Audition Information: Chasing Manet by Tina Rowe on September 8 & 9

Redlands Footlighters will hold open auditions for a heart-warming comedy, Chasing Manet, written by Tina Rowe and directed by Mel Chadwick. Auditions will be held Monday and Tuesday, September 8 & 9, at 7:00pm. Footlighters is located at 1810 Barton Road in Redlands. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Performances are November 6-23, 2014. We are always seeking help in various behind-the-scene roles. If you’re interested, please come to auditions to introduce yourself. In this tender yet light comedy, two unlikely friends […]

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Audition Information: Ken Ludwig’s “The Game’s Afoot” July 7 and 8

Redlands Footlighters will hold open auditions for a hilarious new murder mystery, Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot, directed by Phillip Gabriel. Auditions will be held Monday and Tuesday, July 7 & 8, at 7:00pm. Footlighters is located at 1810 Barton Road in Redlands. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Performances are September 4-21, 2014. We are also seeking help in various behind-the-scene roles. If you’re interested, please come to auditions to introduce yourself. Winner! 2012 Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allen Poe Awards […]

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Congrats to Our 2013 ITL Award Winners!

The Inland Theatre League recognizes excellence in theatre throughout the Inland Empire. We’re thrilled to congratulate our winners from performances in 2013! Go to the complete list of winners and nominees.

Redlands Footlighters Announces 2014-2015 Season

For its sixty-ninth season, Redlands Footlighters is delighted to offer a collection of five new and familiar plays to its audience that are sure to please. Opening the season in September is Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot. Audiences will recognize Mr. Ludwig’s plays from past seasons including Leading Ladies, Moon Over Buffalo, and Lend Me a Tenor. This fast-paced comedy doubles as a murder mystery. It begins with the final scene and curtain call of the play “Sherlock Holmes”. Afterwards, star William Gillette invites his […]

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Redlands Footlighters 2014 Summer Youth Workshop

It is with great excitement and anticipation that the Redlands Footlighters Theatre proudly announces their 2014 Summer Youth Workshop. 2014 Youth Workshop Flyer The workshop will be directed by Mia Mercado. Ms. Mercado served as Director of the 2012 Summer Youth Workshop production of Silverado Sarah. She has been a performer, director and choreographer for over 30 years and brings with her a wealth of knowledge to share. “I am excited to provide a fun and collaborative environment for our young performers to stretch their […]

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“Pump Boys” Opens Tonight!

Redlands Footlighters is excited to take a step away from the normal fare of comedy and mysteries and present its first musical since Nunsense II in 2008. Pump Boys and Dinettes opens Thursday and brings a new energy to the theater that will appeal to just about everybody. Songs flow from the sentimental to the comical and have the Southern charm of Dolly Parton but also flavors of rockabilly, gospel, and soft rock. Co-directed by brothers Steve and Glen Johnson, this remarkably talented cast mixes […]

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Is He Dead? Opens Thursday

Redlands Footlighters is always looking for new plays to present to their audience and their next production, Is He Dead?, fits that bill. While first produced for Broadway in 2007, the comedy was actually written more than a hundred years ago by much-beloved humorist Mark Twain. Well known for his stories, Twain wrote his only play, Is He Dead?, in 1898 after finding himself bankrupt and owing to several creditors. He traveled to Europe to earn money lecturing, during which time his youngest daughter died […]

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Audition information: Is He Dead? January 13 and 14

Redlands Footlighters will hold auditions for the side-splitting romp Is He Dead?, directed by Carol Damgen, on Monday, January 13, and Tuesday, January 14, at 7:00pm. Footlighters is located at 1810 Barton Road in Redlands. Cold Readings from the script Seeking 4 Females and 7 males, ages 18-60+ Performances: March 6-23, 2014 Pulitzer-winning playwright David Ives brings new life to Mark Twain’s comic masterpiece: Jean-Francois Millet, a young painter of genius, is in love with Marie Leroux but in debt to a villainous picture-dealer, Bastien Andre. Andre forecloses […]

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Play On! Delights Audiences

Laughs filled Redlands Footlighters as Play On!, by Rick Abbot, opened Thursday, January 9th. Congratulations to a wonderful cast for their hard work! Director Chris Diehl leads an outstanding cast that features Melvin Caldwell, Rory Dyer, Emerald Gonzalez-Castillo, Sarah Ikenberry, Deborah Witherspoon McFatter, Heidi Merrigan, Emily Minor, Cash Morgan, Richard Rogers, and Carina Wolf. “There is nothing quite like live theater,” commented director Chris Diehl, “it is one of the most exhilarating experiences. But, when something goes wrong, it can be terrifying.” Every fear comes […]

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You are invited to The Uninvited

Redlands Footlighters is excited to open The Uninvited, a classic ghost story, today at 8:00 p.m. After the performance the audience is invited to gather on the patio for a reception to celebrate the successful opening with the cast and crew. The Uninvited, written by Tim Kelly, is a thrilling tale of ghosts and dark secrets. Pam and Roddy Fitzgerald (played by Sabrina Foley and Costello Bryan) are siblings looking for a place where she can escape London and he can write. The house they […]

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