Curtain Closed 2025
Colette: Uncensored
October 1st @ Nevada Theatre
Meet Colette—the audacious French author behind Gigi and Cheri who blazed through Belle Époque society like a literary wildfire.
Colette was France's first female journalist to report from the front lines, was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature, and shocked society by performing in music halls while maintaining affairs with both men and women.
Colette Uncensored is an electrifying one-woman tour de force, co-written and performed by Bay Area legend Lorri Holt who channels the spirit of literature's most notorious rule-breaker. From her scandalous marriages to her groundbreaking novels, from music halls to literary salons, witness the untold story of a woman who championed sexual liberation, environmental consciousness, and female empowerment—decades before they became movements.
TBTB The Book of Liz
September 26th @ Nevada Theatre
By David Sedaris and Amy Sedaris
Directed by Casey Burke
FEATURING; John Bivens, Chase Coney, Heidi Grass & Nadia White
An over-the-top comedy from the delightfully diabolical minds of siblings David and Amy Sedaris. Sister Liz, a talented cheese ball maker trying to escape her secluded, Amish-like Squeamish community. Will she make it? And why is she sweating so much? Find out!
The cast of The Book of Liz; John Bivens, Chase Coney, Heidi Grass & Nadia White
TBTB Hurlyburly
September 19th @ Nevada Theatre
By David Rabe
Directed by Christi Colombo
FEATURING; John Bivens, Vicki Colombo, John Ficarra, Haven Lackey, Michele Nesbit, Hunter Reed & TE Wolfe
David Rabe's dark comedy-drama set in 1980s Hollywood, following a group of self-destructive, cocaine-fueled men in the film industry as they engage in mind games while seeking meaning in their hollow lives.
The cast of Hurlyburly; front L-R - Hunter Reed, John Bivens, Michele Nesbit,
Back L-R John Ficarra, TE Wolfe, Vicki Colombo, Haven Lackey
The 24 Hour Plays
September 13th @ Nevada Theatre
A mini-series of short plays written, directed and performed by the community in only 24 hours!
Mommy Deer-est
Written by Lorri Holt
Directed by Andie Schaffer
Featuring Jean Forsman, Ura Frykdahl, Katie King
Well, Actually
Written by Cosmo Merryweather
Directed by Jeffrey Mason
Featuring Trish Adair, Sam Johnson, Alexis Zendejas
Impractical Cats
Written by Laura LeBleu
Directed by Sandra Rockman
Featuring Hunter Bailey, Vicki Colombo, Corinne Gelfan, Robert Rushin
Toxic Bags
Written by Hilary Quinn
Directed by Chase Coney
Featuring Mary Baird, Rachel Darrow, Kimberly Ewing
Blotter Talk
Written by T.E. Wolfe
Directed by Cody Ficarra
Featuring Marion Jeffery, Sue Legate-Halford, Jerry Peters
Stamped Out
Written by John Bivens
Directed by Sara Noah
Featuring Hilary Hodge, Jori Jori, Tracie Nickles
Stage Manager: Holli Hiraoka-Hurst - Technical Director: Casey Burke - Backstage Manager: Jilline Henderson
Running Crew: Paige Cartzdafner & Leo Hill - Media & Catering: Heidi Grass - Producers: Laura LeBleu & Michele Nesbit
early 2025 co-productions with Sierra Stages
PRESENT LAUGHTER
July 11th - August 2nd @ Nevada Theatre
By Noël Coward
Directed by Scott Gilbert
Featuring; Trish Adair, Vicki Colombo, Kimberly Ewing, John Gardiner, Holli Hiraoka-Hurst, Tina Marie Kelley, Harrison McCormick, Judy Merrick, Robert Peterson, and Hunter Reed as Garry Essendine.
Noël Coward’s delightful comedy of manners centering on Garry Essendine, a self-absorbed, aging star whose personal life is in constant chaos. As he prepares for an overseas tour, Garry juggles a series of unwanted visitors: a starstruck young admirer; an eccentric young playwright seeking mentorship; and an acquaintance determined to have an affair with him. As romantic entanglements and professional obligations collide, Present Laughter wittily explores the exhausting nature of celebrity, the thin line between public persona and private self, and the price of living in the spotlight.
