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I have always had the privilege of falling deeply in love with the younger-than-me-actors who play my children on stage. It is one of those “luck of the draw” things that always makes me just a little bit nervous at auditions, “Will we bond?” and “Will they like...
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It has been a while since I have had such a long break between the read through of a show and the rehearsals. It was like “oh, yeah, I am in a show, I think, opening in November or sometime after the fair and Halloween and… wait, what is it again?”
My character felt...
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Stars Theatre Restaurant is inviting YOU (friends of TheatreAddict.com) to a free opening night showing of Marilyn: Forever Blonde on Friday, September 5th at 8PM. Call Shannon at the Stars box office NOW at 325-6100 and ask for your complimentary show-only tickets.
Legendary...
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I haven't been on Bakersfield.com for a while except for VERY sporadically. It feels good to be back -
Where have I been?
In a nutshell:" I have lived a lot of life, a lot of angst and I think i have come out for the best. I have wondered during the past eighteen...
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Having recently experienced a variation of the story ourselves, my wife and I jumped at the chance to see Stars latest show. Baby explores the consequences of life's most universal miracle...pregnancy. The musical follows three couples at different stages of their lives as they...
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ROCK FU
Music That Kicks Ass!
August 1st and 2nd at The Empty Space
All Ages Show!
$5 Admission/Day
$1 Beers
TENTATIVE LINEUPS:
Friday, August 1st: Doors at 6:30PM, Show starts at 7PM
Chris DeBondt
Low Flying Jet
Trading Company
Jimmy Holliday
Vince Gallindo
Near Miss Mallet
Vecar
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STAND-UP COMEDY SHOWS
"BAKERSFIELD STANDS UP"
July 5th
Help us support the local comedy scene! This stand-up show will feature a fantastic variety of comedic styles from all local entertainers, including Tyson Paul, Dane Forst, Chase Brockett, Joe Alaniz, and more!...
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THE EMPTY SPACE’S SUMMER PICNIC & BASKET AUCTION!
“A picnic for all ages to benefit The Empty Space!”
Saturday, June 21st
1-4pm at Jastro Park
In an effort to bring back the annual “theatre picnics” of the past, The Empty Space would like to extend an...
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What makes The Empty Space unique?
With seven different community theatres in the Bakersfield area alone - not to mention all of the school and professional productions that come to town - it can be tough to keep up with our local theatre scene. And despite the various marketing tactics...
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This Week In Bakersfield Theatre - weekend of April 27th, 2008
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This Week In Bakersfield Theatre - weekend of April 13th, 2008
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Auditions for The Empty Space’s June production of Reefer Madness: The Musical are coming up! Please come prepared with a song to sing a cappella. Sides from the script will be provided for cold readings. The production runs June 6 - 28 and rehearsals will begin...
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This Week In Bakersfield Theatre - weekend of January 27th,...
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This Week In Bakersfield Theatre - weekend of October 21st, 2007
Last chance to see Shakespeare this weekend...
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To most...Tehachapi Community Theatre is typically known for doing cutesey westerns, classics like "Arsenic & Old Lace," and other crowd pleasers that don't ruffle too many feathers. Opening on September 29th, however, they are presenting a piece that is praised in the modern...
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DO U LIKE IT
LMK
thanx Vincent
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This Week In Bakersfield Theatre - weekend of July 29th, 2007
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Don't miss the smash hit that sold out audiences on opening weekend, "The History of Rock & Roll Goes to the Movies!"
A new tradition returns to the Spotlight Theatre this summer, as we present the sequel to last year's hit "The History of Rock &...
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Playing through July 13th, this rock musical is inspiring a wide range of responses from those in the community.
Susan Ochoa wrote that it is "uneven, lacks vision and is only sporadically entertaining."
Aaron Mauldin wrote that is "exhilarating, entrancing, and completely...
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This Week In Bakersfield Theatre - weekend of June 30th, 2007
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‘HAIR’ lets loose
The classic American tribal love-rock musical is coming to the Empty Space through July
The Empty Space Theater is excited to present, “HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical!”
“HAIR” was a significant part of the...
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This Week In Bakersfield Theatre - weekend of June 24th, 2007
Welcome to our fourth issue of the drama news, the emails that keep you in the...
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Theatre Addict TV Episode 5
WARNING: This video contains explicit language. Don't even think about watching it unless you are a little drunk and enjoy dark comedy.
Watch it now on YouTube!
The "Royal Association Of Thespians" (or RAT) plays by its own rules....
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So, here I am.
June in Dana Point – the place I went to high school - means overcast, grey mornings “socked in by the fog” as my mother used to say. June in Bakersfield usually means oppressive heat, vapors rising from asphalt to make mirages, puddles that can not...
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Contents:
Shows
A Streetcar Named Desire Spotlight Theatre
RAT (Adults-only sketch comedy) Empty Space
Puppet Slam Empty Space
World Goes Round Stars
SPACE: The Musical Gaslight Melodrama
Jack & The Beanstalk...
