Well Seasoned!

Good Company Players at
Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater
Dear Friends,

We are 45! As we look forward to Good Company Players’ 45th season, I say CONGRATULATIONS  to us and to you. Your support has guaranteed good work, good food and great times.

When I recall the wonderful performances on our stage and the heartwarming moments of celebration shared with an audience of neighbors and friends, I know we have lived our company history well.

Your continued support is our ultimate good review. The curtain is rising on Good Company Players’ 2018 seasons at the 2nd Space Theatre and Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater and it won’t be as much fun without you in your regular seat!”

Dan Pessano

Only 2 weeks left for a devilishly good time
We’re in the final innings of Good Company Players’ home-run hit, Damn Yankees at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater!.  Counting tonight there are just 7 performances before it closes July 9th .

This musical about our All-American pastime is a perfect way to celebrate the All-American holiday weekend!   Desperate for his team to win the pennant, an obsessed fan strikes a bargain with the devil and becomes the long-ball hitter the Washington Senators need to defeat the Yankees for the pennant. When he realizes that what he really wants is his old life and his true love back, the Devil pulls out all the stops to keep him from triggering an escape clause.

Damn Yankees is funny and fast-moving with endearing characters and iconic songs like “Whatever Lola Wants,” “Heart,” and “Shoeless Joe.”  Rated PG.
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Good Company Players brings a jubilant Sister Act to Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater July 13 – Sept. 10   – This feel-good musical is based on the 1992 hit film about an aspiring disco diva who takes refuge in the witness protection program. With a fresh new score by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater, and hilarious book by Bill & Cheri Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Beane, Sister Act is divinely funny.

It’s Christmas Eve, 1977, and a small-time, hard-living nightclub singer is a horrified witness to a murder. Deloris runs to the police and they put her in protective custody in the one place no one would ever think to look for her – a convent. Continually at odds with the cloistered lifestyle and the rigid and judgmental Mother Superior, Deloris finds a welcome distraction in the convent choir. They are dreadful, but she’s determined to give them a makeover and soon the convent starts hoppin’.

The saintly songbirds become all the rage, donations pour in, the media takes notice,… and Deloris’ cover is blown. The gangsters close in, but they never bargained for the power of the Sisterhood! Filled with roof-raising gospel music, lively dancing, and a masterfully comedic cast, Sister Act is a reason to rejoice! Rated PG-13.
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It’s laughs galore at Good Company Players’ 2nd Space Theatre with Neil Simon’s nutty comedy, FOOLS
Leon Tolchinsky is ecstatic. He’s landed a terrific teaching job in an idyllic Russian hamlet. But when he arrives, he finds villagers sweeping dirt back into their houses, and milking cows upside down to get more cream. The town has been cursed with Chronic Stupidity for 200 years and the townspeople hope Leon can break the spell.

There’s a catch: if he stays for 24 hours and fails to break the curse, he’ll become stupid, too. The trouble is, he wants to stay because he has fallen in love with a girl so stupid that she has only recently learned how to sit down. Filled to the brim with puns, one-liners, and pratfalls, this lighthearted comedy is a silly, frothy night of entertaining tom-foolery.

“The brightest, freshest, funniest, wittiest, warmest and happiest to-dos on Broadway in many a day.” – CBS-TV.  FOOLS runs through August 20 and is rated PG.
Call 266-0660 our buy on-line here

Upcoming Auditions for
Good Company Players
On Saturday, August 26th, GCP will hold open auditions for its 2nd Space productions of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and Kate Hamill’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense And Sensibility. Auditions begin at 10:00 a.m. in the 2nd Space Theatre at 928 E. Olive, Fresno.

On Saturday, September 2, at 10:00 a.m., GCP will hold auditions for the blockbuster musicals, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (featuring the songs of Neil Sedaka) and Annie in Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater at 1226 N. Wishon Ave., Fresno.

Good Company Players’ auditions for the next Junior Company will be on September 23, 2017 at 9:00 am in Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater.

Scripts are now available at GCP’s Business Office. For more information on auditions, go to www.gcplayers.com, or call Good Company Players’ Business Office at 559-266-0211.

GCP’s New 2017 Summer
Workshops & Classes are about to start
To enroll or for more information, call GCP’s Business office at 559-266-0211 or go online to gcplayers.com.

