| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Esperanza Means HopePresented by My Sister's House at Sacramento City College February 4-February 7, 2012 Local non-profit anti-domestic violence organization My Sister's House presents Esperanza Means Hope, a play at the Sacramento City College Student Center. With this production, My Sister's House hopes to heighten public awareness of domestic violence in the community and bring about preventative change.
Esperanza Means Hope is a moving and emotionally charged play about the journey of a songwriter, Esperanza, who battles domestic violence and the seemingly indifferent... | My Sister's House | 02/04/12-
02/07/12 | Sacramento |
The Goose that Laid the Golden EggPresented by Chautauqua Playhouse at Chautauqua Playhouse January 21-February 11, 2012 Chautauqua Children's Theater presents The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg. Gilda Goose wanders into Natasha’s laboratory. Will the goose hang onto the golden egg or will someone get their hands on it?
Adapted and directed by Marie Raymond. | Chautauqua Playhouse | 01/21/12-
02/11/12 | Carmichael |
Sherlock Holmes: The Final AdventurePresented by Woodland Opera House at Woodland Opera House January 20-February 12, 2012 The world's greatest detective has seemingly reached the end of his remarkable career when a case presents itself that is too tempting to ignore. The King of Bohemia is about to be blackmailed by a notorious photograph and the woman at the heart of this crime is the famous opera singer, Irene Adler. With his trusted companion, Doctor Watson at his side, Sherlock Holmes pursues the case first, and then the affections of Miss Adler—and in doing so, marches right into the lair of his... | Woodland Opera House | 01/20/12-
02/12/12 | Woodland |
The Unexpected GuestPresented by Bob and Ro Productions at Studio Theatre January 6-February 12, 2012 A man looking for help in getting his car out of a snow bank walks into a house to find a woman holding a gun over her murdered husband. She is dazed and her confession is...unconvincing. He offers to help, leading to an evening filled with dodgy relatives, suspicious servants, and a surprising revelation.
Agatha Christie is at her plot twisting best with this thrilling script. Director Jill McMahon and cast have gleefully grabbed every sinister moment and applied themselves to... | Bob and Ro Productions | 01/06/12-
02/12/12 | Sacramento |
Fenix Drum & Dance Company PerformancePresented by Sacramento Public Library at Franklin Community Library February 16, 2012 Everyone is invited to celebrate Black History month with the Fenix Drum and Dance Company. Narrative drumming and dance will trace the history of African-Americans from Africa to the New World. | Sacramento Public Library | 02/16/12 | Elk Grove |
Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick ShanleyPresented by Resurrection Theatre at Wilkerson Theatre January 20-February 18, 2012 In this brilliant and powerful drama, Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal, takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the young Father Flynn of improper relations with one of the male students.
A winner of the 2005 Pulitizer Prize and Tony Award, starring Martha Kight, Dean Shellenberger, Elizabeth Holzman and Gloria Jones, this dramatic performance is directed by Alysha S. Krumm. | Resurrection Theatre | 01/20/12-
02/18/12 | Sacramento |
The Dixie Swim ClubPresented by Chautauqua Playhouse at Chautauqua Playhouse January 13-February 19, 2012 The Dixie Swim Club, a comedy by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten, is about five southern women who first met on their college swim team years ago. They get together for a long weekend every August to recharge their relationships. When these women meet up anything can happen and usually does. Free from husbands, kids, and jobs, they meet at the same beach cottage on North Carolina's Outer Banks to laugh, catch up, and meddle in each other's lives. The story of five... | Chautauqua Playhouse | 01/13/12-
02/19/12 | Carmichael |
Ruthless!Presented by Sacramento Theatre Company at Sacramento Theatre Company January 11-February 19, 2012 Sacramento Theatre Company continues its season of Mystery, Music and Mayhem with Ruthless! - The Musical. In the spirit of last season's The Musical of Musicals - The Musical, Ruthless! is a story that proves, when it comes to show business, the key to success is Ruthlessness!
