With professional sets and elaborate costumes, Fontana students are ready to bring C.S. Lewis’ classic tale to life on the stage this weekend.
They’ll perform “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” in a series of weekend shows at the California Theatre of the Performing Arts in San Bernardino, starting Friday, April 11.
Fontana Unified School District Theatre Conservatory students will star in the production.
Actors perform “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” at the California Theatre of the Performing Arts in San Bernardino on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. The production, staged by Fontana Unified Theatre Conservatory students, runs Friday, April 11, 2025, until Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Canyon Crest Elementary School student Piper Piddington, right, performing as Lucy Pevensie, interacts with Jonathan LeBillon, left, as Mr. Tumnus, during a performance of “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” at the California Theatre of the Performing Arts in San Bernardino on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Father Christmas, portrayed by Erich Troudt, left, interacts with Crafton Hills College’s Elijah Lozano, left, as Peter Pevensie, during a performance of “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” at the California Theatre of the Performing Arts in San Bernardino on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Jonathan LeBillon, portraying Mr. Tumnus, reacts Tuesday, April 8, 2025, during a performance of “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” at the California Theatre of the Performing Arts in San Bernardino. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A.B. Miller High School’s Ariel Alamillo, left, portrays Mr. Beaver, along side actor Katy Lee, center, as Mrs. Beaver, while actor Ivy Ballinger, right, plays Susan Pevensie, during a Tuesday, April 8, 2025, performance of “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” at the California Theatre of the Performing Arts in San Bernardino. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Canyon Crest Elementary School student Piper Piddington, left, performing as Lucy Pevensie, interacts with Jonathan LeBillon, who play Mr. Tumnus, during a performance of “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” at the California Theatre of the Performing Arts in San Bernardino on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Desmond Snyder, left, playing Edmund Pevensie, interacts with Jonathan LeBillon, right, as Mr. Tumnus, during a performance of “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” at the California Theatre of the Performing Arts in San Bernardino on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Sidney Pulido, as the White Witch, performs with student Desmond Snyder, who plays Edmund Pevensie, during a performance of “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” at the California Theatre of the Performing Arts in San Bernardino on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Canyon Crest Elementary School student Piper Piddington, performing as Lucy Pevensie, steps into an onstage wardrobe prop Tuesday, April 8, 2025, during a performance of “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” at the California Theatre of the Performing Arts in San Bernardino. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Matthew Roman, portrays Maugrum, he stands Tuesday, April 8, 2025, over Gilbert Aguirre, as Mr. Fox, during a performance of “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” at the California Theatre of the Performing Arts in San Bernardino. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Crafton Hills College’s Elijah Lozano, left, portrays Peter Pevensie, alongside Canyon Crest Elementary School’s Piper Piddington, second from left, as Lucy Pevenise, while actor Katy Lee, as Mrs. Beaver, reacts during “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” at the California Theatre of the Performing Arts in San Bernardino on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. The production, staged by Fontana Unified Theatre Conservatory students, runs Friday, April 11, 2025, until Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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Actors perform “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” at the California Theatre of the Performing Arts in San Bernardino on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. The production, staged by Fontana Unified Theatre Conservatory students, runs Friday, April 11, 2025, until Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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Hour after hour of practice will culminate with the four public performances. Student actors’ classmates got a preview of the play Tuesday, April 8, when students from seven Fontana campuses attended a showing.
The district’s Theatre Conservatory is part of its career technical education programs and gives students the chance to work with professionals in the field, get experience and explore performing arts careers, a district news release states. Its run in partnership with the Theatrical Arts International Foundation Inc.
The story is the first part of Lewis’ “The Chronicles of Narnia.”
Shows will be at the California Theatre, 562 W. 4th St., San Bernardino.
The dates and times are:
Friday, April 11: 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 12: 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Sunday, April 13: 2 p.m.
For ticket information, go through Ticketmaster, click here or call 909-885-8263.
