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 …)

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 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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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 …)

The Inland Theatre League’s 35th annual Awards and Celebration will be held on Monday, April 26th, 2010, at Landis Performing Arts, Riverside Community College.

View the 2009 ITL Awards nominees.

• Date: Monday, April 26th, 2010
• Place: Landis Performing Arts Center at Riverside Community College (4800 Magnolia Ave. in Riverside)
• Cost: $6.00 per person (children under 10: $4.00)

Concessions will be sold in the lobby beginning at 6:00 pm, the awards and entertainment will begin at 7:00 pm.

Most productions with young award winners will be presented in the early segments of the ceremony.

Please note:  Parking is free in STUDENT spaces only.  School will be in session at the same time as the awards to please be sure to arrive early to avoid parking hassles.

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.

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/.

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.

(Read on …)

Seussical the Musical, an entertaining Broadway musical inspired by the fertile imagination of Dr. Seuss and his beloved characters, opens in Yucaipa on Thursday, February 11, at 7:30 pm.

With the guidance of award-winning director Christine Presley, both veteran actors and newcomers capture the magic known to generations who have enjoyed many of Dr. Seuss’s stories.

This show centers around Horton the elephant, originally from “Horton Hears a Who,” who tries to save the world of the Whos while being met with interference from the Citizens of the Jungle.  Throughout it all, The Cat in the Hat acts as narrator and, true to character, jumps into the action to mix things up.

The Cat in the Hat is played by Yucaipa High School Junior Garrett Peters;  Jojo is played by Kristen Lungstrum, a seventh grader at Park View Middle School; Horton is played by veteran actor Eric Lopez; Gertrude is played by veteran actress and choreographer Kelly Lopez, Mayzie is played by Amanda Presley, student UC San Bernardino;  Mr. and Mrs. Mayor are played by John and Kathleen Woolsey; and Sour Kangaroo is played by the versatile Hilary Peters, a Yucaipa High School alumnus. (Read on …)

Riverside Community Players presents Chanticleer and the Fox by Joseph Robinette:  a Family Series show, directed by Jennifer Young Lawson.

This classic tale from Chaucer tells of the radiant — and conceited — rooster, Chanticleer, who spends his days strutting around the barnyard.  All is peaceful until the day Chanticleer is caught off guard by a cunning fox that beguiles, then captures the cocky rooster. With help from his barnyard friends, Chanticleer escapes a dreaded fate and all learn a valuable lesson in this lively, humorous story. (Read on …)

Act One Theater Arts presents Rent – School Edition, the story of a group of young people trying to discover who they are, what they stand for, and who they can trust.   They are looking for “a connection in an isolated age”.  They are individuals who support each other’s differences, while relishing in their common ground.   Each character just want to become successful members of society by doing something they believe in.   Rent – School Edition is not just about drug use and AIDs – it is a story about a community of people, each with their own quirks and problems, finding a way to live together.

The School Edition requires that all actors be between the ages of 14 and 19.  This outstanding cast has stepped up the challenges of this show and are ready to capture everyone’s hearts.

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).

Seniors Of The Sahara is a delight! Written by Barbra Pease Weber and Directed by John Lynd, Seniors Of The Sahara is a magical comedy that will have you rolling with laughter! Filled with twists and turns — this is a “must see” production!

Sylvia Goldberg, a respectable retired New Jersey school teacher, brings home more than just souvenirs upon returning from her grandson’s wedding in Israel. Sylvie’s troubles begin when she realizes that the old teapot she purchased at an outdoor market is actually a priceless relic containing a geriatric genie “Eugene” with a bad back and a penchant for vodka and V8. Keeping Eugene a secret from her three best friends, Mabel, Thelma and Fannie, proves to be nearly as difficult as protecting herself from Eugene’s former master who follows Sylvie home and threatens her at knife point. Be careful what you wish for Sylvie Goldberg! You never know, it might come true. Seniors of the Sahara is a magical romantic comedy for seniors and “juniors” of all ages.

