Riverside Community Players announces auditions for the Stephen Sondheim musical A Little Night Music. This production is a vocally demanding look at love and intertwined relationships and is arguably the most romantic of Sondheim’s musicals.

Auditions will be held at the theatre (4026 Fourteenth St., Riverside) on May 19th from 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. and May 20th from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. followed by callbacks from 8:30 – 10:00 p.m.  Merrilee Drake is directing with Bill Wolfe, musical director.   Please direct any questions to Merrilee Drake at (909) 626-0242. (more…)

Chino Community Theatre presents the heavenly musical comedy Nunsense, written by Dan Goggin and directed by Christopher Diehl. 

Performances run May 9-31, 2008, on Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 2:30 pm at the Seventh Street Theater, located at 13123 7th St. in Chino.

Ticket prices are $15 for general admission and $12 for seniors, and students with proper ID. Call 909-590-1149 for reservations.

Special Reception for Opening Night Patrons of Nunsense:  Following the performance, take your theater ticket one block to Royalty Cakes for complimentary coffee and baked treats!  Address is 5236 D Street in Chino.  Phone: 909-628-8840.

Nunsense is the first in a long line of musicals featuring the Little Sisters of Hoboken from the Mount St. Helen’s School: budding ballerina Sister Mary Leo, soulful Sister Mary Hubert, streetwise Sister Robert Anne, stern but spirited Sister Mary Regina, and scatterbrained Sister Mary Amnesia (who lost her memory when a crucifix fell on her head).   When some tainted vichyssoise soup takes the lives of 52 sisters, the remaining nuns put on a benefit to pay for their burial.  The resulting show is a hilarious and tuneful extravaganza, as only the twisted Catholic mind of Dan Goggin could (immaculately) conceive.

The wonderfully talented ensemble consists of Gracie Arvizu as Hubert, Susan Gutierrez as Robert Anne, Gabriella La Susa as Leo, Kimberly Patten as Amnesia and Joyce Warhop as Regina, with musical direction by Nathaniel Brown and choreography by Juan Luis Torres and Derek Macumber.

Riverside Community Players will present Something in the Air, a comedy written by Richard Dresser and directed by Adam Demerath.

In a nameless American city, a man named Walker has hit rock bottom. Seeking help, he finds himself in the office of Neville, a man he believes is a psychoanalyst. However, Neville is actually a financial analyst who offers Walker a sure fire investment: buying the life insurance policy of a dying man. It is a diabolically brilliant plan!  But what happens if the dying man doesn’t die?

For reservations and information call: (951) 686-4030.

Tickets - $15.00
NO LATE SEATING
No children under 5 years of age admitted
 
Box Office - Opens on May 12th 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.

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.

Heartland Players Theatre Company presents Broadway, Our Way! Join us for a wonderful evening filled with laughter and timeless music featuring hit songs from Broadway’s greatest musicals. Two nights only.

Broadway, Our Way is a special fund-raising event and a portion of the ticket sales will benefit Yucaipa’s Kid’s Club. because at Heartland Players Theater we believe in giving back to the community and we believe in creating a better future.

Tickets:
All Seats $10 on the day of the event.
No reservations required.

For more information visit www.heartlandplayers.org or call (909) 838-4356.

The Riverside City College Off Broadway Play Series presents The Triangle Factory Fire Project, written by Christopher Piehler in collabortation with Scott Alan Evans and directed by Bill Mittler.

For tickets call (951) 222-8100 or go online at www.landispac.com. (more…)

Chino Community Teen Theatre is casting for the powerful dramatic play The Outsiders, adapted to the stage by Christopher Sergel from the classic novel by S.E. Hinton.  Run dates are July 11 - Aug 2, 2008. 

 Also casting for a 1950’s doo wop singing quartet that will perform for audiences at performances.  Seeking males between the ages of 14 to 22 years of age.  All ethnicities encouraged. 

For more information, contact director John Lynd at 909-917-0756 or Johnelynd@msn.com.  Or visit chinocommunitytheatre.org. (more…)

An exciting six-week summer conservatory located on the campus of Riverside City College. Participants gain extensive experience in all phases of musical theatre production and earn college credit at the same time.

Students enrolled in the program will participate four days a week. Professional staff members will offer master classes in acting, dance and musical theatre. A full-scale Broadway musical will be performed in the Landis Performing Arts Center on the Riverside City College Campus. This program would be particularly valuable to high school students with an interest in musical theatre. It is also a great opportunity for community college students with an emphasis in performance. (more…)

Theater Arts guild  presents The Owl and the  Pussy Cat written by Bill Manhoff and featuring Michael Barrett and Sheila Fares.

• $12 Adults
• $10 Senior and students

From a San Francisco loft, a stuffy author observes a prostitute plying her trade. He has her evicted, but she comes
knocking with a vengeance. She figures he owes her a pad for the night, an arrangement that leads to hilarity.

