Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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"Winterdance," a Celtic Christmas celebration, will return to Tehachapi for two performances in the BeeKay Theatre on Saturday, Dec. 23. The concert, put on by Fiddlers Crossing, has been a sell-out the last three years. As in the past years, two performances will be presented, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students. The core of the concert is the traditional Celtic trio, Molly's Revenge. They will again be joined by vocalist Christa Burch, along with the Rosemary...
Hold on to your broomsticks, it's almost Halloween! To celebrate, the BeeKay Theatre will again be transformed into the BooKay! On Saturday, October 28, the Tehachapi Pops Orchestra (TPOPS) will offer musical tricks and treats in two hour-long performances, at 2 and 4 p.m. As in prior years, the concert will be presented in partnership with the Tehachapi Community Theatre (TCT). This year, members of the J&M dance company will also perform with the orchestra in several numbers. A special treat...
My interview with Alex Zonn, president of Tehachapi Community Theater (TCT), took place while Zonn was directing "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen, which opened Friday, May 5, at the BeeKay Theatre. When I first met Alex last year, we were preparing for TCT's annual Playwrights Festival. I wasn't ready to hear Zonn's voice. His distinctive pitch goes from a resounding depth reaching the furthest person in the back row of a theater to a tone that comforts the tiniest child a foot away. How did...
The Tony Award-winning musical, The Drowsy Chaperone promises to be one of the biggest and most fun comedic musicals Tehachapi Community Theatre has presented in quite some time. The director, Christine Guarente, and the production staff will be holding an audition workshop for anyone interested in this wonderful project. The workshop will be held on Sunday, April 23, at 2 p.m. until about 4 p.m. at the BeeKay Theatre in downtown Tehachapi located at 108 South Green Street. This workshop is open to the public and wishing to learn about how to...
Leslie Reynolds' Memoir of Her Famous Aunt, Debbie Reynolds I first met Leslie Reynolds when she played the part of "Noah" in Tehachapi Community Theater's 2014 production of "110 In the Shade" by N. Richard Nash. Leslie was dressed in macho western garb, enhanced by a mustache Tom Selleck could admire. She was fun, funny and immensely kind. If you've ever seen any of Leslie's on-stage performances, you quickly realize the family talent gene pool didn't skimp on Leslie Reynolds. Somehow she...
Director Christal Wheeler's Tehachapi Community Theatre production of "The Best of Broadway," now playing at the BeeKay Theatre, is wonderful family entertainment that merges a diverse cast of 28. Children and adults work together to present musical numbers from six Tony-winning Broadway shows: "Kiss Me Kate," "Hello, Dolly!" "A Chorus Line," "Les Miserables," "Rent" and "The Producers." "Everybody is having fun," Wheeler told Forde Files. "We teach the children what theatre is and the adults...
Tehachapi Community Theatre (TCT) has graciously given the Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi 60 tickets to the opening night of "The Best of Broadway" concert on Friday, March 24. Tickets are being sold to raise funds to help Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi do what they do best: Help local kids. Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for children, and it includes dinner. The Kiwanis Club will be serving George's Famous Chili, spaghetti, salad, and dessert at 6 p.m. inside Friendship Hall, at 100 East E St. in...
On December 31, New Year’s Eve, Father Time, old 2016 , made an effort to throw the weather book at us and surely did. Starting with sunshine, then dense fog, then rain and finally snow, he went out in a fit of madness. Guess he didn’t want to leave. It gets one to thinking about days gone by; sometimes decades. Our brain is a wonderful filing cabinet for episodes from our lives that can be called up at will. We see kids today completely engrossed in their Smart Phones that can take them aro...
When Jim and Cheryl Wilson were ready to retire and leave Anchorage, Alaska to be closer to his children and grandchildren in the Lower 48, they knew the kind of a city in which they wanted to live. "We wanted a small town with no freeways," Cheryl said. "It would be a town we could embrace and would hopefully embrace us back." Jim went on a reconnaissance tour. "I gave it all to Jim," Cheryl said. "He respected the fact that it would be difficult for me to leave Alaska." Southern California is...
"Winterdance," a Celtic Christmas celebration, will return to Tehachapi for two performances in the BeeKay Theatre on Sunday, Dec. 18. The concert, put on by Fiddlers Crossing, has been a sell-out the last two years. As in the past years, two performances will be presented, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students. The core of the concert is the traditional Celtic trio, Molly's Revenge. They will again be joined by vocalist Christa Burch, along with the Rosemary...
Director, Nick Altieri, brings to life the wonderful, lyrical prose of this Dylan Thomas poem, with special adaptation and musical direction by Deborah Hand Cutler. Children's direction is provided by Jeannette Crounse. In this production, we experience Christmas with all the wonder and innocence of a Welsh child in a simpler time, where the holidays take on a fairytale like quality of treasured memories with family and friends, sprinkled with Christmas carols, under a magical cover of snow. It...
"Red Shoes and Blue Mustard," featuring Gary Mazzola and his music, backed by Blue Mustard - play live at the beautiful Beekay Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday Oct. 22, and again on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 2 p.m. Be there. "Red Shoes and Blue Mustard" will be Gary Mazzola's fifth musical performance at the Beekay Theatre, following his sell-out shows, "Night of the Crescent Moon," "Get back to Eden," "A Night to Remember" and "Mr. Moonlight," but this time he's invited local blues/rock band, Blue...
Don't miss this courtroom thriller directed by Rick Gould. It was originally written in 1954, as a CBS teleplay by Reginald Rose, then adapted to the stage play known as "Twelve Angry Men" the following year. Most people would be familiar with the 1957 screen version directed by Sidney Lumit and featuring Henry Fonda. Since then, the play has been produced all over the world, and a remake of the film, titled Twelve Angry Jurors, was made in 1997, directed by William Friedkin, and featuring...
