The Seagull

The dark, lovelorn writer Konstantín Gavrílovich Tréplev (Sean Patrick Nill) finds and loses his muse in the Sacramento State Department of Theatre and Dance’s production of Anton Chekov’s The Seagull, directed by Michelle Felton. Apart from characters frequently speaking upstage, a touching production brimming with life. W, Th 6:30pm; F, Sa 8pm; Su 2pm. Through 11/20. $8-$12. Sacramento State Department of Theatre and Dance in the Playwright’s Theatre, 6000 J St.; (916) 278-6368; www.csus.edu/dram.