La Verne Chamber Of Commerce: Inland Valley Repertory Theatre Announces Its 2022 Season

Press release from La Verne Chamber of Commerce:

January 17, 2022

Inland Valley Repertory Theater company (IVRT) is pleased to announce its in-person 2022 season beginning in March. Welcome back to live theatre!

“The 2022 Season is a celebration of live theater with a nod to the past and a big embrace to the future!” says producing artistic director Frank Minano. “The show selections and venues are inclusive and offer a variety of interesting and entertaining stories.”

About IVRT’s 2022 Season 
IVRT’s 2022 season will open in March at The Candlelight Pavilion with Rodger and Hammerstein’s A Grand Night for Singing on March 1, 2, 8, and 9. Also, The IVRT Supper Club offers a unique and intimate experience at Eddie’s Italian Eatery where IVRT will now stage full performances of plays Our Lady of the Tortilla April 24, 26, and 27, I’m not Rappaport May 22, 24, and 25, and the musical Marry Me A Little September 18, 20, and 21.

Tickets
Tickets for A Grand Night for Singing at the Candlelight Pavilion are Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7:30, with a matinee on March 9 at 3:30pm. Single tickets are $40 with a $3 processing fee. IVRT Supper Club performances are Sundays at 2pm, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 6pm at Eddies Italian Eatery in Claremont. Single tickets are $55 and $58, and include a three-course, pre-fixe dinner. 

Tickets can be purchased by phone Monday through Thursday from 10am until 1pm at (909) 859-4878, or online 24/7 at www.ivrt.org. Season membership, with special events, are also available.

Season Membership and Special Events
Patrons can save on tickets and support local theatre with a $250 full season membership, and it includes the Candlelight Pavilion performance, the IVRT Supper Club and exclusive special events.

Special Events
IVRT is bringing the community to live events in nearby Southern California venues. Romeo & Juliet vs. West Side Story will be performed at the San Bernardino Symphony at the historic California Theatre on March 12 at 7:30 pm. Full season membership will also include a performance of Tiny Beautiful Things at the Cabrillo Playhouse outdoor theatre in San Clemente on July 9 and 10th at 7:30 pm. These events will only be available with full membership. 

Season membership patrons are also invited to a screening of a new play premiere, The Jewtalian, written by Daryl Mendelson and IVRT’s Frank Minano, on August 6th.

All shows and dates are subject to change. Please note to comply with LA County Covid Guidelines, masks must be worn at all times in our venues. Proof of vaccination status is required for Supper Club at Eddie’s.

Education and Outreach
“I Love Chorus” and “Camp IVRT”  
In addition to our season, IVRT hosts “I Love Chorus” and educational programs in acting, singing and movement as well as outreach, including a summer musical theatre workshop for youth, “Camp IVRT.” All programs are in collaboration with the Claremont Community School of Music.  

Classes start forming in January and continue through summer. For more information call (909) 859-4878 or visit www.ivrt.org.

Founded in 1990 by Claremont High School alum Frank Minano and his wife Donna Marie, IVRT made its home at the Candlelight Pavilion in 2008. IVRT’s unique mid-week arrangement incorporates a feature known as “set modification”, that is, upcycling the sets that the Candlelight Pavilion uses for its dinner theatre on the weekends. A critically acclaimed regional theater company, garnering widespread honors for its theatrical works, IVRT receives funding from the California Arts Council, the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, the Rancho Cucamonga Community Foundation, and the Claremont Educational Foundation, as well as from corporate and individual donors. More information may be found on the website at www.ivrt.org or by calling (909) 859-4878. 

This press release was produced by La Verne Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.