This Weekend In Local Theatre - Shows, Auditions, & Special Events!
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The Bourgeois Gentleman and Somewhat True Tales of Robin Hood open this weekend at The Empty Space and BCT. One is a 17th century farce about how you can't buy class and the other is a teen show that presents a silly retelling of the old English folk tale about a noble man who robs from the rich, gives to the poor, and lives in the forest with his band of merry men.
Cats & The Pillowman, drastically different but both very compelling, will be closing this weekend with final performances at BMT and The Spotlight.
Playing this weekend only is Warren Dobson's Just Kidding. The scene-stealing piano man at the Melodrama writes and directs the sequel to his 2007 "Farewell Show" entitled Once More Before I Go. I urge you to see it or next time Warren might actually leave!
I also must mention that Carol Channing will be performing at CSUB on April 25th in a show called Salute To The Arts. I saw a commercial last night on local TV and it was a bit scary to be honest. I realize she is a broadway legend but this woman is slightly bizarre in her current state. Here is a short but strange YouTube clip of her lecturing at another college. Yeah, see what I mean? Better yet, check out Ryan Stiles imitating Carol Channing in a series of clips from Who's Line Is It Anyway.
Don't forget about auditions, Rock-Fu & Cat's Opening weekend recap...Puppet Theatre...Women's History at BC...local talent contest...and Major League Improv.
-Aaron Mauldin
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
Shows
The Bourgeois Gentleman The Empty Space
Just Kidding Gaslight Melodrama
The Somewhat True Tales of Robin Hood Bakersfield Community Theatre
Cats Bakersfield Music Theatre
The Pillowman Spotlight Theatre
Auditions
Reefer Madness: The Musical Empty Space
Actors Needed For Spider-Man Fan Film
News & Special Events
Rock-Fu Kicks Tons Of Ass
Cats: Opening Weekend Re-Cap
Local Talent Show - Saluting America
April Puppet Shows
Major League Improv
Shows:
The Bourgeois Gentleman
Molière's The Bourgeois Gentleman is a seventeenth century farce about a self-made man who tries to buy his way into society. This light-hearted play tells the story of the wealthy Monsieur Jourdain, who spends extravagantly in an attempt to appear cultured and genteel. He can afford the finest clothing, the most precious jewels, and the most clever tutors Paris has to offer... unfortunately, he is preposterously out of touch with reality. As Jourdain hires various instructors to train him in the Arts (succeeding only in making himself appear foolish to everybody but himself), his long suffering wife tries vainly to beat some sense into him - and protect her family from the greedy Count Dorante - while finding her daughter Lucile a good, middle-class husband. The Bourgeois Gentleman was a social satire in its time, exploring the themes of class and wealth, but modern audiences can sit back, appreciate the satire, and take in the wacky hilarity of it all!
The cast includes Andrew Ansolabehere, Jennie Babcock, Matthew Borton, Norman Howard Colwell, Jessica Delcid, Ellie Garber, Bob Kempf, Steven Littles, Julie Jordan Scott, Haley Sullivan, Ron Warren, Ryan Watts, and Joyce Weingarden.
Performances are April 11, 12, 13, 18, 25, 26 and May 2 and 3 at 8:00PM with special Sunday matinees on April 20 and 27 at 2:00PM
Admission is FREE with a suggested donation of $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. The Empty Space is located at 706 Oak Street in the Pizzaville shopping center. Seating can only be guaranteed by making a reservation. To make a reservation or for more information please call The Empty Space at 327-PLAY (327-7529) or visit us online at www.esonline.org.
