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.

Click here to download a PDF with show details.

Riverside Community Players presents The Sword in the Stone by Kathryn Schultz Miller, a Family Series show directed by Rory Dyer.

“Whosoever pulls the sword from this stone shall be the rightful King of England!”  This is the classic tale of Merlin, the wizard of Camelot, and his young pupil Arthur, who, in the course of his studies, learns the meaning of “real magic” and finds himself worthy of his awesome duty and destiny as the rightful King of England. (Read on …)

The Canyon Lake Community Theatre and Performing Arts Association is looking for directors for their 2009 Season. Productions include:

• Godspell, our spring Benefactor show at the Lodge on May 14, 15, 16, & 17
• Wipeout, a 1960’s surfer musical done with children only (ages 5-14) on July 23, 24, 25, & 26
• My Fair Lady, fall musical and grand re-opening of our amphitheater at Indian Beach, September 24, 25, 26, October 1, 2, & 3
• Dear Edwina, a popular Broadway musical done with only the children on November 13, 14, & 15

All inquires should be directed to:

Sue Collins, VP of Production
951-244-9675
Email: SueCollinsRealtor@ca.rr.com

Play With Your Food Productions presents Run For Your Wife, written by Ray Cooney and directed by Kit Fugrad.

This superb example of the British farce had them rolling in the aisles in London and New York. A taxi driver gets away with having two wives in different areas of London because of his irregular working schedule. Complication is piled upon complication as the cabby tries to keep his double life from exploding.

• Dinner Shows on March 13, 14, 20, and 21st at 6:30 PM; Cost $38.00
• Matinee Shows on March 14, 15, 21, and 22 at 1:30 PM; Cost $35.00

Unity Chapel Fellowship Hall
140 N. Buena Vista,  Hemet, CA
Reservations:  (951) 252-4232
www.playwithyourfoodproductions.com

Rialto Community Players will hold auditions for Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart’s A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, directed by Merrilee Drake, on Tuesday, February 24th, and Wednesday, Ferbruary 25th, from 7pm to 9pm at the Rialto Community Playhouse, located at 150 East San Bernardino Avenue in Rialto. (Read on …)

Attend this intense professional acting laboratory for the serious actor! Sharpen your acting skills AND creative instincts by participating in acting exercises that will stretch your limits. We will work on monologue presentation, cold reading, classical technique and scene study based upon Viola Spolin, Konstantin Stanislavski, Sanford Meisner, Peter Brook and Jerzy Grotowski and a variety of workshop techniques.

Workshop is conducted by Murrieta Repertory’s Artistic Director and awarding winning director/actor Jim Marbury and staff.  Each workshop session is $10 or buy three in advance for $25, with some scholarships available
Murrieta Repertory Theatre is a tax exempt organization: IRS designated 501 (c) 3.

Ongoing – starting Monday, February 16, 2009, 7 to 10 pm, at Ramona Hillside Playhouse (27402 Ramona Bowl Road in Hemet). Please arrive early and dress casually.

For more information and to reserve a slot, call THE REP Box Office at (951) 600-7273 or contact Jim at jim.marbury@gmail.com.

California Baptist University Theatre Arts presents Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesserling, a farcial comedy revolving around Mortimer Brewster, nephew of two spinster aunts who are adored in their community for their acts of charity.  Mortimer pays them a visit, only to discover that one of their “acts of charity” is relieving lonely old men of a tedious existence.  Complicating matters are Mortimer’s two brothers, one of whom believes he is Teddy Roosevelt and another who returns home after having just escaped from a mental institution.  Add on Mortimer’s engagement to a minister’s daughter who lives next door and mayhem ensues as he attempts to do the right thing while ensuring that his family is properly cared for.  Arsenic and Old Lace is a perennial favorite, perhaps made most popular by the 1944 Warner Brox. film starring Cary Grant.

Reserved Ticket Seating
$12 General Admission
$10 Matinee
Group rates available of 15 or more
Call (951)343-4319 or visit www.calbaptist.edu/theatre for more information.

Performances will be held at Wallace Theatre at California Baptist University, located at 8432 Magnolia Ave. in Riverside.

Saturday, February 28 will also feature an optional tea service at 11:30 along with the matinee for $30.

Worldwide Theatricals in association with Theatrical Arts International, announce auditions for The Diary of Anne Frank.

For an audition appointment, please 909-885-5152. (Read on …)

Off-Broadway Christian Theater announces auditions for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Open auditions will be held Friday, February 6th from 6-9pm at the Inland Vineyard Church located at 935 N. Mckinley St in Corona. (Read on …)

ACTS Productions, a 16 year old live theatrical and vocal performance company of excellence is in need of male actors 14-60 years of age, and female actresses 18-55 years of age for one or more of three different theatrical productions and or a vocal performance team. We will be holding an open audition on Thursday, February 12, 2009, at 4:30 PM at the Hope Village Comedy Theater in Duarte, CA. For more information, please email your pictures, resume, and questions to PastorRGray@gmail.com.

A Valentine’s Day Buffet Dinner will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at Inland Christian Home Friendship Center, followed by the Chino Kiwanis Club production of Hello … Is Any Body There directed by Cindi East at 8 p.m. at Seventh Street Theatre in Chino. (Read on …)