Shows

Kern Shakespeare Festival  Bakersfield College Outdoor Theater
Zorro's Back In Town  Gaslight Melodrama
Onionheads  Empty Space
On The Tip Of My Tongue/Haunted House  Bakersfield Community Theatre
Sweet Charity (Musical)  Stars

Auditions
 

Hurry Up, Santa! Empty Space
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Special Events/Miscellaneous
 

Burn The Witch - Opening October 13th
Hansel & Gretel - Presented by Omnipresent Puppet Theater

 

Shows:
 

Kern Shakespeare Festival

Plays through October 20th



t’s fall in Bakersfield, and that means cooler breezes, falling leaves and of course, the annual Kern Shakespeare Festival! This year’s Festival will feature performances of Troilus and Cressida and The Taming of the Shrew on alternating nights from October 3 to October 20 in the Bakersfield College Outdoor Theater. To purchase tickets, please call the Bakersfield College Ticket Office at 395-4326.

Robert Kempf, Director


Troilus and Cressida

October 3, 5, 11, 13, 17, 19, 8 p.m.


The Taming of the Shrew

October 4, 6, 10, 12, 18, 20, 8 p.m.

 

Zorro's Back In Town

Playing Through November 17th



“ZORRO’S BACK IN TOWN”
at The Gaslight Melodrama Theatre & Music Hall

Written by Tim Kelly
Adapted by Christie Maturo and Michael Prince
Directed by Christie Maturo

As the title suggests, our favorite sword-fighting hero, Zorro, returns for another exciting adventure. For those of you who saw our first season's production of Zorro: The Rest Of The Untold Story, you know to expect something outrageously fun. Watch as Zorro and his fast talking Jersey mother defend the people of Old New Mexico against the villainous Buck Badum and his cohorts, Sheriff Toady and Conchita. Will the lovely Miss Alice Sweepup be freed from Buck’s grasp? Will Don Perico and his wife Senora De La Guitar get their cottage back? Will the young orphan, Lucinda, finally get to eat something? All of these questions will be answered in what is sure to be another Melodrama classic that will have you rolling in the aisles.

Followed by a brand new Vaudeville Revue:

“An American Vaudeville”
adapted by Michael Prince
directed by Kimberly Slikker & Michael Prince
musical direction by Warren Dobson

A comedic, musical tribute to everything all American.

Both shows starring: Greg Ramsdell, Christie Maturo, Michael Prince, Shaylan Trone, Charlie Gamble, Rosie Ayala, Coryn McBride, Matt Thompson and Lauren Harbaugh

Where: The Gaslight Melodrama Theatre & Music Hall
12748 Jomani Dr.
Bakersfield, CA 93312
(661) 587-3377

When: October 12th – November 17th 2007
Friday 7:00pm
Saturday 7:00pm
Sunday 2:00pm

Prices: General Admission $17.00

Matinee Prices: General $15.00

Seniors $15.00 Student $7.50
Child (12 & under) $7.50


The Gaslight Melodrama & Music Hall is owned and operated by Arnie Carlos and Linda Larma (Producers).

 

Onionheads

Playing through October 27th



ONIONHEADS
by Jesse Miller
Directed by Jarred Clowes

October 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 @ 8PM

Suggested Donation $10 for Adults and $5 for Students

This soulful play takes a raw, poetic look at the plight of onion farmers on the edge in the 1935 Oklahoma Dust Bowl. The Tidwell brothers and the Bumpinmeyer sisters explore young love, hard times and loss of family as the sky turns black and the onions die. When the sisters leave for Califor nee, a shocking truth hits the Tidwell farm and the boys are left with the relentless dust. Devastated, they follow the girls to the "land of milk an' honey" where, months later in a migrant camp in the grip of the Great Depression, they find the sisters buried in poverty and prostitution. The black secret of the Bumpinmeyer family is discovered. Skins are peeled in layers to reveal the sweet and the sour. Tragically, the dirt on these onion pickers never comes clean; the "land of plenty" grows nothing but the cries of dead hearts and broken Okies. Meanwhile, the devil sits in his shack, laughing. Winner of the 1999 American College Theatre Festival.


