A Life in the Theatre
Sierra Stages and the Miners Foundry are pleased to present the May installment of Theater By the Book on May 11, 2022 in the Osborn/Woods hall at the Miners Foundry. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., the Theatre opens at 6:30 p.m. and the Performance begins at 7:00 p.m. The Miners Foundry offers a full bar with snacks available for purchase. Outside food may be brought into the venue but no outside alcohol or glass.
A Life in the Theatre, by David Mamet is a play reading directed by Jeffrey Mason with Paul Micsan and Chase Coney.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Glengarry Glen Ross” and “Speed-The-Plow” takes us into the lives of two actors: John, young and rising into the first flush of his success; and Robert, older, anxious, and beginning to wane. In a series of slow, spare exchanges, we see the estrangement of youth from age and the wider, inevitable and endless cycle of life, in and out of the theatre.
Get Tickets!
- $15 | Cabaret Table Seating | 1-4 Patrons / Table
- Tickets available online, by phone or in person at the Miners Foundry Box Office:
325 Spring Street, Nevada City, CA 95959
Tuesday – Friday | 9:00am – 4:00pm
(530) 265-5040
Sierra Stages is a community theater which enriches the cultural life of Nevada County by providing high quality, affordable and accessible performances for everyone. Among our goals is to create an ongoing and viable community theater in the Grass Valley and Nevada City area.
Safety Procedures
The health and safety of our guests, staff and community is the highest priority at the Miners Foundry. Beginning April 1, 2022, there are no safety protocols for Miners Foundry presented, indoor, public events. Policies are subject to change. The global outbreak of COVID 19 remains a continually developing situation and the patience and flexibility of all is greatly appreciated. Please visit Safety for more information or FAQs.
Contact Info
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Sierra Stages and Miners Foundry will present The Trip to Bountiful on Wednesday, April 29, 2015. The Trip to Bountiful is the next installment of Theater By the Book, a series of informal play readings for the community. Written by 
Sierra Stages
The Miners Foundry and Sierra Stages will present an informal play reading of Pursuit of Truth, an original drama written and directed by Jeffrey Mason on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at the Miners Foundry. Pursuit of Truth is an installment of Theater By The Book, a series of informal play readings. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. with the show beginning at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be available for purchase along with a no host bar. Tickets are a $10.00 suggested donation and are available online, in person or by phone at the Miners Foundry, or in person at Briar Patch Co-Op.
The Miners Foundry with Sands Hall will present The 24 Hour Plays on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. When a team of actors, writers, directors, and producers are given just 24 hours to create, rehearse, and tech six short original plays, culminating in an off-book performance to a live theatre audience, the experience is unbelievably stimulating. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the performance will run from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. A no-host bar will be available. Tickets are $15.00 and are available online, by phone, or in person at the Miners Foundry, or in person at Briar Patch Co-Op.
The Producer
Gary Wright is a writer/actor who has lived in western Nevada County for about 20 years. Several of his plays have been produced locally including Evermore, Dracula, The Diary of a Forty-Niner, and others.
Kim Culbertson writes novels for teens and teaches at Forest Charter School. She lives in Nevada City with her husband and eight-year old daughter. The last time she stayed up all night was in college to write a paper on Siddhartha (apparently you can step in the same river twice).
Sandra Rockman has been active in Nevada County theatre since 1978 as an actor, director, and playwright. She recently directed Thornton Wilder’s Our Town at the Nevada Theatre and teaches workshops in acting, playwrighting, and improvisation.
Robin Wallace is the author of Sonya Weissman and the Miracle Play (staged reading by Legacy in 2008). Her new play about the Josiah Royce Family in Grass Valley (1862 – 1866) entitled Beyond Our Mountains will be given a reading during the Royce Society Conference in Grass Valley, August 16-18, 2013.
Maggie McKaig, accordionist for Gypsy jazz quartet Beaucoup Chapeaux, has written bushels of songs, baskets of stories, and handfuls of plays, along with raising two sons and directing 60 youth theatre productions (in her spare time).
