Jane Austen’s classic story of romance charms its way on stage in this witty new musical that explores the pursuit of happiness.  Elizabeth Bennet’s prejudice against Mr. Darcy is only matched by the arrogance of his pride as this cautionary tale unfolds with humorous twists and turns.

Performances begin Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 7:30 PM and will continue on weekends through May 16, 2010.  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.  In addition to the weekend performances, there will be a special Thursday performance on May 13, 2010 at 7:30 PM.  The 7:30 performance on Saturday, April 24th  will also feature an interpreted presentation for the deaf.

Advance ticket prices are $14 or $18 for adults and $7 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.  For more information, please visit our website at  www.lifehousetheater.com.

The audition workshop will be held in a three part round robin format where the group will be split into three segments and each segment will spend an hour in each of three areas. The areas are, vocal presentation, basic audition dance and audition etiquette /script reading All three areas will be covered on each Saturday, so participants will only need to attend one Saturday session.

• Practice audition song with live pianist
• Basic dance steps taught
• Learn theatre etiquette and cold script reading

WHO: Children from 9-21 years old

WHAT: Free audition workshop

WHERE: Looking Glass Studio of Performing Arts 1275 East Highland Ave, San Bernardino


WHEN: Saturday, April 17th and Saturday April 24 from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm.

Workshops are in April, auditions are in May, and show will be in the August. Looking for boys and girls up to 19 years old. 

Details can be found at http://www.theatreroyale.net/2010auditions/index.html

This first collaboration of Roger and Hammerstein’s remains, in many ways, their most innovative, having set the standards and established the rules of musical theatre still being followed today. Set in a Western Indian territory just after the turn of the centruy, the high spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the colorful background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their love story.

Tickets:
$15.00 General Admission
$12.00 Matinees and Seniors (62+)

Performances:
March 26 and April 9 at 8:00 PM
March 27 and April 10 at 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM
 
Wallace Theatre 8432 Magnolia Avenue Riverside CA 92504
Box office: 951-343-4319

Bring the family out to enjoy this tuneful musical comedy version of the charming Hans Christian Andersen classic about Prince Peter’s search for a “true princess.”

The Kingdom can only remain free so long as there is a royal King and Queen on the throne. But only a “true princess” will feel the magic pea through a bed piled high with mattress upon mattress.

In addition to this, there are problems in the kingdom. A wicked witch is lurking in the forest, hoping to capture the throne for herself. Prince Peter is accompanied on his search by a jester, who is always up to some antic, and the comical Witch Zelda and her cronies add to the fun, especially when Witch Zelda tries to pass herself off as a “true princess.”

Tickets to see The Princess and the Magic Pea, are $10 for adults and $8 for students and children, and can be purchased by calling (909) 920-4343, going to the box office, or by visiting The Grove’s website at http://www.grovetheatre.com/.

Anne of Green Gables – The Musical is based on the international best-selling novel. This original production follows the challenging, and sometimes humorous, life drama of orphan Anne Shirley, from her struggles as an adolescent to her triumphs as a young woman. A delicate epic full of wit, style and emotional power, this musical event shares the wonders of love and will bring joy into your heart. Don’t miss Anne of Green Gables! 
  
Anne of Green Gables will perform for three weekends beginning on March 12th and ending March 28th with performance times on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. (Read on …)

Agatha Christie’s The Patient will appear on stage at Yucaipa Little Theatre Friday, March 12 and Saturday, March 13 at 7:30 pm with a matinee performance at 3:30 pm on Sunday, March 14.

This show centers around a woman who sits paralyzed in a wheelchair following a fall from a balcony.  The question is, did she faint or was she pushed?  The inspector, who realizes that the patient is not physically by psychically traumatized, cleverly determines that murder was intended and uses a devious ruse to trap the guilty party.  (Read on …)

Rialto Community Players will hold open auditions for The Constant Wife, written by W. Somerset Maugham and directed by Lance Todd Christiansen.

Cold readings from the script will be held March 16th and 17th at the theater, 150 E. San Bernardino Ave. in Rialto. 

Roles are open for 5 women and 4 men of various ages: (Read on …)

The Inland Stage Company (formerly Murrieta Repertory Theatre) seeks performers for Romeo and Juliet.

Auditions will be held on Wednesday, March 10, and Thursday, March 11, starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Esplanade Arts Center, 2181 W. Esplanade Avenue in San Jacinto.

To make the audition process more efficient, ISC requires all auditionees to contact the company via email at auditions@inlandstage.org or call (951) 600-7273 x101, to make an appointment. (Read on …)

Play With Your Food Productions presents The Love List, a comedy by
Norm Foster.

In this side-splitting and thought-provoking new comedy, Leon and Bill cococt a list of attributes of the “Ideal Woman”, the top ten best qualities in a mate.  When this allegedly “Ideal Woman” actually arrives on the scene, the men quickly learn that their list could use a few revisions.  Be careful what you wish for—especially in choosing a mate.  This old addage leads to hilarious results.

• Dinner Performances
  March 19, 20, 26 and 27 at 6:30 PM   Cost $38.00
  Doors open at 6:00 PM
  Friday Night Special for March 19th and 26th
  FREE Champagne, Truffles and Entertainment by Chewy
• Matinee Performances
  March 20, 21, 27 and 28 at 1:30 PM    Cost $35.00
  Doors open at 1:00 PM

All performances will be at
The Unity Chapel Fellowship Hall
140 No. Buena Vista,  Hemet,  CA

Reservations are required and may be made by calling:
(951)  252-4232
Reservations at (951) 252-4232
www.playwithyourfoodproductions.com

Riverside Community Players will hold auditions for Portrait of a Nude, written by Laura Shamas and directed by Kathryn Gage. (Show runs May 14- 30, 2010.)

