Takes All Kinds: Stories of American Democracy
Schedule
Sun, 28 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
2215 J Street, Sacramento, CA, United States, California 95816 | Sacramento, CA
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Takes All Kinds: Stories of American DemocracyNew Journalistic Theatre by Dan Hoyle
Directed by Aldo Billingslea
Developed with Charlie Varon & Michael Moran
Winner of the 2026 Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Award for Solo Performance
Sunday, June 28, 2026 at 7:00pm
TAKES ALL KINDS is Dan Hoyle’s newest piece of journalistic theater — a funny, urgent, and deeply human portrait of American democracy in turbulent times. Drawing from immersive reporting across the country, Hoyle brings to life the voices of everyday people thrust into extraordinary civic moments: a formerly conservative preacher’s son turned Florida school‑board activist after his daughter comes out; Atlanta voting‑rights canvassers who rekindle hope with stories rooted in the Jim Crow era; a former gang member in Missouri working to deprogram violent extremists; barbershop philosophers in Las Vegas; and many more. With his signature blend of humor, empathy, and razor‑sharp observation, Hoyle channels the real conversations he encountered on the front lines of today’s political and cultural divides. The result is a 75‑minute tour‑de‑force of embodied storytelling — tender, searing, and unmistakably American.
TICKETS: $35 for CapStage Subscribers, $40 Regular
“A master of his craft…stunning…something almost supernatural transpires.” — San Francisco Chronicle
“Mr. Hoyle is both a first-rate actor and journalist.” — New York Times
“Hilarious, moving and necessary….Hoyle has an ability to provoke belly laughs while bringing the audience so deeply into his own world.” — Salon
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