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Stage Kiss

Under direction of Artistic Director Sharie Renault

April 29, 30 May 5, 6, 7

Fridays and Saturdays @ 7:30 p.m.

Sunday Matinee @ 2:30p.m.

General Admission: $30

All three weekends: $75 (1 ticket per weekend)

Students: $20

Groups of ten or more: $25

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Students $15
Friday - saturday: 7:30pm | Sunday Matinee: 5:00pm
Thursday: 6:30pM
Food & Wine Reception before the play reading
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Prices

Free online to the community.

Donation

GEneral $25
GRoups $20
Students $15
Friday - saturday: 7:30pm | Sunday Matinee: 5:00pm
Thursday: 6:30pM
Food & Wine Reception before the play reading
Get Tickets

OPening Nights are private events where we invite all of our members to join us and celebrate the opening of each play.

We'd love for you to come!
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Friday and Saturday 7:30 pm

Sunday Matinee 2:30 pm

When estranged lovers are cast as romantic leads in a 1930’s melodrama, the line between offstage and onstage begins to blur. Pulitzer Prize finalists Sarah Ruhl brings her unique mix of humor and intelligence to the world of romantic comedy. The play asks us to consider what is real, both in love and art.

Stage Kiss

by Sarah Ruhl

Directed by Sharie Renault

April 29, 30 May 5, 6, 7

Friday & Saturday: 7:30pm | Sunday Matinee: 2:30pm

Grace Episcopal Church 1314 Spring Street

Prices

General: $25 / Groups $20 / Students $15

Donations are gratefully accepted
GEneral $30
Groups over ten $25
Students $20
Thursday: 6:30pM
Food & Wine Reception before the play reading

Friday and Saturday 7:30 pm

Sunday Matinee 2:30 pm

When estranged lovers are cast as romantic leads in a 1930’s melodrama, the line between offstage and onstage begins to blur. Pulitzer Prize finalists Sarah Ruhl brings her unique mix of humor and intelligence to the world of romantic comedy. The play asks us to consider what is real, both in love and art.

Get Tickets

OPening Nights are private events where we invite all of our members to join us and celebrate the opening of each play.

We'd love for you to come!
Become A Member

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Friday and Saturday 7:30 pm

Sunday Matinee 2:30 pm

When estranged lovers are cast as romantic leads in a 1930’s melodrama, the line between offstage and onstage begins to blur. Pulitzer Prize finalists Sarah Ruhl brings her unique mix of humor and intelligence to the world of romantic comedy. The play asks us to consider what is real, both in love and art.

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Intermission

15 minute intermission halfway through the play

Talk Back

the actors and director will hold an open discussion with the audience at the conclusion of the performance.

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About

Friday and Saturday 7:30 pm

Sunday Matinee 2:30 pm

When estranged lovers are cast as romantic leads in a 1930’s melodrama, the line between offstage and onstage begins to blur. Pulitzer Prize finalists Sarah Ruhl brings her unique mix of humor and intelligence to the world of romantic comedy. The play asks us to consider what is real, both in love and art.

Place

Time

Sponsor

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Intermission

15 minute intermission halfway through the play

Talk Back

the actors and director will hold an open discussion with the audience at the conclusion of the performance.

Auditons

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Time

Characters

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Cast

Jimmy Adams

Kevin, Maid, doctor, butler, Pimp

Jimmy is not new to theater.  He lives for theater. Even his email begins,“Stage Hog”.  One of Jimmy’s favorite roles was Antonio in Much Ado About Nothing, last summer at Shakespeare in the Park Vallejo.  He took part playing several roles in UpStage's First PlayFest 2021. And now he is back doing what he does best, comedy.

Barbara Barling

Millicent, Laurie

Barbara is delighted to be performing with UpStage again. She played Nerissa from the Merchant of Venice in UNV’s filmed modern take, Love Gone Awry, was Toni in Peace, Love & Understanding in the  1st Annual Playwright Festival, and the other woman/the stranger in Dead Man’s Cell Phone. She has been in musical productions for 6th St. Playhouse, Jenner Playhouse, Cinnabar Theater and played Deedra in Private Lives, Private Lies in Cotati at Ner Shalom.

Russ Kladko

Husband, Harrison

Russ is excited to be part of Stage Kiss.  His UNV experience includes the Playwright's Festival in 2021. He played Tony Wendice , a husband who plots to kill his wife, in Dial M for Murder in 2022. He's looking forward to playing something that is a total "about face" as Harrison and the Husband in this amusing farce. Last February he performed various arias from Italian operas in The Last Romance for the 2023 UpStage PlayRead at the St. Helena Library.


Russ has also performed with Verismo Opera in Vallejo and most recently with Clayton Theater Company in Clayton, where he appeared in Forbidden Broadway. Russ is grateful to UpStage for this great opportunity.

Carlet Langford

The Director

Carlet is excited to be back with UpStage! Past roles include Mrs. Muller (Doubt), Victoria (Creating Claire), Louisa (After the Flood), Mrs. Gottlieb (Dead Man’s Cell Phone) .as well as musical theater/opera roles including Alice in Big River, Mother Superior in Sister Act, Fricka in Das Rheingold, Amahl in Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Suzuki in Madama Butterfly.

Matthew Holland

He

Matt Holland was last seen as Dwight, in Dead Man’s Cell Phone, UpStage’s spring show in 2022. He is appearing once again as actress Shannon McDermott’s love interest. He is aware of the dangers of typecasting yet claims, “there are worse fates”.

Shannon McDermott

She

In the five years Shannon McDermott has been performing with UNV her roles seem to have some key elements in common such as fight scenes, falling, kissing, being handcuffed, and too many costume changes. She has been heard muttering backstage, “I have had to invest in more ice packs and lip balm once again”. Yet, she wouldn’t want it any other way. To Shannon, acting with this talented troupe is a treat!