Nicholis Sheley News

The Theatre Group at SBCC will present UNNECESSARY FARCE by Paul Slade Smith. Directed by Sara Rademacher, the comedy will run at the Jurkowitz Theatre. The production will close the company’s 80th season. See photos of the production.

The Theatre Group at SBCC will finish its 80th season with the hilarious comedy UNNECESSARY FARCE by Paul Slade Smith, directed by Sara Rademacher, April 15-May 2, 2026 in the intimate Jurkowitz Theatre.

The Theatre Group at SBCC will present A SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS from March 4-21, 2026, at the Garvin Theatre.

The Theatre Group at SBCC will present A Small Family Business by Alan Ayckbourn in March 2026. The production runs March 4–21 in the Garvin Theatre on SBCC’s West Campus and is directed by Katie Laris.

The Ojai Art Center Theater invites you to a frightfully funny theatrical event with Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, a fast-paced and wildly entertaining reimagining of Bram Stoker’s classic tale.

The Theatre Group at SBCC will end the 24-25 season with the new comedy, CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, A COMEDY by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen. See the photos here.

The Theatre Group at SBCC will end the 24-25 season with the new comedy, CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, A COMEDY by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen, based (very loosely) on Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, directed by Michael Bernard. 

The Theatre Group at SBCC will finish the 23-24 season with Paul Slade Smith’s hilarious comedy THE OUTSIDER, directed by Katie Laris, April 10-27, 2024 in the Jurkowitz Theatre on SBCC’s West Campus.

The Theatre Group at SBCC will present the classic musical, GUYS AND DOLLS, A Musical Fable of Broadway, Based on a Story and Characters by Damon Runyon, Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser, Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows as the first show of its 2023-24 theatre season, July 12-29, 2023 in the Garvin Theatre.

The winners have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards, honoring the best in regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.

The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

The Theatre Group at Santa Barbara City College presents THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG by Henry Lewis, Henry Shields and Jonathan Sayer, directed by Saundra McClain, October 12-29, 2022 in the Garvin Theatre.

The Theatre Group at SBCC is excited to announce the first show of the 2022-23 season will be the exuberant musical, SOMETHING ROTTEN! Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell, Music and Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick, Conceived by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick.  SOMETHING ROTTEN! will run July 6-23, 2022 in the Garvin Theatre and will be directed by Katie Laris, musical direction by David Potter and choreography by Christina McCarthy.

Ripcord is fun piece to launch SBCC’s 75th season, one with a sense of humor that takes a smart look at relatable interpersonal issues.

The Theatre Group at SBCC welcomes audiences back to the Garvin Theatre for the continuation of its 75th anniversary season with the comedy RIPCORD by David Lindsay-Abaire.   

The Theatre Group at SBCC concludes the 17/18 season with the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, CRIMES OF THE HEART by Beth Henley.

The Final production of the 2017/2018 season will be the winner of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, CRIMES OF THE HEART by Beth Henley. April 11-28, 2018 in the intimate Jurkowitz Theatre, directed by R. Michael Gros.