A man discovers he is going blind.  Another loses his family and fortune.  A young couple faces death at the hands of terrorists.  Each incident has led to the writing of great hymns sung to this day.  Enjoy the stories behind these classics and leave with a song in your heart!

Performances begin Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 7:30 PM and will continue on weekends through January 23, 2011.  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 January 20, 2011 at 7:30 PM.  The performance on Saturday, January 15th at 7:30 PM will feature an interpreted presentation for the deaf. (Read on …)

Open auditions for LifeHouse Theater’s audience favorite musical Ruth, directed by Jane Cason, will be Tuesday, January 18, 2011 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.

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When: January 3rd 6:00pm-8:30pm and January 6th 7:30-9:00pm
Where: Calvary Baptist Church, 1718 N Orange, Riverside

Please come prepared with a comedic monologue. We will also be doing cold readings from the script.

Some witty repartee and some spirited characters won the Broadway critics to this English comedy, following its London run. Mother is doing a bit of matchmaking for her daughter before her debut. Father wishes they’d both forget the whole thing and save him the thousands of pounds. But Mother is one tracked on the point; and besides, she has to do a better job of matchmaking for her daughter than her friend does for hers. A knock kneed aristocrat flops all over himself proposing to the girl, but she has her heart set on a dashing man about town; so much so that even Father gets worried. But things turn out nicely when the dashing one comes into his own titled inheritance. (Special thanks to Samuel French)

For character descriptions and more information please see our website: www.goldleaftheatreproductions.com, e-mail info@goldleaftheatreproductions.com, or call 951-398-1105.

C.A.S.T. Players is looking for experienced volunteer directors and production proposals for their 2011/2012  season.  We are interested in mystery/thrillers, comedies, musical and classic pieces for simple sets and smaller casts. For more information, or for consideration, please contact Annette Tringham via the website at www.castplayers.org.

Fine Arts Network announces the cast of its upcoming production of 13, a new musical comedy about coming of age, teen traumas and middle school survival. Running January 6 through the 16 at The Old Town Temecula Theatre in Temecula, California. Music and lyrics for 13 are written by Jason Robert Brown who won the Tony Award for Best Original Score for Parade, composed for the Tony Award nominated Urban Cowboy, and wrote the off-Broadway hit The Last Five Years. The book is provided by novelist and songwriter Dan Elish, whose books for young adults have earned him numerous literary honors.

13 will run January 6 through January 16 at the Old Town Temecula Theatre in Temecula, California. Tickets will be available through the Old Town box office at 866.653.8696 or online at http://www.temeculatheater.org/.

With a blast of high voltage energy, an all-teen cast navigates the ups and downs of turning 13. Fresh from New York City, the new kid in town is desperate to fit in, survive middle school and get all the “cool kids” to attend his impending bar mitzvah. Every day he faces a new teen trauma: cell phones and rumors, first dates and first kisses, cliques, clashes and crushes. Featuring a brightly infectious score with songs like “Being a Geek”, “Brand New You”, and “What It Means To Be A Friend”. Fresh, funny, and touching, it’s a rites of passage story that all ages can relate to. (Read on …)

The Redlands Shakespeare Festival is seeking qualified production staff members to fill several contract positions for the festival’s seventh annual season. The 2011 Season of Controversy will open May 12. Repertory performances will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday through Sunday evenings, May 12-29, at the Redlands Bowl outdoor amphitheater. (Read on …)

Auditions will be held at Foothill Country Day School 1035 W. Harrison, in Claremont.

• CHICAGO & LAST 5 YEARS:  Sat., Jan. 8 or 15 from 1-5 PM
• BUS STOP & OUR TOWN: Jan 9 or 16 from 1-5 PM
• CALL BACKS
  Mon. Jan 17 – 7PM CHICAGO
  Tues. Jan 18 – 7PM OUR TOWN
  Weds. Jan. 19 – 7PM BUS STOP

Plays: Please come prepared with a memorized monologue, a 50 word typed bio, a head shot and resume.

Musicals: Please come prepared with a memorized 32 bars from a selection that shows your ability to sell a song, a 50 word typed bio, a head shot and resume. Note: for CHICAGO all auditioners will dance FIRST and then MAY be asked to sing.

Stipends are available for most roles.

Questions?  Contact Hope Kaufman, Casting Director, at IVRTCasting@aol.com. (Read on …)

OBCTheater announces open call auditions for its production of Stephen Schwartz’s musical, Godspell, December 13 from 6-9:30pm. Callbacks will be by Invitation December 14 at 6:30pm.

From the composer of Wicked comes this vibrant, energetic and poignant musical based on the Gospel according to Matthew. Godspell is one of Broadway’s most successful productions.

This production will be cast age appropriately with actors who are 15 years of age and older. (Read on …)

It’s 1985 and rock-star wannabe Robbie Heart, who still lives in his
grandmother’s basement, is New Jersey’s favorite wedding singer. He’s the
life of the party until his fiancé, Linda, leaves him at the altar. Shot
through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own.
When he meets an Julia, an admiring young waitress, Robbie falls madly in
love. Only trouble is Julia is about to be married to a Wall Street shark,
and unless Robbie can pull off the performance of a decade, the girl of
his dreams will be gone forever. With a score that pays loving homage to
the pop songs of the 1980s, The Wedding Singer takes us back to a time
when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up, and a wedding singer
might just be the coolest guy in the room. (Read on …)

Performance Riverside has announced two master classes in conjunction with the performance of Tommy Tune in Steps in Time: A Broadway Biography in Song and Dance Featuring The Manhattan Rhythm Kings. These classes offer the rare opportunity to learn at the size 13 feet of this living legend, with two master classes on Saturday, December 11.

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