Convergence Theatre Company presents Next to Normal

Name: Convergence Theatre Company presents Next to Normal
Start: 2025-10-18T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-10-18T21:00:00-07:00
Location: Sutter Theater Center for the Arts

Schedule

Sat Oct 18 2025 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Sutter Theater Center for the Arts | Yuba City, CA

Next to Normal is a raw, unfiltered look at mental health, loss of a child, and family trauma. The show contains depictions of drug use, strong language, and references to suicide. The show is recommended for ages 14 and up with parental guidance encouraged.
Next to Normal, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal was also chosen as "one of the year's ten best shows" by critics around the country, including The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone and The New York Times.

Dad's an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal because the mother has been battling bipolar disorder for 16 years. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family's story with love, sympathy and heart.

This deeply moving piece of theatre provides a wonderful opportunity for performers to explore dramatic material and showcase vocal talents with an energetic pop/rock score. Next to Normal is an emotional powerhouse that addresses such issues as grieving a loss, ethics in modern psychiatry, and suburban life and is ideal for community theatres, as well as colleges and regional theatre companies.