Performances added March 20-22.

A treasure trove of life’s secrets are explored as the wisdom of Ecclesiastes comes to life on stage. This unusual new stage experience promises to offer insights from and for the ages.

Performances begin Saturday, February 28 at 7:30 PM and will continue on weekends through March 22. Performances are Fridays at 7:30 PM, Saturdays at 2:15 PM (except Opening Night) and 7:30 PM, and Sundays at 2:15 PM.

Advance ticket prices are $12 or $18 for adults and $6 or $9 for children ages 3-11 (no children under 3 are admitted) and can be purchased over the phone with a Visa or MasterCard by calling 335-3037, ext. 21. Checks can also be mailed to LifeHouse, provided reservations are made far enough in advance. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the box office, which is open Fridays from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM and one hour prior to and during show times on the weekends. Tickets are $1 more the day of the performance. Group rates are available for groups of ten or more. Guests are encouraged to reserve seats early as many performances sell out.

The theater is located at 1135 N. Church St. in Redlands, next to the Redlands Christian School. Free parking is available in back of the theater.

Ramona Hillside Players will hold auditions for it’s next play, Daddy’s Dyin, Whose Got The Will, at 7 p.m. March 2 and 3 at the playhouse, Ramona Bowl Parkway, Hemet.

The play tells the story of the Wheelis family who all return home to Lowake, Texas, when their father is dying. Chaos ensues as the family rummages through the house searching for the father’s missing will. Family problems are confronted, and lovers and relatives are betrayed. The roles of Mama and Daddy Wheelis have been precast. All other roles are open.  The director is Peggy McQuown. For more information, contact McQuown at 951-765-7344 or by e-mail at p_mcquown@yahoo.com.

Open auditions for LifeHouse Theater’s Peter Pan: A New Musical, directed by award-winning talent Dustin Ceithamer, will be Thursday, March 5, 2009 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at LifeHouse Theater, 1135 N. Church Street, Redlands. (Read on …)

Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple, a smart adult comedy about two polar opposites, Felix Unger and Oscar Madison, struggling to get through their lives together runs for one weekend only, Feb. 27, 28 and March 1, at the Yucaipa Little Theatre.

The show will be Feb. 27 and 28, at 7:30 pm, and Sunday, March 1 at 3:30 pm. Tickets are $25 for a family pass, $10 per adult ticket, or $8 for senior, student and child tickets. (Read on …)

At the Grove presents BARK!  the Musical, the runaway smash hit musical that ran for two years in Los Angeles and 7 months in Chicago.  This new production opening on February 20th, in Upland, has new songs and new WOOF!  Seen by over 35,000 people in LA, BARK!  is fun, funny and uplifting. 

BARK! received critical and audience acclaim wherever it played.  THIS MUST SEE musical earned critics’ choice designations from the Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune as well as “two paws up” from The Humane Society of the United States, Hollywood office.  BARK!  is all about man’s best friend and is told and sung from the dog’s point of view. Howlingly funny, fast paced and sometimes poignant, BARK! is a joyful new original American musical with compelling performances by a stellar six member cast.  If you love your dog, you will love BARK!

Performances run through March 15th, and are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:29 pm and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 pm. Tickets can be purchased by calling (909) 920-4343, or by visiting The Grove’s website at http://www.grovetheatre.com.

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Riverside Children’s Theater Invites you to their production of Grease. book, music, and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey; directed by Teresa Burns with Aaron White as Musical Director and Robert Lopez as Choreographer.

Performances will take place at the Ramona High School Theatre.  Doors open to the public at 12:30pm & 6:30pm.

Riverside Community Players Readers Theatre presents two comedies by James McLure, staged readings directed by Patricia Boyer McQuillan:

• Laundry and Bourbon:  A Texas trio of small-town wives — So much gossip. So little time.
• Lone Star:  A trio of Texas “good ole boys” — Honesty? Not always the best policy
  2 comedies by James McLure
  Staged Readings Directed by Patricia Boyer McQuillan (Read on …)

Temecula Performing Arts Company presents Willy Wonka, Jr., Roald Dahl’s timeless story of the world famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of “Charlie and The Chocolate Factory”, which features the songs from the classic family film.

Tickets:
$15 Adults
$12 Seniors/Students
$10 Children under 12

For more information, visit http://tickets.temeculatheater.org/eventperformances.asp?evt=360.

The ceremony for the 2008 ITL Awards will be held on Sunday, March 8, 2009, at 7:00 p.m., at the Landis Performing Arts Center, located on the campus of Riverside Community College at 4800 Magnolia Avenue in Riverside.

View the 2008 Nominees

Tickets can be purchased at the door for $6. Free parking is available in all student lots.  Doors open at 6:30 p.m.  Concessions will be available.

Chaffey College presents The Vagina Monologues , directed by Kelly Ford, one weekend only.  Tickets can be reserved be calling the Chaffey College box office at 909-652-6067.

Performances are Wednesday-Saturday, February 18-21, at 8:00pm and Saturday, February 21, at 2:00pm.

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