The Inland Stage Company is proud to present Remembering When: A Story of Mr. Whittier’s Hemet June 4, 5 and 6 at the Esplanade Art Center in San Jacinto.  The play was written by local playwright Michael Tennant.

“About a year ago, some representatives of the Hemet Centennial Committee asked me if I’d write a play, about an hour long, on the history of Hemet,” Tennant said. “They wanted the play to premiere on the eve of their centennial celebration.”

The show has already been done a few times; once at the Hemet library and twice at the Simpson Center, but this will be the first showing at the Esplanade Art Center. (Read on …)

Chino Community Theatre proudly presents “3 on the Edge,” three plays from their award-winning Weekender Series, running in repertory June 3-20.  Three women take on three unique and cutting-edge plays.

• Kicking off the series is The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged, by Jess Winfield, Adam Long and Daniel Singer, directed by Melodie H. Magouirk and is rated PG-13. Performances are at 8 p.m. June 3, 12 and 18 and at 2:30 June 6. Actors Jeremy J. Magouirk, Chad Granier and Ryan Jacobson clock “Hamlet at 43 seconds…and all the rest at a good clip, too!
• Fat Pig, by Neil LaBute, is rated R and is directed by M. Michele Richardson. Performances are at 8 p.m. June 4, 10 and 19 and at 2:30 p.m. June 13. How many insults can one man take before standing up for the woman he loves? Starring Adam Demerath, Desiree Hill, Jeremy J. Magouirk and Trista Olivas.
• Burn This, by Lanford Wilson, is rated R and is directed by Michelle R. Knight. Performances are at 8 p.m. June 5, 11, and 17 and at 2:30 p.m. June. 20. In a New York loft, two opposite souls torn apart by grief collide in desire. Starring Jennifer Jacobson, Kristian Nelson, Steven Hochteil and Michael Barrett.

Tickets are $15 general admission and $12 for students and seniors. Buy all three shows for $36 general or $30 student/senior. Box office: 590-1149.
Dine at Owen’s Bistro (5210 D. Street) prior to a performance and bring the receipt to the theatre to receive a $3 discount per ticket, per entrée purchased. Owens: 628-0452.

The theatre is located at 13123 Seventh Street in Chino. Seventh Street is under construction. For easiest access, please use the parking lot entrance on “C” Street off of Central Ave.

Auditions for God’s Man in Texas, the 2nd entry in RCP’s 3-show Summer Series will be held Wednesday, June 2nd at 7 p.m. at the Rialto Playhouse, 150 E. San Bernardino Avenue in Rialto. The play will be directed by Ken Lay and was written by David Rambo, a writer/producer for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Performance dates are July 30-Aug 1 and Aug. 6-8. Come prepared to read sides from the script. (Read on …)

Rialto Community Players will be having a Theatre Yard Sale on Saturday, June 5 from 8:00AM until 3:00PM.

Items for sale include, set pieces, props, costumes, set dressings and just general stuff (even a golf cart!).  Everything priced to sell.  We’ll have things out in our parking lot as well as on the stage.

For information email Kerry at ninejones@sbcglobal.net  See you there at 150 E. San Bernardino Ave., Rialto (corner of Riverside and San Bernardino Aves.).

Temecula Valley Players is casting the internationally acclaimed Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. Directed by J. Scott Lapp, musically directed by Janie D’Avignon, and choreographed by Gary Iversen.  Rehearsals begin June 18. Performances August 19 – September 5 at the Old Town Temecula Theatre.

WHEN
Friday, June 4, 6-10pm by appointment Saturday, June 5, 10-8pm by appointment

WHERE
The Temecula Valley Players Shop 41606 Date Street, Suites 202 & 202A, Murrieta, CA (Read on …)

One of the most uproariously funny musicals in recent years, Urinetown is a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold.

In grim Gotham-like city of the future, a 20-year drought has occurred. As a result, the government has banned private toiletries and the citizens must use pay-to-pee toilets regulated by a monopolistic company, the Urine Good Company, which charges exorbitant prices. Bobby Strong, the assistant custodian at the poorest urinal in town, decides enough is enough. With the help of the daughter of the CEO of the Urine Good Company, Hope Cladwell, Bobby ends up leading a rebellion which frees the citizens. This funny, tongue in cheek piece gets even funnier, sometimes hysterical, because of is clever take off on musical numbers from hit shows such as Annie, Les Miserables, Evita, West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, and other popular musicals.

The inspiration for the piece came from the author’s travels through Europe on a dime, where he found himself spending an exorbitant percentage of his budget on public toilets…yes, you PAY to pee in many European countries. Ruminating on this punitive tax, he found himself in Romania at a rally for Dictator Ceausescu. The scenes of brutish crowd control and intimidation linked with the prior injustice and….voila…Urinetown.

Performances begin Friday, 21st, and end Sunday, June 6th. Tickets are $25 and $20 with senior and group discounts available. In this economy, we want everyone to be able to see this humorous hit 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/.

Play With Your Food Productions presents the bitter sweet, timely comedy called The Clean House.

Lane, a high powered doctor, in her 50′s, hires a Brazilian, Mathilde, to clean the house she shares with her husband, also a doctor. Mathilde is depressed from the recent deaths of her two parents, who she describes as the “funniest people in Brazil”. Her mother died laughing from a joke her father told: afterward, he shot himself. So, Mathilde came to America to clean houses. As it turns out, she doesn’t like to clean. But…..Lane’s sister, Virginia, loves to. So, Virginia cleans, Mathilde thinks up jokes, and together they find out, via a pair of sexy black panties among the newly washed clothes, that Lane’s husband, Charles, is cheating on her. (Read on …)

Act One Theater Arts presents Footloose the Musical, the story of a new kid in a conservative Texas town who challenges the city’s “no dancing” law.   Set in the 1980′s, this emotional musical will rock the house and tug at your heartstrings.

Tickets:
Adults: $12 pre-sale/$15 at the door
Children: $10 pre-sale/$12 at the door
Call (951) 296-0043, or email:  sharon@act1theaterarts.com

Performances at the new Act One Community Theater, 26111 Ynez Road, Suite B-9, Temecula, CA  92591 (Just off the 15 freeway at the Winchester Road exit.)

“In The Company Productions” at The Grove Community Church will hold auditions for its summer’s musical dinner theatre production Broadway’s Back II.  The show will again be Directed & Choreographed by Randy & CindyIngram.

Strong Singers who can move & Dancers who can sing are welcome to audition. Ages 16 & older only please. Approximate Cast size is 24-30.

Auditions Monday 5/17 from 6:00-10:00 p.m. (With call-backs & make-ups Tuesday, 5/18 @ 7:00p.m., if needed.) (Read on …)

In 2010 Shakespeare in the Vines proudly celebrates their 5th Anniversary Season:  Marriage, Murder and Madness! 

This exciting season begins with The Complete Works of Shakespeare, Abridged!, where three company actors attempt to recreate the genius of William Shakespeare by performing ALL of his thirty-seven plays in one evening!  It’s Shakespeare as written by Reader’s Digest, acted by Monte Python, and played at the speed of the Minute Waltz.  There’s a reason our audiences write us begging us to do the show “ONE MORE TIME!”  This hysterical romp is our indoor show this season and runs May 13 through May 29th.  Directed by John Edward Clark.

All performances are at Frangipani Estate Winery where the wine bar opens at 6:00 and performances begin at 7:30pm.  Season tickets are available in addition to group discounts for 10 or more.  For more information, visit our website at www.shakespeareinthevines.org, or call 951-240-2565.