Barnyard Theatre

Barnyard Theatre Out here, theatre begins with a summer sunset and ends under the country stars... The Hunt family generously offered to host us in the Historic Schmeiser Barn.

Barnyard Theatre's founding members met and began working together at Davis High School. After returning home from college for our summer break, we decided it would be fun to continue our theatrical hi-jinks. And so, in 2004, undaunted by dust and mosquitoes, we launched our inaugural production of My Avisia Winger - an original piece by one of our founders, Brian Oglesby. Since then, we have prod

uced a wide variety of original works. In 2006, we began the Nights of New Plays Festival. This festival focuses on developing and showcasing original scripts, which we often produce on the main stage in later years. In 2008, Barnyard Theatre incorporated as a non-profit. Throughout our history, we have partnered with Charlie Hunt and the UC Davis Friends of Acoustic Music to present the Barnyard Music Festival. The company continues to grow and evolve. Each year, we have fun transforming the barn into a wide variety of performance spaces. We love sharing the beautiful summer sunsets and brand new plays with our audiences.

A Celebration of Barnyard Theatre 2004-2018Friday, July 6, 2018Act 1Opening*Brian Oglesby and Steven Schmidt*a scene fro...
10/28/2018

A Celebration of Barnyard Theatre 2004-2018

Friday, July 6, 2018

Act 1

Opening
*Brian Oglesby and Steven Schmidt*

a scene from My Avisia Winger (2004)
Kane Young Chai and Jennifer Provenza

*Alicia Hunt*

a scene from Psyche *2012*
Tatiana Ray and Anthony Pinto

*Jennifer Provenza*

a scene from Nahar (2012)
Allie Polubiec, Geoffrey Albrecht, and Josh van Eyken

*Maddy Ryen*

a song from The Sterling Affair (2005)
Jennifer Provenza

*Emily Henderson*

Unusual Epitaphs (2008 and 2010)
Maddy Ryen and Josh van Eyken

- 10 Minute Intermission -

Act 2

a scene from She Gets Naked in the End (2013)
Alicia Hunt and James Henderson

*Tim Smith*

a scene from Nameless in the Desert (2015)
James Henderson, Roxanne Faure, Geoffrey Albrecht, and Tatiana Ray

*Brian Oglesby*

*Steven Schmidt*

a scene from She Creatures (2013)
Maddy Ryen

a song from Charlie Hunt

Final Toast Honoring Carla and Charlie Hunt

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Photos by Robert Schulz

2016, and Barnyard goes to the Kilroy's list, producing AN ALMANAC FOR FARMERS AND LOVERS IN MEXICO by Kate Tarker, brin...
07/03/2018

2016, and Barnyard goes to the Kilroy's list, producing AN ALMANAC FOR FARMERS AND LOVERS IN MEXICO by Kate Tarker, bringing the revolve back to the barn for one last show.

2015! Workshops culminate in produced readings of Lindsay Carpenter's LITTLE RED AND THE QUEST WITH MANY SONS (a choose-...
07/03/2018

2015! Workshops culminate in produced readings of Lindsay Carpenter's LITTLE RED AND THE QUEST WITH MANY SONS (a choose-your-own-adventure play directed by Madeline Stone) and NAMELESS IN THE DESERT by Brian Oglesby directed by Emily Henderson. Two comedies.

2014, and Barnyard's Maddy Ryen directed PINKY by David Templeton makes its way into the barn.
07/03/2018

2014, and Barnyard's Maddy Ryen directed PINKY by David Templeton makes its way into the barn.

2013. Brian Oglesby develops SHE GETS NAKED IN THE END as a week-long workshop in Sacramento, and Barnyard produces SHE ...
07/03/2018

2013. Brian Oglesby develops SHE GETS NAKED IN THE END as a week-long workshop in Sacramento, and Barnyard produces SHE CREATURES by Sarah Saltwick. From dirt, Alicia Hunt as Pandora emerges, and from a box she pulls out myths and monsters... Directed by Camille Beaumont

2012, and PSYCHE by Meghan Brown brings magic and mythology to the barn, and the established play OR entertains a crowd
07/03/2018

2012, and PSYCHE by Meghan Brown brings magic and mythology to the barn, and the established play OR entertains a crowd

2011, and it's an intense, week-long festival with two movie showings (and a princess party), a night of short plays, a ...
07/03/2018

2011, and it's an intense, week-long festival with two movie showings (and a princess party), a night of short plays, a workshop of a new play, a performed reading of a new play, and a fully produced reading of NAHAR by John Johnson. A door bleeds, and there's a working refrigerator onstage.

2010, and we celebrate the short play, fully producing Brenda Varda's THINGS THAT FALL FROM THE SKY, Eva Konstantopoulos...
07/03/2018

2010, and we celebrate the short play, fully producing Brenda Varda's THINGS THAT FALL FROM THE SKY, Eva Konstantopoulos's FLY ME TO THE MOON, and Rob Rinow's UNUSUAL EPITAPHS. These three plays are directed by Lindsay Carpenter, and start outside with a truck driving up to a tree, then bring us into the barn with so many glorious red balloons. Finally, we witness astronauts fall to earth from the rafters.

It's 2009, and Stephanie Timm's play (then titled PICKED) brings a strange, dark, fairy-tale-esque desolation to the bar...
07/03/2018

It's 2009, and Stephanie Timm's play (then titled PICKED) brings a strange, dark, fairy-tale-esque desolation to the barn.

2007, Barnyard moves outdoors with Brecht's GALILEO. Barnyardians (led by Anthony Pinto) build a turntable stage and an...
07/03/2018

2007, Barnyard moves outdoors with Brecht's GALILEO. Barnyardians (led by Anthony Pinto) build a turntable stage and an octagonal lighting grid so the audience can watch the play under the stars. Rain during tech week is unable to prevent the gorgeous set from being painted.

In 2006, we begin our tradition of the Nights of New Plays, evenings that workshop and showcase new work by playwrights....
07/03/2018

In 2006, we begin our tradition of the Nights of New Plays, evenings that workshop and showcase new work by playwrights. In 2008, the Nights of New Plays takes over the mainstage. Later, we do readings of new work at the Pence Gallery.

2006, A FLAG TOUCHED THE GROUND by Nicholas Walker Herbert transforms the barn. We build a massive wood revolve and put ...
07/03/2018

2006, A FLAG TOUCHED THE GROUND by Nicholas Walker Herbert transforms the barn. We build a massive wood revolve and put the audience on it - and we hang a c*c on the other side. The revolve mirrors Thorlock's journey.

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