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Friday Sep 03, 2010

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Old Love

Presented by B Street Theatre at B Street Theatre

July 31-September 12, 2010

Old Love is a play written by B Street favorite Norm Foster. When a grieving widow is approached by an old acquaintance to pay his respects, a strained courtship begins that poses the question: is love worth all the bother? A delightfully funny tale about romance, marriage, and friendship between older adults.

Bud: "Would you like to have dinner with me sometime?"
Molly: "I just ...More

Featured Events

	Tell-a-friend You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Presented by Fair Oaks Theatre Festival at Fair Oaks Veterans Memorial Amphitheatre August 13-September 12, 2010 Based on the comic strip, Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz, this fun, lighthearted, and fast-paced musical comedy celebrates a day in the life of Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, ...More
	Tell-a-friend Burn The Floor Presented by Broadway Sacramento at Community Center Theater September 29-October 10, 2010 The international dance sensation comes to Sacramento after its record-breaking run on Broadway. Twenty champion dancers will take audience members through a true theatrical ...More
	Tell-a-friend SHEAR MADNESS Presented by California Musical Theatre at Cosmopolitan Cabaret May 25-September 5, 2010 Discover for yourself why over nine million people around the world have seen “Shear Madness,” the uproarious whodunit where the audience gets to solve the crime. A ...More
	Tell-a-friend The Underpants Presented by Big Idea Theatre at Big Idea Theatre August 13-September 11, 2010 The sex. The lies. The lingerie. And the jealous Jewish barber. No, it's not the next reality TV show, but it could be. Adapted for modern audiences by Steve Martin, it is an ...More
	Tell-a-friend Bob and Ro's Old Time Radio Shows Presented by Bob and Ro Productions at Studio Theatre August 29-September 12, 2010 At the Studio Theatre you become our “live audience” as we perform some of the greatest of original radio! Live actors perform the scripts (yes, with sound ...More
	Tell-a-friend El Grito de Dolores Presented by UNIQUE programs at California State University, Sacramento- Union Ballroom September 16, 2010 El Grito De Dolores, a play about the 200th anniversary of Mexican independence, performed by Teatro Espejo and directed by Manuel Jose Pickett. ...More
	Tell-a-friend Snow White Presented by Runaway Stage Productions at 24th Street Theatre September 11-September 25, 2010 An adaptation of the classic tale... ...More