"It is simple, really. With James Lee you get great songs, great guitar playing, great voice and a gifted comedian as well. You are in for a very entertaining evening." – Village Voice James Lee Stanley will be no stranger to Tehachapi when he performs at Fiddlers Crossing, Saturday, September 24, at 7 p.m. He has given concerts in Fiddlers Crossing, Mama Hillybean's and the BeeKay Theatre over the last decade. He has become a favorite in Tehachapi because of his remarkable ability as a v...
This courtroom thriller is directed by Rick Gould, a frequent fixture of TCT productions, and is scheduled to open onFriday, September 30, 2016. It was originally written in 1954, as a play for television by Reginald Rose, then adapted to the stage play known as "Twelve Angry Men" the following year. Most people would be familiar with the 1957 screen version directed by Sidney Lumit and featuring Henry Fonda. The title of this play changes with the casting choice. It has been cast with all...
Best in Show: Jessica Grant TVAA Choice: Eric Loe 1st-2nd grade: First place Chloe Dowlearn Second place William Kennison Third place Maddie Whitaker Fourth place Sophie Genardini Fifth place Jasmine Hernandez 3rd, 4th, 5th grade: First place Anna Cable Second place Emily Kennison Third place Collin Mullins Fourth place Kayleen (Dr. Jones) Fifth place Seth Beyer 6th, 7th, 8th grade: First place Jacqueline Torres Second place Ella Whitney Third place Allison Jacobson Fourth place Ava Stewart...
We’ve been hearing a lot about the BeeKay Theatre lately so I decided to add a few of my own facts. Mine are just tales that if not told would someday be forgotten. Can’t let that happen. The BeeKay Theater was built and opened in 1936; reinforced concrete and strong enough to resist an earthquake! People from Mojave, Keene and Caliente often drove to Tehachapi to view the movies. That year, 1936, was also the year that Green Street was paved for the first time. The rather unique name, “BeeKay...
Treasure Seekers is an original play by Tanis Galik, a local playwright. It is a family play, based on the beloved children's novels by E. Nesbit, The House of Arden and Harding's Luck. In Treasure Seekers, three British orphans, Edward, his older sister Elf, and Dickie the young con-artist, are transported back in time by a magical giant white mole to hunt for the lost Arden treasure. Instead, they discover that the real treasure has nothing to do with silver or gold. This fun production has a...
Tehachapi Community Theatre held its 7th annual Playwright's Festival which ended on Sunday, July 17. Winning the Gold Quill Award was SilentWolf for her play, "The Tiniest Goodbye," directed by Daniela Perergrina and starring Rick Gould, David Shacklock, Tamar Asatryan and Chris Galvin. The Silver Quail Award went to playwright Deborah Hand-Cutler for her play, "Wallflowers and Dreamers," directed by Alex Zonn and starring Bill Kritlow and Jamie Uthof. The Bronze Qill Award went to playwright...
As part of Triassic Vineyard's Summer Sunsets Lecture Series, Theatre preservationist and local resident David Steele Reed spoke on his love of and restoration of old local movie houses. David was instrumental in the restoration of both the Fox Movie Theatre in Bakersfield and our own BeeKay Theatre in Tehachapi....
The 2016 Playwrights Festival will be honoring all active duty and veterans on opening night, Friday, July 8, 2016, at the beginning of our 7:30 p.m. performance. Those wishing to join in, please contact Executive Producer, Kenny Chugg, at [email protected] to receive up to two complementary ‘special tickets’. Only 30 of these special tickets are available, so please don’t wait to send in your email request. Those who were not able to reserve a special ticket ‘still may possibly’ be able to obtain tickets that same evening, by coming...
Over the last few months, TCT has been on a path of reorganization and renewal. The spring schedule of plays has been totally revised, and new plays and ideas are in the works. Fiddlers Crossing has brought one-person concert-theatre pieces to Tehachapi, with performances by blues master Guy Davis and Celtic harpist Patrick Ball. With the success of those shows, the venue has been considering bringing in a series of one-person concert-theatre pieces. It's natural, then, that the community...
Nov. 20 to Dec. 7 • “Christmas Belles” presented by Tehachapi Community Theatre. Friday, December 4 and 11 at 7:30 pm. Saturday, November 28, December 5 and 12 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday Matinees, November 29, December 6 and 13 at 2:00 p.m. at the Beekay Theatre, 110 S. Green St. Tickets can be bought online: http://tctonstage.com/ NOV. 27 TO JAN. 2 •Holiday Lights at CALM 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. (closed Christmas day) Friday evenings “Wine Down Fridays” Souza Winery Presents every Friday from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Dinner, Musical Guests, Friends & Wine “Food...
The TCT Production Committee will be reviewing plays at The Pitch, Sunday, Nov. 1, only. The Tehachapi Community Theatre is taking proposals for plays to be produced in the next season (2016-2017) and the public is invited to come and give us your input! This will be an exciting opportunity for the public to watch and take part in our selection. Everyone attending will be allowed to ask questions about each of the proposed plays and we encourage your participation. We will take these proposals in the classic form of “The Pitch.” We invite all...
Fiddlers Crossing’s next concert will be in keeping with the season when award-winning singer-songwriter Brad Cole performs Oct. 23, at 7p.m. The songs of Brad Cole address the ups and downs of the human condition with both wit and raw insight. His passionate and distinctive delivery of roots-based folk music, woven with the grit and groove of old school r&b, moves audiences in a way that is unexpected, yet at the same time familiar. Cole has released a music video called, “I Got a Job at the Church,” that paints a compelling portrait of a man...
