Support Professional Theater in Antioch
One of the best kept secrets in our city of Antioch is that we have a professional theater company in Rivertown! The four year old Hapgood Theatre Company’s latest show, a musical revue entitled, “Side by Side by Sondheim” opened last Friday evening at the Nick Rodriguez Theater. The show runs Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00pm and Sunday’s at 2:00pm through February 6th. For a bit more than the cost of going to a movie we can enjoy live theater in our own town. No need to go ‘over the hill’ for an evening of quality entertainment!
Whether or not you are familiar with the name Stephen Sondheim you’re probably familiar with many of his songs, and definitely with his lyrics. For example, Sondheim wrote all the lyrics for the musical “West Side Story” and “Gypsy.”
The four person extremely talented cast includes Kelly Ground, Juliet Heller, Stewart Lyle and Erez Shek and the production was directed by Jeremy Messmer. You may purchase tickets online at www.HapgoodTheatre.org, at the box office before a performance or by calling 925-219-8545.
Next up, from March 4th through March 20th is “The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged).” This is an uproarious fast-paced 90 minute romp through the Bard’s plays! It has been said that if you like Shakespeare you’ll like this show, if you HATE Shakespeare you’ll LOVE this show!
Bonni Bergstrom
Hapgood Theatre Board member