On Stage in April, 2014

The King and I

Good Company Players at

Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s magnificent story, The King and I, runs through May 18th. A perfect outing for your entire family, The King and I is filled with beautiful music, great warmth, engaging humor and a compelling cast of characters.

Read the Fresno Bee review here.

Reservations can be made at 559-266-9494 or 800-371-4747 or online at rogerrockas.com.

At Good Company Players’ 2nd Space Theatre:

GCP’s hysterically inventive production of the popular Hitchcock spoof, The 39 Steps, continues its rollicking run through April 19th. (rated PG).

Read the Fresno Bee review here.

Reserve at 559-266-0660 or 800-371-4747 or buy online at the 2nd Space Theatre website.

She went through a lot for you, so say thank you with a big treat for Mother’s Day. Buy Mom dinner-and-show Gift Certificates to Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater. She can use them for whatever shows she likes best, and we’ll give her the service and pampering she deserves.

Avast ye! Opening May 22nd at Roger Rocka’s, The Pirates of Penzance is the zany tale of bumbling buccaneers, demurely dutiful damsels, and hesitant heroes that you will not want to miss!

Reservations can be made at 559-266-9494 or 800-371-4747, or online at our secure website.

Opening April 24th at 2nd Space is the seductive tale of intrigue and revenge, Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Set in pre-Revolutionary, 18th-century France, two wealthy, powerful and beautiful ex-lovers engage in amorous rivalries in an attempt to win each other back.

Reserve at 559-266-0660 or 800-371-4747 or buy online at the 2nd Space Theatre website.

Great Deal on a 2nd Space season package

Save nearly 20% at Good Company Players’ 2nd Space Theatre. GCP is currently offering a fantastic opportunity to become a 2nd Space 3-Play Mini-Season Subscriber for only $43.50 (regularly $54). Choose your favorite 3 plays from GCP’s 2014 season at 2nd Space and save big. Call the box office at 559-266-0660 or 800-371-4747 to take advantage of this wonderful offer. Good through May 1st.

Dan Pessano and Roger Rocka accept the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Fresno Chapter of the California Restaurant Association.

Spring/Summer Workshops

Good Company Players is accepting enrollment now!The 2014 Performance Experience Workshop will present the All-Kids Production of The Pirates of Penzance this summer. Young people aged 8-17 will present their own performances of The Pirates of Penzance, a zany operetta full of swashbuckling pirates, ditzy fair maidens, bumbling policemen, lovable villains and confused heroes. Sign up deadline is May 21 and the class meets June 2nd through July 8th.

GCP’s popular 2-week Theatre Skills Workshop is scheduled for July 28 – August 8th. This class is great fun and uses small scenes and excerpts of songs to familiarize kids with classic theatre and teach them to audition and perform with confidence.

Call 559-266-0211 to enroll or to be added to GCP’s mailing list. For more details, visit gcplayers.com.

Upcoming Auditions:

Good Company Players will be holding auditions for Over the River and Through the Woods and The Comedy of Errors at 2nd Space Theatre (928 E. Olive, Fresno, CA) on April 12th at 10:00 am.

Auditions for the GCP productions of West Side Story and The Addams Family will be held May 3rd at 10:00 am in Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater at 1226 N. Wishon Ave., Fresno, CA.

Get complete audition information at gcplayers.com or 559-266-0211.

True or False?

Student Rush tickets are available for $16 at all Good Company Players’ productions in Roger Rocks’a Dinner Theater and $10 at GCP’s 2nd Space Theatre productions (subject to availability).

Go to the top of the class if you answered “True!” And give yourself extra credit if you knew that you may now reserve Student Rush tickets ahead of time on the day of the show. It’s a smart price for smart cookies.

Entertainment Calendar for April, 2014

Tuesday – April 1, 2014-

*April Fool’s Day

Wednesday – April 2, 2014-

*Fresno State Health Fair, 11:00A, USU Balcony- Fresno State, Fresno, 559-278-2734

*Steve Yarbrough- Young Writers Conference, 8:30A, Fresno State, Fresno, 559-278-1569

*ZZ TOP, 7:30P, Visalia Fox Theatre, Visalia, 559-625-1369

*Wicked, 7:30P, William Saroyan Theatre, Fresno, 559-445-8100

Thursday – April 3, 2014-

*Art Hop, 6:00P, Fresno Arts, Tower District & Downtown

*Jazz Hop, 6:00P, Fresno Arts, Tower District & Downtown

Friday – April 4, 2014-

*Experimental Theatre Company, 4:00P, Speech Arts Building-Fresno State, Fresno, 559-278-2216

