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Adult Theatre Productions
Both our Community Theatre Program for Adults and our Touring Theatrical Productions feature great entertainment opportunities. You can audition and perform, assist backstage, help with sets or costuming. Or, share the creative process as part of our audience, enjoy performances of all kinds from musicals and murder mystery to comedy and drama. We also offer a drop-in Improv class every Tuesday evening from 6:30 to 8:30pm.
Our Community Theatre Program for Adults offers adults opportunities to participate in a variety of theater productions. Auditions are by appointment and we encourage everyone to audition or participate, especially to help out with costumes and scenery! If you're interested in helping behind the scenes contact Frank Blocker directly by calling 495-8989 or emailing theaterfilm@artsbonita.org.
Our Touring Theatre productions bring professional actors currently touring across the US. These highly respected repertory actors bring top-quality performances, community engagement workshops, artist residencies, master classes and more. For workshops, residencies and master class participation inquiries please email cfabs@artsbonita.org.
New this season—the Centers are offering money-saving Theatre Passes to our exciting lineup of live theatre performances.
Upcoming
The Divine Sister
A comedy by Charles Busch
Thursday - Sunday, March 23-26, 2023
Thursday - Sunday, March 30-April 2, 2023
7pm, Thursday - Saturday and also
2pm, Saturday & Sunday
Auditions: January 17 & 18, 2023
Center for Performing Arts, Moe Auditorium & Film Center
Can a plucky mother superior save the convent and our immoral world with just a guitar, a bicycle and her novice charges? Damn right, she can!
“The gleefully twisted tale of the secret lives of nuns—Mr. Busch’s freshest, funniest work.” —The New York Times
The Divine Sister pays homage to nearly every film involving nuns, such as The Song of Bernadette, The Bells of St. Mary’s, The Singing Nun, and Agnes of God. This outrageous comedy tells the story of St. Veronica’s indomitable Mother Superior, who is determined to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. Along the way, she must deal with a young postulant experiencing ‘visions,’ sexual hysteria among her nuns, a sensitive schoolboy, a mysterious nun visiting from Berlin, and a former suitor intent on luring her away from her vows. This madcap trip through Hollywood religiosity evokes the wildly comic but affectionately observed theatrical style of the creator of Die, Mommie, Die!; Psycho Beach Party; and another audience favorite Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You.
*This play contains strong language & adult themes.
Generously sponsored by Northern Trust.
Stage It! 7
10-Minute Play Festival
Thursday - Sunday, May 11-14, 2023
Thursday - Sunday, May 18-21, 2023
7pm, Thursday - Saturday and also
2pm, Saturday & Sunday
Auditions:
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Center for Performing Arts, Moe Auditorium & Film Center
The STAGE IT! 7: Ten-Minute Play Festival is an annual short play festival that culminates with the production of at least 10 ten-minute plays, along with the release of a volume of collected short plays selected by an international panel of judges. You can participate by entering a play, auditioning for the local production that takes place May 11-14 & 18-21, 2023, buy one of our six volumes currently in print, or buy tickets to the next Festival!
Generously sponsored by Northern Trust.
The Odd Couple: Female Version
By Neil Simon
Thursday - Sunday, July 27-30, 2023
Thursday - Sunday, August 3-6, 2023
7pm, Thursday - Saturday and also
2pm, Saturday & Sunday
Auditions: May 16 & 17, 2023
Center for Performing Arts, Moe Auditorium & Film Center
The classic comedy we all love... from the women’s point of view
Female version of the Neil Simon classic. Perfect Felicia has been dumped by her spouse and escapes to her slovenly friend Olive’s place to stay. If it’s going to work long-term, some things are going to have to change. The play retains its heartfelt look at those suffering from the end of a marriage and reminds us that even a stormy friendship can help us weather anything.
Generously sponsored by Northern Trust.
Funny Fridays
Enjoy the year-long rotating schedule of 3 great events—Funny Shorts LIVE!, Staged Reading Series & Just for Laughs.
Funny Shorts LIVE!
March 10, 2023 (Auditions: January 17 & 18)
Center for Performing Arts, Moe Auditorium & Film Center
Wear your funniest shorts to win free tickets!
The Centers present 5-8 short comedic plays performed live by local actors. Their scripts are selected from the comedies we receive for the International Stage It! Ten-Minute Play Festival. A great chance to see many unique stories from many unique characters.
Generously sponsored by Northern Trust.
Staged Reading Series
June 9, 2023 (Auditions: May 16 & 17) - BUY TICKETS
Center for Performing Arts, Moe Auditorium & Film Center
This series enhances the appreciation of the written script by offering the audience a comparison of styles and genres open for discussion with the actors, directors and playwrights. In the spirit of the fall season, the October event will explore six short plays centered on ghosts, science fiction, and other spooky topics. And yes, some comedy.
Generously sponsored by Northern Trust.
Just for Laughs
A Comedy Variety Show
April 7, 2023, 7:30pm - BUY TICKETS
July 14, 2023, 7:30pm - BUY TICKETS
Center for Performing Arts, Moe Auditorium & Film Center
April 7, 2023:
JUST FOR LAUGHS
Comedy Special!
Frank Blocker Performs his One-Man Show:
Southern Gothic Novel
There are 5,218 people living in the small town of Aberdeen, Mississippi. This is the story of 17 of them, all played by Frank Blocker, in this smash hit one-man show. Blocker takes you deep into the south where you meet Viola Haygood, a 23-year-old virgin who falls in love easily, the newcomer bar owner Odessa (Big Otis) Cole; the dimwitted Jimmy Townsend, who loves Viola and even gave her the television set he won at a chili cook-off; and Mrs. Wong, the owner of what must be Aberdeen's only Chinese restaurant.
“Flawlessly executed… Blocker is a standout!”
—NY Times
Generously sponsored by Northern Trust.
*About Auditions
Auditions are cold readings from scripts assigned at the audition. All other rehearsals will be scheduled around cast and director availability to accommodate all those concerned. We will also schedule auditions to the best of our ability. Please request your preferred date and time in advance via email at theaterfilm@artsbonita.org. We will continue to allow walk-in auditions, but we will accommodate scheduled actors first.
Click here for more information regarding upcoming auditions.