Portrait of a Nude is a fascinating exploration of issues of artistic inspiration, history, and censorship. Spanning 193 years and based on real events, this play in four parts traces the history of the sociopolitical response to Francisco Goya’s masterpiece “Naked Maja” from the time of its creation in 1798 Spain to America and the recent legal case involving the work. (Read on …)

The Koroneburg Old World Festival is currently seeking several performers to portray historical and non-historical theme characters. This is for our 7 weekend event that runs every weekend from May 8th to June 20th including Memorial Day. Due to budget restrictions the compensation is limited, but the experience is unforgettable. The roles are 99% improvisation.

We will be holding auditions March 27th at 12:00 pm at Crossroads Riverview Park the home of our permanent renaissance village in Corona CA. We are looking for outgoing individuals who love audience interaction. All applicants must be 18 and over.

For further information you can conact Micci Levy at 951-310-9334 or at micci_mouse@yahoo.com. You can also visit our web site at http://www.koroneburg.com/ (Read on …)

Open auditions for LifeHouse Theater’s Esther!, written by award-winning playwright and LifeHouse founder Wayne Scott, will be Thursday, March 18, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at LifeHouse Theater, 1135 N. Church Street, Redlands.

Auditions will be held on a first come-first served basis.  All are welcome and roles are open for men and women.  Men are especially encouraged to audition. Those auditioning should be at least ten years of age and bring a theatrical resume and a recent photo to leave with the audition panel.   Those without a photo may have a picture taken at the auditions for a $2 fee. (Read on …)

Riverside Community Players presents Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap, a mystery directed by Phil Holmer.

A group of strangers are stranded in a boarding house during a snowstorm, and one of them is a murderer!  Into their midst comes a policeman, traveling on skis.  When the rash of killing starts, the policeman tries to figure out the murderer’s pattern.  As he probes into the background of everyone present, he rattles each of them to the core and unearths a lot of skeletons!

Tickets - $15.00
NO LATE SEATING
No children under 5 years of age admitted
 
Box Office - Opens on March 15th and will be open Monday-Saturday 6pm-8pm and Sunday 12pm-2pm through the run of the show. On the day of the show, the hour prior to curtain time is reserved for business pertaining to that performance only.

For reservations and information call:
(951) 686-4030
 
When:
March 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, April 2 & 3 at 8pm
March 21, 28, April 3 & 4 at 2pm

Where:
Take the 14th Street exit off the 91 Freeway. Head west on 14th past the Riverside Community Hospital. Turn left into the drive way marked 4000 for the hospital. The theater will be immediately to your left.
 
Riverside Community Players
4026 14th Street
Riverside, CA 92501

Redlands Footlighters presents Dearly Beloved by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten and directed by Jeff Richards.  The show runs March 11th through March 28th.

You’ll laugh out loud at this Texas-sized comedy!  Frankie Futrelle has almost made herself sick with elaborate preparations for her daughter Tina Jo’s antebellum-inspired wedding.  The elegant occasion, meticulously planned by Miss Geneva (owner of the local floral shop/bus depot), is spoiled by Frankie’s sisters Twink and Honey Raye.

Twink’s solution to an expensive catered wedding dinner is a potluck supper sponsored by Clovis Sanford’s House of Meat and Honey Raye arrives at the church in skintight gold lamé and consumed by hot flashes.  As the wedding falls apart, the guests are treated to a reunion of the Futrelle sisters’ almost-famous gospel singing trio: The Sermonettes.

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The Inland Stage Company features three workshops as part of the acting conservatory, starting in March. The New Actor Workshop, Shakespeare Workshop and Movement Workshop will take place monthly at the Esplanade Art Center in San Jacinto. (Read on …)

Performance Riverside announces open call auditions for professional non-union performers for the upcoming production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance.  The production is directed and choreographed by Bart McHenry, with music direction by David Lamoureaux.

Auditions are Saturday, March 6 at 9:30am at  Landis Performing Arts Center on the campus of Riverside City College. Performance pay is available. (Read on …)

Ophelia Theatre Group Proudly presents You Can’t Take It With You.

Show dates are Feb 28th, and March 5, 6, and 7th. All performances are at 7:30. Please call Sarah Bennett at 951-265-6329 for more information!

Temecula Performing Arts Company proudly presents Dear Edwina, the kid-friendly musical comedy penned by Zina Goldrich and Marcy Heisler., will play a limited engagement at Old Town Temecula Community Theater March 5, 6 & 7.

Dear Edwina features music by Goldrich and book and lyrics by Heisler. The musical concerns 13-year-old heroine, Edwina Spoonapple, who decides that she and her pals will [put on a show]. Edwina’s special talent is giving advice, and she would do almost anything to be a part of the Kalamazoo Advice-a-palooza Festival. When a talent scout visits her hometown of Paw Paw, Michigan, Edwina — assisted by a host of quirky friends and neighbors — enthusiastically sings out her musical advice in hopes of finding her own special place in the spotlight. Together Edwina and chums set out to tackle a plethora of problems, in musical numbers about everything from birthday party etiquette to the proper way to set a table. (Read on …)

Male actors are still needed for the locally produced Broadway hit, The Wedding Singer, at Yucaipa Little Theatre.

There are a few roles available, including a lead role, for young men 18 – 30 years of age who can sing and dance.  The cast is rehearsing Monday – Thursday, 7 – 10 pm and on Saturdays 10 am – 1 pm.  The show opens April 8 and runs until April 25.  If you are interested, please call the show’s director, Courtney Taylor, at 909-213-1428 or come to the theatre during the next rehearsal.

Yucaipa Little Theatre is located at 12135 California Street in Yucaipa.