242 stories by "Marcus Crowder"
New Helvetia Theatre will waste no time breaking in its new home at The Studio Theatre.
The B Street Theatre's new Summer Improv and Sketch Comedy revue, "B Sketchy," builds nicely on the company's foray into laugh-based entertainment last summer.
Dave Pierini, left, Britt…
Daisuke Tsuji and Eddie Lopez are two young Sacramento-bred actors whose paths have crossed in the first-class theatrical world of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
In "Henry V," the Duk…
"Troilus and Cressida" may be the mother of all Shakespeare's "problem plays," with its unclassifiable mix of farce, romance, tragedy and fierce satire.
John Tufts plays King Henry in "…
The vibrant new Music Circus production of "Disney's The Little Mermaid" boasts a remarkable achievement for the venerable Sacramento venue.
Vicki Lewis, left, plays Aunt Ursula, who ha…
Artistic director Buck Busfield has assembled some key members of his B Street acting ensemble including Dave Pierini, Amy Kelly, Brittni Barger and Stephanie Altholz, into an improv sketc…
"Anna in the Tropics," the 2003 Pulitzer Prize- winning play by Nilo Cruz, re-creates a fascinating period of American history. An influx of Cuban immigrants brought their cigar-making craft…
The high point for the new Music Circus production of "Grease" comes three songs into the show, which is a little early considering there still are 17 tunes to go.
Brandon Albright as …
For those who don't pay too much attention, there exists the idea that B Street Theatre does more or less the same thing each time out.
Peter Story, left, and Jason Kuykendall star in "…
As Music Circus approaches its 62nd season – its 10th in the Wells Fargo Pavilion – the organization has incorporated new ideas along with old ones as it reinvents itself.
Bra…
It's well known that Capital Stage co-founder Jonathan Rhys Williams is a handy chap to have around the theater – there's little involved with putting on a show that he can't do.
D…
William Shakespeare's "The Tempest," written in 1611, has often been called the playwright's farewell to theater with banished magician Prospero standing in for the retiring artist.
Eri…
The Los Angeles-based actress Danielle Moné Truitt still has deep roots in Sacramento, where she grew up. When she had an idea for a show about women dealing with issues of identity and…
The good vibes radiating from Ashley Dawn Mortensen seem unnaturally bright. But the young, up-and-coming actress has such a grounded presence and open-eyed understanding of her business tha…
As much as we know theater alchemy exists where disparate elements come together to create an experience greater than the sum of its parts, the same happens in comedy.
Summer theater traditionally kicks off with Shakespeare outdoors, and Cal Shakes in Orinda handles that nicely next weekend with the elegiac late masterwork "The Tempest." Of course, you can…
B Street Theatre stalwart and associate producer Jerry Montoya along with his 11-year-old son, Malachi, have taken something of a "Wicked" route with their new adaptation of "Hansel and Gret…
The young playwright A. Rey Pamatmat unevenly merges two different themes in his new drama "Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them," now at the B Street Theatre in its B3 series.
A budding…
Paula Vogel's knotty, time-shifting memory play "How I Learned to Drive" takes a meandering road to a gloomy lesson learned for its main character, Li'l Bit.
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Melanie Marsh…
From some of the earliest days of professional theater, acting troupes have traveled from city to city and town to town with their productions.
Teresa Avia Lim plays the title character…
Local legend Kathy Barwick has been a reliable, sought-after player on the local music scene for the past 20 years. A nationally known flatpicking guitarist, Barwick also is a virtuoso on do…
As Capital Stage artistic director Stephanie Gularte sat comfortably on a stool on a bare stage in her company's new theater on J Street, colorful slides flickered by on the screen near her…
Lisa Lacy carries a great deal of ambition for her Images Theatre Company, both in the present and the near future.
Rob Anthony Gray, center, as Christian, rehearses with castmates rece…
Carlo Gozzi's dark 18th century commedia dell'arte fairy tale "The King Stag" takes us to the Kingdom of Serendippo and a court full of amorous intrigue. The king is auditioning women to be …
The Sacramento Theater Company has announced its new season of productions for 2012-13, which will see it stage seven shows in its two theaters, including one world premiere musical on the M…
