Murrieta Repertory Theatre presents the rollicking comedy Tartuffe! (or The Hypocrite), opening April 17 at the Esplanade Arts Center.  The show was adapted by MRT Artistic Director Jim Marbury and directed by Darcie Flansburg.

Two shows remaining!  The production will then perform 8 p.m. Saturday, May 2, and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at the the Murrieta Community Center. 

“Jim’s adaptation is smart, fun and a thrill to direct. I have an excellent cast of seasoned, award-winning actors who are going to have audiences buckled over in laughter. Don’t miss it!” Flansburg said. (Read on …)

The Redlands Shakespeare Festival Season of Vengeance Opens Thursday May 7th and continue through May 24.  All performances begin at 8:00 PM at the Redlands Bowl at Smiley Park in Redlands.  No charge for admission, but free will donations gladly accepted.

• The Tempest - Thurs May 7th, Sun May 10th, Sat May 16th, and Fri May 22nd.
• Hamlet - Fri May 8th, Thurs May 14th, Sun May 17th, and Sat May 23rd.
• Measure for Measure - Sat May 9th, Fri May 15th, Thurs May 21st, and Sun May 24th. 

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Theatre Royale is having auditions for Wizard of Oz May 15 and 16.  Please register online at theatreroyale.net or call 951-245-1422.

There will be double casting for leads. 14ish years and older, and 14ish years and younger.  Many kids of all ages needed for Munchkinland, flying monkeys, snowflakes, poppies, and jitter bugs, and witche’s winkies.

Performances July 31, August 1 and 2 at Lakeside High School in Lake Elsinore.

Auditions for Toto as well.

The Rancho Cucamonga Community Theatre announces auditions for Oliver!, the RC Summer Family Musical Spectacular 2009.

Auditions are to be held for children ages 8-17 on Saturday, May 9th, at 10 am. All those in this age group should come prepared to learn a short song and dance routine.  No additional preparation is required.

Adults 18 and over may make an audition appointment for Tuesday, May 12th, starting at 6:30 pm.  Adults only may call for their May 12th audition appointment to 909-477-2775 ext. 3736.  All adults who audition should come prepared with 16 bars of music (with accompanying sheet music) from a pop or Broadway up tempo number. (Read on …)

With a crash of drums and a flash of light the musical spectacular, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat comes to the Corona, headlined by Chanlon Jay Kaufman as Joseph.

This international hit, with music by Andrew Lloyd Weber and lyrics by Tim Rice plays for 4 performances only, April 30th-May 2nd.   The show is a musically comic and colorful journey of a the young dreamer Joseph and his misadventures with his eleven brothers.  Animated with a high-energy mix of music and dancing from 50’s rock to calypso to country, this show is a crowd pleaser with audiences young and old. (Read on …)

Ramona Bowl Amphitheatre will hold auditions for Annie Get Your Gun at 6 p.m. on April 27 in the Alessandro Room at the Ramona Bowl.

Prepare one minute of song and bring sheet music in your key (or a CD).
Be prepared to read from the script and dance.

Rehearsals will begin mid-May and performances will be July 10-12, 17-19, 24-26 2009.

The production is directed by Monica Reichl, with musical direction by Rick Hoglund and choreography by Dimyana Pelev.  For further information, call Monica at 951-246-1186 or email at mismoniker@verizon.net

CAT of Corona presents their Spring production: Peter Pan.  First produced on Broadway with Mary Martin and more recently a major hit starring Cathy Rigby, this is one of the world’s most celebrated musicals. Here is all the charm of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, the children Wendy, Michael and John, pirates and Indians, embellished with show-stopping songs, “Never Never Land”, “I Won’t Grow Up” and “I’m Flying”.

RECOMMENDED FOR ALL AGES

All shows at the Historic Corona Civic Theater: 815 W. 6th St. in Corona.

Visit their Web site at http://www.catcorona.org for ticket information.

Yucaipa Little Theatre is looking for men for the roles of Merlyn, Pellinore, and various knights in the Broadway musical Camelot.

The show will run three weekends from May 28 to June 14, 2009.  The roles of Merlyn and Pellinore are both non-singing roles.  The knights are chorus roles with fairly easy singing parts.  For more information, contact the director, Ken Corona, by calling the theatre at (909) 790-1884.

The Temecula Valley Players proudly present Teahouse of the August Moon. All theatre-goers are invited to enjoy a fully staged production of this marvelous classic of American theatrical literature.

Teahouse is a touching, funny and charming Pulitzer Prize winning play about the clash of cultures (American and Okinawan) in postwar Japan.  It boasts an outstanding cast, beautiful staging with brilliant direction by the eminent Claude Earl Jones. The Inland Theatre League has bestowed many directing awards on Claude and this production meets his high standards. Don Hudson, recipient of two ITL awards this year plays Colonel Purdy. (Read on …)

Edited: New audition times.

Chino Community Theatre continues its proud Weekender tradition with the Pulitzer Prize winning production of Wit, written by Margaret Edson and directed by Tom Hurst.

Open auditions will be held on April 18 and 19 from 10am to 2pm at the Seventh Street Theatre, located at 13123 Seventh Street in Chino.

Actors will be asked to cold read from the script.  Please come prepared with a resume, headshot (if possible), and all potential conflicts for the months of May and June.  Rehearsals are expected to be Monday-Wednesday evenings with possible pickups on the weekends.  The show runs June 19-21 and 26-27.

Questions?  Contact Tom Hurst at tsruhmot@gmail.com or (909) 754-3992. (Read on …)