The Other Place

by Sharr White

Directed by Michael Stevenson

May 1 – June 2, 2019
Sacramento Premiere

Just as Juliana Smithton’s research leads to a potential breakthrough, her life takes a disorienting turn. During a lecture to colleagues at an exclusive beach resort, she glimpses an enigmatic young woman in a yellow bikini amidst the crowd of business suits. Piece by piece, a mystery unfolds as contradictory evidence, blurred truth and fragmented memories collide in a cottage on the windswept shores of Cape Cod, and the elusive truth about Juliana boils to the surface.

“Capital Stage’s ‘The Other Place’ is an absorbing mind game.” CapRadio

“Melinda Parrett, who is probably the finest actress of her generation currently working on Sacramento stages, gives another superb performance in this mind-bending drama… ” Outword Magazine

“Melinda Parrett as Juliana, the central character, is a masterful all-present, commanding character .” Sacramento Bee

“Melinda Parrett was born to play Juliana Smithton… Parrett has the ability to play the cold, aloof scientist, the wronged wife, and, as the play progresses, the confused and terrified woman whose life seems to be unraveling — and do it flawlessly. ” Davis Enterprise

“Melinda Parrett is brilliant… A humorous yet extremely intense play… thought provoking and tugs on the heart strings…” SN&R