Productions and Events 2026-2027

Welcome to Season 2026-2027!

This page features three areas of information

2026-2027 Main Theatrical Season Offerings
2026-2027 Master Calendar (Events, Performances, Productions)
Links to Prior Seasons

2026-2027 Main Theatrical Season:

THEME: Unmasking the Shadow

Stripping away the stories we tell ourselves and the masks we wear or misperceive on others to discover Truth.

From self-delusion and misperception to an awakening or enlightenment, each work this season explores a dynamic shift from initial perceptions and beliefs to the journey’s end with newfound realization and understanding.

2026-2027 Main Season includes:

Dracula on Tour. by Back by popular demand! This new play and its performances have developed since last year’s script-in-hand preview. Don’t miss this touring production. Opening Run mid-September through October, then available for BOOKING through June 2027. An interactive melodrama full of fun, romance, thrills and drama!
Don Quixote de la Mental Institution. A brand-new immersive, devised work by T. S. Forsyth & Carson Sloan. Play cards, take your pills, and watch Don Quixote struggle with his mental health. Features a tour de force performance on an epic scale by Carson Sloan, with support from the other patients and visitors on the ward (that’s YOU). February/March 2027 and available for booking!
Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet. A new play based upon the plot and characters of the first ever Sherlock Holmes novel. The origin story of the Holmes & Watson bro-mance! (April 2027)

Dracula on Tour and Don Quixote are small scale productions that tour. They are off-book (memorized).

SH: Study in Scarlet is a script-in-hand performance of a brand-new play in development. Your responses help with the continued development of the work.

Our performances are lively, and tour to intimate venues for interactivity, engagement and FUN!

For more information and reservations, see below and visit us at ON THE STAGE ticketing platform.

Sept / Oct, 2026 – Dracula: a melodrama

The lone wolf howl warns of imminent danger to those who live in the daylight.

BACK by popular demand! Last year’s new work in development has continued to evolve its script and performances!… Bram Stoker’s immortal Gothic thriller is re-imagined as an interactive melodrama, conceived for local audiences. Prepare to Cheer for our heroes and join the chorus of boos for every dastardly deed as Dracula feeds on society and corrupts all around him.

Will the flirtatious Lucy Westenra and pure-hearted Mina Murray survive the Count’s hypnotic beckoning?
Will the obsessed Professor Van Helsing succeed in vanquishing the foul fiend and will Renfield be a hindrance or a help?
And will Jonathan Harker muster the love and courage to save Mina from the clutches of the diabolical Count?

Enjoy a play with thrilling suspense, tongue-in-cheek humor and earnest drama. Don’t miss this sensational, spine-tingling tale where you are a villain or support the last line of defense!

DRACULA tickets / FMI:

Eves: 7 p.m. Matinee: 4 p.m. (90 min w/ intermission)

- Auburn – TBD
- Loomis – TBD (possibly Sept 24)
- Rocklin – Sat, Sept 26 @ 4 & 7 PM
- Lincoln – TBD (possibly Oct 23, 24?)
- Sacramento Fine Arts Center – Fri, Oct 2
- Roseville – Fri / Sat Oct 16 @ 7 p.m., Oct 17 @ 4 & 7 p.m.

FEBRUARY / March, 2027 – Don Quixote

You are there. Watch an epic performance of Don Quixote.

A brand new immersive, devised work by T. S. Forsyth & Carson Sloan. From your seat in the mental facility dayroom, play cards, take your pills, and watch the new patient, Don Quixote, struggle with his sense of self. Features a tour de force performance on an epic scale by Carson Sloan, with support from the other patients and visitors on the ward (that’s you!). February/March 2027 and available for bookings.

DON QUIOTE tickets / FMI

Eves: 7 p.m.

Matinee: 4 p.m. (90 min w/ intermission)

Roseville – Feb 26 @ 7 p.m., Feb 27@ 4 & 7 p.m.
Auburn – TBD
Rocklin – TBD
Lincoln – TBD

April, 2026 – SHERLOCK HOLMES: The Sign of the Four

The Holmes & Watson bro-mance begins!.

This is a brand-new script! We’re excited to develop this new play, based upon your responses to the lively on-script performances. Your responses make a difference!

SHERLOCK HOLMES Tickets / FMI:

Rocklin –
Lincoln –
Roseville –
Auburn –

SH: A Study in Scarlet is the last main season show for 2025-2026.

2026-2027 MASTER CALENDAR (Events, Performances, Productions)

Please check back often for updates to the Master Calendar and links to more information.

July 1 – Aug 1, 2026 – Season Auditions / Interview, Callbacks, Chemistry reads
August 2026 – Rehearsals, table readings begin

Aug 2026 to June 2027: School Tours:

Storytellers Theater, including “ready to go shows” Gingerbread Boy & Pinocchio available for bookings plus Custom Stories.
Literature to Life: DRACULA: an interactive melodrama (day cast)
- DAYTIME SHOWS – AVAILABLE for BOOKING
  - Grades 4-12
  - Colleges
  - Retirement Communities, Senior Programs
Nov – Dec 2026 – ANNUAL EOY FUNDRAISER
November 13-14, 2026 – New Works Festival!

February 2027 – Don Quixote
- TBA

AND available for bookings

April-May 2027 – SHERLOCK HOLMES: A STUDY IN SCARLET
- TBA

May 2027+ Sherlock available for bookings

April 15 – May 15 Placer Rep Annual Spring Fundraiser
May 2026 – Submissions for Annual Auditions