It goes through the mind of every woman who has ever wanted children: What if it doesn’t bond with me? Or…what if I don’t have that maternal instinct that everyone talks about, what if I don’t feel anything? I can only imagine the deluge of complicated feelings that wash over parents of a child who is born with mental or physical challenges. And if your child is of indeterminate…species? That could take post-partum depression to a whole new level. Such is the premise of Smudge, directed by KOLT Run Creations co-founder Lisa Thew. Colby and Nicholas Stillman are a happily married couple, eagerly anticipating the arrival of their first child, when an ambiguous ultrasound--one in which

Where we’re born is more than a location, it’s part of who we are. Where We’re Born, the stage play by Lucy Thurber, is a strikingly simple and honest look at a young woman’s struggle with life change, the desire to and difficulty of leaving the comfort of your home and history—however hurtful it may have been. It is not a story, but a more like a series of snapshots taken during the course of a few days when the relationships and potentially, lives of three people are forever altered. The catalyst for all of this is Lilly (Jessicah Neufeld), on a quasi-vacation from college. She arrives back in the small Western Massachusetts hill town she calls home just as a domestic crisis is unfoldi

"Crime and Punishment," a theatrical performance presented by KOLT Run Creations, will open Friday at Ooley Theater in Midtown.  The play, originally a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, was brought to Sacramento by KOLT co-founders Kelley Ogden and Lisa Thew for a specific purpose.  "We usually do shows or pick scripts that have issues that are related to our community," Odgen said. "When we looked at doing our next show, we could not escape that there is a real economic poverty (in Sacramento)."  Odgen explained the with all the job-loss and furlough situations, they felt the play reflected current times around the community.  "Crime and Punishment" takes place during the mid-1800s in St. P