Sacramento, California

=== Performing arts ===
[[File:Sacramento Memorial Auditorium joins the LightSactoBlue campaign.jpg|thumb|[[Sacramento Convention Center Complex|Sacramento Memorial Auditorium]] hosts the [[Sacramento Ballet]] and the [[Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra]].]]

The [[Sacramento Ballet]], [[Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra]], and the Sacramento Opera perform at the SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center (formerly known as the Community Center Theater).

There are several major theater venues in Sacramento. The [[Sacramento Convention Center Complex]] governs both the SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center and [[Memorial Auditorium (Sacramento)|Memorial Auditorium]]. The H Street Theatre Complex consists of the [[Wells Fargo Pavilion]], built in 2003 atop the old Music Circus tent foundations, the McClatchy Mainstage, and the Pollock Stage, originally built as a television studio and renovated at the same time the Pavilion was built. These smaller venues seat 300 and 90, offering a more intimate presentation than the 2300-seat Pavilion. The [[Eagle Theatre (Sacramento, California)|Eagle Theatre]] in Old Sacramento is a reconstruction of the oldest permanent theater in California and hosts several performances year-round.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thetravel.com/top-things-to-do-in-sacramento-for-history-buffs/ |title=Top 10 Sacramento Things To Do If You Are History Buff
|last=Bhatia |first=Aunindita |date=November 16, 2022 |website=The Travel |access-date=December 1, 2022}}</ref> The newest venue in the city, the Sophia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts, consists of the 365-seat Sutter Theatre for Children and the Mainstage, seating 250.
[[File:Wells Fargo Pavilion.jpg|thumb|upright|The [[Wells Fargo Pavilion]] hosts the [[California Musical Theatre]] and the [[Sacramento Theatre Company]].]]
Professional theatre is represented in Sacramento by several companies. [[Broadway Sacramento]] and its locally produced [[summer stock theatre]], [[Broadway at Music Circus]], lures many directors, performers, and artists from New York and Los Angeles to work alongside a large local staff at the [[Wells Fargo Pavilion]]. During the fall, winter, and spring seasons Broadway Sacramento brings bus and truck tours to the [[SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center]]. Resident at the H Street Theatre Complex for the remainder of the year (from September to May), the [[Sacramento Theatre Company]] prepares to celebrate its 75th season, beginning in the Fall of 2019. In addition to a traditional regional theatre fare of classical plays and musicals, the Sacramento Theatre Company has a large School of the Arts with a variety of opportunities for arts education. The [[B Street Theatre]], having completed its 2018 move into the new Sophia Tsokopoulos Center for the Arts, continues its pursuit of producing smaller and more intimate professional works for families and children. Rounding out the professional companies is Capital Stage, which performed aboard the Delta King until the end of the 2010–2011 season and soon took up residence at its venue along the J-Street corridor.

The Sacramento area has one of the largest collections of community theatres in California. Some of these include the Thistle Dew Dessert Theatre and Playwrights Workshop, Davis Musical Theatre Co., El Dorado Musical Theatre, Runaway Stage Productions, River City Theatre Company, Flying Monkey Productions, The Actor's Theatre, KOLT Run Productions, Kookaburra Productions, Big Idea Theatre, Celebration Arts, Lambda Player, Light Opera Theatre of Sacramento, Synergy Stage and the historic Eagle Theatre. The [[Sacramento Shakespeare Festival]] provides entertainment under the stars every summer in William Land Park. Many of these theatres compete annually for the Elly Awards overseen by The Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance or SARTA.<ref>{{Cite web|last=kimadmin|title=Theatres|url=http://sarta.com/theatres/|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=SARTA|language=en-US|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021202354/http://sarta.com/theatres/}}</ref>