Just Kidding
This weekend only!
at The Gaslight Melodrama Theatre & Music Hall
adapted, arranged, written and directed by Warren Dobson
Warren Dobson presents the sequel to his 2007 Farewell Show, "Once More
Before I Go", with "Just Kidding!", a fantastic evening of music and
comedy featuring some of the finest talent you will find anywhere! The
incredible voices of Ken and Jill Burdick, Jim Baldwin, Cheryl Toews,
Jennifer Resolme and Sheryl Cleveland, as well as the show stopping
dancing of Kimberly Slikker will make this an event to remember. Backed up
by a stellar band featuring Steve Mettler on sax, you'll be smilin',
dancin', laughin', and any other "in'" you can think of. Doors open 45
minutes before the show and the Moosehead Lounge will be open for all
your "theatre food" needs.
Where: The Gaslight Melodrama Theatre & Music Hall
12748 Jomani Dr.
Bakersfield, CA 93312
(661) 587-3377
When: April 11th & April 12th, 2008
Friday 7:00pm
Saturday 1:00pm
Saturday 7:00pm
Price: General Admission $20.00
The Gaslight Melodrama & Music Hall is owned and operated by Arnie Carlos and Linda Larma (Producers).
The Somewhat True Tales of Robin Hood
Plays through April 20th
Teen Theatre
Written by Mary Lynn Dobson
April 11, 12, 18, 19, @ 7PM
April 13 & 20 @ 2PM
It sure is hard to be humble when you're a swashbuckling, egocentric super-hero. But our gallant guy tries his best as he swaggers through The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood. It is a frantically funny, Monty Pythonesque retelling of the classic. The legendary legend, in his never-ending quest to aid the needy, encounters a lovely damsel-in-distress (oddly obsessed with skin conditions); an ever-scheming sheriff who would rather bowl a strike than hit a bulls eye; a gold-hoarding, bad-guy monarch wannabe; and a good-natured "Town's Guy" who manages to make his way into every scene, whether he belongs there or not. Combine them with an expandable band of spoon-wielding Merry Men whose collective IQs equal six, and you've got an irreverent jaunt through Sherwood Forest you won't soon forget!
Call 831-8114 for reservations
Cats
Final Weekend
Get out the tuna and a bowl of catnip, ‘cause Bakersfield Music Theatre (BMT) is performing “Cats!” This show is still as fresh and fun as when it debuted 26 years ago on Broadway on
BMT director and co-choreographer,
The cast includes some of the best-of-the-best of BMT; Brenda Baldwin as ‘Grizabella’(you read correctly, she’s vocal directing AND performing), Maceo Davis as ‘Skimbleshanks’, Mickey Farley as ‘Bustopher Jones,’ Al Gains as ‘Gus’, Jeff Malone as ‘Old Deuteronomy,’
A dazzling array of dancers/singers/actors includes some wonderful new(er) talents as wells as some of
Erica Ackerley – ‘Etcetera’
Alicia Angelini – ‘Cassandra’
Shay Brandon Burke – ‘Macavity / Plato’
Ali Dougherty – ‘Demeter’
Bethany Feil – ‘Pouncival’
Madeline Grahek – ‘Electra’
Armando Guillan – ‘Mungojerrie’
Kelci Lowry – ‘Exotica’
Yannis Mallory – ‘Alonzo’
Natalia Mallory – ‘Tumblebrutus’
Jamie Miller – ‘Coricopate’
Sarah Miller – ‘Tantomile’
Megan Oliver – ‘Admetus’
Victoria Orudaz – ‘
Rachel Sanders – ‘Jemima’
Tara Shearer – ‘Carbucketty’
Catlin Shearer – ‘Rumpleteazer’
Mason Trueblood – ‘Mr. Mistoffelees’
Hannah Warren - ‘Jennyanydots’
With gorgeous sets, beautiful lighting, stunning costumes, and music you’ll never forget; “Memories,” “Magical Mr. Mistoffelees,” and the “Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats,” this will be a show you’ll remember forever.
There are just three (3) shows for the public; Saturday, April 5th (
Please call 325-6100 for reservations and ticket information.
The Pillowman
Final Weekend!
March 28 & 29 and April 4, 5, 11 & 12 at 8PM
This play contains adult themes and may not be suitable for children.