With book and lyrics by Joel Paley and music by Marvin Laird, Ruthless! is a hilarious send up of classic shows such as Gypsy, The Bad Seed, and All About Eve.... | Sacramento Theatre Company | 01/11/12-
02/19/12 | Sacramento |
The GiverPresented by B Street Theatre - Family Series at B Street Theatre January 14-February 19, 2012 The Giver, adapted by Eric Coble, is based on the story by Lois Lowry. Through this astonishing and moving adaptation, discover what it means to grow up, to grow wise, and to take control of your own destiny.
Experience some of history’s most cherished stories in a setting where wonder and excitement jump from the stage. B Street Theatre’s Family Series brings children closer than ever to live performance, engaging their hearts and minds in a way that few other... | B Street Theatre - Family Series | 01/14/12-
02/19/12 | Sacramento |
Oatmeal & KissesPresented by Arden Playhouse at Arden Playhouse January 13-February 25, 2012 Oatmeal and Kisses is a romantic comedy written by Murray Schisgal and directed by Blake Flores. Schneider is a dynamo, living life to the fullest. But, with age, there have been consequences. A short stay in the hospital because of a heart attack has reminded him of his mortality. It has made him concerned about what might become of Roxanne, his much younger wife.
He has agreed to get help in changing his life-style. When Peter, the specialist, arrives from the... | Arden Playhouse | 01/13/12-
02/25/12 | Sacramento |
Carnaval 2012Presented by Brazilian Center for Cultural Exchange of Sacramento February 25, 2012 Come and party Brazilian style with live Afro-Brazilian Band Brasil Brazil Show from Los Angeles. They bring that Brazilian Carnaval groove sound! Get ready to samba with the gorgeous and talented samba dancers from Mistura Brasileira Samba Dance Company. That will definitely get you off your feet and dancing Samba!
Special Performances by: Drummers & Capoeira group Agua de Beber, Henna & Kohl Belly Dancers, and Mistura Brasileira Samba Dance Company!
| Brazilian Center for Cultural Exchange of Sacramento | 02/25/12 | Sacramento |
Rigoletto by Giuseppe VerdiPresented by Sacramento Opera Association and Sacramento Philharmonic at Community Center Theater February 24-February 26, 2012 A concise, taut, and psychologically disturbing drama about a corrupted clown who belittles the misfortune of others, keeps his beloved daughter Gilda under lock and key, and takes out a contract on his employer who has designs on Gilda. The show concludes with a twist that is as shocking as it is horrifying. Rigoletto is one of Verdi’s greatest works and is filled with an unforgettable array of remarkable tunes. This opera is a great introduction to the art form, and a popular... | Sacramento Opera Association | 02/24/12-
02/26/12 | Sacramento |
In the Next Room or the Vibrator PlayPresented by Capital Stage Company at Capital Stage January 25-February 26, 2012 A 2010 Pulitzer finalist and Tony-nominated, In the Next Room is a laugh out loud, provocative, and touching play about marriage, intimacy, and electricity. In a seemingly perfect, 1880s Victorian home, proper gentleman and scientist Dr. Givings has innocently invented an extraordinary new device for treating “hysteria” in women. For the wife of Dr. Givings, the vagaries of the medical field have never held much allure...until now.
