On Stage in February, 2016

 

Women Roar in 9 to 5 at Roger Rocka’s

“(Abigail) Nolte is a towering talent. She was powerful as Nancy in Oliver!, and seriously funny as the head store elf in A Christmas Story. Here, as a naïve woman who looks for the best in people, she sidles up to Parton’s songs and latches on to them with a love lock. She’s funny, she’s sexy, and she’s tall.”
Kings River Life
http://kingsriverlife.com/01/20/9-to-5-the-musical-on-stage-at-roger-rockas/

“Practical and put-upon, with a streak of kindness but also pent-up hostility toward a system that consistently undervalues her, Violet is ready to rumble, even if she doesn’t know it yet. Alison Allwine, a GCP veteran from years past, makes a stirring return to the local stage. Allwine’s vocals, dancing and acting are first-rate, and she helps infuse the show with a strength and vitality that transcends the material.”
Fresno Bee
http://www.fresnobee.com/entertainment/performing-arts/article56677033.html

Good Company Players production of 9 to 5 the Musical boasts music and lyrics by Dolly Parton in a hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era.   Rated PG-13.   Through March 13.

Call Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater Box Office at 559-266-9494 or 800-371-4747.
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Side-splitting laughter at 2nd Space

Fun is overflowing at Good Company Players’ 2nd Space Theatre with the hysterical Moonlight and Magnolias.  It is 1939 and Producer David O. Selznick frantically comes to grips with the fact that the Gone With the Wind script stinks and the director hasn’t a clue. He fires the director and writers and then locks himself, the new director and an ace screenwriter in his office for five maniacal days to act out and rewrite the movie.   Through February 21.

Rated PG-13. Call 559-266-0660 or 800-371-4747.
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Next at 2nd Space

GCP’s production of Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie opens February 25. A drama of great tenderness, charm and beauty, The Glass Menagerie is one of the most famous plays of the modern theatre. Rated PG

Help Getting Your Group Together

Whether you’re organizing a fundraiser, a school field trip, a corporate event or a social occasion with friends and family, our group sales coordinator can lend a hand.  Organizing a group at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater is easy.  David, our group sales guru, will give you the time and attention you deserve to put together a successful and pleasurable group event.  You can reach Dave at 266-9493 or by emailing gather@rogerrockas.com.

Good Company Players Classes and Workshops

IMPROV YOURSELF JR. for ages 10-16 meets at 4:30 Wednesdays from 2/3 – 4/13.  Experience the power of play and the fun of improvisational comedy in a fun and safe environment. Expand comedic skills, build performance confidence, and find new character depths while having a great time with gifted performers.  Sign-up Deadline Feb. 2.

ALL KIDS PRODUCTION WORKSHOP: HELLO DOLLY! meets June 6th – July 12th, Monday – Friday 4:00pm – 6:00 pm This summer, participants will stage Hello Dolly!.  Irrepressible matchmaker Dolly Levi finds the perfect mate for everyone she meets — including herself.

THEATRE SKILLS July 25 – August 5.  Sign ups begin this month.  This is a 2-week intensive which meets Mondays thru Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon with a final performance at 12:15 p.m. on Aug. 5th. The Theatre Skills Workshop provides training in dance, singing and acting. Teamwork, confidence, self-discipline, focus and concentration are among the vital skills the workshop instructors emphasize.For more information call 266-0211 or go online at http://gcplayers.com/class-workshop/

Live events around the area

Monday – February 1, 2016-

*Black History Month

Thursday – February 4, 2016-

*Rising Stars of the Metropolitan Opera, 7:30P, Tower Theatre, Fresno, 559-485-9050

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

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

Friday – February 5, 2016-

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

*Avenue Q, Midnight, Lindsay Community Theater, Lindsay, 559-284-2223

*Legends: Lullaby of Broadway, 8:00P, Reedley’ River City Theatre Company, Reedley, 559-638-6500

*Ten Nights In a Bar Room, 7:30P, The Barn Theater, Porterville, 559-310-7046

Saturday – February 6, 2016-

*Retribution of the Wolf, 8:00P, Tower Theatre, Fresno, 559-485-9050

Sunday – February 7, 2016-

*Tower District Grand Marti-Gras Parade, 1:00P, Olive Ave, Fresno, 559-497-8362

*Super Bowl, 3:30P, Levi Stadium, Santa Clara, 415-464-9377

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

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

Monday – February 8, 2016-

*Chinese New Year- The Year of the Red Monkey

Tuesday – February 9, 2016-

*The After Dinner Mints, doors open at 5:30P-Concert begins at 7:30P, Dinner and Appetizers available for purchase till 7:00P, Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater, 1226 North Wishon, Fresno, 559-266-9494

*The Producers, 7:30P, Saroyan Theatre, Fresno, 559-445-8100

Wednesday – February 10, 2016-

*Ash Wednesday

Thursday – February 11, 2016-

*Merle Haggard, 7:30P, Tachi Palace, Lemoore, 559-924-7751

Friday – February 12, 2016-

“This is not the Tony Bennett Concert”-Dance, 7:30P, Fresno State-John Wright Theatre, Fresno, 559-278-2216

Sunday – February 14, 2016-

*Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater, Good Company Players, & 2nd Space Theatre. Take the one you love to a show TODAY! 559-266-9494 

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

*Valentine’s Comedy Jam, 7:00P, Tower Theatre, Fresno, 559-485-9050

Monday – February 15, 2016-

*President’s Day

Tuesday – February 16, 2016-

*Boys II Men, 7:00P, Table Mountain Casino, Friant, 559-822-7777

Thursday – February 18, 2016-

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

*The Princess Bride, 7:00P, Warnors Theater, Fresno, 559-264-2848

*12 Angry Men, 7:00P, Selma Arts Center, 559-891-2238

*Nouveau Flamenco, 8:00P, Tower Theatre, Fresno, 559-485-9050

Friday – February 19, 2016-

*Mixed Martial Arts, 7:00P, Tower Theatre, Fresno, 559-485-9050

Saturday – February 20, 2016-

*Greg Hahn, 8:00P, Tower Theatre, Fresno, 559-485-9050

*Sweeney Todd, 7:30P, Saroyan Theatre, Fresno, 559-445-8100

Sunday – February 21, 2016-

***FINAL PERFORMANCE***MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS,-PG13, 2nd Space Theatre, 928 E Olive, Fresno 93728, 559-266-0660, www.2ndspacetheatre.com,  The mostly-true storyabout rewriting the screenplay of Gone With The Wind in 5 hilarious days!

Thursday – February 25, 2016-

***OPENING NIGHT***THE GLASS MENAGERIE-PG, 2nd Space Theatre, 928 E Olive, Fresno 93728, 559-266-0660, www.2ndspacetheatre.com,  Tennessee Williams’ compelling drama about an overbearing mother and shy daughter who pin their hopes on a solitary “gentleman caller.” THROUGH APRIL 17, 2016

*Brian Reagan, 7:30P, Visalia Fox Theater, Visalia, 559-625-1369

Friday – February 26, 2016-

*Girl Scouts of Central California South’s 2016 Women Inspiring Girls Awards Luncheon, 11A, Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater, 1226 North Wishon Ave, Fresno, 93728, 800-490-8653 

*Mulan and the Battle on Black Mountain, 7:30P, Fresno City College, Fresno, 559-442-4600

Sunday – February 28, 2016-

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

Monday – February 29, 2016-

*Leap Day- Although most modern years have 365 days, a complete revolution around the Sun (one solar year) takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours. An extra 24 hours thus accumulates every four years, requiring that an extra calendar year be added to align the calendar with the sun’s apparent position.