Board member says, “How exciting to see so much talent on stage. People have come together from all over the Inland Empire to produce such an exhilarating thing — live theater.  It is wonderful that Rialto Community Players provides a fun place for artistic juices to flow. Don’t miss Seniors Of The Sahara!”

Tickets are $15 for general admission, $12 for students and seniors. We do recommend reservations for all shows. Reservations can be made by calling our 24–hour reservation line at (909) 873-8514.

Rialto Community Players is located at 150 East San Bernardino Ave., Rialto, CA.  For more information visit us online at www.rialtocommunityplayers.org

With fifteen million copies in print, the story of Pastor David Wilkerson’s crusading outreach to the street gangs of New York City is powerfully depicted on stage. This poignant drama displays how one man’s faith and loving commitment to rescue young people mired in drugs and violence led to the transformation of countless lives and the creation of internationally known service organization Teen Challenge.

The Cross and the Switchblade opens Saturday evening, February 27, 2010, and continues through March 28, 2010. Performances are Fridays at 7:30 PM, Saturdays at 2:15 PM and 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2:15 PM.  In addition to the weekend performances, there will be a special Thursday performance on March 25 at 7:30 PM.  The 7:30 PM performance on Saturday, March 13 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 (909) 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 performance 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 most performances usually sell out.

This original adaptation of The Cross and the Switchblade, written by Cathy Flores, is directed by award-winning director Jordan Beck.  Joining Beck on the production staff are set designer Tim Mahoney and costume designers Debbie Rao and Beverly Bishop.

“We are pleased and honored to be presenting a story that needs to be told,” comments LifeHouse founder and president Wayne Scott.  “This drama is one of the most powerful and moving we have ever presented and will surely affect our audiences profoundly.  As this production addresses adult issues, such as drug addiction and gang violence, I would encourage parental discretion.  But this amazing true story will bring hope and inspiration to those who have experienced difficulty in life.”

The Cross and the Switchblade features Jeremy Kruizenga as David Wilkerson and Taylor Joseph as Nicky Cruz.  Also featured are Jonathan Blair as Jo-Jo, Terence Dyck as Israel Narvaez, Skye Scheer as Gwen Wilkerson, and Lauren Mosher as Maria.

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 risks of a workplace-romance are exposed at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory! What was once a simple conflict between management and labor quickly bursts into a battle of the sexes.  With a mega-hit score including “Hey There,” “Steam Heat,” “Hernando’s Hideaway” and “Small Talk”, you won’t want to miss the Tony® Award winning The Pajama Game playing at the Candlelight Pavilion February 12 – March 21.  

Visit the Candlelight Pavillion web site for specific show dates, times, and prices.

Tickets are available by calling (909) 626- 1254, ext 1. Regular ticket prices range from $48-$60 which includes both dinner and show.  Group rates are available for parties of 10 or more at even lower rates.  Save 10% on season tickets when you book as few as four shows.  The Candlelight Pavilion is proud to announce its flexible payment plans to all Season ticket holders; save as much as 20% when you book 8 performances.   For more information regarding the 2010 season line-up and ticketing, please visit us online at www.thecpdt.com. (Read on …)

The Inland Stage Company presents the cult classic The Rocky Horror Show Feb. 12 through 27 at the Esplanade Art Center. The show is directed by Inland Stage Artistic Director Jim Marbury and features many returning Inland Stage artists.

The Inland Stage Company’s Rocky Horror Show runs Feb. 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 and 27 at the Esplanade Art Center in San Jacinto.

Tickets are $15, without dinner. Dinner reservations are available for groups of 10 or more. To reserve tickets call (951) 600 – 7273 or visit www.inlandstage.org.

The Esplanade Art Center is located at 2181W. Esplanade Avenue in San Jacinto, in the shopping mall on the corner of Sanderson and Esplanade. (Read on …)