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Sonoma County

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The Christians by Lucas Hnath – Cinnabar Theater – A powerful drama about faith, community, and belief. Follow Pastor Paul as he delivers a sermon that shakes the foundation of his megachurch. This thought-provoking play explores the complexities of conviction and the challenges of change in contemporary America.

with Andrew Patton, Katherine Mazer, Jared N. Wright, Mike Schaeffer, Amanda Vitiello

Directed by Nathan Cummings

Rohnert Park * April 10 – April 26

Tickets $33 – $67

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Head Over Heels by Jeff Whitty – 6th Street Playhouse – Join a spirited royal family on a whirlwind quest to save their kingdom from doom—only to realize that the key to their future isn’t written in fate, but in their own hearts. Powered by the chart-topping hits of the legendary all-female rock band The Go-Go’s.

Directed by Jeff Coté

Santa Rosa * April 10 – May 3

Tickets $32 – $45

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Hello, Dolly! by Michael Stewart, Jerry Herman – SRJC Theatre Arts – This musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s hit play The Matchmaker includes humor, romance, energetic dance, and some of the greatest songs in music theatre history. The romantic and comic exploits of Dolly Gallagher Levi, turn-of-the-century matchmaker and “woman who arranges things,” are a thrill and highly entertaining to audiences.

with Laura Downing Lee, Matthew Quezada-Cortes, Jordan Tierney, Whitney Lawson, Scarlett Sanders, Hannah Lamberton, Oakley Cruce, Rosalyn Trujillo, Rachel Calos, Joe Persinger, Jathan Reynolds, Skylar Collins, Ariel Couch

Directed by Gina Alvarado

Santa Rosa * April 17 – April 26

Tickets $12 – $25

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Leading Ladies by Ken Ludwig – Cloverdale Performing Arts Center – Two English Shakespearean actors, Leo and Jack, find themselves so down on their luck that they’re performing “Scenes from Shakespeare” on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. 

But then, what luck!  They hear that dear old Florence of nearby York, PA is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews whom she has never seen.  For Jack and Leo it is the work of an instant to turn themselves into nephews Max and Steve and grab the cash.  And that’s when the complications set in… 

with Charles Bertram, Trish Doscher

Directed by Amanda Claiborne

Cloverdale * April 17 – April 26

Tickets $20 – $25

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Push Back – Pegasus Theatre Company – A short play festival featuring four freshly-minted plays that portray the current political landscape from both serious and absurdly comic perspectives. They include: Executive Order, by L. H. Grant; King Fear, by Thomas Graven and Lois Pearlman, X’ed, by Cary Pepper and Tattoos, by Susan Sher.

Guerneville * April 17 – April 26

Tickets $20

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Enfrascada by Tanya Saracho – Mercury Theater – Practical, down-to-earth Alicia has had her heart broken and her world shattered, but her girls, Yesinia and Carolina, know what to do! With Alicia’s cousin Lulu they launch into a madcap plan of magical manipulation with a little Santeria, a dash of Hoodoo, and a whole heap of Brujeria!

Get ‘engrossed’ in this dark Latine comedy about friendship, magic, and finding yourself after your world falls apart.

Directed by Beulah Vega

Petaluma * April 24 – May 10

Tickets $20 – $35

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The Light in the Piazza by Craig Lucas – Sonoma Arts Live – This romantic musical is set in the 1950’s and tells the story of Margaret Johnson, a wealthy woman from the American South, and Clara, her daughter, who is impaired due to a childhood accident. The two spend a summer together in Florence, Italy. When Clara falls in love with a young Italian man, Fabrizio, Margaret is forced to reconsider not only Clara’s future, but her own deep-seated hopes and fears. With this romance, she must examine the limitations she has let define her daughter.

with Daniela Innocenti Beem, Drew Bolander, Evvy Carlstrom, Thaddeus Louviere, Malcom March, Brandy Noveh, Mike Pavone, Tim Setzer, Emma Sutherland

Directed by Sandra Ish

Sonoma * April 24 – May 10

Tickets $25 – $42

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Seussical by Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, Theodor Geisel – SpreckelsTheatre Company – Join the Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, and all your favorite Dr. Seuss characters in Seussical, the high-energy, heartwarming musical that brings these beloved stories to life! With toe-tapping songs, dazzling visuals, and a story about friendship, bravery, and believing in the impossible, this family-friendly extravaganza is pure joy from start to finish.

with Nelson Brown, Monica Burrowes, Aurelio Correia, Sara Curtis, Alex Delzell, Katie Foster, Mallory Gold, Riz Gross, Michael Hunter, Ron Lam, Molly Larsen-Shine, Addie Lowe, Olivia Manz, Michelle Pagano, Orion Pudhoff, Peter Rogers, Ted Smith, Nicole Stanley, Tina Traboulsi, Malik Charles D. Wade I, Aliya Webb

Directed by Kim Bromley

Rohnert Park * May 1 – May 17

Tickets $16 – $44

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Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches by Tony Kushner – Raven Players – Set in 1980s New York City, a gay man is abandoned by his lover when he contracts the AIDS virus, while closeted Mormon lawyer’s marriage to his pill-popping wife stalls. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Widely described as one of the greatest plays of the 20^th century, Angels in America is a complex, dynamic, sometimes surrealistic examination of the AIDS crisis and homosexuality in the United States, while touching on universal issues including change, loss, identity, and the challenges of finding community in an increasingly fractured society.

