We are accepting proposals for 2025 play readings through December 20!
If you are interested in directing a Theater by the Book play reading, please contact us at [email protected] for more information.
If you are interested in directing a Theater by the Book play reading, please contact us at [email protected] for more information.
CHECK BACK IN JANUARY FOR OUR 2025 SCHEDULE
We hope you will join us for the 14th season of our Theater by the Book play reading series in 2025. Readings are on Wednesday evenings at 7 PM at the Nevada Theatre. Doors open for seating at 6:30 PM. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased in advance online or at the door.
IN 2024 WE BROUGHT YOU ...
CURTAIN CLOSED- November 13th
Why We Have a Body
by Claire Chafee
Directed by Marion Jeffery
Why We Have a Body
by Claire Chafee
Directed by Marion Jeffery
Why We Have a Body follows two sisters and their quest for fulfillment in the face of an absent mother. Each approaches their longing for connection differently: One robs 7-Elevens for fun, the other becomes a private eye with a penchant for seducing straight women. Meanwhile, mom is off exploring the jungles of Central America and grappling with her own place as a woman in the world.
Featuring Heidi Grass, Michele Nesbit, Marion Jeffery, Laura LeBleu, and Hilary Tellesen.
Featuring Heidi Grass, Michele Nesbit, Marion Jeffery, Laura LeBleu, and Hilary Tellesen.
The cast - Marion Jeffery, Laura LeBleu, Michele Nesbit & Heidi Grass
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CURTAIN CLOSED - October 16th
The Lifespan of a Fact
by Jeremy Kareken and David Murrell and Gordon Farrel
Directed by Sandra Rockman
The Lifespan of a Fact
by Jeremy Kareken and David Murrell and Gordon Farrel
Directed by Sandra Rockman
Jim Fingal is a fresh-out-of-Harvard fact checker for a prominent but sinking NY magazine. John
D’Agata is a talented writer with a transcendent essay about the suicide of a teenage boy – an
essay that could save the magazine from collapse. When Jim is assigned to fact check D’Agata’s
essay, the two come head-to-head in a comedic yet gripping battle over facts versus truth.
D’Agata is a talented writer with a transcendent essay about the suicide of a teenage boy – an
essay that could save the magazine from collapse. When Jim is assigned to fact check D’Agata’s
essay, the two come head-to-head in a comedic yet gripping battle over facts versus truth.
Tom Nigh, Eve Tieck & Gaibrial Morton in Lifespan of a Fact
CURTAIN CLOSED - August 7th
Native Gardens
by Karen Zacarìas
Directed by Ariel Elliott
Native Gardens
by Karen Zacarìas
Directed by Ariel Elliott
L-R Julian Rosenberg, Marion Jeffery, Audrey Delgado & Tom Ogden - photo by Heidi Grass
Pablo, a high-powered lawyer, and doctoral candidate Tania, his very pregnant wife, are realizing the American dream. But a disagreement over a long-standing fence line soon spirals into an all-out war of taste, class, privilege, and entitlement. The hilarious results guarantee no one comes out smelling like a rose.
Featuring - Audrey Delgado, Marion Jeffery, Julian Rosenberg & Tom Ogden
Featuring - Audrey Delgado, Marion Jeffery, Julian Rosenberg & Tom Ogden
CURTAIN CLOSED - July 17th
Resistance
by Jeffrey Mason
Directed by Jeffrey Mason
Resistance
by Jeffrey Mason
Directed by Jeffrey Mason
L to R: Robert Rossman, Sara Noah, John Watson, Harrison McCormick & Tom Wolfe - photo by Heidi Grass
An authoritarian regime comes to power. The nation’s leading orchestra conductor resists tyrannical mandates as he struggles to keep performing and maintain artistic integrity. His musicians either flee or risk persecution and arrest, and his own life is in danger. A story based on actual events in Nazi Germany.
