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Spotlight announces 2006/2007 season
Spotlight Theatre Season 2006/2007
The History of Rock and Roll
July 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29, and August 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19 & 25, 26 at 8PM.
July 20, 27, and August 3, 10, 17, & 24 at 7PM.
Join us for a journey through The History of Rock and Roll as we start from the 50's, when Bill Haley Rocked Around the Clock, and move through nearly five decades of rock and roll music! Come join us as we bring out legends from yesterday and today on this magical mystery tour of musical history! Featuring acts like Elvis, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, the Village People, Billy Idol, Madonna, the Backstreet Boys, and more, this trip provides something for everyone! Directed by Hal Friedman.
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The Full Monty
September 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30, and October 6 & 7 at 8PM. September 17 & 24 at 2PM.
Terrence McNally and David Yazbek base this hit musical on the hit film of the same name. The Full Monty is the story unemployed oil workers in Bakersfield, California who, after seeing how much their wives enjoy watching male strippers during their "Girls' Night Out," come up with a bold way to make some quick cash. They strip. There is great heart to this musical about taking charge of oneâs life and following oneâs dreams. Directed by Hal Friedman, this will be one of the theatre events of the year!
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Assassins
October 27, 28, and November 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 & 18 at 8PM.
October 29, and November 5 & 12 at 2PM.
Stephen Sondheim returns to the Spotlight with Assassins! Bold, disturbing, and alarmingly funny, Assassins is perhaps the most controversial musical ever written. From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman bend the rules, taking us on a nightmarish ride in which assassins from different historical periods meet, interact and inspire each other to harrowing acts in the name of the American Dream. Directed by Hal Friedman, this promises to be an exciting and thought-provoking production.
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Miracle on 34th Street
December 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23 at 8PM.
December 3, 10 & 17 at 2PM.
The hit holiday play is back! Breaking box office records, The Spotlight is pleased to present the classic play Miracle on 34th Street. Itâs a wonderful way to celebrate the season! Kris Kringle, is an elderly, kindhearted man believes he is Santa Claus. Doris Walker and her daughter, Susan, meet Kringle when Doris hires him to play Santa for New York's Macy's department store. Kringle's efforts to fight the commercialism surrounding Christmas and to grant children their Christmas wishes eventually lead him into court for a competency hearing. As Doris and Susan overcome their skepticism, they learn the true meaning of the Christmas spirit, as does the audience. Directed by Roger Mathey.
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Glengarry Glen Ross
January 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 and February 2 & 3 at 8PM.
January 14, 21, & 28 at 2pm
This scalding comedy by the incomparable David Mamet, took Broadway by storm and won a Pulitzer Prize. Never has the author's ear for the rhythms of contemporary speech been more keen than in this tale of cutthroat competition among real estate salesmen. Roma is in the lead for the monthly sales award a new Cadillac while former top salesman Shelly Levene is riding a streak of bad luck. They are dependent on Williamson to give them hot leads, and Williamson ruthlessly pits them against each other. A morality tale as well as a moving portrait of the middleclass worker, Glengarry is a production not to be missed! Directed by Roger Mathey.
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A Song For Vanya
February 23, 24, and March 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, & 17 at 8PM.
February 25 and March 4 & 11 at 2PM.
An original musical by local creator Robin Eschner, joined by Bret Martin and John Shillington, A Song for Vanya is based on the classic Chekov play Uncle Vanya. Brought to life with stirring emotion and sweeping, epic music, this premier production will be a landmark moment for the Spotlight Theatre and will be directed by Hal Friedman.
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A Streetcar Named Desire
April 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 & 28 at 8PM.
April 8, 15, & 22 at 2PM.
A Streetcar Named Desire is an electrifying classic, that tells the feverish story of the pathetic demise of Blanche DuBois, a determined, yet fragile, Southern belle. Her tragic downfall in the tawdry French Quarter one-bedroom apartment of her married sister, Stella, and animalistic brother-in-law, Stanley, is the drama of this Tennessee Williams Masterpiece. Directed by Bob Kempf, this will be one of the crown jewels of the season.
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High School Musical
May 18, 19, 25 & 26 and June 1, 2, 9 & 10 at 8PM.
May 20, 27, and June 3 at 2PM.
Disney Channel's wildly successful HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL is coming to Bakersfield in one of itâs first live productions! With songs like "Breaking Free" which made the largest jump in the 48-year history of the Billboard Hot 100, catapulting from ..86 to ..4 in just one week, this is a canât miss show! People of all ages will be rockinâ in their seats. Directed by Justin Brooks.
