In 2007, the Mississippi River Bridge in Minneapolis collapsed. Thirteen people died and another 145 were injured in the tragic event.
Writer Allison Moore, a Minneapolis resident, uses the aftermath of the trauma in her play "Collapse" to examine the lives of four people dealing with the catastrophe and the breakdowns they personally experience.
The B Street Theatre opens its 2011-12 Mainstage season with the play, which is actually a redemptive comedy. Laura Baker and Buck Busfield direct a cast of B Street regulars including Elisabeth Nunziato, Amy Resnick and Jason Kuykendall. The production previews at 5 p.m. Saturday and and 2 p.m. Sunday; preview tickets are $12.
"Collapse" opens 7 p.m. Sunday and continues at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 2 and 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 5 and 9 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays through July 24.
At the B Street Theatre Mainstage, 2711 B St. Tickets are $18-$30, $5 student rush.
For more information: www.bstreettheatre.org or (916) 443-5300.
BAND OF BROS
In its continuing quest to always have a Marsalis brother on its schedule, the Mondavi Center presents the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis on June 18. The 15-member ensemble includes some of the finest musicians working in jazz, with Ryan Kisor and Marcus Printup on trumpets, Sherman Irby, Ted Nash and Walter Blanding Jr. on saxophones and Ali Jackson on drums.
The classy band is of course led by composer and trumpeter Marsalis. The ensemble can move from Armstrong to Monk or get into some Blue Note funk, all with equal enthusiasm and virtuosity.
Making sure the band gets the most out of its Northern California swing, it'll first drop by Veterans Memorial Auditorium at 255 S. Auburn St. in Grass Valley for an 8 p.m. concert next Friday.
For ticket information: (530) 274-8384 or www.thecenterforthearts.org.
The June 18 concert at Jackson Hall in the Mondavi Center also starts at 8 p.m.
For ticket information: (866) 754-2787 or www.mondaviarts.org.
CLOSING IN SAN FRANCISCO
"Nobody Move" a comedic, hyper-real, noir deconstruction, is the type of adventurous theatrical experience Campo Santo specializes in.
Directed by Sean San José and written by San José with Denis Johnson from Johnson's novel "Nobody Move," it is their 10th collaboration.
The production is the first show in the new 5M Intersection for the Arts space at 925 Mission St., in the San Francisco Chronicle Building. The cast is led by Daveed Diggs, Margo Hall and Catherine Castellanos.
It also features Jesuit High School's Brian Rivera, and Donald Lacy, who appeared at Sacramento Theatre Company in August Wilson's "Gem of the Ocean" and who also brought his one-man show "Colorstruck" to the Guild Theater in 2009.
The last three performances of "Nobody Move" are at 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $20-$35 on a sliding scale (your choice).
For information: (415) 626-2787, ext. 109, or www.theintersection.org.
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