Performances will be held at the High Desert Center for the Arts located at the corner 8th and “C” in Old Town Victorville.  Call 760-243-7493 for more information.
 

Open auditions for LifeHouse Theater’s musical Pilgrim’s Progress, directed by award-winning talent Jennifer M. DeWitt, will be Thursday, May 29, 2008 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.  Those auditioning should be at least ten years of age and bring a recent photo to leave with the audition panel.  All are welcome and roles are open for men and women.  Men are especially encouraged to audition. (more…)

Redlands Footlighters will hold auditions for Rick Abbot’s hilarious Dracula: The Musical? on on Monday and Tuesday, May 5 and 6, at 7:00 pm.  Audtions will be held at the theater, located at 1810 Barton Road in Redlands.

This is a crazy romp takes place in a madhouse run by a Dr. Sam Seward, whose neighbor happens to be a whacky Count…Director Tamara Griffey will be casting four men and four women for this gothic-horror-story-turned-spoofy cabaret-musical.

• Auditioners should bring a song and be prepared to read. 
• Performances run three weekends: July 10-27, 2008
• Applications for Tech positions also available!

Come and play this summer…nothing serious in this one….just a load of campy fun!!!

Redlands Footlighters final production of the regular season, Everybody Loves Opal, opens Thursday, May 1 and runs through May 18.

This hilariously funny play, written by John Patrick and directed by Teresa Dolan, features Shirley Johnson Lamb as Opal, the naive and kindhearted bag lady;  Michael Annis (as Sol) and Cash Morgan (as Brad), con men out to scam the poor lady;  Jennifer Blanck (as Gloria), their cohort in crime;  Bob Miller as the doctor;  and Jeremy Kruizenga as the policeman.

Through all the mayhem, Opal radiates kindness, affection and, strangely enough, gratitude.  Labeled “goofy, extravagant and enjoyable” by the New York Daily News, this show is suitable for all ages.

Tickets for this show are $14 ($10 students) and can be reserved by calling the box office at 909-793-2909.  Evening shows start at 8:00pm and Sunday matinees are at 2:00pm.  Group rates are available.  The theater is located at 1810 Barton Road, between Alabama and California Streets.

Riverside Youth Theatre is proud to be the first community theatre in the Riverside area to present Aida!  Debbie Wolgemuth directs our musical production of Aida, with choreography by Marcus S. Daniels (straight off from performing in the West Coast Tour of Disney’s High School Musical), and music direction by Steve Wolgemuth.

Aida will be performed at the Wallace Theater, on the campus of California Baptist University, at 8432 Magnolia Avenue (between Adams and Monroe Streets) in Riverside.

Seating is reserved with tickets at $12.00 for all ages. Tickets for groups of 10 or more are $10 each. Riverside Youth Theatre performances are not suitable for any children under 4 years, including babes in arms. (more…)

Murrieta Repertory Theatre presents Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, directed by Jim Marbury, April 25-May 17. 

View flyer (PDF) with details for MRT’s production of The Crucible

For tickets and reservations, contact the box office at (951) 600-7273.  Performances will be held at the Murrieta Community Center located at 41810 Juniper Street in Murrieta. 

This exciting drama based on real-life events of the Puritan purge of witchcraft in 1692 Salem is both a gripping historical play and an allegory for our contemporary society.  The story focuses upon a young farmer, his wife, and a young servant-girl who maliciously causes the wife’s arrest for witchcraft.  The farmer brings the girl to court to admit the lie – and it is here that the spellbinding course of hypocritical bigotry and monstrous deceit is devastatingly depicted.  The farmer, instead of saving his wife, finds himself also accused of witchcraft and ultimately condemned with a host of others. (more…)

Act One Theater Arts of Murrieta, CA, will hold auditions for Grease on Friday, June 6th from 4 to 8 pm, with callbacks on Saturday, June 7th from 9 am to 2 pm.

Auditioners should be 11 years of age through adult.  Please prepare a one-minute vocal audition with background music CD (no vocals on the CD), wear comfortable clothes, and bring dance shoes for the dance audition.

Rehearsals will begin at the end of July, show dates will be the end of September/beginning of October, 2008.   All auditioners should call for an appointment:   (951) 304-1010 or (800) 877-ACT1.

Act One Theater Arts proudly presents Into the Woods.  

Once upon a time, a baker and his wife journey into the woods on a quest to lift a witch’s curse.  On the way they cross paths with Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Cinderella, and a menagerie of other fairy tale characters.   They pursue individual wishes until their stories become entangled in unexpected ways - revealing what happens “happily ever after”. 

Steven Sondheim’s wickedly witty score weaves a magical spell, and two separate yet very talented casts perform this surprising and entertaining show.  

Shows run at two venues over three weekends.  For tickets call Act One Theater Arts at (951) 304-1010 or (800) 977-ACT1.    (more…)