Returning to ‘The Weir’

It’s fairly unconventional for a cast of actors to reunite for a play they performed three years earlier.

As Redding’s Elizabeth Johnson puts it: “Usually when an actor is done with a play, it gets put behind them and they look…

Downpour of Cool Events

Love this rain in Redding, California. Love it!

And the perfect scenario would be for it to come on down for a couple days, then clear right on out. By the weekend? That’s not too much to ask, is it?

Regardless, there…

Root Theatre’s ‘The Scene’

Saturday’s the last performance of the new Root Theatre’s “The Scene” in Chico’s Blue Room.  Steve and I saw it Friday night. Theresa Rebeck’s play under Robert Soffian’s direction is by turns funny, dramatic, explosive and profane — powerful stuff. Recommend.

The…

New Theater Company Takes Root

The seedlings of the new Root Theatre Company in Redding are an intriging trio of men — an excellent director, actor and promoter. Robert Soffian, Dean Williams and Mike Flanagan share a passion for cutting-edge theater and they’re gathering others who…

‘World is a Better Place Because of Shasta College Staff’

That’s the subject line of an email sent by Sue Vanderwerf , assistant to the president and public information officer at Shasta College in Redding. I agree, so I’m sharing her note about staff members.

This past month, English instructor Kathryn…