Discovery Theatre
PERFORMANCE RIVERSIDE'S DISCOVERY THEATRE FIELD TRIPS
Now booking for 2010-2011!
Photo by Ralph Ybarra
Performance Riverside's Discovery Theatre program is celebrating it's 20th anniversary, and we've got a great season lined up! We offer up to 80% savings for public, private, and home school field trips to these AM weekday performances. These are fun and informative “edu-tainment”.....an ideal way to capture the magic of LIVE theatre for your students!
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING
TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
September 17 and 24, 2010 10am
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s enduringly popular family favorite, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, opens Performance Riverside’s 2010-2011 Season! This lively interpretation of the biblical story of Joseph of Canaan has gone on to charm audiences around the world with its exuberant, energetic dance numbers, and excitingly eclectic musical variety. Suitable for all ages, Joseph is a real family show. The original 70's rock opera Joseph has been given a 21st century makeover….watch out for woolly sheep, singing camels, Frenchmen in berets and a fantastic Elvis impersonator. Join the millions who have delighted and find out that it’s true that “Any Dream Will Do!”
Two Hours All ages $8 per ticket
LITTLE SHOP
OF HORRORS
November 2010
Date to be announced
10am
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Book by Howard Ashman
Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker Audrey, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day Seymour finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have a sinister craving and soon begins to sing for its supper! To what extremes will Seymour go to feed his strange visitor from another planet? Will Audrey II take over the world or will Seymour and Audrey defeat it? Welcome to the darkly campy world of Little Shop of Horrors - with book and lyrics by Howard Ashman, and music by Alan Menken (based on Roger Corman’s 1960 B-movie of the same name). You’ll laugh, cry, and jump out of your seat from the creepy chills and comic spills before Audrey II is finished with YOU!
Two Hours Grades 5 and up $8 per ticket
THE ELVES AND
THE SHOEMAKER
Based on the story by Hans Christian Anderson
Presented by the California Theatre Center
December 7 and 8, 2010 9:30 and 11am
A small village near the Black Forest is the setting for this holiday comedy about the joy of giving. Two merry elves arrive at the village to discover a poor shoemaker who clearly needs assistance. Although their help brings delightful chaos, their kindness and resourcefulness save the shoemaker from a bleak and unhappy Christmas. The two merry elves, their gymnastic antics and good deeds have delighted young audiences throughout the U.S. for over 20 years, and it’s been one of our best sellers!
Grades K-5 60 minutes $5 per ticket
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
January 28 and February 4, 2011 10am
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, "The Story of the Trapp Family Singers".
The Sound of Music, the final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. Here at Performance Riverside, we are delighted to present our patron’s number one requested show! When Maria proves too high-spirited for the religious life of a postulate, she is dispatched to serve as governess for the seven children of a widowed naval Captain. Her love for the children and generosity of spirit capture the heart of the stern Captain, and they marry. Upon returning from their honeymoon, Austria has been invaded by the Nazis, who demand the Captain's service in their navy. The family's escape over the mountains to Switzerland on the eve of World War II provides one of the most thrilling and inspirational finales ever presented in the theatre.
All ages Two hours and 30 minutes $8 per ticket
ALEXANDER AND
THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE,
NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY
Presented by the California Theatre Center
February 16 and 17, 2011 9:30 and 11am
The musical adaptation of Judith Viorst's popular children’s book! Alexander is having a bad day. A terrible day. A terrible, horrible day. But then, everybody has those kinds of days sometimes!
Grades PreK-5 60 minutes Tickets $5
CURTAINS
April 1, 2011 10am
Book by RUPERT HOLMES
Music by JOHN KANDER
Lyrics by FRED EBB
Original Book and Concept by PETER STONE
Additional Lyrics by JOHN KANDER and RUPERT HOLMES
When a Broadway musical is in its out-of-town tryout… well, sometimes it's murder! Never fear! Boston's finest detective, and a diehard musical theatre fan himself, is on the case in this witty, charming musical comedy whodunit. CURTAINS takes us backstage at Boston's Colonial Theatre in 1959, where a new musical might become a Broadway smash, were it not for the presence of its talent-free leading lady. When the hapless star dies on opening night during her curtain call, Lieutenant Frank Cioffi arrives on the scene to conduct an investigation. But the lure of the theatre proves irresistible, and after an unexpected romance blooms for the stage-struck detective, he finds himself just as drawn toward making the show a hit, as he is in solving the murder.
Grades 5 and up Two Hours & 15 minutes $8 per ticket
Celebrate Dance 2011
April 22, 2011 10am
“Why do people dance?” Come learn about dance in an upbeat, fast-paced, often humorous and personal way! The award-winning Riverside City College Dance program will present the Dance Touring Ensemble and selected pieces from their upcoming student dance concert “Celebrate Dance 2011”. Explore dance as an art form, cultural expression, social interaction, and just plain fun throughout this spirited presentation!
All ages 60 minutes $5 per ticket
For reservations call (951) 222-8372
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A Better Experience
Please prepare your group for being courteous audience members. Remind students
that they are seeing a live production with real actors. Movement and voices
in the audience can distract the performers, and other audience members. Since
theatre is not like a video that can rewind and playback, audience members must
be free from distractions in order to understand all parts of the story. Patrons
are, of course, encouraged to laugh when they find it funny and clap at the
end of the play to show the actors they enjoyed the performance and appreciate
the actors' efforts.
Make sure your group is aware that theatre etiquette includes
absolutely no eating, drinking, and gum chewing in the theatre. These regulations
exist both to respect the theatre space and to reduce distractions to the other
patrons. Of course, theatre etiquette also includes turning watches, pagers,
and cell phones to silent; photographic and recording devices are strictly prohibited.
