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Sonoma County
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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 20th 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.
with Allesandra Ziviani, Nicholas J. Augusta, Matt Farrell, Christopher Johnston, Elizabeth Henry, Robert Zelenka, Tyler Marques
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.
with Emily Lynn Cornelius/Shanay Howell, Marty Pistone, Noah Vondralee-Sternhill
Santa Rosa * May 8 – May 24
Tickets $27 – $48
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A Room in the Castle by Lauren Gunderson – The 222 – The troubled, grieving Prince of Denmark is never far from the thoughts of Ophelia, a caretaker to Ophelia, and the Queen of Denmark. Gunderson does a masterful job re-imagining the women trapped by class, circumstances, expectations, and desire within the castle’s walls. Each, in their own way, follows the queen’s edict for women—to “obey, agree, assist”—until they absolutely do not. This play dances and duels with Hamlet, foregrounding the women in the play and re-imagining them with agency, vitality, and radical hearts eager for a more hopeful ending.
with Luisa Sermol, Marie Sadd, Leontyne Mbele-Mbong
Directed by Amy Kossow
Healdsburg * May 15 – May 24
Tickets $45 – $105
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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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Sister Act by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner – 6th Street Playhouse – When disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a crime, she’s forced into hiding—in a convent! Disguised as a nun, she transforms the struggling choir with her powerhouse voice, helping them find their sound while discovering her own. A high-energy musical comedy based on the beloved 1992 film featuring an electrifying Alan Menken score infused with disco and gospel beats.
Santa Rosa * May 29 – June 27
Tickets $32 – $56
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Marin County
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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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Oklahoma! by Rodgers and Hammerstein – California Theatre Conservatory – Set in 1906 Oklahoma territory, the musical follows cowboy Curly McLain and farm girl Laurey Williams navigating their romance amidst rivalry from the menacing farmhand Jud Fry. Featuring a subplot of Ado Annie’s comical love entanglements, the story highlights community, love, and the tension between local farmers and cowboys.
with Jackie Barr, Kenzie McLin, Sahar Mayost, Bree Wadford, Brooke Evans, Nolan Braly, Cooper Truitt, Patrick Ezell, Ayla Tabrizi, Jordan Doherty, Emma Evans, Owen Mayer, Matteo Brigandi, Hayden Dale, Jordan Doherty, Patrick Ezell, Magnus Hestenes, Ben Inclerock, Owen Maher, Ayla Tabrizi, Lilly Braly, Emma Evans, Ave Bloomstom Morris, Savannah Cooley, Sonya Davis, Ashlyn Ferhart, Maricela Mooney, Mila Sieu, Lanna Bajramovic, Elena Solle, Joseph Kim
Directed by Rodney Franz
San Rafael * May 8 – May 17
Tickets $12 – $53
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Mamma Mia! by Catherine Johnson and ABBA – 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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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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