Nominated for both the Tony Award... | Capital Stage Company | 01/25/12-
02/26/12 | Sacramento |
Master of Fine Arts Thesis ChoreographiesPresented by UC Davis Department of Theatre & Dance and UC Davis at Mondavi Center - Vanderhoef Studio Theatre February 16-February 26, 2012 Two new back-to-back choreographies by graduating Master of Fine Arts candidates Folawole and Kevin O'Connor. O’Connor’s piece fuses live vocal, music, dance, and aerial rope circus arts in an examination of what community means in contemporary society. Folawole’s new work will explore his question: “Will we accept or perplex possibilities for a powerful playful present?” | UC Davis Department of Theatre & Dance | 02/16/12-
02/26/12 | Davis |
Aliens with Extraordinary SkillsPresented by B Street Theatre - Mainstage at B Street Theatre January 15-February 26, 2012 Aliens with Extraordinary Skills, by Saviana Stanescu, follows the immigration of Nadia, a beautiful and naive clown. Coming from the “unhappiest country in the world” to the bright lights of New York City, we follow Nadia as she attempts to adjust to her new surroundings while fleeing from suspecting immigration agents and imminent deportation. Based on true tales of immigration, Aliens with Extraordinary Skills explores the idea that, regardless of our... | B Street Theatre - Mainstage | 01/15/12-
02/26/12 | Sacramento |
Reflections from The Past: A Black History CelebrationPresented by House of Prayer Holy Reformation Church and Jodama at Pannell Meadowview Community Center February 26, 2012 The House of Prayer Holy Reformation Church will be hosting their 15th annual Black History Month celebration titled, “Reflections from the Past”. You, your family, friends, staff, congregation and community are cordially invited to come out and help enjoy this educational yet festive event. This event will consist of a large buffet style soul food dinner with a varied menu of true southern cuisine such as fried fish, chicken, hot links, banana pudding, peach cobbler, and much,... | House of Prayer Holy Reformation Church | 02/26/12 | Sacramento |
Willy Wonka JuniorPresented by Young Actors Stage at 24th Street Theatre February 24-February 26, 2012 It’s a sweet confection of pure imagination! Young Actors Stage presents youth ages 6-14 in Roald Dahl’s timeless story of the world-famous candy man & his quest to find an heir. This musical adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory features memorable songs from the classic 1971 film including, “I’ve Got a Golden Ticket,” “I Want it Now” & “The Candy Man.” A scrumptious treat for the entire family! | Young Actors Stage | 02/24/12-
02/26/12 | Sacramento |
Where We're BornPresented by KOLT Run Creations at Ooley Theater February 3-February 26, 2012 Where We're Born by Lucy Thurber tells the story of Lilly, a local girl who returns to her rural hometown on break from college to spend time with her cousin Tony, his girlfriend Franky and their misfit friends. As they drink, smoke and while away the time, Lilly becomes caught between the crowd she once belonged to, with its hard-fought alliances and family secrets, and the foreign outside world she yearns to join.
Where We're Born is directed by Lisa Thew and starring... | KOLT Run Creations | 02/03/12-
02/26/12 | Sacramento |
The Music Man Jr. Presented by Benvenuti Performing Arts Center at Benvenuti Performing Arts Center February 23-March 3, 2012 Get ready for 76 Trombones in a big parade! From the Broadway stage to schools nationwide, this American classic is still sweeping the country. This fun hour and a half long musical is perfect for families and is very kid friendly and features the top talent of the Natomas Charter School Performing and Fine Arts Middle School students. | Benvenuti Performing Arts Center | 02/23/12-
03/03/12 | Sacramento |
C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape LettersPresented by Sacramento Convention Center Complex at Community Center Theater March 3, 2012 C.S. Lewis' brilliant novel The Screwtape Letters, reveals spiritual warfare from a demon's point of view. This funny, provocative, and witty theatrical adaptation stars Max McLean as Screwtape.
Run Time: 90 minutes, no intermission. Performance includes special after-show talkback with Max McLean. The performance is appropriate for ages 13 and up; children under 4 will not be admitted into the theatre. | Sacramento Convention Center Complex | 03/03/12 | Sacramento |
EmmaPresented by THE Actors Workshop & Integral Theatre Company at Victory Life Church February 9-March 4, 2012 Emma is a timeless classic on the comedy and mishaps of romance.
Set just outside London in 1815, Emma, a beautiful and clever aristocratic young woman who prides herself on her matchmaking ability, is preoccupied with romance yet is clueless to her own feelings of love. When she takes on a new young friend as her latest project, her well-intentioned efforts misfire, leading to a whirlwind of complications.
