The Wyatt Deck was dark and peaceful, the weather edging towards chilly but the audience companionable. It wasn’t long before the stage lights flickered and the Common House’s production of Craig Lucas’ Prelude to a Kiss began. The play is a somewhat dark romantic comedy that delves into the question that Lana Del Rey crooned … Continue reading
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Common House Productions Presents: Prelude to a Kiss
Common House Productions is proud to announce our fall show, Craig Lucas’s Prelude to a Kiss. This slightly dark, but touching comedy features a whirlwind romance that culminates in a single moment of hesitation on the day of Peter and Rita’s wedding. When an unknown elderly man asks to kiss the beautiful bride, their souls swap … Continue reading
A lot to love about Common House
Common House Productions is just shy of its first birthday, but watching their two currently running comedies, you wouldn’t know it. The Davis-based theater company’s versions of The Importance of Being Earnest and Love’s Labour’s Lost showcase strong casts in a beautiful setting worthy of their talents: the Wyatt Deck on the UC Davis campus. … Continue reading
‘The Foreigner’ in the Arboretum
Tinned honkytonk filled the air and the sun set slowly over the wooden deck nestled in the midst of the Arboretum. The air was pleasantly warm, if sprinkled with mosquitos, but that fell away as the actors entered from offstage and the play began. The premise of the ‘The Foreigner’ is simple: Charlie Baker, grieving … Continue reading