlands Regional Players, a theatre troupe dedicated to making classic texts more accessible to contemporary audiences, is currently in search of the right actor to portray Hamlet for their March 2008 production at the Performance Loft in Redlands. The production will be co-directed by founders Darcie Flansburg and Yvonne Flack, with original music written and performed by Sean Longstreet. (Read on …)

Inland Valley Repertory Theatre (IVRT) is bringing live theater back to La Verne. On September 1, IVRT will have a grand re-opening to inaugurate its season of two plays in repertory at the Dailey Theater on the campus of the University of La Verne. IVRT’S production season will feature Jerry Herman’s award-winning musical Mame (view calendar) on the mainstage and Neil Simon’s comedy The Sunshine Boys (view calendar) on the cabaret stage, an intimate 75-seat theater. (Read on …)

Inland Valley Repertory Theatre (IVRT) is bringing live theater back to La Verne. On September 1, IVRT will have a grand re-opening to inaugurate its season of two plays in repertory at the Dailey Theater on the campus of the University of La Verne. IVRT’S production season will feature Jerry Herman’s award-winning musical Mame (view calendar) on the mainstage and Neil Simon’s comedy The Sunshine Boys on the cabaret stage, an intimate 75-seat theater.

Tickets are $25 at the door, $20 in advance. For more info and to purchase tickets log onto www.ivrt.org or call (909) 859-IVRT.

The Sunshine Boys is the story of a 43-year working relationship between Al Lewis and Willie Clark, a successful vaudeville comedy team, with a not so successful personal life. After having avoided each other for the past eleven years, a television station wants them to appear together in a special entitled “The History of Comedy.” Their reluctant reunion sparks a delicious comedy.

Inland Valley Repertory Theatre (IVRT) is bringing live theater back to La Verne. On September 1, IVRT will have a grand re-opening to inaugurate its season of two plays in repertory at the Dailey Theater on the campus of the University of La Verne. IVRT’S production season will feature Jerry Herman’s award-winning musical Mame (view calendar) on the mainstage and Neil Simon’s comedy The Sunshine Boys (view calendar) on the cabaret stage, an intimate 75-seat theater.

Tickets are $25 at the door, $20 in advance. For more info and to purchase tickets log onto www.ivrt.org or call (909) 859-IVRT.

The story of Mame reminds the audience that there is a wild, adventurous spirit inside everyone who lives for the moment and believes that “life is a banquet!” It’s the height of the 1920s and Mame Dennis has become the guardian for her ten-year old nephew, Patrick. Auntie Mame’s life is turned upside down, many of her priorities change, but Mame never stops living life to the fullest. The production will feature the artistic talent of Alisa Shyer, choreographer and Barbara J. Durost, musical director, complete with a cast of 40, over 200 costumes, and a live orchestra.

Please make an offer. This set is fantastic for a community theater, school, or church looking to put on a performance of Beauty and the Beast. (Read on …)

Rialto Community Players’ production of Dracula, performing October 19 through November 10, is looking for three girls to play vixens (Dracula’s brides).  This will not be a musical version, but dancers (or gymnasts) are sought. (Read on …)

Riverside Community Players will present Neil Simon’s London Suite, a comedy directed by John Lynd.  America’s premier comic playwright sets this “suite” of hilarious comedies in a deluxe hotel in London. But once his outrageous characters check in, the sedate atmosphere quickly whirls into a frenzied one.

Tickets – $15.00
NO LATE SEATING
No children under 5 years of age admitted

Box Office – Opens on September 3rd and will be open Monday-Saturday 6pm-8pm and Sunday 12pm-2pm through the run of the show. On the day of the show, the hour prior to curtain time is reserved for business pertaining to that performance only.   For reservations and information call: (951) 686-4030.

Riverside Community Players is located at 4026 14th Street in Riverside.  Take the 14th Street exit off the 91 Freeway. Head west on 14th past the Riverside Community Hospital. Turn left into the driveway marked 4000 for the hospital. The theater will be immediately to your left.