Devoted Jane Austen fans will enjoy the treatment of this stage... | THE Actors Workshop & Integral Theatre Company | 02/09/12-
03/04/12 | Folsom |
J-Walt's Spontaneous Fantasia: The Omnicentric UniversePresented by Three Stages at Folsom Lake College at Three Stages Performing Arts Center March 2-March 4, 2012 Using a drawing tablet, sound system, and joy stick, Academy Award-winning artist J-Walt puts the audience in the avatar’s seat and takes them on a trip through a universe of his imagination. With original music and visuals, this immersive virtual reality show is created on the fly, so no two shows are the same. In fact, there is nothing like it anywhere else—it’s totally unique. Make it a family night out or grab a group of friends to dive into the virtual experience... | Three Stages at Folsom Lake College | 03/02/12-
03/04/12 | Folsom |
To Kill a MockingbirdPresented by American River College Theatre at American River College Theatre February 24-March 4, 2012 The Department of Theatre and Film at American River College presents To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, directed by Sam Williams. The story takes place during three years of the Great Depression in the fictional "tired old town" of Maycomb, Alabama. It focuses on six-year-old Scout Finch, who lives with her older brother Jem and their widowed father Atticus, a middle-aged lawyer. The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with the serious issues of... | American River College Theatre | 02/24/12-
03/04/12 | Sacramento |
Spring Awakening: A New MusicalPresented by Green Valley Theatre Company at Grange Performing Arts Center February 10-March 4, 2012 Spring Awakening is a musical based on the play by Frank Wedekind featuring music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. Set in the conservative and stifling world of late-nineteenth century provincial Germany, Spring Awakening follows the fumbling discoveries and inchoate yearnings of a small group of students as they discover the inner and outer tumult of awakening sexuality. The beautiful alternative/folk-infused rock score gives the audience a window into... | Green Valley Theatre Company | 02/10/12-
03/04/12 | Sacramento |
Jonathan Winters and FriendsPresented by Three Stages at Folsom Lake College at Three Stages Performing Arts Center March 9, 2012 One of the funniest men in show business, Jonathan Winters is an utter original, a wildly improvisational comic whose work careens from childlike prankishness to bitter satire and from bizarre sound effects to straight-faced moralizing—often all within the same bit. Joining Jonathan for this evening of laughs will be The Golddiggers (the singing and dancing troupe who, as youngsters, shot to fame on the Dean Martin Show), singer/comic impressionist Paul Boland, and Pete... | Three Stages at Folsom Lake College | 03/09/12 | Folsom |
| Cinderella | Three Stages at Folsom Lake College | 03/11/12 | Folsom |
Anne of Green GablesPresented by Sutter Street Theatre at Sutter Street Theatre February 18-March 11, 2012 Anne of Green Gables captures the charm and excitement of L.M. Montgomery's enduring classic about an orphan girl, Anne Shirley, from her first encounter with her austere guardian to her thrilling graduation from Queen's Academy. The play faithfully recreates the memorable events and characters from the brilliant novel. All the tragedies and triumphs that mark Anne's growth from adolescence to early adulthood are here; her friendship with Diana, her feuds with Gilbert and her... | Sutter Street Theatre | 02/18/12-
03/11/12 | Folsom |
Escanabe in da Moonlight Presented by Sutter Street Theatre at Sutter Street Theatre February 10-March 11, 2012 When the Soady clan reunites for the opening day of deer season at the family's Upper Peninsula camp, thirty-five-year-old Reubin Soady brings with him the infamous reputation of being the oldest Soady in the history of the Soadys never to bag a buck. In a hunting story to beat all hunting stories, Escanabe in da Moonlight spins a hilarious tale of humor, horror and heart as Reuben goes to any and all lengths to remove himself from the wrong end of the family record book. | Sutter Street Theatre | 02/10/12-
03/11/12 | Folsom |
Source Presented by Benvenuti Performing Arts Center at Benvenuti Performing Arts Center March 14-March 16, 2012 Source is a sculpture come to life. In this original performance art piece, the audience will experience a living sculpture through light projection, student animated film, narration, and music. This art piece will tell a multi-cultural origin story that will explore the relationships between people and their realized or imagined environments. The theme is how all origins grow into complex creatures that make up even more complex communities and the world we inhabit. Become enveloped... | Benvenuti Performing Arts Center | 03/14/12-
03/16/12 | Sacramento |
The Idea ManPresented by California Stage Company at California Stage Theatre February 18-March 17, 2012 California Stage celebrates their 20 year anniversary with Ovation Award Winner The Idea Man, nailing the greedy acts of large corporations to their front doors. LA Times calls it, "A potent cocktail of laughter and edge-of-the-seat dread."