Theatre Skills Workshop (Ages 8-17)
Don’t delay! This one is filling up fast. This fast-paced 2-week intensive provides instruction in dancing, singing, and acting.  Students prepare and perform scenes and musical numbers from upcoming GCP shows, especially those that have roles for young people. Great training and great fun!
July 24 – Aug. 4,  M-F,  9:00 a.m. – noon.  (Final Performance: Aug. 4 at 12:15)

DANCE CLASSES
Basic Ballet (Ages 9+)  Saturdays,  7/22 – 9/30;    3:15 – 4:05 p.m.
Beyond Basic Ballet (Ages 13+)  Saturdays, 7/22 – 9/30;    4:10 – 5:00 p.m.
Beginning Tap (Ages 9+) Fridays, 7/28 – 9/29;   4:00 – 4:50 p.m.
Intermediate Tap (Ages 13+) Fridays, 7/28– 9/29;   5:00 – 5:50 p.m.

Live Entertainment in July
Saturday – July 1, 2017-

*35MM: A Musical Exhibition, 7:30P, Selma Arts Center, Selma, 559-297-2238

*Woodward Shakespeare Festival-Twelfth Night, 8:00P, Woodward Park, Fresno, 559-972-3485

*Annie, 7:30P, Encore Theater, Tulare, 559-686-1300

*The Buddy Holly Story, 7:30P, The Ice House Theater, Visalia, 559-734-3900

*Young Frankenstein, 8:00P, River City Theatre Company, Reedley, 559-638-6500

Sunday – July 2, 2017-

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

*Jim Schmidt Jazz, 9:00P, Veni Vidi Vici, Fresno, 559-266-5510

*Central California Big Band Dance Society with the Stardusters, 1:00P, The Grand 1401, Fresno, 559-801-6308

Tuesday – July 4, 2017-

*Happy 4th of July from all of us at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater, Good Company Players, and 2nd Space Theatre.

*Some of the Fireworks celebrations throughout the Valley—Please be Careful!

-Clovis-Freedom Fest, Clovis High School

-Reedley- Spectacular Fireworks Fest, Reedley Sports Park

-Madera-4th of July Fireworks Spectacular, Madera Golf Course

-Fresno-Fresno Grizzlies, Chukchansi Park

-Fowler- Fowler Fabulous 4th of July, Fowler High School

Thursday – July 6, 2017-

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

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

Friday – July 7, 2017-

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

Sunday – July 9, 2017-

FINAL PERFORMANCE-DAMN YANKEES-PG-Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater, 559-266-9494, www.RogerRockas.com

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

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

Tuesday – July 11, 2017-

*Train, 7:00P, Save Mart Center, Fresno, 559-278-3400

Thursday – July 13, 2017-

OPENING NIGHT-SISTER ACT-PG-Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater, 559-266-9494, www.RogerRockas.com THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

*Fiddler on the Roof, 7:30P, Mercedes Edwards Theater, Clovis, 559-647-7575

*Three Dog Night, 7:30P, Tachi Palace, Lemoore, 866-472-5223

*Prince Royce, 7:00P, Save Mart Center, Fresno, 559-278-3400

Friday – July 14, 2017-

*John Mulaney, 7:00P, Saroyan Theatre, Fresno, 559-445-8100

Saturday – July 15, 2017-

*Blood Sweat and Tears, 8:00P, Fox Visalia Theater, Visalia, 559-625-1369

*Lee Ann Womack, 8:00P, Chukchansi Gold Casino and Resort, Coarsegold, 866-794-6946

*A Salute to 3 Great Ones, 7:30P, Tower Theatre, Fresno, 559-485-9050

Sunday – July 16, 2017-

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

*Brian Regan, 7:00P, Saroyan Theatre, Fresno, 559-445-8100

Sunday – July 23, 2017-

*David Aus, 6:00P, Tokyo Gardens, Fresno, 559-268-3596

Wednesday – July 26, 2017-

*Junior Company Foundation Presents Broadway Or Bust, 5:30P, Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater, 1226 North Wishon Ave, Fresno, 559-266-9494

Thursday – July 27, 2017-

*Kenny Rogers, 8:00P, Chukchansi Gold Casino and Resort, Coarsegold, 866-794-6946

Friday – July 28, 2017-

*Carrie- The Musical, 7:00P, Selma Arts Center, Selma, 559-297-2238

Saturday – July 29, 2017-

*The Reunion- Beatles Tribute, 7:30P, Tower Theatre, Fresno, 559-485-9050