THEATRE GUIDE

MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON, APT 2B

Thru April 16

Mainstage at The Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts

2700 Capitol Ave, Sac 916 443-5300 Bstreettheatre.org

Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson brings Joan Watson into modern day London where she teams up with the erratic but brilliant Ms. Sherlock Holmes on her most intriguing and dangerous case. Come see this hilarious update on the classic Arthur Conan Doyle tales, with a gender-bending twist.

Heroes Of The Fourth Turning

Thru April 16

Capital Stage Company

2215 J St, Sac Capstage.org

Days after the white-supremacist riot in Charlottesville, four old friends gather for a reunion at their conservative Catholic alma mater in Wyoming. As the party stretches late into the night, they grapple with their beliefs and their place in the world. The reunion becomes less a celebration than a vicious fight that spirals into clashing politics and spiritual chaos. On a chilly night in the middle of America, Will Arbery’s haunting play offers grace and disarming clarity, speaking to the heart of a country at war with itself.

What To Send Up When It Goes Down

April 7 – April 30

Celebration Arts Theatre

2727 B St, Sac 916 455-2787

Celebrationarts.net

Characterized as a play-pageant-ritualhomegoing celebration in response to the physical and spiritual deaths of Black people as a result of racialized violence, What to Send Up When It Goes Down is meant to disrupt the pervasiveness of anti-blackness and acknowledge the resilience of Black people throughout history. This theatrical work uses facilitated conversation, parody, song, and movement in a series of vignettes to create a space for catharsis, reflection, cleansing, and healing. Boundaries between performers and audiences blur as the audiences are asked to observe the performance and participate in the ritual.

Antigone

April 14 – April 30

Presented by Falcon’s Eye Theatre at Folsom Lake College at Harris Center for the Arts

10 College Pkwy, Folsom 916 608-6888

Falconseyetheatre.com

At the climax of a bloody civil war that pits brother against brother, both are killed while struggling for control of the nation. With both men dead, their uncle takes control striving to steer the country back to civility. He bestows public honors upon the heroic brother and orders public disgrace for the traitorous brother’s lifeless body. The story follows their sister, Antigone, as she goes against the commands of her uncle and attempts to bury the body of her brother, placing her brother above human laws.