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The Gourmet Detective has been a professional in the food and murder business since 1990. What makes us unique is our emphasis on the patron’s overall experience. Our murder mystery characters interact and “play” with interested audience members during the show while serving up an elegant dinner as the mystery unfolds. (Read on …)

The Corona Civic Light Opera Association is pleased to announce auditions for its upcoming production of Santa’s Toy Camp, an original adaptation by Jenn Curtis.  Auditions will be held at the First Congregational Church on the corner of 8th St. and Ramona in the city of Corona. (Read on …)

Beginning in September 2007, Olive Branch Christian Theater will weekely classes in Christmas Caroling Choir/Drama, Ballroom Dancing, and American Sign Language/Choir.  For more class information visit our website at   www.obctheater.org or call 951-264-5794. (Read on …)

Temecula Performing Arts Company (TPAC), part of the Fine Arts Network of Temecula, is pleased to announce auditions for its upcoming musical production Oliver!.

Auditions are open to children and young adults ages 6 – 25.  All roles are open.  Auditions will be Friday, August 24 and Saturday, August 25, by appointment.  Auditions will be at the FAN Office in Temecula:  43180 Business Park Drive, Suite 105.

Audition appointments can be made by calling the director, Jillian Stones, at (951) 506-5863.  For more detailed information, including a cast breakdown, please visit our website at http://www.broadwayboundonline.com/ (Read on …)

Rialto Community Players is proud to present the first show of their 2007-2008 season, Tom Stoppard’s Rough Crossing, directed by Merrilee Drake.  It’s a comedy full of laughs and is not to be missed.

Show opens August 24th and runs through September 9, 2007, Friday and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. Tickets $15.00 for adults, $12.00 for students 12+/ seniors, $7.00 for children under 12.

Production Synopsis
Set in the 1930s on an ocean liner sailing across the Atlantic, Tom Stoppard’s hilarious adaptation of Ferenc Molnar’s Play at the Castle  (Read on …)

San Bernardino Valley College Theatre Arts Department will be holding auditions for Steel Magnolias, written by Robert Harling.   The production will be directed by Denise Dales Jacobs with Jerry Longman acting as the technical director.

There are parts available for 6 women (please see character descriptions below).  Auditions will be held Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at 2 pm. at the San Bernardino Valley College auditorium: 701 South Mount Vernon Ave.

A brief meeting will be held on August 20, 2007 at 2pm. At San Bernardino Valley College, Auditorium.  Here you will receive general information, needed prior to auditions.

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Murrieta Repertory Theatre will present Laundry & Bourbon and Lonestar, written by James McLure and directed by Daniel Baca and Marcy Wright.  Performances run August 17 through September 2.  Showtimes are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays at the Murrieta Community Center located at 41810 Juniper Street in Murrieta – just two blocks west of the Murrieta Lowe’s on Madison and Juniper.

Both plays contain adult language and material.  Seating will be on the stage.

For tickets and information, call 600-7273 or email murrietarep@verizon.net

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Chino Community Theatre presents the powerful drama Extremities by William Mastrosimone.  Directed by Michelle Knight, the cast features Melodie Henderson, Kadn Fox, Lisa Lanier, and Deborah Greer.

Call 909-590-1149 for reservations.  Performances are held at the Seventh Street Theater at 13123 Seventh Street in Chino.

 Contains adult subject matter and strong language.  NOT recommended for children!
 

The Fontana Mummers will present My Turn on Earth, written by Carol Lynn Person, music & lyrics by Lex De Azevedo, and directed by Cory Whitfield.

This all-time favorite musical play, seen by hundreds of thousands of people in many of the most prestigious halls in the United States, is the story of each of us viewed through the eyes of children who see their earthly experience as a grand treasure hunt. Quite suddenly, after many wonderful and not-so-wonderful experiences, the turn on earth is over. Has the treasure been found? (Read on …)

Christ’s Church of the Valley presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast August 16-26 at 1404 West Covina Boulevard in San Dimas.

The public can order tickets online at http://public.serviceu.com/ticketing/default.asp?orgID=9185

Tickets for ITL judges can be requested from Paul Chambers: pauldchambers@hotmail.com or (909) 762-1033.

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Sturges Family Playhouse will hold auditions for The Enchantment of Beauty and the Beast September 10 and 11 from 7 pm – 9 pm at The Sturges Center for the Fine Arts, 780 N. E Street, San Bernardino. A vocal audition is required. The show runs November 8 – 17, 2007.  Lindsay Hlebasko is directing, with choreography by Amy Bell.  Call (909) 864-5241 for information. (Read on …)