Shrek the Musical opens this month
Good Company Players brings Shrek to Roger Rocka’s on September 19th. The kids will think it’s for them, but grown-ups get the last laugh. Casting its spell over young and old alike, Shrek the Musical brings everyone’s favorite ogre to hilarious life. When a group of fairy-tale misfits are dumped on his land, Shrek’s quest for peace and quiet requires the help of his newfound ‘friends’. Along the way, he realizes being alone might not be all it’s cracked up to be.
Based on the Dreamworks film, the stage version is full of non-stop laughter, music, and happiness – ever after! (rated PG) Good Company Players’ production of Shrek will be playing at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater from September 19 through November 10. Get your seats by calling 559-266-9494 or 800-371-4747, or buy securely online at our website.
P.S. Children’s dinner-show tickets, for kids 6-15, are just $25 on Thursday and Sunday nights.
Oh oh! Its curtains for Curtains on September 8
Final call for Good Company Players’ diabolically funny production of Curtains at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater! This musical murder mystery is full of hilarious surprises and delightful music. Set in a Boston theater in 1959, the unlikeable and untalented leading lady of a Broadway-bound musical is murdered. Everyone has a motive, no one has an airtight alibi, opening night looms with no one to fill the starring role and the body count is rising!
Star-struck Detective Cioffi must work quickly to solve the mystery — and the show’s artistic problems — before it’s Curtains for them all! Don’t miss this one. Curtains closes September 8th. Call 559-266-9494 or 800-371-4747, or buy online at our website.
Why no shows at Roger Rocka’s between Sept. 8 and Sept. 19?
Because we’re completely rebuilding the restrooms to get them up to snuff with ADA requirements. It’s a big project and construction crews will be working around the clock to get it done in time. We can’t make the restrooms bigger because our building just won’t stretch, but we are making them a lot better.
During construction the Box Office will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 to 5:30 and Sunday from 10 to 3 and we’ll be sprucing up other parts of the building. I know some of you will be glad to hear we’re also auditioning chairs with a goal of having new and more comfortable seating by the end of the year.
One Day Sale – Friday, September 13 Only
Get lucky and save big with Gift Certificates for Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater.
Good for any night. Any regular dinner-show. Just $40 (to celebrate GCP’s 40th Anniversary Season).
Purchase by phone at (559) 266-9494 or (800) 371-4747.
$40 sale price valid only for Gift Certificates purchased on September 13, 2013.
Good Company Players’ 41st Season is Now Available
At GCP’s 2nd Space Theatre
Oscar Wilde’s classic romantic comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest, has just begun its fun-filled run at Good Company Players’ 2nd Space Theatre. This wonderfully witty farce tells the tale of two wealthy young gentlemen, Algernon and Jack, who create false identities to escape their social obligations but quickly find that they must exhaust their creative resources to keep up the facade. To add to the outrageous complications, each one falls in love with the other’s ward and each refuses to give permission to the other because of their deceptive characters.
2nd Space Box Office: 559-266-0660 or 800-371-4747.
Rounding out the 2013 Season
Still to come this year is Young Frankenstein at Roger Rocka’s and A Christmas Carol at 2nd Space.
Good Company Players’ Classes
“Voice Over Crash Course with Mick Wingert”
(For ages 16 and up)
Learn the basics of voice acting for commercials and animated characters from a professional in this exciting one-day workshop. Instructor Mick Wingert is a GCP alum who is now an LA-based Voice Actor with numerous credits including work with Disney, Nickelodeon, Warner Brother Animation, Marvel Studios, RG Entertainment, Fox, Blue Moxie Entertainment and many more. Class size is limited so sign up early for a chance to learn this very marketable acting skill.
Call 559-266-0211 to enroll, visit Good Company Players’ website for more information.
Date: Saturday, September 21, 2013
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sign up deadline: September 18
Fee: $100 (Current Company Members: $90)
Deposit: $35 (non-refundable) due at sign-up.
Location: GCP Rehearsal Hall at 1028 Fulton ‘B’
Upcoming Auditions for GCP Productions
Saturday, September 7th: GCP will hold open auditions for the musicals Young Frankenstein and the show that began it all for them in 1973, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to the Forum. Auditions will begin at 10 AM at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater on September 7th. Great comic roles for men and women alike, these two musicals are an actor’s dream – in a good way!
Visit the GCP Auditions Page or call 559-266-0211 for more information.
Saturday, September 28: Good Company Players’ acclaimed Junior Company will be auditioning a new company. Auditions will be held at 9:00 AM at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater. For ages 8-16. Complete information can be found at the GCP Junior Company Page or by calling 559-266-0211.