The Pillowman, winner of the 2004 Olivier Award for best new play, presents the story of Katurian Katurian (Justin Brooks), the writer of a number of strange tales in which children have been tortured or killed in strangely exotic, fairy-tale fashion. Unfortunately for him, a series of child killings bearing an uncomfortable similarity to his stories have recently occurred… Leaving Katurian and his mentally impaired brother Michael (Ronnie Hargrave), as the prime suspects.
During the course of their interrogation, two policemen— self proclaimed "good cop" Tupolski (Brian Sivesind) and his far more menacing colleague, Ariel (Joel Walton) -- utilize extreme physical and psychological measures in their quest for a confession, not the least of which is the threat of summary execution.
Directed by Jarred Clowes, The Pillowman is brilliantly written with a blend of dark comedy and chilling drama, with the frequently hilarious and profane dialogue making palatable its more terrifying moments. Stuffed with provocative themes, not the least of which is the relationship between emotional turmoil and artistic creativity, it works on a dizzying array of levels, both literal and metaphorical, that make it a work of dazzling richness.
For tickets and information, call the Spotlight Theatre Box Office at (661) 634-0692, or visit us at 1622 19th Street. Tickets in advance are $15 for general admission, $12 for students, seniors, and active military, and $7 for children under 11. Tickets are $3 more on the day of the show.
Auditions:
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Reefer Madness: The Musical
Saturday, April 12 from 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Sunday, April 13 from Noon - 3:00 PM
Auditions for the Empty Space’s June Production of Reefer Madness: The Musical will be held on Saturday, April 12th from 3:30 PM - 6: 30 PM and Sunday, April 13th from Noon - 3:00 PM at the Empty Space Theatre. Please come prepared with a song to sing a cappella and to read sides from the musical (sides will be provided). The production runs June 6 - 28 and rehearsals will begin mid-April. Please email any questions you might have to the director, Jeremiah Heitman, atpreacherlad@yahoo.com.
SYNOPSIS: Inspired by the original 1936 film of the same name, this raucous musical comedy takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the hysteria caused when clean-cut kids fall prey to marijuana, leading them on a hysterical downward spiral filled with evil jazz music, sex and violence.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Jimmy Harper - A wholesome, innocent, high school teenager who runs into trouble after he is lured into the dangerous world of reefer
Lecturer - a severe authority figure who warns the audience of the perils of Reefer Madness. (Doubles as Goat-Man, Mr. Poppy, Irish Priest, Old Man, Radio Announcer, Ticket-Taker, Policeman, FDR)
Jack Stone - The handsome and ruthless proprietor of the Reefer Den, a 30's gangster movie-type. (Doubles as Jesus, George Washington)
Mae - An attractive, yet slightly haggard dame in her mid-30s, the hostess of the Reefer Den.
Ralph Wiley - a denizen of the Reefer Den, formally a fraternity man, his college days ended long ago due to his reefer habit. (Doubles as Sally's Baby, Switch-Puller, Uncle Sam)
Sally - a sexy and seductive resident of the Reefer Den, she possesses the libidinous soul of Mae West combined with the rat-a-tat moxie of vintage Barbara Stanwyck. (Doubles as Lady Liberty)
Placard Girl - throughout the play she reinforces the warnings of the Lecturer by holding large signs that clearly state the moral of what we've just seen. (Doubles as Five-and-Dime Kid, Police Officer)
Ensemble - Mixed gender group to represent Reefer Zombies, Kids at the Five-and-Dime, Jungle Orgy dancers, Angels, and patriotic background chorus in the Star-Spangled finale.