The cast of Present Laughter - photos by Heidi Grass
TBTB Goldilocks
and the Three Polar Bears
July 23rd @ Nevada Theatre
A Musical!
By Jerrod Bogard & Sky Seals
Directed by Sky Seals
FEATURING; Calum Grant, Heidi Grass, Carey McCray, Andie Schaffer and Sky Seals
LIVE BAND; Paul Kraushaar, Steve Nicholson, Nick Roten & Sky Seals
The Three Polar Bears are out in the cold! Their icy home has melted into the sea because of rising temperatures. Enter Goldilocks, a little, yellow-haired spoiled brat -- to save the day?? It's hard to be a hero when you're only thinking about yourself. With the help of some unlikely friends, Goldilocks learns what it means to do her share and be a member of a global family.
AN INSPIRING TALE FOR ALL AGES
Featuring 9 original songs in pop, folk, R&B and Broadway show tune styles, composed by Nevada City's own Sky Seals (recent composer of "Gold Can't Love You Back", and LeGacy Productions' "It's A Wonderful Life")
Written and performed at the New York Fringe Festival in 2011, it is very surprising that this little show didn't solve the Global Warming crisis, so now it's BACK!
Wendy Remington Bowie, writing for NYTheatre.com, raved:
"I loved this play...A wonderful piece of theater for kids (though if the opportunity presented itself, I would watch it again even without the excuse of having my kid with me)....This is a play that I wish I could have on demand to pull out for a rainy, bratty Sunday afternoon as a respite and a good laugh with the added benefit of some superbly and really relate-able lessons."
Calum Grant, Andie Schaffer, Carey McCray, Sky Seals & Heidi Grass - photos by Heidi Grass
TBTB SEMINAR
May 28th @ Nevada Theatre
By Theresa Rebeck
Directed by Sands Hall
Featuring; John Deaderick, Heidi Grass, Holli Hiraoka-Hurst, Danny McCammon and Cosmo Merryweather
Four aspiring writers. One ego-maniacal novelist. A world of insecurities, betrayals, ambitions, and competition.
Seminar is a fast and wild ride through the world of literary workshops, where students pay good money to have their work critiqued, sometimes brutally. In this case, Leonard, a once-celebrated writer, unleashes his ruthless teaching methods that go beyond the typical criticism. This bitingly hilarious play by Theresa Rebeck delves into questions of artistic integrity, power dynamics, and the cutthroat nature of the literary world.
Cosmo Merryweather, Holli Hiraoka-Hurst, Heidi Grass, Danny McCammon and John Deaderick in Seminar
SEMINAR opened on Broadway on November 20, 2011 and was presented by Jeffrey Finn, Jill Furman, John N. Hart Jr. and Patrick Milling Smith, Roy Furman, David Ian, David Mirvish, Amy Nauiokas, and James Spry, with associate producers Matthew Schneider, Wake Up Marconi, Jamie Kaye-Phillips, and Charles Stone/Ben Limberg. “Seminar” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
TBTB The Minutes
April 23rd @ Nevada Theatre
By Tracy Letts
Directed by Chase Coney
Featuring Trish Adair, John Bivens, Casey Burke, John Ficarra, Marion Jeffery, Brandon Johnson, Alexis Nicole, Tom Ogden, Sky Seals, Tom Wolfe & Scott Young
A darkly hilarious look at small-town politics where nothing is as simple as it seems. 🗳 A city council meeting goes off the rails, exposing secrets, power plays, and the uncomfortable truth about how we remember our history.
L to R; Front: Tom Ogden, Marion Jeffery, John Bivens, Chase Coney, Trish Adair, Scott Young
L to R; Back: John Ficarra, Tom Wolfe, Casey Burke, Brandon Johnson, Sky Seals
Not pictured Alexis Zendejas
The world premiere of THE MINUTES was produced and presented at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago, IL; Anna D. Shapiro, Artistic Director and David Schmitz, Executive Director. “The Minutes” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com