CAT of Corona is pleased to present the international debut of a new play, Star of Wonder: The Civil War Christmas Play, written by Cyndi Monroe, adapted from the Owen Parry short story.

It is Christmas Eve 1862 and a weary, wounded Union soldier, Robert, is desperately trying to get home.  Lonely and forlorn, somehow the thought of being home with his family has become his single focus, in fact has made him reckless in his pursuit.  Lost in a blinding blizzard, Robert is haunted by flash backs of what he longs for and what he has lost, and is all but overcome by cold and despair when, providentially he finds himself inexplicably rescued by the most unlikely circumstance.

Meanwhile, in a poor, spare Irish coal miner’s shanty a young wife, Catherine, puts a single candle in her window and waits, praying for a miracle for herself and her infant for Christmas. When the sick and wounded officer arrives unexpectedly at Catherine’s door, it sets off a chain of circumstances that will change both of their lives forever.

Star of Wonder is a heartwarming story that will fill you with joy:  A perfect holiday treat for the entire family to enjoy.

Recommended for ages 8 and up.

Performances at the Corona Civic Theater, 815 W. 6th Street, in Corona.

Tickets:
On-line at www.catcorona.org
CAT box office: (951) 279-2298
Pre sale: $13/$11, Family of five: $50
At the Door: $15/$13, Family of Five: $60

Riverside Community Players presents the classic drama On Golden Pond, written by Ernest Thompson and directed by Phil Holmer.

Ethel and Norman Thayer are returning to their summer home on Golden Pond for their forty-fourth year. Norman, with a failing memory is still as tart-tongued and eager for life as ever. Ethel, the perfect foil for Norman, delights in the small things that continue to enrich their long life together. After a visit by their divorced daughter and her new fiancé, the senior couple find themselves caring for his teenage son while the two vacation in Europe.

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

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California Baptist University Theatre Arts presents Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, based on the MGM film and The Sobbin’ Women by Stephen Vincent Benet.
 
Millie is a young bride living in the 1850s Oregon wilderness whose plan to civilize and marry off her six rowdy brothers-in-law to ensure the success of her own marriage backfires when the brothers, in their enthusiasm, kidnap six women from a neighboring town to be their brides.  Bursting with the rambunctious energy of the original film, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is all boisterous fun and romance that harkens back to the glory days of the movie musical. (Read on …)

LifeHouse Theater is pleased to announce a special encore engagement of the acclaimed one-man drama Damien, based on the true story of a priest’s courageous ministry to lepers.  This powerful dramatic experience will be presented the evening of Sunday, November 2 at 7:30 PM.  All seats are $10.00. (Read on …)

Rialto Community Players will hold auditions for Ray Cooney and Michael Cooney’s Tom, Dick and Harry, directed by Kerry Jones, on Tuesday, November 11 and Wednesday, November 12, 2008, at 7:00 p.m.

Auditions will be held at the Rialto Community Playhouse located at 150 East San Bernardino Avenue in Rialto.  The production will run January 17 through February, 2009. (Read on …)

Candlelight Pavilion will hold open auditions for udition Notice for Beehive: The 60s Musical on November 11, 2008, at 7:00pm.  No appointment necessary.  Performance run January 9 – February 15, 2009.

• Seeking 6 women with strong voices for 60’s musical revue to portray various singers listed below.  All roles open.  All ethnicities open.
• Also seeking 3 women, singer/dancers as backup singers and dancers throughout the show. (Read on …)

Open auditions for LifeHouse Theater’s musical Beauty and the Beast, directed by LifeHouse veteran Tim Mahoney with choreography by Bethany Schwartzkopf, will be Thursday, November 6, 2008 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at LifeHouse Theater, 1135 N. Church Street, Redlands. (Read on …)

Riverside Community Players will hold auditions for Anna in the Tropics, written by Nilo Cruz and directed by Kathryn Gage, November 10th & 11th at 7:00pm.  The show runs January 23 – February 8, 2009.

Winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize!  A poignant and poetic play set in Florida in 1929 in a Cuban-American cigar factory, where cigars are still rolled by hand and “lectors” are employed to educate and entertain the workers.  The arrival of a new lector is a cause for celebration, but when he begins to read aloud from “Anna Karinina,” he unwittingly becomes a catalyst in the lives of his avid listeners, for whom Tolstoy, the topics, and the American dream prove a volatile combination. (Read on …)

It’s a musical comedy to die for – literally! Temecula Performing Arts Company presents the hilarious sci-fi doo-wop musical Little Shop of Horrors through November 2 at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater.

Little Shop of Horrors will play the Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main Street, Temecula through November 2, 2008. The performance schedule is as follows: Saturday 10/25 at 2:00pm, Sunday 10/26 at 2:00 and 7:00pm, Saturday 11/1 and Sunday 11/2 at 2:00 pm. (Read on …)

The Pass Area Performing Artists is casting immediately for the male lead in their holiday production of Silent Night in Banning. 

