Sacramento Theatre Company associate producer Michael Laun shakes up the STC Cabaret format with some good surprises. SacPress community contributor writer/photographer Barry Wisdom has a great preview of the latest show. Changes included the type of theme. Many previous shows have centered around specific composers. “Make Em Laugh” which runs for a short four show run this weekend on the STC Cabaret Stage, is centered around the title subject. It is a collection of songs, many of which are very well known songs by extremely well known composers from timeless shows. Many of the songs are also from “who wrote that”? Great song, but “what show”? Never heard of it. And it all works well tog

Mother & Daughter, left: Katherine C. Miller right: Roshni Shaukla, photo courtesy of Maria Christie Photography, mariachristie.com Arranged Marriage is a play based on a short story by Chitra Banerjee Tagore. It has been adapted for the stage and is directed by Peggy Shannon. This Sacramento Theatre Company production incorporates poetry by Rabindranath Tagore, a major figure in Indian literature. Dance choreography by Tyler Russell Warren is also integral to telling the story. The main character, Sumita Sin, is excited about the prospect of marrying the husband chosen for her. She fantasizes about her future life in California with the man she has never seen. She is confident she will