Big Idea Theatre
2011 Season
1616 Del Paso Blvd. Sacramento, CA
Phone: 916-925-7493
www.bigideatheatre.com
Compleat Female Stage Beauty
by Jeffrey Hatcher
directed by Brian Harrower
January 13 - February 5
England, 1661. During the Golden Age of theatre, men rule the stage. One woman will spark a revolution that will forever change how the world sees women, and how one man sees himself.
Proof
by David Auburn
Directed by Shannon Mahoney
February 24 - March 19
Catherine has devoted years to caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a mathematician. Walk the razor-thin line between genius and madness in David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning drama about family and frailty.
Measure for Measure
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Kirk Blackinton
April 7 - April 30
One of Shakespeare's most complex, beautiful and rewarding plays. Measure for Measure lives at the intersection of morality, religion and politics. Dark, often funny, always perceptive.
Alice in Wonderland
Big Idea Theatres' Children's Theatre
April 9 - April 30
This is a delightful tale about what happens to Alice when she steps through the looking glass into Wonderland. Along her travels, she’ll meet the perpetually late White Rabbit, the twins Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Caterpillar, and the disappearing Cheshire Cat; she’ll have tea with the Mad Hatter and the March Hare; and she'll play croquet with the Queen of Hearts. Children will be invited to join in the festivities.
Hurlyburly
By David Rabe
Directed by Katie Chapman
May 19 - June 11th
Fueled by massive amounts of drugs, several libido-driven Hollywood wannabes stumble through the 1980's in a frenetic search for meaning.
King of Shadows
by Roberto Aguirre-Sarcasa
Directed by Benjamin T. Ismail
June 30 - July 23
In this urban thriller, a teenage runaway reveals that there is a mythical world beneath our own ruled by a terrifying, demon-like creature called the King of Shadows.
Wonder of the World
by David Lindsay-Abaire
Directed by Jessica Berkey
August 11 - September 3
After making a shocking discovery, a modern-day Alice through the looking glass goes on a madcap adventure to Niagara Falls. Join us for a riotous, laugh-filled journey with a zany cast of characters
The Pillowman
by Martin McDonough
Directed by Kirk Blackinton
September 22 - October 15
The Pillowman is an unflinching examination of the very nature and purpose of art. Police interrogate a writer about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a series of child murders.
Twelfth Night; or What You Will
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Brian Harrower
November 3 - November 26
Set against the background of Mardi Gras in post-hurricane New Orleans, Twelfth Night is a riotous, fun-filled romp filled with drag queens, shipwrecked pirates, and lovesick counts. Let the good times roll!!!
