In between summer days

Early June marks a tipping point in the performance calendar, with many companies wrapping up their regular season and the summer festivals yet to kick in. As such, there are only a limited number of new events happening this week. One worthy mention is Ovation Stage’s Brilliant Traces, a quirky, claustrophobic one-act play set in a remote cabin in the wilds of Alaska. It runs from June 10 to July 9. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. at the Three Penny Theatre (1721 25th Street). Tickets are $15-$20. For more information, call (916) 606-5050 or visit www.ovationstage.com.

Or, check out the B Street Theatre (2711 B Street) when it previews Hand To God, a black comedy about a young man and his demon-possessed sock puppet. The previews kick off this Saturday, June 10, at 5 p.m., with another performance at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 11. The show officially opens later that night at 7 p.m. Tickets are $26-$38. For a complete schedule, call (916) 443-5300 or visit www.bstreettheatre.org.

Finally, next week in Folsom, the Sacramento Ballet makes a visit to the Harris Center (10 College Parkway in Folsom) with Modern Masters, a program featuring George Balanchine’s “The Four Temperaments” (a classic from 1946) and artistic director Ron Cunningham’s brand new piece The Seven Deadly Sins. It opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 16, with performances through June 18. Tickets are $56-$71. For a complete schedule, call (916) 608-6888 or visit www.harriscenter.net.