In one key scene of the tension-filled play "Dinner," Paige serves live, wriggling lobsters to her guests. They are told to make a choice: Kill the creature by dropping it screaming into boiling water or save it by letting it go free in her pond. The scene, played with what looks like real lobsters in Prospect Theater Project in Modesto, underscores the whole tone of this very dark and deadly comedy. It's about making the guests — and the audience — feel as uncomfortable as possible and squirm in their seats.
Townsend Opera Players is bringing sexy back with its modern twist on Gilbert and Sullivan's 127-year-old comic classic "The Mikado," one of the most fun Townsend shows in recent memory.
The arrival of a full-sized pirate ship on stage prompted applause on opening night of Modesto Junior College's "Pirates of Penzance."