Directed by Steven David Martin

Healdsburg * May 8 – May 24

Tickets $10 – $25

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The Lifespan of a Fact by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell, and Gordon Farrell – 6th Street Playhouse – A play that delves into the contentious realm where truth and storytelling intersect. The narrative centers on Emily Penrose, the exacting editor-in-chief of a prestigious magazine, who assigns Jim Fingal, an ambitious young fact-checker, to verify a groundbreaking essay by renowned author John D’Agata. As Jim meticulously scrutinizes the piece, he discovers numerous embellishments, igniting a fierce debate over the boundaries of factual accuracy versus creative license. This fast-paced, blistering comedy offers a timely exploration of the high-stakes world of publishing, where the quest for truth becomes a battleground of wit, ethics, and editorial judgment.

Santa Rosa * May 8 – May 24

Tickets $27 – $48

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Avenue Q by Jeff Whitty, Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx – Left Edge Theatre – The laugh-out-loud musical tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named Princeton, who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. He soon discovers that, although the residents seem nice, it’s clear that this is not your ordinary neighborhood. Together, Princeton and his new-found friends struggle to find jobs, dates and their ever-elusive purpose in life.

Directed by Serena Elize Flores

Santa Rosa * May 22 – June 7

Tickets $25 – $45

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Marin County

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La Comedia of Errors by William Shakespeare – Marin Shakespeare Company – A bilingual, joy-soaked adaptation brimming with music, physical comedy, and cultural collision, this vibrant production envisions Shakespeare’s tale of mistaken identity as a telenovela, creating fast, funny, multilingual celebration for all ages.

with Christian Arteaga, Hugo E Carbajal, Edie Flores, Christian Jimenez, Carolina Morones, Briana J Resa, Deanalís Arocho Resto, Megan Soledad, Brady Morales-Woolery

Directed by Karina Gutiérrez

San Rafael * April 17 – May 10

Tickets $15 – $49

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Men on Boats by Jaclyn Backhaus – College of Marin Drama – Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. It’s the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition, when a one-armed captain and a crew of insane yet loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River.

Kentfield * May 1 – May 17

Tickets FREE with reservation

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Pictures from Home by Sharr White – Marin Theatre – Marin photographer Larry Sultan’s landmark photo memoir comes to life on stage in this West Coast premiere recently seen on Broadway. In the 1980s, Sultan spent a decade photographing and interviewing his parents and unearthing the memories beneath his family’s home movies. The result is a deeply intimate and comic portrait of a mother, a father and their son. Though set in the recent past, this poignant and theatrically inventive play is both of-the-moment and timeless.

with Daniel Cantor, Victor Talmadge, Susan Koozin 

Directed by Jonathan Moscone

Mill Valley * May 7 – May 31

Tickets $15 – $75

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Mamma Mia! by – Novato Theater Company – The story of Sophie, a young woman on a Greek island, who invites three men, all former boyfriends of her mother, Donna, to her wedding, hoping to discover which one is her father. The musical utilizes the popular songs of the Swedish pop group ABBA to drive the plot and explore themes of love, family, and identity.

with Julianne Bretan, Jane Harrington, Lauren Sutton-Beattie, Giocanda (Gia) Mirra, Kristin Brewer, Marlee Ostrom, Lorenzo Alviso, Cordell Wesselink, David Cole, Dominic Canty, Kevin Allen, Jared Gaulding, Bob Galagaran, Amy Dietz, Abby Burton, Bethe Jensen, Jonathan Lazzerini, Lilac Robertson

Directed by Lisa Morse

Novato * May 15 – June 7

Tickets $25 – $37

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Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B by Kate Hamill – Ross Valley Players – A contemporary, comedy that reimagines the classic Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as modern women in a post-pandemic world. The two roommates, Shirley Holmes and Joan Watson, tackle various cases, often related to the same mysterious supervillain, while navigating their own dynamic and personal lives.

Directed by Mary Ann Rodgers

Ross * May 15 – June 14

Tickets $30 – $45

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Napa County

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Born Yesterday by Garson Kanin – Lucky Penny – Vulgar, self-centered junkman Harry Brock has come to Washington to make crooked deals with government big-wigs. He has brought with him the charming but dumb ex-chorus girl Billie, whose lack of social graces embarrasses even Harry. Harry hires a young, idealistic magazine reporter to educate Billie. When Billie learns what kind of man Harry really is she rebels against his bullying and precipitates a crisis that threatens to bring down his corrupt enterprise.

with Heather Buck, Benjamin Stowe, Barry Martin, Paul Cotten, Casey Rockwood, LC Arisman, Jeff Arriaga

Directed by Barry Martin and Mia Malm

Napa * April 17 – April 26

Tickets $30 – $40

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The Drowsy Chaperone by Bob Martin and Don McKellar – Lucky Penny Productions – When a die-hard theatre fan plays his favorite cast album, the characters come to life in his New York apartment in this hilarious musical farce. In the show-within-the-show, we meet two lovers on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not-so-bright hostess, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan and an intoxicated chaperone – all the ingredients for a loving send-up of the Golden Age musical.

Napa * May 29 – June 14

Tickets $30 – $40

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Solano County

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42nd Street by Harry Warren, Al Dubin, Michael Stewart, Mark Bramnble – Solano College Theatre – At the height of the Great Depression, aspiring chorus girl Peggy Sawyer comes to the big city from Allentown PA, and soon lands her first big job in the ensemble of a glitzy new Broadway show. But just before opening night, the leading lady breaks her ankle. Will Peggy be able to step in and become a star?

with Alexis Bueno, Gyver Bitancor, Faustino Cadiz III, Beth Ellen Etheridge

Directed by Christine Mani

Fairfield * April 10 – April 26

Tickets $10 – $24

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Rumors by Neil Simon – Benicia Theatre Group – When they gather to celebrate a tenth wedding anniversary, four New York power couples experience a severe attack of Farce.

Directed by Clinton Vidal

Benicia * April 17 – May 10

Tickets $24 – $26

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