Capital Stage Announces 14th Season of Plays

Capital Stage brings you its 14th Season of professional thought provoking theatre.

Continuing Capital Stage's mission to entertain, engage and challenge, our 2018/19 Season: #SearchingForAmerica will take audiences on a journey in search of what it means to be an American today.

In a political and social climate so starkly split, do we still share the same values and culture? Do we still share an American Dream? Or has our fragmented media pulled us so far apart that we can no longer see the same landscape? Learn more about subscription packages and benefits

THE PLAYS
THE WOLVES by Sarah DeLappe

Directed by Nancy Carlin Sacramento Premiere
2017 Pulitzer Prize Finalist August 29 - September 30, 2018

Left quad. Right quad. Lunge. A girl's indoor soccer team warms up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates big questions and wages tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of a pack of adolescent warriors. A portrait of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for nine American girls who just want to score some goals.

SWEAT by Lynn Nottage

Directed by Michael Stevenson

Sacramento Premiere

2017 Pulitzer Prize Winner
October 17 - November 18, 2018
Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, Sweat tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against each other in a heart-wrenching fight to stay afloat.

MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY by Lauren Gunderson & Margot Melcon Directed by Peter Mohrmann Special Holiday Production
November 28 - December 30, 2018

In this charmingly imagined sequel to Pride and Prejudice, Mary Bennet is growing tired of her role as dutiful middle sister in the face of her siblings' romantic escapades. When the family gathers for Christmas at Pemberley, an unespected guest sparks Mary's hopes for independene, an intellectual match, and possibly even love. This romantic comedy picks up two years after Jane Austen's beloved tale ended, with a clever and captivating style that will delight Austen aficionados and newcomers alike!

SLOWGIRL by Greg Pierce

Directed by Jennifer King Sacramento Premiere
January 23 - February 24, 2019
Slowgirl is the story of a teenager who flees the United States to her reclusive uncle's retreat in the Costa Rican jungle to escape the aftermath of a horrific accident. The week they spend together forces them both to confront who they are as well as what it is they are running from.

VIETGONE by Qui Nguyen

Directed by Jeffrey Lo Sacramento Premiere March 13 - April 14, 2019
An all-American love story about two very new Americans. It's 1975. Saigon has fallen. He lost his wife. She lost her fiancé. But now in a new land, they just might find each other. Using his uniquely infectious style The New York Times calls "culturally savvy comedy" - and skipping back and forth from the dramatic evacuation of Saigon to the here and now - playwright Qui Nguyen gets up-close-and-personal to tell the story that led to the creation of...Qui Nguyen.

THE OTHER PLACE by Sharr White

Directed by Michael Stevenson Sacramento Premiere NY Times Critic's Pick
May 1 - June 2, 2019
Just as Juliana Smithton's research leads to a potential breakthrough, her life takes a disorienting turn. During a lecture to colleagues at an exclusive beach resort, she glimpses an enigmatic young woman in a yellow bikini amidst the crowd of business suits. Piece by piece, a mystery unfolds as contradictory evidence, blurred truth and fragmented memories collide in a cottage on the windswept shores of Cape Cod, and the elusive truth about Juliana boils to the surface.

THE ROOMMATE by Jen Silverman

Directed by Dena Martinez Sacramento Premiere
June 19 - July 21, 2019
Sharon, in her mid-50s, is recently divorced and needs a roommate to share her Iowa home. Robin, also in her mid-50s, needs a place to hide and a chance to start over. But as Sharon begins to uncover Robin's secrets, they encourage her own deep-seated desire to transform her life completely. A dark comedy about what it takes to re-route your life - and what happens when the wheels come off.

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