• Casting for strong male lead 25-35 years old. (Read on …)

Performance Riverside is hosting the prestigious Tears of Joy Theatre’s production of The Reluctant Dragon for a limited engagement of two Discovery Theatre performances especially for school groups on November 21, 2008 , at 9:30 and 11am at Landis Performing Arts Center. (Read on …)

On October 6th, 1998, Matthew Shepard was kidnapped, savagely beaten, tied to a fence and left to die outside Laramie, Wyoming.  On October 12th, 1998, Mathew Shepard died from the injuries he sustained in that beating.  His attack and death shocked a nation and riveted attention on the small town of Laramie, Wyoming.  Matthew was the victim of this attack because he was gay.  Moises Kaufman and the members of the Tectonic Theatre Project made six trips to Laramie over the course of a year and a half and conducted over 200 interviews with the people of Laramie.  The Laramie Project chronicles the life of the town of Laramie in the year after the murder in a deeply moving theatrical experience. (Read on …)

Redlands Footlighters will hold auditions for the classic thriller Gaslight on November 10 and 11 at 7:00 pm.  Auditions will be held at the theater, located at 1810 Barton Road, in Redlands.

Gaslight, also known as Angel Street, is THE quintessential Victorian thriller by Patrick Hamilton.  Suspenseful and dark, this play offers compelling lead roles for one woman and two men as well as supporting roles for two women.

Directed by Tom Hurst, the show runs January 15 through February 1.  The rehearsal schedule will be flexible through December.  For more information, please contact Tom at tsruhmot@gmail.com. (Read on …)

Murrieta Repertory Theatre is recruiting volunteers for Haunted Old Town in Temecula.  For Haunted Old Town, we’re doing a maze with a variety of nastiness going on. We need people to startle, spook and help with make-up.

For information, email Jim Marbury at jim.marbury@gmail.com.

Dates:
Tuesday – Saturday, October 21st-25th.
Thursday – Saturday, October 27th – Nov 1st.
6:30 call, 4:30 if you want to help with makeup.

Hours:
Flexible – even if you can do only one night, it’s okay! High Schoolers can earn their community service hours.

Heartland Players Theatre Co. proudly presents Lady Jane – Queen for Nine Days, history’s most passionate, un-told romance!  This beautiful, historic drama is based in the life of Lady Jane Grey; Queen of England for nine short days. The thirst for power of their parents leds to the marriage alliance of Lord Guilford and Lady Jane. The newlyweds are reluctant towards the union, but over time, they discover the greatest gift one can give and receive: love. Their new-found love is tested when young King Edward VI dies and the crown of England is forcibly passed to Jane. (Read on …)

The Jungle Book, an original adaptation of music and lyrics by William R. Dixon, makes its return to Riverside after 14 years at the Riverside Children’s Theatre.

Performances will be held at the University of California Riverside Theater, located at 900 University Avenue in Riverside, Building 498A.  (Follow the directional signs from the entrance of campus to park in Lot 6. Parking is included in the cost of your ticket.)  Arrive early as seating is limited to first-come, first-served. (Read on …)

Rialto Community Players will present Neil Simon’s Rumors, directed by Toni Lynd, November 1 through November 23, 2008.

Tickets: $15.00 for adults, $12.00 for students & seniors
Reservations/Box Office: (909) 873-8514

Four couples are at a deputy New York City Mayor’s townhouse to celebrate his tenth wedding anniversary. The party never begins because the host has shot himself  (it’s only a flesh wound!) and his wife is missing. The cover up grows progressively more difficult to sustain as more guests arrive and nobody can remember who has been told what. Doors slam and hilarity abounds as the situation gets more and more crazed. (Read on …)

Real life western star Annie Oakley leaps to rip-roaring life onstage in Annie Get Your Gun, in the latest production at Performance Riverside. With lyrics and music written by Irving Berlin and a book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields, it’s based on the real life story of wild-west legend Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show.  The production is directed and choreographed by John Vaughan and musically directed by Scott T. Smith. Performances will be at Landis Performing Arts Center on the campus of Riverside City College, November 7-16, 2008.

The 1946 Broadway production of Annie Get Your Gun was a runaway hit with the legendary Ethel Merman, and was successfully revived on Broadway in 1966 and 1999. (Read on …)

Steve Wolgemuth, age 49, went home to be with the Lord on October 9, 2008. His courageous journey battling acute endocarditis can be found at www.CaringBridge.org/visit/stephenwolgemuth.

“A human life is a story told by God…What a beautiful story Steve’s life told.”

A celebration of Steve’s life will be held on October 18 at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church, 5500 Alessandro Blvd. in Riverside with Pastor Brian Park of Bridges Community Church officiating. (Read on …)

Please note that an RSVP is required.  Fee is payable at the door.

Play With Your Food Productions presents a comedy acting workshop conducted by the internationally acclaimed comedy playwright Michael Parker (There’s a Burglar in my Bed, The Amorous Ambassador, The Sensuous Senator) on Saturday, October 18 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

Mr. Parker has had his plays performed in over 17 countries and is a master of the farcical comedy.  He will be conducting this workshop in conjunction with the World Premier of his newest play Sex Please-We’re Sixty, opening October 17.

The workshop is titled “Dying is Easy, Comedy is Hard”. (Read on …)