Capital Stage Features Steven Dietz's "Fiction"


January 22- February 28

Meet Michael and Linda, two happily married writers, whose successful lives begin to unravel after they agree to read one another's diaries. A mysterious woman emerges and the boundaries between past and present, fact and fiction, trust and betrayal begin to blur, No life, it turns out, is an open book, and the tension between trust and suspicion is at the heart of this gripping and provocative drama.

Capital Stage
Performing aboard the Riverboat Delta King
1000 Front Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 | Box Office: (916) 995-5464
Stephanie Gularte, Producing Artistic Director

Cap Stage is offering $4 off the regular price of admission for writer groups of 10 or more.

Click here to learn more about Sacramento's Cap Stage on the Delta King!

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