Featuring - Tina Kelley, Harrison McCormick, Paul Micsan, Gaibrial Morton, Sara Noah, Robert Rossman, John Watson & Tom Wolfe
Featuring - Tina Kelley, Harrison McCormick, Paul Micsan, Gaibrial Morton, Sara Noah, Robert Rossman, John Watson & Tom Wolfe
Resistance is written & directed by Nevada County's very own Jeffrey Mason (pictured)
CURTAIN CLOSED- June 4th
Advanced Drama
by Richard Winters, Kerri Yund, and Gary Wright
Directed by Richard Winters
Advanced Drama
by Richard Winters, Kerri Yund, and Gary Wright
Directed by Richard Winters
Advanced Drama playwrights; Richard Winters, Gary Wright & Kerri Yund - photo by Heidi Grass
A world-weary drama teacher and a green, idealistic assistant principal grapple with a new district policy which requires them to “out” a gay student to her conservative Christian father. Co-created by local theatre luminaries Kerri Yund, Richard Winters and Gary Wright, don’t miss the world premiere reading of this powerful new play!
The cast (and writers) of Advanced Drama - photo by Heidi Grass
Top row, left to right: Richard Winters, Gary Wright, Jori Phillips
Middle row, left to right: Jongiorgi Enos, Micah Cone, John Gardiner, Joseph Wallace
Bottom row, left to right: Ariel Elliott, Harrison McCormick, Kerri Yund, Kaleigh Kirkpatrick, Basilio Sheckells
Not Pictured, Heidi Grass (v.o)
Top row, left to right: Richard Winters, Gary Wright, Jori Phillips
Middle row, left to right: Jongiorgi Enos, Micah Cone, John Gardiner, Joseph Wallace
Bottom row, left to right: Ariel Elliott, Harrison McCormick, Kerri Yund, Kaleigh Kirkpatrick, Basilio Sheckells
Not Pictured, Heidi Grass (v.o)
CURTAIN CLOSED - May 15th
Hurricane Diane
by Madeline George
Directed by Laura LeBleu
Hurricane Diane
by Madeline George
Directed by Laura LeBleu
Cast of Hurricane Diane - Carey McCray, Jori Phillips, Hilary Tellesen, Artemis & (not pictured) Michaela King
Meet Diane, a permaculture gardener dripping with butch charm. She’s got supernatural abilities owing to her true identity—the Greek god Dionysus—and she's returned to the modern world to gather mortal followers and restore the Earth to its natural state. Where better to begin than with four housewives in a suburban New Jersey cul-de-sac?
Featuring - Artemis, Michaela King, Carey McRay, Jori Phillips, & Hilary Telleson
Featuring - Artemis, Michaela King, Carey McRay, Jori Phillips, & Hilary Telleson
CURTAIN CLOSED March 13th & March 17th
The Understudy
by Theresa Rebeck
Directed by Judy Merrick
The Understudy
by Theresa Rebeck
Directed by Judy Merrick
The cast, Sky Seals, Judy Merrick & John Ficarra
The Understudy is a dazzling comedy by Theresa Rebeck about an uphill effort to stage the Broadway premiere of a newly discovered Franz Kafka masterpiece. Professional and personal lives collide during an understudy rehearsal, when the woman in charge finds that her ex-fiance has been cast as the understudy. Throw in a stoned lightboard operator, an omnipresent intercom system, and producers threatening to shut down the show and the big question becomes: Will—and should—the show go on?
Featuring, John Ficarra, Judy Merrick & Sky Seals
Featuring, John Ficarra, Judy Merrick & Sky Seals
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Theater by the Book photos by Heidi Grass
Here's what audiences have to say about Theater by the Book!
"The entire evening was a great piece of theater and so well-done. "
"I laughed so much!"
"Don't miss this show!! It's so good!!!!"
"Thanks to Sierra Stages and you for continuing to bring these wonderful readings--which I always enjoy--to the stage."
"It was so much fun to watch professionals in action. I hope you had as much fun as I did!"
"The entire evening was a great piece of theater and so well-done. "
"I laughed so much!"
"Don't miss this show!! It's so good!!!!"
"Thanks to Sierra Stages and you for continuing to bring these wonderful readings--which I always enjoy--to the stage."
"It was so much fun to watch professionals in action. I hope you had as much fun as I did!"
THEATER BY THE BOOK is our series of informal play readings.
Now entering our 14th Season, we schedule five to eight 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 none or minimal scenery, costumes, and staging. Check us out and expand your theatrical horizons!
Now entering our 14th Season, we schedule five to eight 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 none or minimal scenery, costumes, and staging. Check us out and expand your theatrical horizons!