More Events

Event Name	Organization	Dates	City
Cahoots Cahoots Presented by Bob and Ro Productions at Studio Theatre August 27-September 26, 2010 Bob and Ro Productions present Cahoots, a dark comedy from Rich Johnston. Two couples, obsessed by urban crime, are completely unprepared for the “crime wave” they bring upon themselves in this very funny look at just how uncivilized a civilized person can be. Some strong language.	Bob and Ro Productions	08/27/10- 09/26/10	Sacramento
Rent Rent Presented by Runaway Stage Productions at 24th Street Theatre September 3-September 26, 2010 Come to the Sacramento Community Premiere of Rent, Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer-Prize winning Broadway Musical based loosely on Puccini's opera La Boheme. It follows a year in the lives of seven friends living the disappearing Bohemian lifestyle in New York's East Village and tells the story of their struggles with love, drugs, and AIDS. Among the group are the narrator--nerdy filmmaker Mark; his former lover, Maureen; Maureen's public interest lawyer...	Runaway Stage Productions	09/03/10- 09/26/10	Sacramento
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at UC Davis Main Theatre (Wright Hall) September 16-September 26, 2010 UC Davis Department of Theatre & Dance presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee where six teens battle for glory with songs including “I’m Not That Smart,” “The I Love You Song,“ and “Pandemonium.” The competition is riotously out of control with supernatural trances, magic body parts, ulterior motives, and peer and parental pressure. The 2005 Broadway production was nominated for six Tony Awards, winning two. This heartwarming...		09/16/10- 09/26/10	Davis
Neat Neat Presented by B Street Theatre (B3 Series) at B Street Theatre September 4-October 2, 2010 Neat, a play by Charlayne Woodard, is the first show of the 2010-2011 B3 Season. It is a magical, compelling personal portrait of a young African-American woman’s coming of age.	B Street Theatre (B3 Series)	09/04/10- 10/02/10	Sacramento
Dinner with Friends Dinner with Friends Presented by Big Idea Theatre at Big Idea Theatre September 24-October 23, 2010 Donald Margulies' Pulitzer-Prize winning comedy-drama picks at the bones of two marriages and four friendships. A deceptively simple story of the disintegration of one marriage and its effects on the couple's closest friends, it becomes an examination of the true nature of friendship. Directed by Kirk Blackinton. Opening Night Gala on Fri, Sept 24 includes wine, light refreshments, a meet and greet with the cast and crew, and live music featuring local artists.	Big Idea Theatre	09/24/10- 10/23/10	Sacramento
[title of show] [title of show] Presented by New Helvetia Theatre at Artisan Building October 8-October 30, 2010 [title of show] is a musical with music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen and a book by Hunter Bell. The musical documents its own creation by two Broadway fans, who want to enter the New York Musical Theatre Festival. It follows the team's struggle to complete the show in three and a half weeks with the help of their two actress friends. The actors are also the writers and characters of the musical.	New Helvetia Theatre	10/08/10- 10/30/10	Sacramento
Murder Mystery Dinner Murder Mystery Dinner Presented by Napa Valley Wine Train at Napa Valley Wine Train November 5, 2010 The Napa Valley Wine Train is pleased to announce a new Murder Mystery play centering on the clandestine world of the gum shoe. Come prepared to mix and mingle, dress the part, or just get down to business and solve the murder.	Napa Valley Wine Train	11/05/10	Napa
A Different Kind of Cool A Different Kind of Cool Presented by B Street Theatre at B Street Theatre September 18-November 7, 2010 A Different Kind of Cool is a one-man show by Jack Gallagher.	B Street Theatre	09/18/10- 11/07/10	Sacramento
Sleeping Beauty Sleeping Beauty Presented by Runaway Stage Productions at 24th Street Theatre November 6-November 20, 2010 An adaptation of the classic tale...	Runaway Stage Productions	11/06/10- 11/20/10	Sacramento
Murder Mystery Dinner Murder Mystery Dinner Presented by Napa Valley Wine Train at Napa Valley Wine Train November 20, 2010 The Napa Valley Wine Train is pleased to announce a new gum shoe themed Murder Mystery. Come prepared to mix and mingle, dress the part, or just get down to business and solve the murder.	Napa Valley Wine Train	11/20/10	Napa
The Wiz The Wiz Presented by Runaway Stage Productions at 24th Street Theatre October 29-November 21, 2010 The Wiz, the 1974 rock and soul musical based on the beloved L. Frank Baum story about Dorothy and her adventures in Oz, won seven Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Choreography. Recommended for theatregoers 12 and over.	Runaway Stage Productions	10/29/10- 11/21/10	Sacramento
Around the World in 80 Days Around the World in 80 Days Presented by Folsom Lake College at Oak Hills Church November 5-November 21, 2010 The Falcon’s Eye Theatre at Folsom Lake College presents Mark Brown’s dynamic stage adaptation of the classic Jules Verne novel, Around the World in 80 Days. In what has been described as "a wildly wacky, unbelievably creative, 90-miles-an-hour, hilarious journey" this award-winning stage adaptation is written for an small ensemble of actors who portray thirty-nine characters.	Folsom Lake College	11/05/10- 11/21/10	Folsom
Murder Mystery Dinner Murder Mystery Dinner Presented by Napa Valley Wine Train at Napa Valley Wine Train December 3, 2010 The Napa Valley Wine Train is pleased to announce a new Murder Mystery play centering on the clandestine world of the gum shoe. Come prepared to mix and mingle, dress the part, or just get down to business and solve the murder.	Napa Valley Wine Train	12/03/10	Napa
Much Ado About Nothing Much Ado About Nothing Presented by Big Idea Theatre at Big Idea Theatre November 5-December 4, 2010 This great comedic classic by William Shakespeare revolves around two pairs of lovers. The young lovers endeavor to overcome unforeseen obstacles, while the love-hate relationship of the other couple causes sparks to fly. Shakespeare at his comedic best! Directed by Katie Chapman. Opening Night Gala on Fri, Nov 5 includes wine, light refreshments, a meet and greet with the cast and crew, and live music featuring local artists.	Big Idea Theatre	11/05/10- 12/04/10	Sacramento
Murder Mystery Dinner Murder Mystery Dinner Presented by Napa Valley Wine Train at Napa Valley Wine Train December 17, 2010 The Napa Valley Wine Train is pleased to announce a new Murder Mystery play centering on the clandestine world of the gum shoe. Come prepared to mix and mingle, dress the part, or just get down to business and solve the murder.	Napa Valley Wine Train	12/17/10	Napa
Suspects Dinner Theatre Suspects Dinner Theatre at Suspects Dinner Theater - Aboard the Riverboat Delta King January 1-December 31, 2010 Gun fire rings out through the air ... the room falls quickly to silence ... an unsuspecting diner has been shot ... the adventure begins! Your plans for a quiet dinner aboard the magnificently restored riverboat with fine food, service and companionship have suddenly turned into a "Who-Done-It" thriller. Welcome to Suspects Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre - interactive theatre at its best! Everyone is both sleuth and suspect involved in the effort to solve this...		01/01/10- 12/31/10	Old Sacramento
Suds Suds Presented by California Musical Theatre at Cosmopolitan Cabaret September 21, 2010-January 9, 2011 “Suds” is the delightful story of a young teenage girl and the four guardian angels who come to teach her about finding true love. The hilarious action takes place in a laundromat during the sensational 60's, and “Suds” is loaded with good clean fun and bubbling energy. Over 50 favorites from the ’60s including “Where the Boys Are,” “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’,” “Respect,” “I Feel Good” and...	California Musical Theatre	09/21/10- 01/09/11	Sacramento
Thistle Dew Playwright Group Thistle Dew Playwright Group Presented by Thistle Dew Dessert Theatre at Thistle Dew Dessert Theatre July 26, 2010-July 25, 2011 The original new play critique forum at Thistle Dew Theatre: Calling all Playwrights and wanna-bees! Do you have a play you'd like critiqued? The workshop members and the owners of The Thistle Dew, Tom and Ellie, are dedicated to supporting original works by local playwrights and offer the opportunity for new works to be performed in Sacramento on the Thistle Dew stage. On Monday nights, jump into the critique fray or listen quietly....until your passions rise and you feel compelled to...	Thistle Dew Dessert Theatre	07/26/10- 07/25/11	Sacramento

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