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American River College Theatre Department presents “North Star”, starring Audrey Booth, Fetalaiga Faga and Felicity Johnson (Photo courtesy of ARC Theatre Department and Bruce Patt)

“North Star” is a heartfelt retrospective of black history and the civil rights movement

Colin Bartley March 16, 2020

The American River College Theatre debuted its latest musical production of “North Star,” by Gloria Bond Clunie on Feb. 28 and ran through March 8. It is an inspiring, coming of age story of a young...

Actor Branden Price runs through a scene during a rehearsal of Beauty and the Beast on Oct. 4 at American River College. (Photo by Ashley Hayes-Stone)

Actor uses the magic of theater to find inner ‘Beast’

Brienna Edwards October 26, 2017

A great monster bounds across the stage, each step is labored. Each breath heaving. His clothes hang upon his frame, hair hanging long down his shoulders obscuring his face. His very essences cries...

American River Colleges production of Cabaret won both regional and national awards at the American College Theater Festival in Denver this February.


Left to right: Rayana Wedge, Supatchaya Sunpanich, Kyra Britto (as Sally Bowles), Emmanuel Jimenez and Alysia Samba pose in costume. The musical Cabaret opened at ARC October 7, 2016. (Photo courtesy of Brian Williams)

ARC production wins national and regional awards

Nathan Bauer October 3, 2017

American River College’s production of “Cabaret,” won regional and national awards for its performance during the American College Theater Festival in Denver this February. The show was one of...

Director Nancy Silva giving instructions to some of the extras in “Cabaret at a rehearsal on Sept. 21, 2016. (Photo by Lidiya Grib)

‘Cabaret’ coming to ARC

Lidiya Grib September 22, 2016

The American River College theater department will be directing “Cabaret” for the first time in nearly 30 years, starting Oct. 7. “It is a piece that is really offensive,” said play director...

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