TO MAKE A RESERVATION CALL (661) 327-PLAY or Click here

 

On The Tip Of My Tongue/Haunted House

Final Weekend!



Friday & Saturday @ 7PM; Sunday @ 2PM

Teen Theatre

Directed by Tim Fromm & Kathryn (Fred) Burnett

Two boys, harassed by summer chores, decide to run away from home. They stop to rest at a clearing in the woods, and are awakened by hand puppet characters. The puppets issue mysterious warnings of trouble. Easily recognizable villains, heroes and heroines from children's literature, who mistake them for Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, surround the boys. Unable to escape, they undergo a farcical trial in which they fail to prove they aren't Tom and Huck. Longing for home, they accept their fates. They are saved in a challenge, which proves their true identities. And, they are discovered to be the heroes of a brand new story being written at this very moment! Also featured will be Haunted Houses by Kathryn Schultz Miller (youth theatre) On a summer night four friends enter the abandoned, dark mansion that overlooks their town. Once inside, their imaginations and their fears guide them to the phantoms of their minds. As they tell their personal stories of rejection, hazing, isolation and threats of abuse, they touch on terrifying phantoms. In sharing their stories and finding courage for each other, each bravely grasps important clues for living better and helping each other.

The talented cast includes...

Aaron Logan, Anna Teixeira, Christina Teixeira, Alex Olcott, Sage Russinsky, Adam Jackson, Victoria Santa Cruz, Vanessa Vaughan, Taylor Santos, Sam Sampson, Liz Belsky, Devin Martin, Autumn Garcia, Noah Solorzano, Strephany Trevino, Josh Miller, Caleb Miller, Noah Jackson, Gabriel Solorzano, John Maese, and Brandon Hendrix.

Call 831-8114 for reservations

 

Sweet Charity (Musical)

Plays through October 27th



Stars Theatre Restaurant

Dinner & Show. Doors open 1 1/2 hours before listed showtimes.

Charity Valentine is the eternal optimist. While working at the seedy Fan-Dango ballroom, she is often taken advantage of and continually experiences bad relationships. Finally, she seems to have met a decent fellow in Oscar. Trying to hide her true profession, she lies to him and tells him that she works at the bank. Soon, Oscar discovers Charity's real profession and things head south. Nevertheless, Charity continues to remain hopeful that good things will happen in her life.

Call 325-6100 for tickets

1931 Chester Avenue

 

Auditions:

Special Events:

Burn The Witch II - Opens October 13th
 

Burn The Witch returns to The Empty Space Theatre and Gallery in Bakersfield! Presented by Jen Raven, this year's amazing all-women group art show will feature the works of over thirty talented local artists, and will be on display the entire month of October (available for viewing during the openings scheduled, thirty minutes prior to regularly scheduled show times, and also by appointment).

The artwork will be available for preview the weekend of October 5th and 6^th. The Opening will be October 13th from 3 to 7 pm, with a suggested donation of $5. There will be food, drinks, live music, and performance poetry. There will also be an Open House, October 20th, from 5 to 7 pm. Again, there is a suggested donation of $5, and there will be food and live performances as well. Proceeds to benefit The Empty Space, a 100% non-profit organization.

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. As this is a woman's issue and one close to our hearts, the artists of this year's Burn The Witch will be working to increase awareness through this year's show and artwork.

The Empty Space is located at 706 Oak Street. For more information, call 327-PLAY

Omnipresent Puppet Theater Presents

"Hansel and Gretel"

October 13 at 11:00 AM and October 27 at 11 AM and 2 PM

The Empty Space Theater - 706 Oak Street in Bakersfield

Admission $5 for kids 2 and up / $7 for adults

Join Omnipresent Puppet Theater in the Halloween spirit with the classic story about those two kids, the candy house and the witch up to no good.  Our young heroes save the day, however, with the help of their Dad and a skunk who thinks its a scent-sniffing bloodhound.  This wacky show is Halloween treat for the whole family to enjoy.   

For reservations and information call 858-0831.