The History of Rock and Roll
July 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29, and August 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19 & 25, 26 at 8PM.
July 20, 27, and August 3, 10, 17, & 24 at 7PM.
Join us for a journey through The History of Rock and Roll as we start from the 50's, when Bill Haley Rocked Around the Clock, and move through nearly five decades of rock and roll music! Come join us as we bring out legends from yesterday and today on this magical mystery tour of musical history! Featuring acts like Elvis, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, the Village People, Billy Idol, Madonna, the Backstreet Boys, and more, this trip provides something for everyone! Directed by Hal Friedman.
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The Full Monty
September 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30, and October 6 & 7 at 8PM. September 17 & 24 at 2PM.
Terrence McNally and David Yazbek base this hit musical on the hit film of the same name. The Full Monty is the story unemployed oil workers in Bakersfield, California who, after seeing how much their wives enjoy watching male strippers during their "Girls' Night Out," come up with a bold way to make some quick cash. They strip. There is great heart to this musical about taking charge of oneâs life and following oneâs dreams. Directed by Hal Friedman, this will be one of the theatre events of the year!
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Assassins
October 27, 28, and November 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 & 18 at 8PM.
October 29, and November 5 & 12 at 2PM.
Stephen Sondheim returns to the Spotlight with Assassins! Bold, disturbing, and alarmingly funny, Assassins is perhaps the most controversial musical ever written. From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman bend the rules, taking us on a nightmarish ride in which assassins from different historical periods meet, interact and inspire each other to harrowing acts in the name of the American Dream. Directed by Hal Friedman, this promises to be an exciting and thought-provoking production.
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Miracle on 34th Street
December 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23 at 8PM.
December 3, 10 & 17 at 2PM.
The hit holiday play is back! Breaking box office records, The Spotlight is pleased to present the classic play Miracle on 34th Street. Itâs a wonderful way to celebrate the season! Kris Kringle, is an elderly, kindhearted man believes he is Santa Claus. Doris Walker and her daughter, Susan, meet Kringle when Doris hires him to play Santa for New York's Macy's department store. Kringle's efforts to fight the commercialism surrounding Christmas and to grant children their Christmas wishes eventually lead him into court for a competency hearing. As Doris and Susan overcome their skepticism, they learn the true meaning of the Christmas spirit, as does the audience. Directed by Roger Mathey.
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Glengarry Glen Ross
January 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 and February 2 & 3 at 8PM.
January 14, 21, & 28 at 2pm
This scalding comedy by the incomparable David Mamet, took Broadway by storm and won a Pulitzer Prize. Never has the author's ear for the rhythms of contemporary speech been more keen than in this tale of cutthroat competition among real estate salesmen. Roma is in the lead for the monthly sales award a new Cadillac while former top salesman Shelly Levene is riding a streak of bad luck. They are dependent on Williamson to give them hot leads, and Williamson ruthlessly pits them against each other. A morality tale as well as a moving portrait of the middleclass worker, Glengarry is a production not to be missed! Directed by Roger Mathey.
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A Song For Vanya
February 23, 24, and March 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, & 17 at 8PM.
February 25 and March 4 & 11 at 2PM.
An original musical by local creator Robin Eschner, joined by Bret Martin and John Shillington, A Song for Vanya is based on the classic Chekov play Uncle Vanya. Brought to life with stirring emotion and sweeping, epic music, this premier production will be a landmark moment for the Spotlight Theatre and will be directed by Hal Friedman.
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A Streetcar Named Desire
April 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 & 28 at 8PM.
April 8, 15, & 22 at 2PM.
A Streetcar Named Desire is an electrifying classic, that tells the feverish story of the pathetic demise of Blanche DuBois, a determined, yet fragile, Southern belle. Her tragic downfall in the tawdry French Quarter one-bedroom apartment of her married sister, Stella, and animalistic brother-in-law, Stanley, is the drama of this Tennessee Williams Masterpiece. Directed by Bob Kempf, this will be one of the crown jewels of the season.
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High School Musical
May 18, 19, 25 & 26 and June 1, 2, 9 & 10 at 8PM.
May 20, 27, and June 3 at 2PM.
Disney Channel's wildly successful HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL is coming to Bakersfield in one of itâs first live productions! With songs like "Breaking Free" which made the largest jump in the 48-year history of the Billboard Hot 100, catapulting from ..86 to ..4 in just one week, this is a canât miss show! People of all ages will be rockinâ in their seats. Directed by Justin Brooks.
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