Entertainment Calendar for September
Tuesday- September 3, 2013-
*The Fray, 7:00P, Table Mountain Casino, Friant, 599-822-7777
Thursday- September 5, 2013-
*Art Hop, 6:00P, Fresno Arts, Tower District & Downtown
*Madera District Fair, 10:00A, Madera Fairgrounds, Madera, 559-674-8511
Friday- September 6, 2013-
*First Friday Art Hop, 5:00P, Downtown Mariposa, Mariposa, 559-760-9690
*Movies on the Plaza-The Hunger Games, 5:00P, Fashion Fair Mall, Fresno, 559-224-1592
Saturday- September 7, 2013-
*Auditions for Good Company Players’ Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to THE FORUM, 10:00A, Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater, 1226 North Wishon, Fresno, 93728, 559-266-0211
*Auditions for “It’s a Wonderful Life”, 10:00A, Kingsburg High School, Kingsburg, 559-897-5570
*Auditions for “The Nutcracker”, 11:00A, Fresno State Music Building- Room 165, Fresno State, Fresno, 877-608-5883
Sunday- September 8, 2013-
*FINAL PERFORMANCE – CURTAINS- PG13, Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater, 559-266-9494
*Happy Grand Parents Day! It’s a perfect day to take your Grand Parents (or parents or children) to a show! 559-266-9494
*Craig VonBerg Trio, 6:00P, Tokyo Gardens, Fresno, 559-268-3596
*Mariachi Festival, 2:30P, Pioneer Village, Selma, 559-891-2237
Tuesday- September 10, 2013-
*Duke Robillard, 8:00P, The Painted Table, Tower Theatre, Fresno, 559-485-9050
Wednesday- September 11, 2013-
*Tulare County Fair, 10:00A, Tulare County Fair Grounds, Tulare, 559-686-4707
Thursday- September 12, 2013-
*Jazz Hop, 6:00P, Fresno Arts, Tower District & Downtown
Friday- September 13, 2013-
*Museum Hours- Fresno Filmworks, 5:30P, Tower Theatre, Fresno, 559-485-9050
*Hinds Hospice Gala, 6:00P, Fresno Convention Center, Fresno, 559-320-0308
*God of Carnage-Stageworks, 8:00P, Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, 559-289-6622
Saturday- September 14, 2013-
*Disney Junior Live: Pirate and Princess Adventure, 2:00P, Saroyan Theater, Fresno, 559-445-8200
*A Taste of River Park- The California Lifestyle, 6:00P, River Park Shopping Center, Fresno, 559-437-4855
*Valley Firsts, 10:00A, Henry Madden Library, Fresno State, Fresno, 559-278-5790
Tuesday- September 17, 2013-
*Central California Women’s Conference, 7:00A, Fresno Convention Center, Fresno, 559-445-8200, Please stop by the Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater booth and say “Hi”!
*Adam Ant and The Good, The Mad, and The Lovely Posse, 7:00P, The Tower Theatre, Fresno, 559-485-9050
Wednesday- September 18, 2013-
*Fresno Reel Pride Film Festival, Through 9/23, Tower Theatre, Fresno, 559-999-7971
Thursday- September 19, 2013-
*OPENING NIGHT- SHREK-THE MUSICAL-PG, Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater, 1226 N Wishon, Fresno 93728, 559-266-9494 – Casting its spell over young and old alike, SHREK THE MUSICAL brings everyone’s favorite ogre to hilarious life. Based on the hit DreamWorks film, the stage version is full of non-stop laughter and happiness-ever after!! THROUGH NOVEMBER 10, 2013
*Forever Plaid, Center Stage Clovis Community Theatre, Clovis Veterans Memorial, Clovis, 559-323-8744
Saturday- September 21, 2013
*Clovis fest, 8:00A, Old Town Clovis, Clovis, 559-299-7363
*Kingsburg Harvest Moon Jazz Festival, 5:00P, Downtown Kingsburg, Kingsburg, 559-897-1111
*Hanford Blues and Roots Festival, 5:30P, Hanford Civic Park, Hanford, 559-582-9457
Sunday- September 22, 2013
*Mike Dana Jazz, 6:00P, Tokyo Gardens, Fresno, 559-268-3596
Monday- September 23, 2013
*Heart, 7:00P, Table Mountain Casino, Friant, 559-822-7777
*Benefits Fair and Wellness Expo-Fresno State, 10:00A, Satellite Student Union-Fresno State, Fresno, 559-278-2032
Thursday – September 26, 2013
*Dinuba Raisin Harvest Festival, 10:00A, Vulch Park, Dinuba
*Fig Garden Village Wine Walk, 5:00P, Fig Garden Village, Fresno, 559-320-1120
*How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, 7:00P, Encore Theater, Tulare, 559-686-1300
Saturday- September 28, 2013
*Junior Company auditions, 10:00A, Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater, 1226 North Wishon, Fresno, 93728, 559-266-0211
*Deafhood Monologues, 3:00P, Tower Theatre, Fresno, 559-485-9050
*The 3rd Annual Clovis Night Out-Clovis Police, 5:00P, Sierra Meadows Park, Clovis, Please stop by the Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater booth and say “Hi”!
Sunday- September 29, 2013
*David Aus Jazz, 6:00P, Tokyo Gardens, Fresno, 559-268-3596