Arts & Entertainment

Rent On Stage at Selma Arts Center

by Lorie Lewis Ham


Rent has been one of my favorite musicals ever since I first saw the movie twenty years ago. I have seen many stage productions of the show, including a touring production that featured the original Mark (Anthony Rapp) and Roger (Adam Pascal), which was such a thrill! This past weekend I saw a new production of the show at the Selma Arts Center—a production that runs through August 2.

Local LGBTQ+ Artists Pride Feature: Trippy Casey/Arctic Artistry/The Sad Babes Club

by Lorie Lewis Ham


Though it is important to KRL that we support the LGBTQ+ community year round, during Pride month, we make an extra effort to feature local LGBTQ+ performers/artists—whether they are singers, actors, directors, or artists. This year we have the pleasure of featuring three different local artists—two this weekend, and one more on June 28. This week we are chatting with Casey Peck and Atlas—both from Fresno.

Richard III Presented By Chanticleer Shakespeare Co.

by Terrance McArthur


Now is the summer of our discontent...because we’re in the San Joaquin Valley, and it’s summer, and it’s hot hot HOT! However, in the air-conditioned Warnor’s Theatre, the Chanticleer Shakespeare Co.’s production of William Shakespeare’s Richard III, the temperature dips into “the winter of our discontent,” a grim world of power-plays, political schemes, murders of convenience, and a parade of ghosts.

KRL Celebrates 15 Years With Big Theatre Giveaway!

by Lorie Lewis Ham


It's hard to believe but Kings River Life will be celebrating its 15th birthday on May 29, 2025! When my friend Dorian Rhodes and I came up with the idea all those years ago it was really just a whim. Something fun to see if we could do while I was looking for a new job. We never would have guessed it would not only still be around 15 years later, but that it would grow into what it is now and still be going strong!

Fresno’s New Theatre Company Chanticleer Shakespeare

by Lorie Lewis Ham


In an area that has become known for a variety of theatre and is home to some amazing talent, a new theatre company has come along with a focus on Shakespeare—the Chanticleer Shakespeare Co. in Fresno. Their first show hits the stage on June 6, so KRL took a moment recently to chat with their Artistic Director Blake Ellis, and Executive Director Brandon Weis.