NEVADA THEATRE

NEVADA CITY, CA

The Nevada Theatre is the oldest, continuously operated theatre venue on the west coast of the United States.

Over 155 years of history, live performance, music, film, and theatre in Nevada County, CA.

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May 2026

Sierra Theatre Company presents Restless Divorcees Welcome

May 13th @ 7:00pm Restless Divorcees Welcome! As Opal nears her long-awaited “graduation” from marriage, a stern new judge and a self-righteous newcomer threaten to derail her fresh start. With humor and heart, this original play by local playwright Hilary Quinn celebrates the courage it takes to choose yourself—set in Reno, Nevada, 1930, when Reno […]
13 May
7:00 pm
Nevada Theatre
401 Broad St, Nevada City, CA 95959
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C.A.T.S. presents Rashomon

April 23rd – May 16th Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra (CATS) presents Rashomon, which explores the notions of truth and justice – a “who done it?” in medieval Japan — challenging perceptions of eye witnesses. Based on stories written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa in 1915, Rashomon became an Akira Kurosawa film in 1950, and it […]
14 May
7:00 pm
Nevada Theatre
401 Broad St, Nevada City, CA 95959
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C.A.T.S. presents Rashomon

April 23rd – May 16th Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra (CATS) presents Rashomon, which explores the notions of truth and justice – a “who done it?” in medieval Japan — challenging perceptions of eye witnesses. Based on stories written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa in 1915, Rashomon became an Akira Kurosawa film in 1950, and it […]
15 May
7:00 pm
Nevada Theatre
401 Broad St, Nevada City, CA 95959
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C.A.T.S. presents Rashomon

April 23rd – May 16th Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra (CATS) presents Rashomon, which explores the notions of truth and justice – a “who done it?” in medieval Japan — challenging perceptions of eye witnesses. Based on stories written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa in 1915, Rashomon became an Akira Kurosawa film in 1950, and it […]
16 May
2:00 pm
Nevada Theatre
401 Broad St, Nevada City, CA 95959
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June 2026

National Theatre Live presents The Playboy of the Western World

Wednesday, June 10th at 6:30pm Nicola Coughlan joins Éanna Hardwicke and Siobhán McSweeney in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery. Pegeen Flaherty’s life is turned upside down when a young man walks into her pub claiming that he’s killed his father. Instead of being shunned, the killer becomes a local hero and begins […]
10 Jun
6:30 pm
Nevada Theatre
401 Broad St, Nevada City, CA 95959
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July 2026

National Theatre Live presents Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Wednesday, July 22nd at 6:30pm BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville joins Aidan Turner in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin. Marquise de Merteuil is a master in the art of survival. Alongside the magnetic Vicomte de […]
22 Jul
6:30 pm
Nevada Theatre
401 Broad St, Nevada City, CA 95959
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