The Nevada Theatre is California’s oldest original-use theater. It is located downtown in the picturesque gold mining town of Nevada City. The building, California Historic Landmark No. 863, has seen thousands of presentations over its near-150 year history including performances from Mark Twain and Emma Nevada to Mötley Crüe and The Second City comedy troupe. Today it is a vital part of the community and is used for live theatre, movies, and special events.
Click here to see the Theatre in Google Street View
Click here to subscribe to our mailing list.
CATS (Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra) opens its 18th season with the Tony award-winning comedy. Teahouse concerns the clash of cultures that resulted from the American Occupation of Okinawa from 1945 to 1952 following World War II. Directed by Diane Fetterly. Tickets available at Nevada City Box Office at the Miners Foundry (530-265-5462), at the Briar Patch Co-op in Grass Valley, or online at catsweb.org.
Ewing Ventures presents Next to Normal, a rock musical with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. Its story concerns a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effect that her illness has on her family. The musical also addresses such issues as grieving a loss, suicide, drug abuse, ethics in modern psychiatry, and suburban life. For tickets and information visit ewingventuresnc.com.
O-Ho, the Wells Fargo Wagon is a-comin’ to Nevada County this summer. And it’s closely followed by 76 trombones, 110 cornets, horns of every shape and size, double bell euphoniums and big bassoons, and a score of classic Broadway songs. This Sierra Stages production of “The Music Man” features a large cast of local actors, headed by Auburn-based Erick Lindley as Harold Hill and Nevada County’s Dawn Simmons as Marian. Visit sierrastages.org for more information.
Visit sierracinemas.com/nevada.asp for current listings.
KVMR community radio 89.5 FM and the historic Nevada Theatre will join forces to build a new home for the station in downtown Nevada City and to expand backstage space and increase programming in the 146-year-old theater.
The two organizations will reconstruct the three “tin sheds” behind the theater, creating a building to house KVMR’s operations, with additional dressing and green rooms for the theater. “This is such an exciting marriage–the theater of the stage meets the theater of the mind,” said Michael Young, president of KVMR’s board of directors. “We will construct a building that will be the pride of the community and underscore downtown Nevada City as the go-to place for arts and entertainment.”
Click here for the full story about KVMR’s new home.