January 2026 @ RHP
It’s a busy month this January at Ramona Hillside Players.
First up, we have our 3rd production of the 2025-2026 Season opening up this Friday.
Ramona Hillside Players in Hemet, CA presents “The Prized Garden of Beaverton Proper” by Kristofer James.
January 16th, 2026 @ 7:30pm
January 17th, 2026 @ 2:30pm (Private Benefit)
January 18th, 2026 @ 2:30pm
January 23rd, 2026 @ 7:30pm (Education Night)
January 24th, 2026 @ 2:30pm
January 25th, 2026 @ 2:30pm
Opening Night Admission is $15.00 per seat.
Single Admission (everyone) is $20.00 per seat.
Group Discount available for 10 or more seats.
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“One woman’s garden. One town’s scandal. Zero surviving begonias.”
Beulah BumpinPickles has spent years cultivating her crowning achievement: the most dazzling, envy-inducing garden in all of Beaverton Proper. So when the Beaverton Gazette announces they’ll be featuring it in their Sunday spread, Beulah is floating on cloud nine—until she wakes up to a horticultural horror. Her garden has been murdered in the night. Petunias flattened. Clematis trampled. Lawn gnomes decapitated.
Enter Sheriff Hubert Hornbuckle—a man more familiar with pie-eating contests than crime scenes—and a curious stranger who seems to know a little too much. As the town buzzes with gossip, secrets bloom like weeds, and Beulah finds herself wondering: who could betray her in such a vicious, vine-ripping way?
Part mystery, part madcap comedy, My Prized Garden of Beaverton Proper is a delightfully absurd romp about small-town drama, overgrown egos, and the healing power of community… and maybe a little Miracle-Gro. With a bouquet of unforgettable characters and a plot that twists like a garden hose, this play will leave you laughing, guessing, and maybe rethinking that feud with your neighbor.
CAST:
BEULAH BUMPINPICKLES: Melisa Tennies
AUNT BLANCHE: Kathleen Walker
THELSIE MAE JENKINS: Rebecca Stier Reber
VARLA “SNACKCAKE” BEASELY: Laura Cherland
BUFORD BUMPINPICKLES: Jeremy Niemi
TOMMY BUMPINPICKLES: Cristian Peter Loera
COLBY: Karina McQueen
SHERIFF HUBERT HORNBUCKLE: Bret Cherland
DELBERT HOTCHKISS: Marissa Burke
CREW:
Director – Kristofer James
Assistant Director – Bobby White
Stage Manager – Kimberly Restaneo
27402 Ramona Bowl Road
Hemet, CA 92544
(Please use the Girard St entrance. Columbia St has a closed gate.)
In between the show dates of “The Prized Garden of Beaverton Proper”, we will hold auditions for our 4th Production of the 2025-2026 Season. All are welcome to audition. No experience necesary.
Ramona Hillside Players in Hemet, CA will hold open auditions for “The Rainmaker”.
Written by N. Richard Nash
Directed by Alexandra Miller
Auditions January 19th & 20th, 2026
All auditions begin at 7:00 PM
Performance dates are March 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, & 29, 2026 @ RHP in Hemet
The audition will consist of cold readings from the script. Please come prepared with a resume, headshot (It doesn’t need to be professional. A regular picture of yourself will do), pen/pencil, and a list of conflicts.
PLOT:
At the time of a paralyzing drought in the West we discover a girl whose father and two brothers are worried as much about her potential future as an old maid as they are about their dying cattle. For the truth is, she is indeed a plain girl. The brothers try every possible scheme to marry her off, without success. Nor is there any sign of relief from the dry heat, when suddenly, from out of nowhere, appears a picaresque, sweet-talking man with quite the sales pitch. Claiming to be a “rainmaker,” the man promises to bring rain, for $100. It’s a silly idea, but the rainmaker is so refreshing and persistent that the family finally consents, banging on big brass drums to rattle the sky. Meanwhile, the rainmaker also turns his magic on the girl, and persuades her that she has a very real beauty of her own. She believes it, just as her father believes the fellow can actually bring rain. Rain does come, and so does love. An excellent play for all groups.
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
*** All Ages & Gender Roles are Relative ***
H.C. CURRY | Male | 50 – 65 | Physically solid. Powerfully Set. Capable and Reliable. Runs, owns and works a cattle ranch. A good man and a good father. He is well respected by his children and the town folk. A great and profound love exists between him and his three children. There is still the dream in him.
NOAH CURRY | Male | 35 – 45| Physically strong and fit. A somewhat self-righteous man. Rigidly opinionated. Stubborn. No imagination at all. Matter of fact – always! Runs the ranch and tries to run the family. Wants to be appreciated.
JIMMY CURRY | Male | 25 – 30| Physically strong and fit farmhand. Very good natured. Looks older than his years until he opens his mouth…Then he is a child. Naive and adolescent. Not very bright. But filled with enthusiasm. Filled with dreams and ideas.
LIZZY CURRY | Female | 30-40| A strong and integral woman in every way except one– no man has ever loved her–outside her family. She longs and yearns for the love of a man– a husband. This courageous searching and yearning for romance are what make her beautiful. She is as strong as she is sensitive. Filled with quiet dreams. Good sense of humor. Loves her family.
FILE | Male | 35 – 45| He is Reserved. Intelligent. A little bitter. Seems very disappointed and unhappy. A little stubborn. Has a Mischievous humor. Hides his vulnerability.
SHERIFF THOMAS | Male | 50 – 60| Good humored. A pleasant man. Very good friend to File. Loyal
BILL STARBUCK | Male | 35-50| Appealing. Physically fit. A powerful presence. And a Gentle dreamer. A loud braggart, but very charming. Physically agility. His weapon is his imagination. Strong resonate voice like a barker at a carnival. Hides his Sensitivity.
27402 Ramona Bowl Road
Hemet, CA 92544
(Please use the Girard St entrance. Columbia St has a closed gate.)
We hope to see you out this month to our little community theatre.
RHP