Driving along Mills Station Road and seeing a row of granite supply warehouses and storage facilities, one can feel that nothing special happens in this part of Rancho Cordova. That is how I felt pulling into the parking lot of the Mills Arts and Culture Center, whose building doubles as a bus terminal. Earlier that … Continue reading
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The LIST: June 1- 6
Northern California Ladyfest Campout at Nugget Campground This year’s Ladyfest lineup has been announced, and the members of the community are celebrating accordingly with nothing other than a camping trip! From June 3 to June 5, Nugget Campground (Placerville, CA) will be hosting the 2016 Ladyfest Campout! There will be enlightenment classes, live music, various … Continue reading
Life in the Doll’s House at Capital Stage
Stephanie Gularte’s original adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 Norwegian domestic drama, A Doll’s House, thoughtfully explores the individual’s yearning for self-discovery and expression within restricted societal and cultural roles. Directed by Janis Stevens, Gularte’s adaptation is set in a comfortable but conventional home during the holidays in post-World War II America. In the mid 20th … Continue reading
A New Definition of Office Drama: Capital Stage Presents Ideation
The image of office work is a mundane one: endless streams of emails, hokey team spirit exercises, mind-numbing meetings. But Capital Stage’s new show, Ideation, is not your everyday office story. The show, which opened Jan. 24, centers on a small group of corporate consultants tasked with designing a mysterious project. They have had little … Continue reading
See: THE SANTALAND DIARIES.
Back by popular demand, THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris returns to Capital Stage with the universally praised Aaron Wilton reprising the role of Crumpet the Elf! For mature elves only, this play takes you to the heart of Macy’s Santaland of 1989 and skewers it with the kind of candid wit any adult will … Continue reading
A Kiss to Remember
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
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
B Street Live!
B street Theater has teamed up with Sacramento’s newest venue Assembly. Each Thursday, Friday and Saturday night the members of the B Street Theatre Acting Company hit the stage at 7 o’clock for a night of sketch comedy and improv. Assembly is arranged perfectly for a sit down experience. The venue is full of dimly … 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