Murrieta Repertory Theatre presents an Evening of One Acts. 

The Evening of One Acts includes Zoo Story by Edward Albee, A Marriage Proposal by Anton Chekov, Snowangel by Lewis John Carlino, Ashes to Ashes by Harold Pinter, plus two other selections. The list of directors for the festival include Troy Spieler, Paul Jacques, Arielle Rosenbaum, Jim Marbury, and Alisa Lovas who is directing two pieces.

Evening of One Acts opens June 11 and performs June 12, 20, 21, 25, and 26 at the Ramona Hillside Playhouse, located at 27402 Ramona Bowl Road in Hemet.

Murrieta Repertory Theatre presents Doubt, written by John Patrick Shanley and directed by Jim Marbury.

Doubt opens June 4 and performs June 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 18, 19, 27, and 28. at the Ramona Hillside Playhouse, located at 27402 Ramona Bowl Road Hemet.

The cast includes Alisa Lovas as Sister Aloysius, Rebecca Williams as Sister James, Mark Rogers as Father Flynn and Marcy Wright as Ms. Muller.

A preview can be enjoyed at http://www.youtube.com/murrietarep.

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Open auditions for LifeHouse Theater’s Little House on the Prairie, directed by award-winning talent Jeffrey A. DeWitt, will be Thursday, June 4, 2009 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at LifeHouse Theater, 1135 N. Church Street, Redlands. (Read on …)

Before The Sopranos, before Goodfellas, and even before The Godfather, the undisputed underworld boss of stage and screen has always been Guys and Dolls!

The Landis Performing Arts Center is located on the Riverside City College campus at 4800 Magnolia Avenue. Performances of Guys and Dolls are June 5, 6, 12, and 13 at 8pm, and June 6, 7, 13, and 14 at 2pm. Tickets are $25, $30, $37, and $43.  A specially priced “Discovery Theatre” performance with $8 tickets for school and senior groups is also available June 5 at 10am.  For more information and to purchase tickets contact the Landis Box Office at 951-222-8100, or purchase online at www.performanceriverside.org. (Read on …)

Murrieta Repertory Theatre offers its first Repertory Festival June 4 through 26 at the Ramona Hillside Playhouse.

“The MRT Repertory Festival has always been something I’ve wanted to do – to give our audience a chance to see a variety of shows, in this case two shows, on the same weekend,” said MRT Artistic Director Jim Marbury.

“You can come and see one show on Friday, for example Doubt, and come on a Saturday night performance of our classic Evening of One Acts.  It’s exciting, because we draw the very best actors in the region to the material and the challenge of offering this variety.” (Read on …)

Chino Community Theatre’s production of Scooter Thomas Makes it to the Top of the World, by Peter Parnell, will be showcased nationally at the AACT Fest Nationals in Tacoma, WA on June 24. (Read on …)

The Ramona Bowl Amphitheatre will hold auditions for Past & Present on Monday, June 1, 2009 at 6PM in the Alessandro Room.

Past & Present is a musical cabaret-style revue based on previous musicals performed at the Bowl as well as potential upcoming musicals. (Read on …)

The Fontana Community Players are accepting applications to direct the following shows:

• Make Me a Cowboy: Two weekends.  Show dates in August.  This is the last show in Fontana until they open in Moreno Valley.
• Biloxi Blues: Two performances October 3rd and 4th (Sunday matinee).
• Richard O’Briens The Rocky Horror Show:  Two performances On October 30th and 31st  at 9 pm. Both shows are being performed in the New Hangar at The March Field Air Museum.

The Broadway musical, Camelot, is the timeless story of King Arthur of England, Queen Guenevere, Sir Lancelot, and the knights of the round table.  This much-loved classic is coming to Yucaipa Little Theatre beginning Thursday, May 28, 2009 for a three-weekend run.

A favorite of the late President John F. Kennedy, Camelot has long been an indisputable stage hit.  Yucaipa Little Theatre first presented Camelot nearly a decade ago.  According to the director, Ken Corona, “There has been a lot of interest from members and supporters to see it again, and we’re excited to have this opportunity to finally bring it back.”

As this highly talented cast presents Lerner and Loewe’s musical masterpiece, the stage comes alive with such memorable songs as “Camelot,” “Before I Gaze At You Again,” “If Ever I Would Leave You,” “I Loved You Once In Silence,” and many others.

The show will run three weekends from May 28 to June 14, 2009.  Evening performances are at 7:30 p.m. on May 28, 29, and 30 and June 5, 6, 12, and 13.  Matinee performances are at 3:30 p.m. on May 31, June 7, and June 14.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for senior, students, and children.  Family tickets are $25, and groups of eight or more may purchase tickets for $6 each.  For reservations, call (909) 790-1884.

Visit the theatre’s web site at www.yucaipalittletheatre.com.  Yucaipa Little Theatre is located at 12135 California Street, Yucaipa, CA 92399.

Rancho Cucamonga Community Theatre presents Steel Magnolias, directed by Frank Minano, at Victoria Gardens Cultural Arts Center (12505 Cultural Center Drive in Rancho Cucamonga).