The Empty Space is located at
Actors Needed For Spider-Man Fan Film
i have a spiderman film project i have been working on for almost a year now and there are some roles i just cannot seem to find the right people for. this is a non paying gig but actors will definately be seen once its complete. i plan on getting it in film festivals ,comic conventions, an internet website, etc. i also plan to send it in to marvel comics as a resume piece.
curently i need the following:
mary jane- female,20-28 yrs old green or blue eyes any color hair as long as they are willing to tint it red, around 5' 5 to 5'8", fit body,white
black cat- female 20-28 yrs, any color eyes although green or blue a plus, any hair since she will be wearing either a white wig or tint thier hair white, 5'5 to 5'9, fit body, capable of jumping, kicking and swinging punches to act out fight scenes, white
norman osborn- 45-55 or so yrs old, 5'9"-5'10", lean fit build, white, dark hair(auburn or a dark red tint a plus),
wolverine- 30-35 yrs old, 5'5"-5'7", very stocky but very muscular, white, dark facial features, able to act out action scenes, willing to grow out sideburns, 5 o clock shadow and hair to fit characters look,
i also always need men and women for roles of newsreporters, thugs,and extras. also, even if someone out there is just interested in getting involved with just helping me out during shoots and such i can always use the extra hands.
well, thats it for right now please let me know it you can get this out to the community of actors. i dont have any set audition times or anything i usually just play things by ear. if someone is available to meet and try out then we will make it happen asap. also if people want to call me they can fel free at 661-472-4909 or email at xboytreexx@aol.com.
-----roger king
News & Special Events:
Women's History Month Production at BC
Rock-Fu Really Kicks It
The music-fest at the Empty Space was a wild success last weekend with lots of kick-ass bands, hundreds of patrons in attendance, and reports that one band even got signed by a record label on the spot. Pictures of the party are posted on bakotopia - enjoy and stay tuned for more bands playing at the Space in the future. It's a guaranteed good time.
Day 1: http://www.bakotopia.com/ho...
Day 2: http://www.bakotopia.com/ho...
Cats: Opening Weekend Recap
Sent in by Helen Prine
Let me start this off by saying that I was an "immigrant" from
Saturday night was no exception. "Cats!" was wuuuuuuuunderful. The cast is just sublime and the dancing is the best you could see anywhere. The cast has taken what they learned about make-up from Michael Ornelaz and have added many of their own personal touches that just add the layers to their characters. Robby George and Julie Gaines have done wonderful things with some of the "specialty" cats. I've attached two photos Robby sent from opening night. Robby with the cast of "Cats!" and him working on "Alonzo's" (a.k.a. Yannis Mallory's) make-up.
Anyway, the show was excellent - from the orchestra (conducted by Doug Kelly) with additional vocals by our "Pit Kittens" Bob Anderson, Forrest Madewell, Jennifer Piccollotti, and Pam Reil (some of the best singers I've ever had the pleasure to perform with), to sets, lights, and costumes. The audience just raved.
Unfortunately, there's only one more show for the public, Saturday, April 12 at
In my own version of the "Thumbs Up" I give it the "Popping Cork"
which is to say, you mustn't just 'go' see it, you must FLY out and see it! : )
Local Talent Show - Saluting America
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April Puppet Shows
Omnipresent Puppet Theater Presents:
Gumshoe McMonocle and the
Strange Case of the Rumpelsomething
Saturday April 12th and 19th
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The Bakersfield Musical Theatre production of CATS should not be missed by any theatre goer. A new standard has been set with respect to the quality of local theatre. The dancing, singing, and acting are as good as you will find anywhere with maybe the exception of professional Broadway shows. There appear to be many new faces which display talent to an extremely high degree. The dancers are gifted and unique. Outstanding tap, jazz, and even ballet are on display with great enthusiam and polish. These dancers are about as good as it gets.The entire cast is extremely professional and quite entertaining. The acting is also quite entriguing with members of the cast having the ability to change moods and expressions in a very convincing way. There is a high degree of energy throughout the production and I mean PRODUCTION. Where has all of this talent been? These dancers and singers are fantastic! Kudos to all who helped bring this show together!! If ever there were a show to be held over this is the one!!!!!