Al Carson is a skilled toolmaker, but is a guy with self-described "anger issues." He is also an irrepressible skirt-chasing, beer-drinking, smart-mouthed know-it-all, father of six kids by two wives and... | California Stage Company | 02/18/12-
03/17/12 | Sacramento |
Blast!Presented by Three Stages at Folsom Lake College at Three Stages Performing Arts Center March 17-March 18, 2012 The roof of Three Stages will be shaking. Winner of a Tony for Best Special Theatrical Event and an Emmy for Best Choreography, Blast! brings 35 brass, percussion, and visual performers—each both a highly trained athlete and world-class musician—together in a novel art form. In joining the showmanship of the drum corps with the artistry of the theatre, Blast! stands, blows, pounds, marches, and whirls with panache. It will send a full house into repeated bursts of... | Three Stages at Folsom Lake College | 03/17/12-
03/18/12 | Folsom |
Mamma Mia!Presented by Broadway Sacramento and California Musical Theatre at Community Center Theater March 13-March 18, 2012 Mamma Mia! is the ultimate feel-good show that has audiences coming back again and again to relive the thrill. Now it’s your turn to have the time of your life at this smash-hit musical that combines ABBA’s greatest hits, including “Dancing Queen,” “S.O.S.,” “Super Trouper,” “Take A Chance on Me,” and “The Winner Takes It All,” with an enchanting tale of love, laughter, and friendship. Whether it’s your... | Broadway Sacramento | 03/13/12-
03/18/12 | Sacramento |
The House of Bernarda AlbaPresented by UC Davis Department of Theatre & Dance and UC Davis at UC Davis Main Theatre - Wright Hall March 8-March 18, 2012 Directed by Winter 2012 Granada Artist-in-Residence Julliette Carrillo Federico García Lorca’s famous drama was completed two months before his murder by the Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War. Wrought with sexual tension, the play explores themes of repression, passion, and conformity, and inspects the effects of men upon women as five daughters are confined to their mother’s house for an eight-year period of mourning. | UC Davis Department of Theatre & Dance | 03/08/12-
03/18/12 | Davis |
Forbidden Broadway
Avg. Event Rating(4.5 Stars): Presented by California Musical Theatre at Cosmopolitan Cabaret January 25-March 18, 2012 Avg. Event Rating (4.5 Stars): Parodying your favorite Broadway hits from shows like Wicked, Hello, Dolly!, and Les Misérables, New York’s longest running musical comedy revue, Forbidden Broadway makes its Cabaret premiere. Get ready to laugh all night long as you sing along to your favorite show tunes but this time reinvented. The New York Post raves it's “Fresh and Hilarious!” and The Daily News says it's "Intoxicatingly Funny!". Come out and... | California Musical Theatre | 01/25/12-
03/18/12 | Sacramento |
Savion Glover: SoLo in TimePresented by Three Stages at Folsom Lake College at Three Stages Performing Arts Center March 22, 2012 Three Stages is proud to present a prodigy whose “artistry, no matter the musical accompaniment, begins below the knees. After making his Broadway debut at age 12, Mr. Glover became one of the youngest males to be nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor. At 18, he was given the Martin Luther King Jr. Outstanding Youth Award and played a major role as Young Jelly in the Broadway theatre play, Jelly’s Last Jam. At 23, Mr. Glover won a Tony Award for his choreography in... | Three Stages at Folsom Lake College | 03/22/12 | Folsom |
Dial M for MurderPresented by Sacramento Theatre Company at Sacramento Theatre Company February 29-March 25, 2012 If you thought texting was dangerous, perhaps you should Dial “M” for Murder. In the vein of the classic Alfred Hitchcock motion picture, this suspense thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end!
