Prices $16 General $12 Student/Senior/Veteran

Note: This production contains explicit language, nudity, adult situations, and simulated violence.

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE

Last year Warner Brothers celebrated the 40th anniversary of the monumental film, Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange”. This year the Blue Room Theatre will celebrate the 50th anniversary (yep, it’s been 50 years) of the novel by Anthony Burgess. The novel has been vilified and glorified by critics being called a “pornography of violence” by some and “A terrifying and marvelous book” by others. But this is nothing compared to the notary received by the film. It was rated X upon it’s initial release and shortly after was banned in England for 27 years. In April, the directors that brought “Sid and Nancy” to the Blue Room bring to the stage the controversial story that has gathered more fans with every generation of filmgoers. With a cast of thousands (a slight exaggeration) including the nefarious Alex, the teenager who’s primary interests include “rape, ultra-violence, and Beethoven”. A Clockwork Orange runs April 27-28, May 3-5, 10-13, 17-19, and 24-26 at 7:30pm.

The Summer Performance Projects at The Blue Room’s Young Company are 3 week day camps for kids of all ages who want a chance to be in a show!

While learning the basic skills of the Performing Arts, Young Company kids learn the true value of teamwork, self-discipline and accomplishment. As our young actors make friendships and memories that will last a lifetime, they can see things from a new perspective…from the inside looking out…out to an audience, an opportunity…a chance to show ‘em what they can do in a friendly yet challenging environment. The Blue Room’s Young Company…where the emphasis is on the the joy of collaboration.

Our Performance Projects provide kids of all ages an activity that is  a physical workout! A good part of our day is spent on preparing our bodies to perform.

Our Performance Projects are an immersion in reading comprehension skills as we learn to analyze scripts in a very fun way. When kids are finding out about their character and their play’s story, the stakes are raised in their need to understand what they are reading and rehearsing.

Easy Registration Options!

Sign-Up Options: You can sign-up ONLINE and pay in a secure transaction with your credit card via our ticketing service, Vendini.com. To use this option, click on any of the Registration Links below.

To pay by check, simply click here to go to the Summer 2012 Performance Project Information site to download a PDF of the Sign-Up Form and you can print the form and mail back with your tuition payment or deposit to: The Blue Room Theatre, 139 West 1st Street, Chico, CA 95928. Or call and register by phone at: (530) 895-3749.

Scholarships & Tuition Assistance

It is our wish that no young person with the desire to participate in our Performance Project Day Camps be turned away for any reason. To inquire about scholarships, tuition assistance or payment plans, visit www.blueroomtheatre.com or call (530) 895-3749. We welcome your inquiries!
Here’s the scoop on all of our Summer 2012 Performance Projects:

July 2-18: ALL SHOOK UP

When an Elvis movie runs into a Shakespearean story of epic proportions…you’ve got a true American Musical phenomenon! This 2006 Broadway musical is all Elvis! The story takes a small-town that gets turned upside down by a guitar plain’, motorcycle ridin’ roustabout who falls for the wrong girl…or does he? There are roles for everyone in ALL SHOOK UP!
July 2-18       Monday through Friday, 9am-12pm
Performs July 17 & 18 at 2pm & 7pm Tuition $275.  Ages 7-18       Directed by Loki Miller

Click Here to Register for ALL SHOOK UP!

July 2-21: ARRRRRGH!

A rag-tag group of girlie pirates takes the Princess hostage. The King asks the legendary Viscious Billy Bupkiss and his band of boys to come out of retirement to save his daughter. This is a fully fractured fandango of high-seas hilarity! With plenty of swordfights, starlight, dames in distress and more, this is a play with music that will have great parts for every young person who signs up!

July 2nd-21st, Monday through Friday, 12:30-3:30pm, Performs July 19, 20 & 21at 7pm & July 20 & 21 at 11am & 2pm     Tuition $275.  Ages 7-18.  Directed by Fred Stuart

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June 11-30: COWFOLK: The Musical!

