In Season Finale, Beyond the Proscenium Continues Commitment to Produce New Work by Local Playwrights

Have you ever wondered what it would take to drive a man to betray his country? or a woman to betray her company? Ever laughed at Lucille Ball, Gilda Radner, or Lily Tomlin? Ever wondered what it would be like to have Robin Williams or Steve Martin as your history teacher? Well, now's your chance to let five colorful clowns tell you a story of corporate corruption and good ol' American individualism run amok.

Starting with the little-known story of America's best-known turncoat and how he went from a celebrated Revolutionary hero to our most reviled villain, Variations on Betrayal plunks the whole history of Benedict Arnold smack in the middle of modern corporate politicking. And if that weren't funny (ironic) enough, it's a clown show with five of the funniest (ha-ha) performers around! Don't think big red noses and floppy shoes, but, rather, slapstick physical humor and a cream-pie fight. And all this is in the service of expanding a well-worn American-history factoid into a full-blown exploration of how a person struggling to get by could end up achieving legendary status -- albeit for treachery, betrayal, and treason. How far could you be pushed before you pushed back?

Variations on Betrayal: An Allegory for Five Colorful Clowns is written and directed by p joshua laskey. It also stars Jessica Goldman, Jeffrey Lloyd Heatherly, Benjamin T. Ismail, Alysha S. Krumm and Kellie Yvonne Raines.

The show will play Fridays and Saturdays, at 8pm. Sundays at 2pm. The show plays from June 19th - July 19th, with no show on July 4th. The show will have two preview dates: Wednesday June 17th and Thursday June 18th.

Tickets are $15 general admission. Seating is extremely limited so reservations are advised. Please email contact@beyond-pro.org or call 916-456-1600.

There will be NO July 4th performance. A THURSDAY EVENING performance on July 2nd will be in it's place.

There will be NO July 17th performance, a SATURDAY MATINEE on July 18th will be in it's place at 2pm.


Wed. June 17 - 8pm ($5 preview price!!!!)
Thurs. June 18 - 8pm ($5 preview price!!!!!)
Fri. June 19 - 8pm
Sat. June 20 - 8pm
Sun. June 21 - 2pm
Fri. June 26 - 8pm
Sat. June 27 - 8pm
Sun. June 28 - 2pm
Thurs. July 2 - 8pm
Fri. July 3 - 8pm
NO JULY 4 SHOW
Sun. July 5 - 2pm
Fri. July 10 - 8pm
Sat. July 11 - 8pm
Sun. July 12 - 2pm
NO PERFORMANCE FRI. JULY 17th
Sat. July 18 - 2pm (added performance!)
Sat. July 18 - 8pm
Sun. July 19 - 2pm