Written from the perspective of a young girl in the South in 1935, this thoughtful stage presentation of Harper Lee’s classic Pulitzer Prize winning novel will leave you with an on-going awareness of justice and empathy.

Directed by Terri Miller-Schmidt.

Due to mature subject matter, parental discretion is advised.

Tickets:
Friday and Saturday evenings:
$28 Orchestra
$23 Parterre/Balcony

Thursday nights and Saturday/Sunday matinees:
$25 Orchestra
$20 Parterre/Balcony

Discounts available for Seniors/Student and Military on Thursday evening performances.

For more information and tickets, click here.

Footlighters announces auditions  for the next production, The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie will be held Monday and Tuesday, March 15th and 16th at 7:00pm at the theater, 1810 Barton Road.

Director Chris Diehl will be looking for nine actors – six men and three women:

• Laura, in her 30’s, attractive and a bit mysterious
• Michael, 30’s to 40’s, a man of action
• Miss Bennett, 40’s to 60’s, efficient and a bit nosy
• Jan;  a young man but not as innocent as he seems
• Mrs. Warwick, 60’s and mother of the victim with a commanding personality
• Henry, 40’ to 50’s, manservant who is a bit shifty
• Julian, 30’s to 40’s, with some political aspirations
• Two police officers.

A British accent is a must for this clever, classic thriller.  Performance dates are May 13th to May 30th.

Auditions will be held from noon to 3 p.m. on Feb. 27 and 28 at Seventh Street Theatre, 13123 Seventh St. for Chino Community Theatre’s upcoming production of Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, with music by Neil Sedaka, directed by Jeff Richards.

Roles are available for two males and two females to play mid-20s and two males and two females from teens to mid-20s to sing back-up. Back-up singers will work off stage part of the time. To audition, prepare 16 bars of music with cd accompaniment or a cappella.  Be prepared to read from the script. A song from the show will also be taught, possibly with dance. Scripts will be provided.

For information call Mr. Richards at (213) 305-8723 or email jeff@spvw.com.

Rancho Cucamonga Community Theatre, a program of The City of Rancho Cucamonga’s Community Services Department, will hold two days of auditions to cast its April 2010 production of everyone’s favorite 50’s musical, Grease.

All roles are open and open call audition (with no appointment required) will be held at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center located at 12505 Cultural Center Drive in Rancho Cucamonga on either Monday, February 22 or Tuesday, February 23rd at 6:30 pm.  All those wishing to audition should come prepared to sing 16 bars of music from a 50’s pop song or a Broadway show tune (please bring your own sheet music). Photos and resumes are highly encourages, but not mandatory. An accompanist will be provided. (Read on …)

The Grove Theatre is proud to announce the opening of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Friday, March 5th.

It takes place on a hot sticky summer in the Mississippi Delta. The wealthy Pollitt family has gathered to celebrate patriarch Big Daddy’s 65th birthday.

But below the surface, turbulent emotions are brewing. What Big Daddy and Big Mama don’t yet know is that this will be Big Daddy’s last birthday – he is dying of cancer. Their eldest son, Gooper and his wife, Mae, are scheming to get younger son, Brick, cut out of the inheritance. Brick, an ex-footballer, has taken to drink since the death of his best friend, Skipper. Brick is estranged from his beautiful wife, Maggie, who is fighting tooth and nail to win back his love, and wants to become or at least announce that she is pregnant by Brick, hoping to make Big Daddy happy before he dies.

A layer of mendacity – of lies – has built up over the family’s disappointments and insecurities. Who is going to be bold enough to start telling the truth now? Is there enough love left to save?

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is an “interplay of live human beings in the thundercloud of a common crisis” (T. Williams).

Performances begin Friday, Match 5th, and end Saturday, March 21st. Tickets are $25 and $20 with senior and group discounts available. In this economy, we want everyone to be able to see this fun classic show. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Box Office at (909) 920-4343, or by visiting The Grove’s website at http://www.grovetheatre.com/.

Temecula Valley Players will present Jonathan Larson’s fabulous Pulitzer Prize winning and Tony winning smash-hit Broadway musical!  TVP is pleased to bring back the amazing and very popular director, Jeremy Scott Lapp. Check out his website, www.jeremylapp.com, and click on “Rent”. Choreographer is a member of the first national touring show of Rent. Performances will have a live orchestra in the pit.

First rehearsal: March 19, 2010.
Performance venue: the beautiful 360-seat Old Town Temecula Community Theater.
Opens: May 13, 2010.
Closes: May 23, 2010.

Audition appointments are being booked now. See the auditions section of http://www.temeculavalleyplayers.com/ for important instructions! For more information or to get an audition appointment please email auditions@temeculavalleyplayers.com

TVP does not charge an audition or costume fee. Cast members must provide shoes and perhaps some costume pieces. TVP stages excellent shows with cast members who bring their professional attitudes but receive no pay.
Auditions will be held at TVP’s facility at 41606 Date Street, Unit 202, Murrieta 92562.

Riverside Community Players presents Queen Milli of Galt, a romantic comedy by Gary Kirkham.

Over thirty-five years ago, an eccentric spinster in Cambridge Canada had her own tombstone engraved with an odd epitaph — that she had married Edward the VIII, the Duke of Windsor.  ~An Unusual Love Story based on an unusual actual event.

Tickets - $5.00 (General Admission / no reservations need)
NO LATE SEATING
No children under 5 years of age admitted

Riverside Community Players is located at 4026 14th Street in Riverside.  Take the 14th Street exit off the 91 Freeway. Head west on 14th past the Riverside Community Hospital. Turn left into the driveway marked 4000 for the hospital. The theater will be immediately to your left.

Alice in Wonderland! A whimsical adventure filled with colorful, humorous characters! Join Alice as she meets the grinning Cheshire Cat, the mysterious Caterpillar and an array of creatures doors and other things! Join us for a mad tea party you will NEVER forget! And watch your step! The Queen of Hearts will be watching you…!

All tickets sold at the door on the day of the event.
General seating – $10
Student / Senior – $8 (with ID)
Family (4 members max) – $30

Heartland Players Theater
33994 Ave. E
Yucaipa, CA
909-838-4356
Heartlandplayers.org

This production is produced by Stars of Tomorrow Children’s Theater and is suitable for all ages. (Read on …)

Boy meets girl, both meet God in Willing Hearts: A Courtship Comedy, the new one act play by Rebecca Williams and Gabriel Morales, co-founders of Twin Pierrot, a local film and theatre production company dedicated to creating inspirational, faith-based entertainment.

Twin Pierrot’s “Willing Hearts: A Courtship Comedy” premieres as a reader’s theatre production Friday, February 26 at 8 pm, at the Mission Galleria in Riverside.
 
Tickets are $5, which includes a complimentary dessert during a Q&A session to follow. For more information or to reserve/purchase tickets, visit http://www.twinpierrot.com/.
 
The Mission Galleria is located at 3700 Main Street, on the corner of Main and Mission Inn Ave, directly across the street from the Mission Inn’s main entrance.

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California Baptist University is searching for a surrey (with fringe on top) for their upcoming production of Oklahoma. The performaces will be in March and April. Please contact Mandy Hyde at 951-343-4319.