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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.
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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 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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Big Brother 8 starts tonight and it is bound to be drama filled! The new twist that the show is doing is bringing houseguests and their worst enemies, rival or someone they have unfinished business with to live together for months!
I personally love Big Brother and have watched all the...
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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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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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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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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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When it comes to theatre addicts, Rogerh Mathey is truly the OG. The original and the best. I am merely following in his footsteps, contributing to the improvement of Bakersfield theatre where I can. I might carry the official title, but I'm more like the secretary of the...
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Hi-yo, your friend the Theatre Addict here to tell you about cool stuff coming up this weekend and beyond in the world of Bakersfield drama. From a free costume workshop to a "beer pong" fundraiser, this weekend is packed with fun things to do. Here's the low-down, but keep...
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the SelF- INDULGENT
SELF_PORTRAIT SHOW
~Oct.7th & 14th~
@ CAPISTRANO'S
This show should be self-explainatory,.......in the most obscure way,...
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On the surface William Inge's "Picnic" seems quite sedate. A small town in the 50's, average characters, nothing really all that intriguing. Ordinary people, ordinary day. But through Inge's obvious skill as a playwright, it wrestles with some of humanity's...
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What is Fuddy Meers? What does it mean? Is it a concept? A person's name, perhaps a long lost relative of Elmer Fudd? What do those words signify? What is the play about?
I don't want you to know. I think you will be better off if you don't.
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I still need posters from the Gaslight and Rat...but here's all the rest. If I'm missing any others, email or IM me.
Want to go see one? Theatre Calendar.
THIS WEEK IN BAKERSFIELD THEATER:
Week ending September 10, 2006
OPENING:
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Hello Aaron. My name is Jennifer Resolme and I am the new Drama teacher at Ridgeview. Cathy Henry gave me the info about your website and effort and so I thought I would drop you a line to tell you about myself and our upcoming production. I have been a member of your myspace...
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It's chapter 6 of the Bakersfield Theatre saga as told by Rob Long. You can comment on the blog on MySpace by clicking here, or just email me and I'll post the comment for you.
I've been delaying this one, letting it stew, trying to decide what angle to approach it from... I've been...
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The verdict is in - The Philadelphia Story is a well rounded comedy full of uproarious laughter and meaningful character development. It's also a damn fine evening of entertainment. You can check it out for yourself at the Empty Space this weekend, playing through August 26th.
I've...
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It's the second installment of drama drama from proud theatre addict, Thespian Tsarina. Enjoy, comment, and stay tuned.
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Bakersfield Community Theatre Awards
at BAKERSFIELD COMMUNITY THEATER
Sunday at 6pm
The Bakersfield Community Theatre awards event(Dinner/Awards) is on August 20 at 6 PM. It will be held at the theatre, dinner will be catered. It is $15 a person. Reservations need to be made...
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Just a few pieces of theatrical news that don't fit anywhere else...
Cory needs a stage manager for "Fuddy Meers" at the Empty Space, which is just beginning rehearsals this week. If you're interested, either contact her on MySpace or call me and I'll give you her #. You...
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This is a short essay sent to me by local theatre observer (turning participant?), Thespian Tsarina. Watch for more in the coming days/weeks and please offer your thoughts.
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While I sit waiting for the "Picnic" rehearsals to begin, my friends across the Bakersfield Theatre world are stirring, stirring, stirring the drama.
The temperatures are rising again outside, and they are rising in the hearts and souls of my fellow artists.
My friend and fellow...
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Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the WORLD'S FIRST podcast done ENTIRELY IN BLACK AND WHITE!!!
Just kidding. But Sam Sleuth is. It's a damn fun show and you can dive right into it today in the newest installment of Bakersfield Theatre Radio: The TheatreAddict.com Podcast.
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