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Announcing auditions for The Country House August 7 & 8

Posted: July 14th, 2017

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Redlands Footlighters will hold open auditions for The Country House, by Donald Margulies, on August 7 & 8 at 7:00 p.m. Callbacks, if necessary, will be held in the theater at 7:00 p.m. on August 10.  The theater is located at 1810 Barton Road in Redlands. Directed by David Motroni, the audition will consist of cold readings from the play. No appointments are necessary and head shots/resumes are helpful, but not required. Please bring all conflicts to auditions. There is no pay. People interested in […]

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Announcing Mom’s Gift auditions for June 5 & 6

Posted: May 25th, 2017

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Redlands Footlighters will host auditions for the new comedy, Mom’s Gift, written by Phil Olsen, June 5 and 6 at 7:00 p.m.  Directed by Vicki Janis, performances run August 5-27, 2017. Auditions will consist of a cold read from the script.  The play is set in a Minneapolis suburb,  Minnesota accent requested.  If you are interested in working backstage please come to either night of auditions to meet the director and share contact information. Synopsis: Eleven months after her passing, Mom shows up at her husband’s […]

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New paint refreshes the theater

Posted: May 5th, 2017

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Redlands Footlighters’ theater building has a new exterior coat of paint, and it looks stunning! We would like to give a great big, giant, huge THANK YOU to all the volunteers who helped paint on Saturday, April 29th, as part of the 2017 Redlands Community Day of Service sponsored by the Redlands Service Club Council. This project took fourty-five gallons of paint and about forty volunteers (more then half of them 18 years old or under) four hours and 1 absolutely fabulous professional painter who […]

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The Amorous Ambassador Auditions Announced for April 3 and 4

Posted: March 17th, 2017

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Redlands Footlighters will hold auditions for Michael Parker’s The Amorous Ambassador on April 3 and 4 at 7:00 PM.  Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Director Pat Adeff Fifield is looking for 4 men and 4 women between the ages of 20 and 65. The Amorous Ambassador is a fast paced farce with adult themes. The action of the play takes place in the country home of the United States Ambassador to Britain, outside London. The Cast: HARRY DOUGLAS: A former U.S. […]

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Audition for Proposals on February 6 & 7

Posted: December 22nd, 2016

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Redlands Footlighters will hold auditions for Neil Simon’s Proposals on February 6 and 7 at 7:00 PM.  Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Download sides. Directed by Pamela Lambert, this rare gem from America’s playwright recalls the last time the Hines family gathered at their retreat in the Poconos. The summer of 1953 brings romantic entanglements that coalesce one idyllic afternoon. Burt Hines eagerly anticipates the arrival of the ex-wife he still loves. Daughter Josie has just broken her engagement. And Clemma, the […]

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Auditions for Buying the Moose set for Dec. 5 & 6

Posted: November 7th, 2016

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Redlands Footlighters will hold auditions for the new comedy, Buying the Moose, on December 5 & 6, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. Written by Michael G. Wilmot and directed by Ralph Griffey, the show will run February 4-26, 2017. Be prepared to cold read from the script. Seeking two men and two women. Characters can be any adult age providing their ages make sense relative to the other characters: ROB: slightly heavyset GREG: (Rob’s brother) Slightly older than Rob. BETTY: (Rob’s wife) CHERYL: (Greg’s wife) ABOUT […]

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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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