Treasure Island Brunch at the Oak Cafe (ARC Culinary Arts and Theatre Arts)

Ahoy, you lovers of great theatre and terrific food! ARC's Oak Cafe and Theatre have a rare treat for you!

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 at noon on Sunday, April 26. (Bookings for the Theatre Brunch close Tuesday, April 21 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 and Master Manipulator
  Spice-blackened chicken, roasted potatoes, charred peppers & onions, topped with a sunny egg.
• The Young Lad's and 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 and 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: 12:00 pm, Sunday, April 26, 2026.
• Bookings for the Theatre Brunch close at midnight, Tuesday, April 21.
• The cost of the package is $45.
• ARC's address is 4700 College Oak Dr, Sacramento.
• Parking is $2 at the corner of College Oak and 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.
• Purchase your tickets and meal