Pump Boys and Dinettes

Wed 7pm, Thu 7pm, Fri 8pm, Sat 2pm & 8pm, Sun 2pm & 7pm; Through 2/16; $25-$40; Sacramento Theatre Company, 1419 H St.; (916) 443-6722; sactheatre.org.
Rated 5.0

Director Abbey Campbell guides this outstanding group of actor-singer-musicians with a deft hand and never takes the easy step of mocking the culture. Rather, she gives us an opportunity to experience a genuine taste of a simpler, maybe purer, slice of American life. J.C.