November & December 2026 @ RHP
We have a busy time coming up.
First up is our 2nd Production of our 2026-2027 Season.
Ramona Hillside Players in Hemet, CA presents “Marvin’s Room” by Scott McPherson.
November 13th, 2026 @ 7:30pm
November 14th, 2026 @ 2:30pm
November 15th, 2026 @ 2:30pm
November 20th, 2026 @ 7:30pm
November 21st, 2026 @ 2:30pm
November 22nd, 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.
Purchase Online Tickets: https://ramonahillsideplayers.org/tickets
Make Phone Reservations: (951) 658-5300
This heartbreaking and life-affirming off-Broadway hit, later adapted into an Oscar-nominated film, is the hilarious and wondrous portrait of a terminally ill woman’s commitment to loving others, from her dying father to her estranged sister and troubled nephew.
Winner! 1992 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play
Winner! 1992 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Play
Nominee: 1992 Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best American Play
Winner ! 1991 Dramatists Guild Hull-Warriner Award
Winner 1991 John Gassner Award
CONTENT ADVISORY
Marvin’s Room (the play by Scott McPherson) is officially recommended for audiences 13 and older.
While the play uses dark comedy, it deals with very mature themes that may be difficult for younger children to process. Key elements include:
Terminal Illness: The plot revolves around a woman with leukemia searching for family members who are compatible for a bone marrow transplant, as well as caring for an elderly, bedridden father with dementia.
Adult Themes: The script touches on topics like aging, mental health struggles in teenagers, family estrangement, and death.
Language: While the play does not feature heavy profanity, it does contain mature conversational language and emotionally intense family conflicts.
CAST:
Bessie – Michelle Knight Reinhardt
Dr. Wally – John Patrick Davis
Ruth – Janet Fulton
Bob – Rick Baker
Lee – Lauren Haynes
Dr. Charlotte – Chelsea Williams
Retirement Director – Josh Somers
Hank – Nathan Roy
Charlie – Arianna Jimenez
Marvin – Chuck Sims
CREW:
Director – Rossi C. Smith
Stage Manager – Lauren Jimenez
27402 Ramona Bowl Road
Hemet, CA 92544
(Please use the Girard St entrance. Columbia St has a closed gate.)
Ramona Hillside Players in Hemet, CA will hold open auditions for “The Savannah Sipping Society”
Written by Jones Hope Wooten
Directed by Robert White
Auditions November 16th & 17th, 2026. Callbacks will be on November 18th, 2026 and will be invitation-only.
All auditions begin at 7:00 PM
Performance dates are January 15th, 16th, 17th, 22nd, 23rd, & 24th, 2027 @ 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:
In this delightful, laugh-a-minute comedy, four unique Southern women, all needing to escape the sameness of their day-to-day routines, are drawn together by fate – and an impromptu happy hour – and decide it’s high time to reclaim their former enthusiasm for life.
Over the course of six months filled with laughter, hilarious misadventures and the occasional liquid refreshment, these middle-aged women successfully bond and find the confidence to jump-start their new lives. Together, they discover lasting friendships and a renewed determination to live in the moment – and most importantly, realize it’s never too late to make new old friends.
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
*** All Ages are Relative ***
Randa Covington – (stage age 49) Randa is a perfectionist and workaholic, struggling to cope with a surprise career derailment that, unfortunately, reveals that she has no life and no idea how to get one.
Dot Haigler – (stage age 69) Dot is still reeling from her husband’s recent demise and the loss of their plans for an idyllic retirement. She also faces the unsettling prospect of starting a new life from scratch — and all alone.
Marlafaye Mosley – (stage age 57) Earthy and boisterous, Marlafaye is a good ol’ Texas gal. She has blasted into Savannah in the wake of losing her tom-cattin’ husband to a 23-year-old dental hygienist. The strength of her desire to establish a new life is equaled only by her desire to wreak a righteous revenge on her ex.
Jinx Jenkins – (stage age 53) Also new to town, Jinx, a spunky ball of fire, offers her services as a much-needed life coach for these women. However, blinded by her determination and efforts to get their lives on track, she overlooks the fact that she’s the one most in need of sage advice.
Randa’s Grandmother – (non-speaking role; stage age 81) Grandmother of Randa who appears and dies. Elegant matriarch of powerful, southern family.
27402 Ramona Bowl Road
Hemet, CA 92544
Ramona Hillside Players is looking for performers to take part in a cabaret/fundraiser scheduled for Sunday, December 6th.
We are seeking a variety of performers and are open to many different kinds of acts that represent the best of what RHP has to offer! Be creative!
If you are interested in taking part, please send an email, video submission or any questions to Kamimartin49@gmail.com by November 16th.
There will be two rehearsals before the event. Talented RHP alum and newcomers welcome! Come join us!