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There are dysfunctional workplaces, and then there is the writer’s room on the 23rd floor...Riverside Community Players ...
09/04/2026

There are dysfunctional workplaces, and then there is the writer’s room on the 23rd floor...

Riverside Community Players kicks off its 102nd season with Neil Simon’s Laughter on the 23rd Floor, a fast-movie comedy filled with huge personalities, with even bigger egos that bruise easily, creative disagreements, and enough insults to bury the average human resources department in a mountain of paperwork. Under the direction of Toni Lynd, all that chaos comes together as something surprisingly heartwarming. The people may drive each other completely insane, but somewhere between the arguments, jokes, and rapid-fire one-liners, they have become a family.

Read the review. See the photos. Links in bio.

🎭: Riverside Communty Players
📍: Riverside Communty Players
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There are few musicals as recognizable as Footloose. Nearly everyone knows the title song, and even those who have never...
07/17/2026

There are few musicals as recognizable as Footloose. Nearly everyone knows the title song, and even those who have never seen the stage production are familiar with the story of a small town where dancing has been banned. It would be easy for a production to lean entirely on that nostalgia, letting the familiar music carry the evening. Fortunately, Riverside City College’s latest production understands that while the songs may bring audiences through the doors, it is the relationships between the characters that have kept Footloose relevant for more than four decades.

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📍: Riverside City College
🎭: rcctheatrearts
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For many theatergoers, Shakespeare can feel intimidating. The language is centuries old, the plots can become tangled, a...
07/16/2026

For many theatergoers, Shakespeare can feel intimidating. The language is centuries old, the plots can become tangled, and it is easy to worry about missing an important detail. Full Circle Players has built its annual Shakespeare in the Park series around eliminating those concerns, inviting audiences to simply relax, laugh, and enjoy one of the Bard’s most beloved comedies under the summer sky.

See the show at Fairmount Park tonight and tomorrow night for FREE!

Review and photos on the website. Link in bio.

📍: California Citrus State Historic Park | Fairmount Park
🎭: Full Circle Players
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When Spring Awakening debuted on Broadway in 2006, it shocked audiences by pairing the repression of nineteenth-century ...
06/20/2026

When Spring Awakening debuted on Broadway in 2006, it shocked audiences by pairing the repression of nineteenth-century Germany with a contemporary rock score that gave voice to the fears, frustrations, and desires of adolescence. Nearly twenty years later, the themes at the heart of the Tony Award-winning musical remain just as relevant. Fine Arts Network Theater Company’s latest production, directed by Julian Steven, embraces that timelessness through an intimate staging that places the audience directly inside the emotional lives of its characters.

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📍: Norris Performing Arts Center
🎭: Fine Arts Network
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Audience members should be aware that the production contains mature themes and content, including strong language, sexuality, abuse, self-harm, and su***de, and is recommended for mature audiences only.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if a bunch of deeply flawed people spend their Monday morning dealing with a se...
06/18/2026

Have you ever wondered what would happen if a bunch of deeply flawed people spend their Monday morning dealing with a series of bad romantic decisions, piled on top of more bad romantic decisions all while desperately trying to keep their secrets straight? Well, Riverside Community Player is serving up the answer in their latest production, The Cottage, a comedy farce directed by Neffer Gallagos.

Check out the review and see the photos. Link in Bio.

📍: Riverside Communty Players
🎭: Riverside Communty Players | Directed by (Neffer)titi Gallegos
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A few weeks ago, I sat down with Maxwell Myers and Eduardo Foss at Back to the Grind to talk about the Fake Actors Guild...
06/15/2026

A few weeks ago, I sat down with Maxwell Myers and Eduardo Foss at Back to the Grind to talk about the Fake Actors Guild, their ongoing series of live table reads based on shows like Bob’s Burgers and Futurama.

If you have seen one of their flyers and thought, “Why would I go watch people read a script,” you are not alone.

That is usually the first reaction.

Check out the story ( link to website in bio ) and learn why, if you haven’t see The Fake Actors Guild , you’ve been missing out!

📍: Back To The Grind & Raincross District
🎭: The Fake Actors Guild
📸: Shutter Bear Photography

When audiences hear the phrase “miscast show,” they often imagine a simple musical r***e. Performers step up to a microp...
06/11/2026

When audiences hear the phrase “miscast show,” they often imagine a simple musical r***e. Performers step up to a microphone, sing a song traditionally associated with a character they would never be cast as, and then make way for the next performer. While that format can be entertaining, it rarely offers much in the way of storytelling.

Act Out Enrichment’s The Miscast Show, which opens June 12 at The Box Theatre in Riverside, takes a far more ambitious approach.

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Riverside kicked off Pride season on May 31 at White Park which was transformed into a vibrant celebration of LGBTQ+ pri...
06/06/2026

Riverside kicked off Pride season on May 31 at White Park which was transformed into a vibrant celebration of LGBTQ+ pride, community, and resilience as Riverside Inland Empire Pride returned for its fourth annual festival, bringing together performers, community organizations, educators, families, and allies from across the region.

Read about the event and see all the photos. Link in bio.

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Riverside City College’s production of As You Like It does more than stage one of William Shakespeare’s most beloved com...
06/05/2026

Riverside City College’s production of As You Like It does more than stage one of William Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies. Under the direction of Jason Buuck, the production transforms Landis Performing Arts Center into an intimate Forest of Arden where audiences become participants in the story itself.

Review and Photos on the website. Link in bio.

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underscores presents the sold-out GALLERIA at The Observatory in Santa Ana on May 29thFeaturing songs from “U” along wit...
06/02/2026

underscores presents the sold-out GALLERIA at The Observatory in Santa Ana on May 29th

Featuring songs from “U” along with custom visuals, live camera feeds, and a guest appearance from umru, the show felt like a complete artistic expression from start to finish

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