Come enjoy an exciting Afternoon Theatre Brunch, featuring a delicious, pirate-themed meal at American River College's acclaimed Oak Cafe, followed by ARC Theatre's thrilling production of TREASURE ISLAND. Although Treasure Island runs April 24 to May 3, the Theatre Brunch is a one-day-only event on Sunday, April 26. (Bookings for the Theatre Brunch close Monday, April 20 at midnight!)
ABOUT THIS CLASSIC TALE OF ADVENTURE, PIRACY, AND PLUNDER!
Treasure Island, adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel by Bryony Lavery
• Directed by Pamela Downs
It's a dark and stormy night. Jim (Jemima) Hawkins, the inn-keeper's granddaughter, opens the door to a terrifying stranger. At the crusty old sailor's feet sits a huge sea-chest, full of secrets. Jim invites him in... and her dangerous voyage begins! Lavery's thrilling adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story of murder, money, and mutiny features hair-raising battles, raucous humor, and rousing sea shanties to wake the dead! it's the adventure of a lifetime for the brave and the hearty. Don't miss out! (Rated PG. Not recommended for children 8 and under).
A TREASURE-CHEST OF DISHES AND THE CHARACTERS WHO INSPIRED THEM!
The Oak Cafe's Rhonda Barsotti and her team will be serving up delights any Pirate would sail the seas for!
ARC'S Award-winning Culinary Arts Program will be offering a cook-to-order station and buffet style lunch unlike anything you've ever seen and tasted! Using the characters from the play as inspiration, you'll have the opportunity to enjoy any and ALL of the following:
~~~THE ADMIRAL BENBOW BRUNCH~~~
Silver’s Blackened Skillet
(Inspired by Long John Silver—Charismatic Cook & Master Manipulator)
Spice-blackened chicken, roasted potatoes, charred peppers & onions, topped with a sunny egg.
The Young Lad’s & Lassie's Proper Breakfast
(Inspired by Jim Hawkins—The Honest Innkeeper’s Granddaughter)
Soft scrambled eggs, herbed breakfast sausages, buttered sourdough toast, and blistered tomatoes.
Dead Man’s Rum French Toast
(Inspired by Captain Flint—The Ghost of Greed)
Brioche soaked in spiced custard, griddled, finished with rum-maple syrup and caramelized bananas.
Gunn’s Apple-Ginger Hand Pies
(Inspired by Ben Gunn—Marooned, Mad, and Memorably Hungry)
Flaky pastry filled with spiced apples and fresh ginger, baked golden.
The Hispaniola Hash
(Inspired by Squire Trelawney & Dr. Livesey—Civilized Gentlemen Abroad)
Corned beef (or mushroom) hash, caramelized onions, poached eggs, silky hollandaise.
SUMMARY OF THE DETAILS
• The Oak Cafe's Theatre Brunch at Treasure Island is one afternoon only: Sunday, April 26, 2026
• Bookings for the Theatre Brunch close at midnight Monday, April 20.
• The cost of the package – brunch and theatre ticket – is $45
• ARC's address is 4700 College Oak Dr, Sacramento.
• Parking is $2 at the corner of College Oak & Myrtle
• ARC student/staff permits also accepted.
• Brunch will be in the Oak Cafe (east side of that lot). The theatre is just behind the Oak Cafe.
• To purchase your tickets and meal, click link below.
