What the Constitution Means to Me, now playing at the 5th and D Street Theatre, connects the Constitution of the United States, a cryptic, venerated document, to our everyday lives. Playwright Heidi Schreck (portrayed by Natasha Samuelsen in this autobiographical show) recounts her experience to the audience as a teenager traveling the country to earn […]
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What the Constitution Means to Redwood Curtain Theatre
In the 5th and D Street Theatre, Natasha Samuelsen stands in the spotlight explaining the tenets of the 14th Amendment to the five people sitting in the dark during dress rehearsal. As the main character in Heidi Schreck’s What the Constitution Means to Me, she enthuses over the enshrining of naturalized citizenship with the hard […]
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The White Card’s Dialogue on Race and Art
Like a speck of dirt on a pristine white dinner jacket, a black flatscreen TV hangs starkly against the all-white set, the screen showing the intense tennis battle between the Willams sisters at the 2017 Australian Open. The sound of shoes screeching and the claps of the tennis ball being smacked back and forth on […]
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A New Brain‘s Snappy Synapses
Director, actor, choreographer and wicked talent Alex Blouin let the new Redwood Curtain production of A New Brain marinate for years. Her persistence and ambition in getting this charming musical produced by Redwood Curtain Theatre finally comes to fruition in a spectacular way at 5th and D Street Theater. With star-studded local theater familiars, beautiful stage […]
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Redwood Curtain’s Hurricane Diane Opens Friday
Hurricane Diane, Redwood Curtain Theatre‘s first show at the newly minted 5th and D Street Theater (300 Fifth St., Eureka), opens this weekend, with shows Friday, Feb. 9, and Saturday, Feb. 10, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 11, at 2 p.m. ($20, $18 seniors/students). Madeleine George’s Obie-winning play tells the tale of Diane, a […]
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NCJ Preview: Otters, Cows, a Dark Theater and the Ritz
This week we’re talking about the possible return of sea otters to the North Coast, a countywide look at mental health services, help for hungry cows and more. We’re also checking out local theater and an iconic restaurant location reopening. Hit subscribe for weekly roundups of local stories.
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By the Horns
Friday night at Redwood Curtain Theatre, we had our first glimpse of the fiery passion between Professor Wooley and her student Jeanette Marks as played by Natasha White and Caroline Needham in Bull in a China Shop. The lovers exited the stage in perfect synchronicity with a complete blackout. The anticipation built in the audience […]
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Lifespan of a Fact Hashes it Out
Does a fact have a beginning, middle and end, or is it static and unliving? Perhaps its existence is immutable, but what of its pertinence or purpose? Do facts serve truth, or is it the other way around? And where does story fit in this philosophical quagmire? Do the answers impact our daily lives? These […]
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Natural Shocks at Redwood Curtain Theatre Postponed
Redwood Curtain Theatre is postponing the one-woman show Natural Shocks due to COVID-19 issues, the theater announced yesterday. The show will now open Thursday, Sept. 29. The theater also said if you have tickets for the original first weekend, Sept. 23-25, you may contact the box office at boxoffice@redwoodcurtain.com to reschedule, and that they will be […]
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NCJ Preview: Cannabis Issue Rundown, Redwood Curtain’s Next Act
Our annual Cannabis Issue runs the gamut from local government to CBD mocktails. We’ll break down this week’s stories, including Michelle Bushnell’s recusal from voting on a cannabis tax measure and what makes a conflict of interest. We’ve also got recipes for cannabis-infused drinks, spiked with THC, CBD and terpenes as an alternative or enhancement […]
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Clint Rebik’s Legacy of Kindness
The celebration of life for Clint Rebik at Blue Lake Casino’s Sapphire Palace on Dec. 4, 2021, was a lively one. The venue was packed with masked attendees from his hometown in Brawley, family, colleagues from Cal Poly Humboldt where he was the registrar, old friends from his blackjack dealer days and an ensemble cast […]
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Redwood Curtain Revisits Good People This Sunday
Redwood Curtain Theatre continues its live Zoom performances of prior plays with one of its best reviewed and most memorable productions, David Lindsay-Abaire’s Good People, this Sunday, June 20 at 6 p.m. ($5 donation per guest). Originally performed in 2017 at Redwood Curtain Theatre, Good People — nominated for the 2011 Tony award for Best Play and […]