Speaking of the Bard...

STC is replacing LYSISTRATA with the hilarious COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) to run on the same dates in the Mainstage Theatre, March 11 - April 5. This irreverent, fast-paced romp features three actors performing all 37 of Shakespeare's plays in less than 2 hours!

Why make the switch? According to Peggy Shannon, STC artistic director, "Replacing LYSISTRATA with COMPLETE WORKS makes a lot of artistic sense. It’s comedy-to-comedy, classical-to-classical –and a lot of fun for young and old.” (Translation--it's half the size and twice the laughs!)

Subscribers will be able to use their LYSISTRATA tickets for THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED.) If you like Shakespeare, you'll like this show...and if you hate Shakespeare, you'll LOVE this show!

Another Exploding Shakespeare Head for GEM!

GEM OF THE OCEAN got a coveted exploding-Shakespeare-head rating (5 STARS!!!) from the Sacramento News & Review...read it HERE.

3 1/2 Stars for GEM OF THE OCEAN

SacBee theatre critic Jim Carnes gave Gem of the Ocean a glowing review--read it here at "In 'Gem,' blazing a road to hope." The show runs through February 15th on STC's Mainstage.

Pictured is Hosea L. Simmons, center, who plays Citizen Barlow in the Sacramento Theater Company's production of "Gem of the Ocean." Surrounding him are, from left, C. Kelly Wright, Donald Lacy, James Wheatley and Lisa Lacy.

KJ @ STC

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson showed up at opening night for Gem of the Ocean...here's the photo with artistic director Peggy Shannon:

It was a star-studded evening with KJ giving a rousing curtain speech (along with remarks by City Councilperson Bonnie Pannell) and SacBee theatre critic Marcus Crowder helping out with the pre-show prologue. For more info on Gem of the Ocean at STC, go to the new website, AugustWilsonCenturyProject.com.

STC Celebrates Sondheim!

Our popular Cabaret Series returns this weekend with Something Familiar, Something Peculiar--The Songs of Stephen Sondheim and features the singing talents of Michael RJ Campbell, Joelle Wirth, Carol Miranda, Anna Miles...

...and me. (I'm the "something peculiar," I guess.) :-)

Directed by Michael Laun with music direction by Graham Sobelman. Tickets and more information available HERE.

TREASURE ISLAND opens today!

Ye be warned.

(...and go to www.piratesofthecapitalcity.com for some pirate fun.)

The show runs through November 2nd.

Dinner and a Show Plans?

STC is making dinner plans before the show a lot easier with our new online restaurant guide, STCdine.com. We've partnered with a number of downtown restaurants to provide detailed information (including a featured restaurant for each of this season's productions) along with a discount package that's pretty hard to beat!