Kings Players will present Outward Bound a drama by British actor/playwright Sutton Vane, as their next production, opening for three weekends on August 23, 2024 at the Temple Theater, 514 Visalia Street in Hanford. “It’s a very unusual play, sort of a supernatural mystery,” says director Hugh Munro Neely, “very thoughtful but also very funny much of the time. It gets its humor from its quirky characters.”
In 1922, in Hanford, the Chinese School was dedicated. This school built by the Chinese community for its own was the first of its kind in America. Placed in the cornerstone of the school was a time capsule that contained:
Have you ever felt like a zany crew of little people run your brain? Then you and Penny Ramsey have that in common. Join the Kings Players at the Temple Theatre as we present Penny for Your Thoughts, written by Scott Haan, and directed by Annie McGrath. The show opens June 14 and runs through the 30th.
To Hang, or Not to Hang…That is the Question! Join the Kings Players of the Temple Theatre and the StoryBook Garden and Museum for their fourth annual Murder Mystery fundraiser, a testament to our community's creativity and support. This event, born four years ago from the collaborative minds of Judy Waite, Kim Spicer, and Louella Moreland, was designed to bring an entertaining evening to our community and support two organizations close to our hearts.
What happens when two down-on-their-luck Shakespearean actors try to swindle a rich old lady by posing as her long-lost nephews? Well, nothing too exciting. But when they find out that it’s not long-lost nephews, but long-lost nieces, the hilarity begins as the Kings Players present Ken Ludwig’s Leading Ladies.
Every few years, the Kings Players, located at the historic Temple Theater in Hanford, produces a show that includes or is comprised of all young people. It is their hope that it instills an appreciation for the process of theater and the joy of performing. Many young actors in the past have gone on to perform in high school and on the Kings Players’ stage, as well as careers in the performing arts.
Viva Las Vegas! Come join the Kings Players at the Temple Theatre for Four Weddings and an Elvis. Opening August 18 and running through September 3. When we were selecting plays for the 2023 season, the second I read this play I knew I wanted to direct it; the only trouble is I had never directed a play before! I am so very glad that I decided to make this play my first.
What do you get when you take a small south Texas country store, mix in an eloping couple, a meddling mom, bumbling robbers, a shady sheriff, and a cranky old lady with a mean curve ball? You get the Kings Players presentation of The Hitchin’ Post!
Blood was not on the menu the night of Thursday, April 5, 1962, as far as Kings County Deputy Jailer Raymond Van Dyke was concerned. But the spray of crimson erupting in the steely wake of a razor could never have been mistaken for ketchup.
Heavy footsteps shook the hot, dusty air, jolting us out of our downstairs vigil; all eyes shot up to the Bastille’s second-floor VIP section — what had once been the women and children’s ward of the former Kings County Jail.