This performance is on the Main Stage. | Sacramento Theatre Company | 02/29/12-
03/25/12 | Sacramento |
Modern MastersPresented by Sacramento Ballet and Three Stages at Folsom Lake College at Three Stages Performing Arts Center March 29-March 31, 2012 Septime Webre’s saucy and irreverent Fluctuating Hemlines teams up with Tigger Benford’s live percussion ensemble to turn up the heat for an evening of bold contemporary dance. The best and brightest of today’s choreographic talent assemble to create works of astonishing creativity and provocative imagination, in a Modern Masters that “rocks” the beautiful new $50 million Three Stages Performing Arts Center. | Sacramento Ballet | 03/29/12-
03/31/12 | Folsom |
Makamae Melia O' Polynesia 11th Year Anniversary LuauPresented by Makamae Melia O'Polynesia March 31, 2012 Aloha! Enjoy all the pleasures of a luau right here in Sacramento! This year's theme is Noho'ana Makamae which means "treasured way of life." There will be authentic Hawaiian cuisine, Makamae Ho'ike, and lots of hula dancing! For those with picky little ones there is a kid's plate availible which includes chicken fingers, salad, and fruit. | Makamae Melia O'Polynesia | 03/31/12 | Elk Grove |
Rodger & Hammerstein's South PacificPresented by Woodland Opera House at Woodland Opera House March 9-April 1, 2012 South Pacific is well known for its extraordinary score--including the songs "Some Enchanted Evening," "Younger Than Springtime," "Bali Ha’i," "There Is Nothin’ Like A Dame," and "A Wonderful Guy." This wonderful musical is also a deeply felt drama and its portrayal of Americans stationed in an alien culture in wartime is as relevant today as when it first thrilled audiences in 1949. | Woodland Opera House | 03/09/12-
04/01/12 | Woodland |
TomfooleryPresented by Sutter Street Theatre at Sutter Street Theatre February 23-April 1, 2012 In concerts, television appearances and a series of now-classic recordings, the Harvard-educated math professor, Tom Lehrer, delighted millions of fans during the 1950s and '60s with his dry, cynical but good-humored attacks on the A-bomb, racism, pollution, pornography, the military, the boy scouts and, of course, mathematics. Nothing is sacred in this revue featuring such Lehrer favorites such as "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park, The Vatican Rag," an unforgettable Gilbert and... | Sutter Street Theatre | 02/23/12-
04/01/12 | Folsom |
Goldilocks and the Three BearsPresented by Chautauqua Playhouse at Chautauqua Playhouse March 17-April 7, 2012 Chautauqua Playhouse presents: Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The porridge, the three beds, a broken chair, and father bear and mama bear are angry. Baby Bear cries! Goldilocks makes a mess!
Adapted and directed by Marie Raymond. | Chautauqua Playhouse | 03/17/12-
04/07/12 | Carmichael |
| Broadway Cabaret Series: Music of the Night | Sacramento Theatre Company | 04/05/12-
04/07/12 | Sacramento |
CatsPresented by Three Stages at Folsom Lake College at Three Stages Performing Arts Center April 6-April 7, 2012 The national tour of Cats makes its Three Stages debut. What began when Andrew Lloyd Webber picked up a book of poems in an airport bookshop has become one of the longest running shows in Broadway history. Winner of seven Tony® Awards including Best Musical, Cats features 20 of Andrew Lloyd Webber's timeless melodies, including the hit song "Memory." | Three Stages at Folsom Lake College | 04/06/12-
04/07/12 | Folsom |
The Color PurplePresented by Three Stages at Folsom Lake College at Three Stages Performing Arts Center April 10-April 12, 2012 A soaring, epic tale based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the film by Steven Spielberg, The Color Purple is the unforgettable story of Celie who finds the strength to triumph over adversity and discover her unique voice in the world.
