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Welcome to the "Wings" of Pegasus Theater Company.
We are no longer grounded in Monte Rio, but continue to perform in Guerneville and other venues in the lower River Area.
There is something special about live theater that cannot be equaled in film or television. Each performance is a one time
experience enjoyed by audience and actors alike, where anything can happen and often does. We have performed in candlelight,
when the electricity failed, sometimes we forgot our lines, actors got ill and needed to be replaced (or went on anyway).
There is always a risk involved. The audience, the performers and the crew are firmly in the present, rooting for each other,
needing each other, cheering each other, loving each other.
Our all volunteer Pegasus Theater Company is dedicated to keeping this art form alive and hopefully
thereby nourishing our community. So, in our new "homeless" situation we are asking for the continued
support of many and for the interest, support and involvement of an even larger circle that we would
like to serve.
In August, we completed a very well received run of Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry at the
charming and friendly Guerneville Community Church. Plenty of parking and close to downtown
Guerneville, the Church also houses our popular local radio station KGGV (95.1 FM). We hope and
expect to offer another thought producing, entertaining play at the Church in the coming months.
Other summer time shows included a staged reading of local playwright Michael Fels’ timely play
In Defense of Beauty at the Riverlane Resort in Guerneville. A surprise 10 minute performance of
Isn’t it Fabulous, by playwright David Beckman entertained customers at eight local restaurants.
Playwriting Workshops at the Village Inn have been popular, and we continue to offer Improvisation
and Acting Workshops.
In December, we offer The Santaland Diaries, by David Sedaris: a very funny, slightly cynical but
always hopeful adventure of an actor turned elf at Macy’s for the Christmas Season. The venue
will be the elegant West Sonoma Inn in downtown Guerneville. The opening for this show will
follow the traditional Parade of Lights in Guerneville. A great evening!
We love to do this, of course. But each endeavor demands the talent, commitment and lots of time
from each of many volunteers. The involvement from our community – audience members, talent,
cheer leaders and financial support in any form – is and always has been essential to our survival.
Thank you for you continued interest and support.
For those of you who don’t know us: we have a consistent history of producing entertaining,
thought provoking plays for the past ten years – over 50 of them. We continued a proud history
of theater that was sustained for decades by our predecessor, Russian River Repertory Company.
We hope that the support for theater in our very special community will continue for decades
to come.
Nancy Hansen - Artistic Director
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