The Stage 3 Theatre Company was founded in 1993, and moved into its current space in the Arts Center in January of 1996. The year round theatre features 80 comfortable seats in an air-conditioned, intimate "black box" setting. Stage 3 is the only theatre in the Mother Lode Valley producing exclusively contemporary theatre.
Productions of the theatre have included regional premieres of playwrights such as David Ives, Jeffery Hatcher, Richard Greeenberg, Linda Eisenstein, and Jane Martin.
The Stage 3 Theatre Company has an Annual Festival of New Plays. The Company attracts submissions from playwrights all over the world and culminates in a weekend of staged readings and the World Premiere production of the winning piece.
