Audiences from across the Morongo Basin and beyond are awaiting Theatre 29 upcoming 2023-24 Season slate of shows. Theatre 29 launches their 2023-24 theatre season with a “September Comedy Celebration” beginning September 2 when The Rotating Players Improvisational Comedy troupe performs ”Improvalicious” for unscripted hilarity. September 9 & 10, they will host a staged reading of the hilarious Neil Simon classic, “God’s Favorite”, with a “live sneak peek” of the productions coming up in the…

The Desert Theatre League, who for the past 37 years has been recognizing local theatrical excellence with their Desert Star Awards, has announced their 2023 nominees. In a field of over 87 productions performed during the 2022-23 theatre season in member organizations ranging from Indio to Twentynine Palms, Theatre 29 was recognized with 17 nominations for their productions, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM with 7 nominations, PUFFS with 4, their Summer Youth production of DISNEY’S MOANA JR with 4 and…

A unique art installation opens to the public August 2nd in Yucca Valley, supporting a very important cause. Arts & Entertainment Reporter Charlie Thomas is here to talk about this “Cracked” art show Bezerk Productions, in partnership with the Valley Star Transitional Aged Youth One Stop Center in Yucca Valley and San Bernardino County Behavioral Health Department, is hosting an art exhibition on Wednesday, August 2nd from 1 to 3pm. Entitled, “We Think It’s Art”, this cohort of artworks by…

29 Palms Artists' Guild will be offering The Art of Portraiture instruction on August 26 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Instructed by Alane Levinsohn, during the workshop you will learn the basics of drawing portraits, including how to properly measure and map out facial features and proportions. You will also learn how to create depth and dimension in your portraits through shading and blending techniques. Tuition is $75 non-members / $70 members Limited to 8 students. Registration is open:…

If you don’t know a rake brush from a garden rake, 29 Palms Artists' Guild has the class for you! Painting for Absolute Beginners, instructed by Jeni Bate, is for anyone who would like to learn the basics of how to paint, but doesn’t have the schedule to do a 10-part weekly class, or for those who have painted years ago and could use a refresher, or the self-taught who feel they might be missing something. This intensive 1-day class will be taught August 6 from 9am – 5pm. All materials are…

Area thespians, here is an opportunity to be considered for all of Theatre 29’s upcoming theatrical season productions at once. Theatre 29 will be holding, for the first time, open group auditions for consideration of their upcoming 2023-24 theatre season on Saturday, August 5th at Theatre 29 in Twentynine Palms.  This will be an opportunity for area performers, both veteran as well as new talents, to be seen by the organization’s compliment of casting directors all at once.  Per production…

In advance of Theatre 29’s just announced 2023-24 theatre season, the community theatre is offering a workshop that teaches the finer art of auditioning for the stage, film and TV, how to prepare for the audition and pitfalls to avoid. The class will be held on Saturday, July 8th from 12 Noon to 3pm at Theatre 29. Taught by Morongo Basin alumni and professional actor/teacher Julia Boyd, this three-hour introductory workshop is aimed to be just as useful for the first-time performer as it is for…

“Red Light Lit” is a mashup of live music, storytelling, and poetry set to a live score by DW, which will take over both the indoor and outdoor stages at the Palms in Wonder Valley this Saturday, June 24th, at 7pm. Listen to musical sets by LA-based singer-songwriter Mary Simich, Joshua Tree's unforgettable jazz infused folk musician, Wildlife Freeway, and haunting melodies from E. Ray Béchard who plays in This Lonesome Paradise, Mother of The Mojave, and The Former. Featured writers…