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Sacramento has a vibrant theater community, here are some of the shows currently running in no particular order:
Hunter Gatherers
A hilariously savage dinner with friends on an urban evening finds Pam and Richard hosting their best friends, Wendy and Tom, for an annual get-together. An animal sacrifice kicks off the evening, followed by a little more sex, violence, deception, wrestling and dancing than at previous parties.
The line between civilized and primal man will be blurred in this dark comedy described as Lord of the Flies meets Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Opens May 21 and plays through June 27 at Capital Stage. All the details at www.CapStage.org
The Philadelphia Story
Directed by Pamela Downs, Philip Barry's classic romantic comedy, will run April 23 - May 2 at American River College Theatre, 4700 College Oak Drive, Sacramento. For more information, call (916) 484-8234 or visit web site at ARCTheatre.org.
Actors in photo are, left to right , Brittaleigha Baskerville, Casey Worthington, Michael Holcombe
Into The Woods
A Sondheim classic, Into The Woods blends familiar fairy tales with the story of a childless Baker and his Wife, who are attempting to reverse a curse on their family in order to have a child.Act One finds the characters "Happily Ever After" through familiar classic stories. Act Two deals with the consequences that fairy tales often ignore. What to do with a dead Giant in the backyard, does marrying a Prince really lead to bliss, is carving up the wolf the solution, and is the Giant always wrong? All the characters must deal with that happens after "Happily Ever After!"
Plays April 9 – May 23, at the Sutter St. Theatre, 717 Sutter St in Historic Folsom. Info and reservations, call 916-353-1001
Boys Will Be Boys An OUT-rageous New Musical Revue
When it is discovered that Ishmael Gonzalez suffers from Gay Attention Deficit Disorder, five of his friends skip to the rescue with a one-night-only benefit for The Fund to Fight Gay-D.D.
A lyrical romp of loves won, lost, and borrowed, Boys Will Be Boys highlights the essential fabulosity of being gay. The show enjoyed two sold-out limited runs at the legendary Duplex Cabaret Theatre in New York City.
Lyrics and Dialogue by Joe Miloscia, Music by Kenneth Kacmar, and Directed by Andrew Nance.
Opens on Saturday, May 29th and runs through June 26, 2010: Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. New Conservatory Theatre Center (Walker Theatre) located at 25 Van Ness Ave. at Market St. SF.
Tickets range from $22 - $40, and are available at NCTC’s Box Office (415) 861 8972, or online at nctcsf.org
