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Theater & Arts<br />
CATS Presents The Classic<br />
Play, ‘Steel Magnolias’<br />
CATS, The Community Arts Theater Society,<br />
will present the classic play, Steel Magnolias<br />
by Robert Harling at the CATS Warehouse<br />
Theater for six performances on August 25, 26,<br />
September 1 and 2 at 7:30pm with matinees on<br />
August 27 and September 3 at 2:30pm. Tickets<br />
will be available at (909) 585-4757.<br />
There is limited seating and parking and it<br />
is advised to purchase advance tickets and arrive<br />
early. General Admission tickets are $20.<br />
Steel Magnolias has become a classic play in<br />
theatre literature as well as a becoming a classic<br />
film. Written as a play in 1987, the award winning<br />
film was produced in 1989 starring Sally Field,<br />
Dolly Parton, Julia Roberts, Shirley MacLaine,<br />
Daryl Hannah, and Olympia Dukakis. The play<br />
and film depict the universal deep bond a group<br />
of women share in a small-town southern community.<br />
A beauty shop is the setting that guides<br />
them through friendship, happy times, falling<br />
apart, and coming back together again in support<br />
for one another, no matter what life throws at<br />
them.<br />
It is a play filled with very funny situations as<br />
well as life-altering challenges and solutions.<br />
Directed by Adam McDonald, the CATS<br />
cast features some of Big Bear’s most talented<br />
and favorite actresses: Carolyn Freeman Champ<br />
is Truvy, Diana Hintergardt is M’Lynn, Amber<br />
Parle is Shelby, Elena Peavy is Clairee, Serena<br />
Saunders is Annelle, and Nancy Walker is Ouiser.<br />
Steel Magnolias is produced for CATS by Karen<br />
Sargent Rachels with Karen Bergmann as Associate<br />
Producer.<br />
After 24 years and over 70 productions, this<br />
production will be the final curtain call for the<br />
CATS organization. Following this production,<br />
CATS will have a giant “blow-out” sale of all<br />
of their costumes, sets, props, equipment and<br />
memorabilia on September 23 and 24 from 8am<br />
to 4pm.<br />
Information on Steel Magnolias and tickets<br />
are available through the CATS website at<br />
www.bigbeartheater.org. The CATS Warehouse<br />
Theater is located at 1117 W. Big Bear<br />
Blvd. in Big Bear City.<br />
For more information, call (909) 585-4757. IER<br />
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2017 / 2018<br />
SEPTEMBER 2017<br />
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Cyrus formally known as Billy Ray Cyrus ........23rd<br />
OCTOBER 2017<br />
MainStreet Theatre Company’s<br />
Roald Dahl’s The Witches ..........14th - 29th<br />
NOVEMBER 2017<br />
The Underwater Bubble Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3rd<br />
Steel Canyon Rangers .......................... 5th<br />
Michael McDonald .............................18th<br />
DECEMBER 2017<br />
Rancho Cucamonga Community Theatre’s<br />
Miracle on 34th Street ...............2nd - 10th<br />
Inland Pacific Ballet’s<br />
The Nutcracker .........................15th - 17th<br />
JANUARY 2018<br />
Bill Engvall .........................................6th<br />
Capitol Steps .....................................12th<br />
Los Lobos ..........................................13th<br />
MainStreet Theatre Company’s<br />
Oh Freedom! The Story of the<br />
Underground Railroad ........................27th<br />
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FEBRUARY 2018<br />
MainStreet Theatre Company’s<br />
Oh Freedom! The Story of the<br />
Underground Railroad ................. 3rd - 11th<br />
Mamma Mia! Movie Screening ............16th<br />
All Star Reunion of the Doo Wop Stars . 17th<br />
Jesse Cook .........................................23rd<br />
The Marvin Gaye Experience .............. 24th<br />
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MARCH 2018<br />
Broadway at the Garden’s<br />
In The Heights ...........................9th - 18th<br />
Inland Pacific Ballet’s<br />
Cinderella ................................24th - 25th<br />
Stunt Dog Experience ..........................31st<br />
APRIL 2018<br />
Clint Black .........................................12th<br />
Choo Choo Soul with Genevieve! ..........4th<br />
MAY 2018<br />
MainStreet Theatre Company’s<br />
Frederick ...................................5th - 20th<br />
JUNE 2018<br />
It’s Magic! ...........................................2nd<br />
The Official Rat Pack Show:<br />
Tribute to 102 Years of Sinatra ...............3rd<br />
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