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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.
COMING SOON - December 20th
It's a Wonderful Life (A Live Radio Play)
Adapted by Joe Landry
Directed by Sands Hall
It's a Wonderful Life (A Live Radio Play)
Adapted by Joe Landry
Directed by Sands Hall
Thomas Evan Wolfe, Judy Merrick, Michele Nesbit, Sky Seals & Robert Rossman - photo by Heidi Grass
Frank Capra’s holiday classic gets a theatrical twist in It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play! This delightful reimagining of one of America’s most beloved movies retains the charm and emotion of the original, while adding in the irreplaceable experience that only live theatre can deliver. Performed by five actors who play all the roles and create their own sound effects, It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play has been a holiday favorite since it was first performed in 1996. Don’t miss the show The Chicago Sun-Times called, “One of the best holiday shows around. Fresh and inventive. Highly recommended!”
Featuring Judy Merrick, Michele Nesbit, Robert Rossman, Sky Seals & Thomas Evan Wolfe
Featuring Judy Merrick, Michele Nesbit, Robert Rossman, Sky Seals & Thomas Evan Wolfe
Want to JOIN in on the fun?
OPEN AUDITIONS COMING FEBRUARY ...
Visit our "Audition" page for all the details
Visit our "Audition" page for all the details
The cast of The Marriage of Bette and Boo by Christopher Durang; 2022 TBTB Season, photo by Heidi Grass
Please reach out to auditions@sierrastages.org if you have any questions.
This season we brought you
CURTAIN CLOSED - November 13th
Lobby Hero
By Kenneth Lonergan
Directed by Chase Coney
Lobby Hero
By Kenneth Lonergan
Directed by Chase Coney
Michele Nesbit, Casey Burke, Brandon Johnson & Danny McCammon - photo by Heidi Grass
It’s a stormy night in Manhattan when a sad sack security guard and his overly demanding boss are visited by an NYC cop and his female rookie trainee. The four of them connect, reject, befriend, and betray each other as the evening is rocked by a violent crime.
Featuring: Casey Burke, Brandon Johnson, Danny McCammon & Michele Nesbit
Featuring: Casey Burke, Brandon Johnson, Danny McCammon & Michele Nesbit
CURTAIN CLOSED - OCTOBER 18th
The Book of Liz
By Amy & David Sedaris
Directed by Casey Burke
The Book of Liz
By Amy & David Sedaris
Directed by Casey Burke
Chase Coney, John Bivens, Heidi Grass and Nadia White - photos by Heidi Grass
Straight from the delightfully diabolical minds of David and Amy Sedaris, The Book of Liz is a freewheeling farce that follows the misadventures of Sister Elizabeth Donderstock. After a life making cheeseballs —traditional and smoky! — Liz finds a new home waiting tables at a restaurant run almost entirely by recovering alcoholics. But her absence puts her old community on the verge of collapse.
Will Liz return to help? And why is she sweating so much?
Featuring: John Bivens, Chase Coney, Heidi Grass and Nadia White
Will Liz return to help? And why is she sweating so much?
Featuring: John Bivens, Chase Coney, Heidi Grass and Nadia White
John Bivens and Heidi Grass
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Chase Coney and Nadia White
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CURTAIN CLOSED - SEPTEMBER 13th
The Revolutionists
By Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Kendall Tieck
The Revolutionists
By Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Kendall Tieck
Shannon Harney, Meegan Forchette-Sheppard, Judy Merrick and Hilary Tellesen; photo by Heidi Grass
The Revolutionists is a blistering comedy that follows four famous women as they navigate the perils and politics of The French Revolution. Minds—and heads!—are lost when Marie Antoinette, the assassin Charlotte Corday, playwright Olympe de Gouges, and freedom fighter Marianne Angelle struggle to beat back the extremist insanity in the Paris of 1973. Lauren Gunderson’s whip-smart script walks the guillotine’s blade edge between laughter and terror as she explores themes of gender, power, and what it means to be an artist during a time of revolution.
Featuring: Meegan Forchette-Sheppard, Shannon Harney, Judy Merrick and Hilary Tellesen
Featuring: Meegan Forchette-Sheppard, Shannon Harney, Judy Merrick and Hilary Tellesen
CURTAIN CLOSED - MAY 17th
The Beauty Queen of Leenane
By Martin McDonagh
Directed by Chase Coney
The Beauty Queen of Leenane
By Martin McDonagh
Directed by Chase Coney
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
Featuring: Casey Burke, Forrest Diederich, Ariel Elliott, and Sue Legate-Halford
CURTAIN CLOSED - April 19th
4000 Miles
By Amy Herzog
Directed by Judy Merrick
4000 Miles
By Amy Herzog
Directed by Judy Merrick
Gabrial 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
Featuring: Alexandria Diaz Defato, Corinne Gelfan, Lauren Langley, Judy Merrick, Gabrial Morton
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
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
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
Nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play
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!
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!