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TheatreAddict.com would like to thank Roger Mathey for doing such a great job maintaining the "This Week In Bakersfield Theatre" email list over the past few years. Unfortunately, he is unable to continue. I will attempt to take up the slack by starting the TheatreAddict.com Drama News,...
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BENT
Directed by Hal Friedman
MAY 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 & 26 @ 8 PM
Suggested Donation $10 for Adults and $5 for...
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We saw "Bent" and "Corpus Christi" at The Empty Space last night. I took some interviews about Bent and I'll be making a video promo this coming week. So, this blog is to ramble about the late night show.
One-fourth of the way through the show, which retells the...
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Join the Spotlight Theatre for a staging of an American classic, Tennessee Williams' A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, starting at the Spotlight on May 11th! This celebrated play has had a long and successful run on Broadway and the road. A tragic and effective drama which ranks as one of the greatest in...
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One of the little known facts of theatre is that if you are going to be late for your call – the time you are supposed to be at the theatre – you need to call the Stage Manager and say simply, “I am going to be late!”
Yesterday I was running around all afternoon,...
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If you want to see what ROCKY is really all about, here's your chance. Do not watch if you are offended by sexyness. But do COME see the show.
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THEATRE REVIEW WITH VIDEO AND PHOTOS!
BAKERSFIELD COMMUNITY THEATRE'S..PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN / THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES!
CLICK ON PICTURE BELOW TO CHECK IT OUT NOW!!
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Check out this letter published in The Californian's "Sound Off" Sunday before last.
In other news, I hear that the Eye Street Editor is working with Camille Gavin and the paper's layout designers to put aside space for more theatre/arts coverage.
What say you?
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Did You Know More Women Are Going to Prison Today More Than Ever and Why Society Can Help Change This
Many people believe that all women who are in prison have done some hideous crime. Not so. It is important to know that prison causes damage and disruption to the lives of...
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Bloggers take over TheatreAddict.com in January
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Updated 12/12/06
New shows opening. Lots of holiday cheer. It's your entertainment weekend!
Seussical, The Musical! The world of Dr. Seuss comes to live in living color, with lots of music and song!
Hurry Up, Santa! is a local favorite opening at the Empty Space this...
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It's your chance to join the fun. Theatre is not just a spectator sport, people!
List of upcoming auditions
12/12/06
Lettice & Lovage
at THE EMPTY SPACE
Written by Peter Shafer
Directed by Bob Kempf
Saturday, December 16, 2006 Noon - 3 PM
OPEN CALL.
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This time, 'Miracle' is on 19th Street
By Camille Gavin
"Miracle on 34th Street" was a hit with the sold-out house at Spotlight Theatre at last Friday's opening night. Roger Mathey, the director, told theater-goers at a pre-performance party that the show's main message is the...
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There is a ton of cheerful drama to experience this weekend, no matter what your age.
Hurry Up, Santa! is a local favorite opening at the Empty Space this Friday. It's very funny and not to be missed...good fun for the entire family.
Meanwhile, over at the Spotlight you will be...
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Bakersfield's new free press.
Announcing The Arrival of a New, Free Press Paper
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH
With Bakersfield growing in leaps and bounds, becoming more diverse, (in step with it's ever widening girth) one would think this town already had a fist full of small,...
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If my calculations are correct, there aren't any theatre productions playing this weekend (aside from Man of La Manca at Rabobank). Everything has closed, and no local production is opening until November 31st. Is that possible? Wowsers.
On the positive side of things, though, that leaves this...
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Once again, you have no excuse avoid going out to enjoy some awesome live entertainment this weekend, for it's all one click away:
This Week In Bakersfield Theatre is up to date and fabulous.
Assasins, Pirates of The Old Kern River, Sideway Stories, Jessie's Place, Control Freaks, Dearly...
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In the Sideways Stories series there is a student who wears an unusually high number of raincoats. The teacher eventually discovers that he is actually a dead rat who snuck into the classroom. Those dead rats can be sneaky.
It's funny, just one of many delightful ideas I enjoyed in...
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This weekend in local theatrical entertainment we have a musical about famous assasins, a Pirate show written and directed by local talent, a fabulous mimic cast of the biggest cult film of all time (Rocky Ho yall), a world premier of a new play by a local author at the Empty Space,...
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It's a theatretastic ramble! Oh boy! If you want to be entertained this weekend there is a crapload of cool stuff to do. There are some new shows opening, and some fun ones closing, and a couple of one time only special events as well, too, also. Any of you grammar...
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“I don’t know how it works, I don’t know why it works, I just know that it works.” I said, watching Katie’s face look more than a little bit unsure of these words tumbling from my mouth. “Trust me.” I continued. “Just trust me. That’s...
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