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STAY TUNED - We'll see you on stage in AUGUST!


​We hope you will join us for the eleventh season of our Theater by the Book series. Readings are on Wednesday evenings at 7 PM at the Miners Foundry in the Stone Hall. The bar opens at 6 PM, and doors open for seating at 6:30 PM. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased in advance online or in person through the Miners Foundry, and at the door.

CAN't wait? Want to JOIN in on the fun?

We are holding open AUDITIONS for Theater by the Book this June 2nd & 3rd. 
Visit our "Audition" page for all the details
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The cast of The Marriage of Bette and Boo by Christopher Durang; 2022 TBTB Season, photo by Heidi Grass
Sign up for Theatre By The Book Auditions Here!
Please reach out to auditions@sierrastages.org if you have any questions. 

CURTAIN CLOSED - MAY 17th
The Beauty Queen of Leenane
By Martin McDonagh

Directed by Chase Coney
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Ariel Elliott and Sue Legate-Halford in The Beauty Queen of Leenane; photo by Heidi Grass
A mother and daughter play a vicious verbal game in this darkly comedic play by Martin McDonaugh, author of this year’s Academy Award-nominated Banshees of Inisherin. The Tony Award-winning The Beauty Queen of Leenane follows Maureen and her elderly, iron-willed mother as they spend their desolate days sparring for control. When a suitor threatens to lure Maureen away, the desperation drives both women to danger—and a mother-daughter confrontation explodes. Don’t miss the show the New York Times’ Ben Brantley calls “satanically funny!”

Featuring: Casey Burke, Forrest Diederich, Ariel Elliott, and Sue Legate-Halford

Date: Wednesday, May 17
Time: Bar opens at 6 / doors at 6:60 / show at 7pm—first come, first seated!
Where: Miners Foundry - Stone Hall / 325 Spring St, Nevada City, CA 95959

The Beauty Queen of Leenane Tickets!

CURTAIN CLOSED - April 19th
4000 Miles
By Amy Herzog

Directed by Judy Merrick
PictureGabrial Morton and Corinne Gelfan in 4000 Miles. Photo by Heidi Grass

On the heels of a tragedy, young Leo finds a prickly solace in the West Village apartment of his 91-year-old grandmother. Sweet but never treacly, 4000 Miles covers the ground between generations through the experiences of an old woman who lived—and still lives—her life with candor and vibrancy. Written by Amy Herzog, 4000 Miles was a finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and a winner of the 2012 Obie Award for Best New American Play.

Featuring
: Alexandria Diaz Defato, Corinne Gelfan, Lauren Langley, Judy Merrick, Gabrial  Morton
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4000 Miles cast from left to right: Alexandria Diaz Defato, Corrine Gelfan, Judy Merrick, Gabrial Morton & Lauren Langley

CURTAIN CLOSED - March 15th
HurlyBurly
By David Rabe

Directed by Christi Colombo

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Hurlyburly cast from top left; Casey Burke, Audrey Delgado, Tom Wolfe, Nadia White, Ken Miele, Tina Kelley and John Bivens
Hurlyburly depicts the intersecting lives of several low-to-mid-level Hollywood players in the 1980s. Fueled by large quantities of drugs, they attempt to find meaning in their isolated, empty lives. Hurlyburly explores toxic masculinity in a time before the term even existed.

Nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play 
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NOT A SHOW FOR ALL AGES OR THE FAINT OF HEART!

Featuring: John Bivens, Casey Burke, Audrey Delgado, Tina Kelley, Ken Miele, Nadia White and Tom Wolfe

THank you for a successful 2022 TBTb season

cast photos by Heidi Grass; In the Next Room photos by Michele Nesbit

THEATER BY THE BOOK is our series of informal play readings co-presented with the Miners Foundry.  
Now in our 11th Season, we schedule five or six readings throughout the year and present a wide range of works. ​The director and actors come together and rehearse for a short time; there is no scenery, no costumes, and minimal staging.  Check us out and expand your theatrical horizons! 
Production Photos on the Sierra Stages website are by David Wong (photographybydavidwong.com) and Heidi Grass (heidigrass.com)
Sierra Stages
PO Box 709, Nevada City, CA 95959
info@sierrastages.org
​530.346.3210
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