Get ready for non-stop, over-the-top old west fun, in this outrageous musical comedy! The sleepy town of Brown River, Wyoming is home to the world’s meanest sheriff! When a traveling band of Shakespearean actors from merry old England has the unfortunate luck to lose a wagon wheel outside of town…they offer to put on a play for the townsfolk…but the Sheriff is dead set against it. But when love rears its pretty head…it’s a rootin’ tootin’ hootenanny of wild western weirdness mixed with bawdy British bombast! There are super-duper parts for everybody who signs-up to be in this musical play. COWFOLK!
June 11th-30th.  
Monday through Friday, 9am-3:00pm.
Performs June 28, 29 & 30 at 7pm & June 29 & 30 at 11am & 2pm Tuition $350  Ages 7-18.   Directed by Fred Stuart

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July 23-August 11: HARRY SQUIGGLES, SECRET AGENT 059

HARRY SQUIGGLES, SECRET AGENT 059 is a rock n’ roll send-up of the Spy Movie genre that is side-splittingly hilarious and loaded with perfect parts for every young person who signs-up for this end of the summer sensation! Harry Squiggles is the dashing, dingbat super-spy of the British Intelligence Agency. He meets his match when an up and coming spy, Hillary Shine, Agent 319, rocks Harry’s world as they take on the superbly evil Dr. Bigboy.

July 23-Aug 11th, 9am-3pm, M-F
Performs Aug 9, 10 & 11 at 7pm & Aug 10 & 11at 11am & 2pm
Tuition $375.  Ages 7-18
Directed by Fred Stuart  

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***NEW TIME SLOT***

Extreme No. 1 Improv Night!

Friday and Saturday of opening week 10:30

Tickets are $8 online or at the door

Free dessert reception.

January 13, 14

February 17, 18

March 23, 24

April 27, 28

Extreme No. 1 Improv Night is Chico’s most popular night of improvisation that doesn’t involve an annoying jam-band. A single suggestion from you, the audience member, could send these improvisers on a journey to space, to battle in the Peloponnesian War or simply to the store for a gallon of milk (did I mention the store is on fire and the milk is poison?) They do everything from short-form improv games to full-fledged one-act plays. All written, directed and acted in front of your eyes.

Tickets are $8 online and at the door

Somewhere between Chico and Paradise, Paradise and Oroville, Oroville and Chico (but nowhere near Butte College) is a town called Sketch Valley. Every month, through brief vignettes, we catch a glimpse of the simple, simple people that make up this magical place. Watch as they fill multiple occupations in one day and occasionally wrangle local notable actors and musicians to perform alongside them. Sketch Valley: Sketch Comedy from the Heart of Butte County.

The next shows are March 30-31 and May 18-19(Friday and Saturday) @ 10:30.
Tickets are $8.

Sketch Valley is Directed by Matt Hammons. Written by William Saporito, Matt Hammons and The Citizens of Sketch Valley.

Here’s what the CN&R article said about us:

“For a community theater, the Blue Room has it all. It’s centrally located downtown in the historic Masonic building above Collier Hardware. It’s community-driven, with an open door to all local performers and producers to show their stuff and pitch their ideas. And it produces a wide range of challenging and fun shows—from works by modern playwrights like Christopher Shinn and Neil LaBute to rock musicals, irreverent late-night shows and regular improv, sketch-comedy and standup features—energetically performed by Chico’s best and brightest players.”

Click here to see the other winners!

This year we turn the lens onto the theme of death. Highlights include a scene adapted from Joyce’s novella The Dead, directed by Cynthia Lammel, In the Pub After Paddy Dignam’s Funeral adapted by Dennie Latimer and Ken Roye, rousing Irish Classics sung the Celtic Knights and of course, as always, to cap the evening the timeless beauty of Molly’s Soliloquy.

One night only, Thursday June 16th, 7:30pm. All tickets $16, available at Duffy’s Tavern or online at blueroomtheatre.com/tickets

Tickets are limited but the Guinness will flow.

Runs May 5th – May 21st