Tehachapi Community Theatre
Hits the Road in Search of a New Home

After three-and-a-half years in its current location, Tehachapi Community Theatre (TCT) will be moving on. TCT needs room to grow to expand its educational programs and to continue providing quality productions. Therefore, the Board of Directors and the membership have agreed to vacate its current premises by March 31, 2007.

TCT has already formed a building committee to look for a new location in which to continue bringing quality theatre and entertainment to its loyal patrons and all residents of the greater Tehachapi area.

“While we’ve enjoyed having a place to call home and work our craft, the current space no longer meets our needs,” said President Karl Schuck. “TCT consistently has three shows in different stages of production at any given time. With the growth of our educational programs, the addition of TCT Jr. and the need for more rehearsal space, committing to a year’s lease with a substantial increase in rent, doesn’t make financial sense for this non-profit organization.”

Many audience members have enjoyed the intimacy of the space TCT has been performing in as it allows the audience to feel an immediacy with the performances. “I love the fact that our seating is only five rows deep,” said past President, David Reed. “The closeness of the performers to the audience members has made for a very unique experience for our patrons.”

In the last year-and-a-half alone, TCT has produced “The War of the Worlds,” “The Diary of Anne Frank,” “Alice In Reality Land,” “Love Letters,” “My Three Angels,” “Rocket Man,” “On Golden Pond,” “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown,” “6 Rms Riv Vu,” “Little Women,” “A Christmas Carol” and “Private Lives”. In addition, audiences have enjoyed TCT’s Improv Troupe, “Comedy Under Construction” and Alex Zonn’s Hypnotist Show featuring Gary Mazzola and Friends as the opening musical act.

A recent addition has been the TCT Jr. classes taught by Monica Nadon as well as the plans for TCT to produce at least one children’s show per year. “The children have enjoyed the classes; Acting for the Theatre, Improvisation and Film Acting,” said Monica Nadon. “The need for children’s theatre was evident by the forty-eight young actors who auditioned for the TCT Jr. production of “The Adventures of Robin Hood.”

“The Adventures of Robin Hood” will be TCT’s last production in its current location. Performances will be held on Friday and Saturday nights, March 16, 17, 23 & 24 at 7:45 p.m. and on Sunday afternoons as a matinee on March 18 & 25 at 2:30 p.m.

“Rehearsals for “The Adventures of Robin Hood” are going very well. The young actors are so talented and they’re having such a good time,” stated director Monica Nadon.

Due to TCT’s imminent move, the pending productions of “Nuts” and “Catfish Moon” will be put on hold until such time as TCT can find another venue. In the meantime, the Board of Directors and the membership are thinking outside the box to find ways to continue to perform. Shakespeare in the park may be one option while Improv can be performed in almost any venue.

If anyone has knowledge of a building, space or venue which TCT can rent and call home, please call the TCT hotline at 822-4037 or send an e-mail to info@tctplays.org. Please visit our website at www.tctplays.org for more information on Tehachapi Community Theatre.

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Casting Call for Catfish Moon

Tehachapi Community Theatre will be holding open auditions Laddy Sartin’s poignant comedy Catfish Moon, directed by Kenny Chugg. This will be Mr. Chugg’s first time in TCT’s director, though he has years of previous experience with other community theatres before moving to Tehachapi.