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The Sacramento Theatre Company (STC) is a non-profit Regional Professional Theatre in

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. It is the oldest theater troupe in the city.

History

STC was formed in 1942 to entertain troops stationed in Sacramento during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. It was originally called the Sacramento Civic Repertory Theatre, until they moved in 1949 into their first theater home, The Eaglet Theatre. The Eaglet was built from canvas and wood to match the Eagle Theatre from the

California Gold Rush The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California fro ...

period. The new theater benefited from the patronage of

Eleanor McClatchy Eleanor Grace McClatchy (1895–1980) was an American newspaper executive, serving as president of the McClatchy newspapers from 1936 until 1978. She was the youngest daughter of Charles Kenny McClatchy. She was studying to be a playwright at Col ...

Today

STC is now located at the H Street Theatre Complex in Midtown Sacramento. STC stages plays in three performance spaces. STC alumni include Richard Hellesen,

Tim Ocel Theater and opera director Tim Ocel has theatre director, directed productions for organizations ranging from Opera Theatre of Saint Louis to Shakespeare Santa Cruz to Geva Theatre Center, Geva Theatre in Rochester, New York to the Georgia (U.S. s ...

and

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2018–2019 season

The Crucible ''The Crucible'' is a 1953 play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during 1692–93. Miller wrote the play as a ...

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Arthur Miller Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are '' All My Sons'' (1947), ''Death of a Salesman'' ( ...

Steel Magnolias ''Steel Magnolias'' is a 1989 American comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross and starring Academy Award winner Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis and Julia Roberts. The picture is a film adaptation ...

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A Christmas Carol ''A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas'', commonly known as ''A Christmas Carol'', is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. ''A Christmas C ...

'', Adapted by Richard Hellesen based on the novella by

Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e ...

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Murder for Two ''Murder for Two'' is a musical comedy, with book and lyrics by Kellen Blair and book and music by Joe Kinosian. The musical is a whodunit for two actors, who both sing and play an onstage piano. One actor performs the role of a policeman investi ...

'' by Kellen Blair and book and music by Joe Kinosian
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A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a comedy written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict amon ...

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William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

''When We Were Colored - A World Premiere Play'', by Ginger Rutland,
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'' The 2018-2019 Cabaret Series
''Hooray For Hollywood! Showtunes From Stage To Screen,'' November 8–11, 2018
''All That Jazz: Broadway Swings,'' January 17–20, 2019
''I Can't Do It Alone: Great Showbiz Duets,'' March 28–31, 2019 The 2018-2019 Youth Series
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Much Ado About Nothing ''Much Ado About Nothing'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599.See textual notes to ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in ''The Norton Shakespeare'' ( W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 ) p. 1387 The play ...

,'' By William Shakespeare, September 12–23, 2018
''Mary Poppins Jr.,'' January 10–13, 2019
''The Secret Garden: Spring Edition,'' January 31 - February 3, 2019
''Oh Freedom! The Story of the Underground Railroad,'' February 27 - March 3, 2019
''The Tempest for Kids,'' May 8–19, 2019

The School of the Arts

STC offers elementary, middle, and high school students after-school and weekend training programs.

External links

Official Website
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