Wait Until Dark to run 4 weekends in November

Posted: November 5th, 2016

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Redlands Footlighters Theater presents Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation of Frederick Knott’s hit play, Wait Until Dark. Directed by Patricia McQuillan, this suspense thriller is guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat. Playwright Hatcher has changed the era from 1966 to 1944, which puts us right in the middle of Nazi war times. Women’s lib had not yet taken place, and even a sighted woman might have had difficulty dealing with life threatening adversity. Susan (played by Tori Wurm) is recovering from a car […]

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Noodles continues through September 25

Posted: September 9th, 2016

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“Everybody knows their family’s crazy,” said L. Don Swartz, who wrote Noodles. “This goes behind the story to see what makes them tick … and hopefully, makes everybody feel a little bit better about their own situations.”   Boo and Stu Boodle, whose affection for each other is still genuine after all these years, set the stage for the rest of the family. Boo is June Cleaver at her homiest. Stu has been inhaling dry-cleaning fumes at the family’s dry cleaning and pie shop for […]

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Wait Until Dark auditions tonight and tomorrow

Posted: September 5th, 2016

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Redlands Footlighters will hold auditions for the classic thriller, Wait Until Dark, on September 5 & 6, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. Written by Frederick Knott and adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher. Runs November 5-27, 2016, and is directed by Pat McQuillan. Be prepared to cold read from the script. Cast requires 4 men, 2 women (one blind woman, one young girl 12-14 y.o.). Seeking: Susan Hendrix: Young woman who lost her sight a year and a half ago. Sam Hendrix: Her husband. A tender, yet strong […]

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Footlighters brightens up summer with the dark comedy Vigil

Posted: July 20th, 2016

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Vigil, by the Canadian playwright Morris Panych, is a brilliantly poignant comedy about an unexpectedly extended visit between Kemp, played by Shawn Warner of Yucaipa, and his bedridden elderly aunt, played by Deborah W. McFatter of Redlands. The nephew’s relentless, matter-of-fact outrageousness will make the audience laugh and gasp at the same time, as his good deed of visiting a supposedly-dying aunt quickly wears off – and the two must come to a sort of unusual peace with each other. Performances are July 29, 30, […]

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A great comedy to wrap up the season!

Posted: June 4th, 2016

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Redlands Footlighters wraps up the 2015-2016 season with the farce A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody, written by Ron Bernas and directed by Barry Wallace. New Year’s resolutions are often difficult to keep, but Matthew makes a concerted effort to keep his: to kill his wife. Luckily for her, he isn’t very clever. Combine a number of odd deaths with a wedding, a secretive butler, and a Sam Spade wannabe, you can expect that hilarious misunderstandings are bound to occur. Tickets can be purchased online […]

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Auditions for Noodles set for June 27 and 28

Posted: June 4th, 2016

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Footlighters welcomes back Lance Christiansen as he directs the new comedy Noodles, by L. Don Swartz.  Auditions for Noodles, the first show of Redlands Footlighters’ 2016-17 season, will be held on June 27 and 28 at 7pm. Seeking 5 men and 6 women for this new show inspired by You Can’t Take It With You. Four women early 20’s to late 30’s (or can play that age) – Krystal, Lulu, Nora, Elaine Two women 45-70 – Boo, Mrs. Doodah-Doodah Two men 20’s to 30’s – Ned […]

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Auditions: Vigil set for June 13 and 14

Posted: June 4th, 2016

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Redlands Footlighters will be holding special auditions for Vigil, by Morris Panych, on June 13 and 14 at 7pm. Director Kellie McDonald is seeking one male actor, late 20’s to late 30’s.  This is one role in a two-person cast so strong memorization skills are required.  The other role has already been cast. Vigil is a “black comedy structured around what happens when an extremely self-centered and shallow person finds himself, through his own errors and inattentiveness, in a life-and-death situation with profound and far-reaching […]

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Auditions: A Darling’s Call presented at Footlighters by Middle of Somewhere Theatre

Posted: May 19th, 2016

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Middle of Somewhere Theatre company is holding open auditions for its first show, A Darling’s Call, at Redlands Footlighters Theatre! A Darling’s Call is a mystery-drama about a young woman, Beatrice Rickett, who returns to her hometown after tragedy strikes in her family, and finds that things are not what they once seemed. The heads of the town are keeping an eerily close eye on her and her loved ones, the funeral keeps getting pushed back, and the details of her brother’s death have been… […]

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Bus Stop arrives this weekend at Footlighters

Posted: March 30th, 2016

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A cheerful roadside diner provides shelter from a freak snowstorm for an eclectic group of passengers and locals. Watch as they discover more than planned as they wait out the storm. You are sure to be won over by the honesty, grit, and romance of this time-honored classic. The 1956 movie adaptation starred Marilyn Monroe and Don Murray. Content note: Contains some adult themes. Tickets can be purchased online at www.redlandsfootlighters.org/buy-tickets or by calling the box office at (909) 793-2909. Redlands Footlighters is located at […]

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A Little Murder… auditions scheduled for April 4 & 5

Posted: March 30th, 2016

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Redlands Footlighters will hold auditions for the comedy A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody, written by Ron Bernas and directed by Barry Wallace, on April 4 and 5 at 7:00 p.m. Auditions will be held at the theater at 1810 Barton Road in Redlands. Rehearsals will begin April 18 and the show runs June 4-26. Auditions will consist of cold reading from the script. Learn more about auditioning. About the show: New Year’s resolutions are often difficult to keep, but Matthew makes a concerted effort […]

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