As an actor/director, Sharon Winegar has worked with the Berkeley Rep, Sacramento Theatre Company, Sonoma County Rep, Foothill Theatre Company, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare Napa Valley, and the Gorky Theatre in Vladivostok. She is a novice playwright.
With no degrees from anywhere, Jimmy McCammon has been acting, directing, and writing plays for over 10 years. He is the General Manager of Synthetic Unlimited, Northern California’s alternative production company.
Lynne Collins directs for the Colorado Shakespeare Festival and was an Affiliate Artist with the Foothill Theatre Company from 1990 – 2009. She studied with Stella Adler and holds a Masters degree in English literature.
Carolyn Howarth has directed many productions in many venues, and is delighted to participated in the 24 Hour Play Festival. When not on the road, she makes her home in Grass Valley.
Mary Baird has worked for over 30 years in the world of theatre on and off Broadway, nationally, regionally, and locally as an actor, production stage manager, properties assistance and dresser. She is pleased to return to California and work on this amazing project as a director.
Celebrating her second year in Nevada City, Jac Royce most recently directed A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Sierra Stages. She’s currently trying to get the band back together for a staged reading of Luis Valdez’ Zoot Suit.
Grace Fae is a Yale-trained singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. She has recently begun directing and producing with Synthetic Unlimited, and is excited about theater in Nevada County in 2013!
Drue Mathies was last seen on the local stage in Ewing Ventures production of Harold and Maude. He was neither Harold or Maude…
Jeffrey Mason’s acting repertory includes Cassius in Julius Caesar for the Kern Shakespeare Festival, Master Ford in the Merry Wives of Windsor, the title role in Pirandello’s Henry IV, and Danforth in The Crucible.
Lois Ewing is an actor/producer with Quest Theaterworks and Ewing Ventures. Local theatre credits include How I Learned to Drive, The Full Monty, Last Lists of My Mad Mother, Next to Normal, and Sealed For Freshness. Lois is working on a script for performance in the fall with John Deaderick and Trish Adair.
Isaias Acosta works as a Crisis Interventionist at a facility serving emotionally disturbed teens. The most recent 3 productions Isaias has been involved with are The Music Man, Assassins, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Micah Cone has been acting in Nevada County for the last 21 years. He is currently the Vice President of Synthetic Unlimited, and he encourages you to check out their website for details!
Kim Wellman has been acting and singing in the local theatre community for the past eight years. She was last seen as the Jade Empress in the CATS production Journey to the West.
Ariana Rampy studied theater at The Foothill Theatre Company, Whitman College, and the Michael Chekhov Acting Studio in New York City. She currently teaches drama at Yuba River Charter School and makes the beet salads at New Moon Cafe.
Lindsay Dunckel has been acting since first grade, when she played the donkey in The Bremertown Musicians. Lately she has appeared as Mrs. Gibbs in Our Town at the Nevada Theatre and in Ruth Ghio’s one woman show, Reflections.
Tinley Ireland is excited to give this day whatever the theatre has in store. She was most recently seen as Helena in Sierra Stages’ production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Thanks to Caitie, her favorite playwright.
Diane Fetterly, founder of The Foothill Theatre Company, and a theatre artist for 50 years, has acted in, directed, and designed over 250 productions. The recipient of numerous Elly awards, she’s also been honored with Nevada County Volunteer of the Year, Dr. Leland & Sally Lewis Performing Arts Award, Nevada County Chapter AAUW Woman of the Year, and the May Martin Goyne Outstanding Entrepreneur Award.
T.E. Wolfe has appeared in 15 local theatre productions over the past seven years, despite repeated claims that “This one is the last!” Recent 2012 excurisions include Sierra Stages’ Death of a Salesman, Ewing Ventures’ Harold and Maude, and for LeGacy Productions, Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some). 24 Hour Plays really is his last. Unless he changes his mind.