Nominated for 11 Tony Awards including Best Musical, with libretto by Pulitzer Prize-winner Marsha Norman, The Color Purple ran for over two years on Broadway. | Three Stages at Folsom Lake College | 04/10/12-
04/12/12 | Folsom |
It's MagicPresented by Three Stages at Folsom Lake College at Three Stages Performing Arts Center April 13, 2012 A lineup of some of the world’s top professional magicians takes the stage in this annual live spectacle produced by Milt Larson (founder of Hollywood’s famous Magic Castle). The show has delighted magic enthusiasts of all ages for more than five decades. The liveliest lineup of magic acts this side of Las Vegas. It’s a must for magic buffs of all ages! | Three Stages at Folsom Lake College | 04/13/12 | Folsom |
Don't Cry For Me Margaret MitchellPresented by Chautauqua Playhouse at Chautauqua Playhouse March 9-April 15, 2012 Don't Cry For Me Margaret Mitchell is a west coast premiere of the comedy by Ernsberger and Catea that is hilarious, irreverent, and mostly true! It is 1939, and David O. Selznick has begun filming Gone with the Wind, but he needs a new script. There is only one writer up to the task, the legendary Ben Hecht. The only problem, Hecht has never read the book, and they have only a week to write a new script. You will laugh until you are out of breath at the antics which... | Chautauqua Playhouse | 03/09/12-
04/15/12 | Carmichael |
Young Tom EdisonPresented by B Street Theatre - Family Series at B Street Theatre March 10-April 15, 2012 Young Tom Edison, by Buck Bucksfield, tells the adventurous and educational tale of how a young boy, hard of hearing and contemptuous of book-learning, became America’s most famous inventor.
Experience some of history’s most cherished stories in a setting where wonder and excitement jump from the stage. B Street Theatre’s Family Series brings children closer than ever to live performance, engaging their hearts and minds in a way that few other... | B Street Theatre - Family Series | 03/10/12-
04/15/12 | Sacramento |
Into the WoodsPresented by Royal Stage Christian Performing Arts at Mesa Verde Performing Arts Center April 14-April 15, 2012 Royal Stage Christian Performing Arts presents Sondheim's classic musical Into the Woods, with a unique twist of added dance numbers and a fairytale themed bazaar of goodies following the performance.
Into the Woods combines the well-known fairy tales of Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Little Red Riding Hood with the story of the Baker and his Wife. Unfortunately, the Baker and his wife have been cursed with... | Royal Stage Christian Performing Arts | 04/14/12-
04/15/12 | Citrus Heights |
Soap Solution Presented by Arden Playhouse at Arden Playhouse March 9-April 21, 2012 In Michael Messmer's Soap Solution, Larry King thinks he’s washed up as a writer. His wife recently left him in an attempt to shake him out of his depression. Now he’s gone to a mountain cabin for a few weeks of peace and quiet and crossword puzzles. His wife, however, has other plans for him. She’s hired some actors who’ve done bit parts on several soap operas. Her plan is for them to get him caught up in a crazy story they have concocted based on their... | Arden Playhouse | 03/09/12-
04/21/12 | Sacramento |
True WestPresented by Capital Stage Company at Capital Stage March 21-April 22, 2012 A fight is brewin' at mom's house. Austin is on the brink of something big. He has secured a Hollywood deal for his latest film script. Lee is a bum: a free agent. He's got nothing to his name except a six pack and a criminal record. They're brothers but they are as different as day and night. In this deliciously dark play of duality, Sam Shepard takes a long, hard look at America, from the romanticized West to the tranquility of picket-fenced suburbia. | Capital Stage Company | 03/21/12-
04/22/12 | Sacramento |
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