Tickets: 909-477-2752
Adults: $16.00    Youth & Seniors: $14.00

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Looking for contemporary vocalists who are interested in being apart of the development of a new musical. Auditions are on May 28th and 29th from 4:00-7:00 at Cajon High School (1200 W Hill Dr, San Bernardino) in room E-8.

These auditions are open call.  All vocal ranges are needed. (Read on …)

The Fantasticks, a musical parody of love by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt will run at Seventh Street Theatre, presented by Chino Community Theatre at 8 p.m. May 22-23; 29-30; June 5-6 and at 2:30 p.m. May 24 and 31.

The production is directed by Jenn McHugh and features such musical favorites as “Try to Remember,” and “Soon It’s Gonna Rain.” Jeffrey Deards Jr. reprises the role of El Gallo, played by his father, Jeff Deards, on the CCT stage in 1993.

Don’t miss the longest-running musical in American theatre history, presented in every state and around the world!

Tickets are $15 general admission and $12 for students and seniors. Dine first at Owen’s Bistro and bring the receipt to the theatre the same night for a $3 discount per ticket, per adult entrée purchased. Box Office: 590-1149. Owen’s: 628-0452.

Rialto Community Players presents The Vanities, directed by Chris Cordasco and runs May 29 through June 7, 2009

Show Dates: May 29, 30, 31, June 5, 6 & 7, 2009
*Friday & Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.

Tickets: $8.00
(General Non-Reserved Seating)

Production Synopsis 
“Unnervingly funny ….. fast moving, sneakily stinging dialogue.” A bittersweet comedy that is an astute, snapshot sharp chronicle of the lives of three Texas girls.

To reach the Rialto Playhouse, take the I-10 freeway, exit Riverside Avenue, go north approximately 3/4 of a mile.  The theatre is located on the corner of Riverside and San Bernardino Avenues in the city of Rialto.  The address of the theater is 150 East San Bernardino Avenue, Rialto, CA.  For additional information call (909) 873-8514 or visit www.rialtocommunityplayers.org.

CAT of Corona announces auditions for Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Krista Jo Miller; a part of their 5th Annual CAT Summer Theater Festival.

Auditions will be held Wednesday, May 27th, and Thursday, May 28.  Call the CAT Office at (951) 279-2298 to reserve your audition time. (Read on …)

CAT of Corona announces auditions for Fresh off Broadway: A Musical Revue for the 5th Annual CAT Summer Theater Festival

Auditions for Fresh Off Broadway: A Musical Revue will be Saturday June 6th.  Must be 15 + (by 6/1) Come prepared to sing 24 bars of a contemporary Broadway song.  Dance audition to follow. (Read on …)

Four performances added!

The West Coast Premiere of Church Basement Ladies, which opens May 8th, shows what really goes on in the kitchen of a church. A celebration of the church kitchen and the women who work there, Church Basement Ladies, is a new musical comedy featuring four distinct characters and their relationships as they organize the food and solve the problems of a rural Minnesota church about to undergo changes in 1965.

From the elderly matriarch of the kitchen to the young bride-to-be learning the proper order of things, we see them handle a record breaking Christmas dinner, the funeral of a dear friend, a Hawaiian Easter Fund Raiser, and, of course, a steaming hot July wedding. They stave off potential disasters, share and debate recipes, instruct the young, and keep the Pastor on due course while thoroughly enjoying, (and tolerating) each other as the true “steel magnolias” of the church. Funny and down to earth, audiences will recognize these ladies as they witness the church year unfold from below the house of God. Our production is directed by Curt Wollan who has directed many Broadway shows and all of Dolly Parton’s shows at Dollywood. (Read on …)

The Grand Terrace Community Players will kick off it’s long awaited debut with a showcase of local talent this summer, entitled Showcase Spectacular, a Musical Revue…and More, a mix of songs from Broadway and Movie Musicals, and scenes from upcoming plays. (Read on …)

The Inland Valley Repertory Theatre is holding auditions for The Most Happy Fella directed by Vonetta Mixon and Terre Gunkel; DawnEllen Ferry, Choreographer; Dave Osborn, Music Director; Hope Kaufman, Assistant Director/Casting Director; and Frank Minano, Producer.

June 6, 2009
10am-3:00pm
At Foothill Country Day School Auditorium
1036 Harrison, Claremont, CA 91711 (Read on …)

Riverside Community Players will hold auditions for their main series musical, Kiss Me Kate, music and lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Samuel and Bella Spewack, and directed by Patrick Brien.  Show runs July 10-26, 2009.

A play-within-a-play that begins with the cast singing “Another Op’nin, Another Show” and welcoming the audience to Baltimore and the opening of the musical version of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew.  Shakespeare combines with Cole Porter’s music and lyrics in this fun, melodious, and sophisticated musical, where cast members’ on-stage lives are complicated by what is happening off-stage, starting with the director/ leading man and his ex-wife leading lady. (Read on …)

Auditions Saturday, May 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to noon at 13123 Seventh Street for Chino Community Children’s Theatre’s production of Into the Woods, written by Stephen Sondheim and directed by Jenn McHugh.

Children and young adults ages 14-22 are eligible to audition for the musically twisted fairy-tale featuring Little Red Riding-Hood, a wicked witch, Rapunzel, two princes, the baker and his wife and many more. No accompanist will be provided, 16 bars of a songs will be required either delivered a capella or with pre-recorded music.