Lifetime Achievement Awards

May 18, 2024

The non-profit theatre arts organization, SARTA, announced that Jeannie Wood, Executive Director and Lisa Moon, Artistic Director of CATS have both received Lifetime Achievement Awards. The awards were presented following their current production of Snow Falling on Cedars on Friday, May 17, 2024, at the Nevada Theatre.

SARTA Board President, Leslie Addiego, offered a brief speech prior to the presentation of the engraved plaques. Ms. Addiego said, “SARTA is extremely pleased to present these Lifetime Achievement Awards, in person to Jeannie Wood and Lisa Moon, during CATS 30th anniversary year, Asian- American Pacific Islander Heritage month, and this amazing production of Snow Falling on Cedars.”

Both Jeannie Wood and Lisa Moon are founding members of CATS which was created in 1994. Over the years, CATS has been promoting diversity in the arts through multicultural theater, events and workshops. Additionally, CATS has developed a companion cultural enrichment program, a repertoire of cultural activities and events, too numerous to mention. CATS serves rural Nevada County, neighboring Sierra Foothills, the greater Sacramento region, as well as the San Francisco Bay Area. More information about CATS can be found at www.catsweb.com.

Review: ‘Snow Falling on Cedars;’ thought-provoking and well-done

May 2, 2024

It has been said in a variety of ways, and attributed to Spanish Philosophers and Irish and British Statesmen, including Winston Churchill, “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” One timely historical lesson comes to life at the Nevada Theatre, as Community Asian Theatre of the Sierras (CATS) celebrates its 30th year with the return of the play, “Snow Falling on Cedars” running weekends through May 18.

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