This November, Sacramento theatres give something to be thankful for: more shows
By Odin Rasco November is notorious as the month when many productions take a break; actors hide away in whatever secret places actors go to…
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‘Dorothea Puente Tells All!’ is an intriguing look at one of Sacramento’s most famous notorious crimes
By Patti Roberts Welcome back, Dorothea. It’s been a while. First, we got to know you through your scandalous gardening techniques of burying bodies in…
School board members battle it out in a most woke way in CapStage’s ‘Eureka Day’
By Patti Roberts Playwright Jonathan Spector must have used an Ouija board when he wrote “Eureka Day,” which premiered in 2018. It was before both…
B Street Theatre’s Jerry Montoya and the heart of storytelling
By Chris Woodard For Jerry Montoya, storytelling began at home. Growing up in a Mexican-American household, he recalls the power of stories to bring family…
‘Sanctuary City’ is a Sacramento production that explores sacrifice, love and identity in the post-9/11 world and feels perfectly suited for our times
By Odin Rasco It starts with a knock at B’s window late at night. G is there, cold, shaken by a rough night, looking for…
Upcoming in Sacramento, ‘Nutshell’ storyteller Joe Hunter talks resilience, family and appearing on ‘Survivor’ TV show
By Chris Woodard Joe Hunter has worn many hats in his life — firefighter, fire captain, father and, most recently, “Survivor” contestant. After finishing as…
Capital Stage’s ‘The Lehman Trilogy’ is a fascinating journey from Lehman Brothers’ beginnings to its crash ending
By Patti Roberts If the name Lehman Brothers sounds familiar, it’s because the Lehman Brothers Inc. triggered one of the biggest economic crises in history…
Comedy-thriller ‘Accomplice’ proves Chautauqua is a driving force for high-caliber theater in the Sacramento Valley
By Odin Rasco Kicking off its 50th season with a bang, Chautauqua Playhouse’s newest production, “Accomplice,” is a delightfully deceptive show that will keep the…
September theater roundup: Fall season ramps up in Sacramento
By Dave Kempa Things are finally cooling down in the City of Trees, but the fall season of local live theater is just warming up….
On the eve of his Sofia appearance, Brian Copeland talks storytelling, surviving and writing his way through it all
By Chris Woodard Brian Copeland wears many hats: actor, stand-up comic, playwright, novelist and radio personality. But when you ask him to sum up what…
Capital Stage welcomes new managing director
By Patti Roberts After 19 years at Capital Stage, Managing Director Keith Riedell is passing his baton on to Liz Gray. Riedell is retiring at…
Biscuits, booms and bloodsuckers take the stage in Sacramento this August
By Odin Rasco Thanks to a confluence of creative calendars, Sacramentans are spoiled for choice when it comes to picking a play this August. In…
‘Young Frankenstein’ brings the laughs to life at Sutter Street Theatre in Folsom
By Odin Rasco Every time I walk away from a Sutter Street Theatre show, I will inevitably think of the old idiom, “big things come…
Comic Shanti Charan to debut new story at Sacramento’s ‘In a Nutshell’ series
By Chris Woodard Stand-up comedian and storyteller Shanti Charan is used to getting laughs, but at the next “In a Nutshell” storytelling event in Sacramento,…
Crafting the perfect stage performance: a conversation with choreographer Dina Michelle Silver
By Alisa Yurchenko, special to Russian American Media EDITOR’S NOTE: In this Q&A provided by our Solving Sacramento collaborative member Russian American Media, Alisa Yurchenko…
All the world’s a stage in Sacramento this summer
By Patti Roberts Verily, summer is the season for the staging of Shakespeare plays. Huzzah! July is welcoming two productions of the Bard — Sacramento…
Basketball and bro-banter build a nuanced friendship in Capital Stage’s ‘King James’
By Patti Roberts Two men meet in a Cleveland bar and slowly start an unlikely friendship through their mutual love of LeBron James, also known…