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 …)