*CineCulture Film- Himalaya Song, 5:00P, Peters Educational Center, Fresno State, Fresno, 559-278-5702

*First Friday Art Hop, 5:00P, Downtown Mariposa, Mariposa, 559-760-9690

*The Three Musketeers, 7:30P, Playhouse Merced, Merced, 209-275-8587

*Heavenly Laughter, 7:30P, Tower Theatre, Fresno, 559-485-9050

Saturday – April 5, 2014-

*Big Hat Days, 9:00A, Old Town Clovis, Clovis, 559-299-7963

*AsianFest, 10:00A, Fresno City College, Fresno, 559-442-4600

*James Gardner Tribute to Johnny Cash, 7:30 P, Tower Theatre, Fresno, 559-485-9050

*The Actors Workshop Showcase, 7:00p, The Actors Workshop, Fresno, 559-434-4358

Sunday – April 6, 2014-

*South Pacific, 2:00P, Selma Arts Center, Selma, 559-891-2238

*Craig VonBerg Trio, 6:00P, Tokyo Gardens, Fresno, 559-268-3596

Tuesday – April 8, 2014-

*Brass Bash, 7:30P, Fresno City College Old Administration Building, Fresno, 559-442-8221

Thursday – April 10, 2014-

*America, 7:30P, Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino, Lemoore, 559-924-7751

Friday – April 11, 2014-

*Three Rivers 41^st Annual Jazzaffair, 8:00A, Three Rivers Memorial Building, Three Rivers, 559-561-4549

*Opening Day of Baseball in Fresno, Fresno Grizzlies vs the Ls Vegas 51’s, 7:05P, Chukchansi Park, Fresno, 559-320-2530

*Fresno Grand Opera-Wicked and Les Miz, 8:00P, William Saroyan Theatre, Fresno, 559-445-8200

Saturday – April 12, 2014-

*Auditions for OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS & THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, 10:00a, Good Company Players 2^nd Space Theatre, 928 East Olive Ave, Fresno, 93728, 559-266-0211

*Tower Classic Car Show, 10:00A, Throughout the Tower District, 559-434-1313

*Orange Blossom Festival, 10:00A, Lindsay City Hall, Lindsay, 559-562-5927

* GNC A Cappella & Mighty Oak Chorus presents Concert Show of Broadway music, 1:30P, Bullard High School Theater, Fresno, 559-299-9403

*Led Zeppagain & Fan Halen, 7:30P, Tower Theatre, Fresno, 559-485-9050

Sunday – April 13, 2014-

*Richard Giddens Trio, 6:00P, Tokyo Gardens, Fresno, 559-268-3596

Tuesday – April 15, 2014-

*Tax Day (sorry!), Don’t Forget to file by Midnight

*The Great Guitars, 7:30P, Visalia Fox Theatre, Visalia, 559-625-1369

Wednesday – April 16, 2014-

*Carl Bernstein-Town Hall Lectures, 10:30A, William Saroyan Theatre, Fresno, 559-444-2180

Thursday – April 17, 2014-

*Art Hop, 6:00P, Fresno Arts, North Fresno

Friday – April 18, 2014-

*Kingsburg Car Show, 10:00A, Kingsburg Swedish Village, Kingsburg, 559-897-1111

Saturday – April 19, 2014-

*FINAL PERFORMANCE- THE 39 STEPS-PG, 2^nd Space Theatre, 928 E Olive, Fresno, 559-266-0660, www.gcplayers.com, Hitchcock meets hilarious in this ingenious take on the classic film. “Fast –paced, hysterical fun.”

Sunday – April 18, 2014-

*Happy Easter from Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater, Good Company Players, and 2^nd Space Theatre.

*Mike Dana Trio, 6:00P, Tokyo Gardens, Fresno, 559-268-3596

Thursday – April 24, 2014-

*OPENING NIGHT-LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES-PG-13, 2^nd Space Theatre, 928 E Olive, Fresno, 559-266-0660, www.gcplayers.com, The Award-Winning battle of the sexes “Fascinating, Biting, Brilliant” THROUGH JUNE 15, 2014

Lush and colorful – King and I