On Stage in Sonoma County

Experience the magic of theatre!

Theatre offers a captivating experience for audience members. Unlike a movie, a theatre performance is never the same show twice; it’s a vibrant experience that is unique to that particular audience. So get out and see a show!

Mar. 1-10: Sister Robert Anne’s Cabaret Class at Cloverdale Performing Arts Center

Sister Annes Cabaret Class at Cloverdale Performing Art Center

A One Nun-Sense Musical Event

Sister Robert Anne is feisty, street-smart, hilarious and immensely talented. As she “teaches” us how to put together a cabaret act, she takes us on a journey of some of the most memorable numbers by award-winning composer Dan Goggin. All ages.

Book, music & lyrics by Dan Groggin
Directed by Robert Zelenka.
Sponsored by David McChesney.

Mar. 1-10 Orlando by Santa Rosa Junior College

Orlando at Santa Rosa Junior College Theater

By Virginia Wolf, Adapted by Sarah Ruhl. Based on the Virginia Woolf novel, this is the story of a young nobleman who is drawn into a love affair with Queen Elizabeth I. For a time, life at court is interesting enough, but Orlando yearns for something more. As he strives to make his way as a poet and lover, his travels keep him at the heart of a dazzling tale where gender and gender preferences shift regularly, usually with hilarious results.

Directed by Laura Downing-Lee
Studio Theatre

March 8-30: The Complete Works of Shakespeare (ABRIDGED) by Curtain Call Theatre

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) is an irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s plays. It was London’s longest-running comedy having clocked a very palpable nine years in London’s West End at the Criterion Theatre! Join these madcap merrymakers in tights as they weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies in one wild ride that will leave you breathless and helpless with laughter.
By Adam Long, Daniel Singer, & Jess Winfield; directed by Austin Lawrence.
At Russian River Hall in Monte Rio.

Opens March 8: The Book of Will at 6th Street Playhouse

The Book of Will at 6th Street Playhouse

Where Would We Be Without Shakespeare’s Words?
Set in Elizabethan England, three years following William Shakespeare’s death, The King’s Men are outraged that their friend and mentor’s brilliant plays are being pirated and wretchedly performed. The acting troupe is horrified when they learn through a shocking loss just how much of Shakespeare’s words are kept in memory rather than in writing. To honor “The Bard,” they become determined to preserve the work and commit to printing it all in one volume before it is lost forever.

By Lauren Gunderson, director Libby Oberlin.

March 16-31: Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov at Luther Burbank Center for the Arts

Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov at Luther Burban Center for the Arts

Presented by Roustabout Theater’s Professional Ensemble. Vanya and his niece Sonya doggedly devote their lives to managing the crumbling family farm visited occasionally by their idiosyncratic neighbor, Dr. Astrov. Then Sonya’s celebrated father and his restless, charismatic wife suddenly decide to move in, and everything falls apart as only the master ironist Anton Chekhov could foresee. The wrong people fall in love and lives unravel as the summer wanes. Opportunities evaporate and long hidden resentments come home to roost. How do you find what you’ve lost…and does it matter?
In a new adaptation by Conor McPherson

March 22 – April 7: The Wizard of Oz at The Raven Performing Arts Theater

An American classic, done with a touch of contemporary spice. Young Dorothy Gale is swept away by a tornado from her Kansas farm to the magical land of Oz. There, she encounters good witches, bad witches, animals that talk, scarecrows that walk, and a merry mélange of melodic Munchkins!  Her quest to return home takes her along the Yellow Brick Road to see the mysterious and all-powerful Wizard in Emerald City. Featuring the timeless songs we know and love, the Raven’s Wizard of Oz is a very human journey that explores fear, loneliness, and belonging.
By L. Frank Baum. Music and lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg, background music by Herbert Stothart, adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company, directed by Steven David Martin, choreographer Katie Watts-Whitaker, Music Director Kelly Considine.

Mar. 29 – Apr. 13: The Last Quiz Night on Earth – Left Edge Theatre


The Last Quiz Night on Earth Left Edge Theater

Directed by Argo Thompson and Jenny Hollingworth
An asteroid is heading straight for the earth, tonight. There’s nothing anyone can do – but who wants to stay home for their last night ever?
And what better way to take your mind off impending doom than Quiz Night at the Four Horsemen pub with your friendly hosts Kathy and Rav?
At The California Theatre in Santa Rosa.

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