TheatreWorks Silicon Valley launched its 50th season with “The Language Archive,” scheduled to run through Aug. 4 at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.
Julia Cho’s comedy is about a linguist fighting for the preservation of near-extinct languages as he struggles to maintain his relationships at home.
Los Altos Youth Theatre’s summer musical production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” opened last weekend and is slated to run through Aug. 4 at Bus Barn Theater, 97 Hillview Ave.
The comedy tells the story of school-aged overachievers – including their hopes, dreams and angst as they compete for a slot in the National Spelling Bee.
Cinderella sings “There’s nothing you won’t try, move a mountain, light the sky, make a wish come true” in the song “There’s Music in You,” written by songwriter Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II in the 1950s.
Milissa Carey, director of Foothill Music Theatre’s production of “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” said the song embodies the show’s themes of finding your own truth and making decisions for yourself.
Los Altos Youth Theatre’s summer musical production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is scheduled to open Friday and run through Aug. 4 at Bus Barn Theater, 97 Hillview Ave.
The comedy tells the story of school-aged overachievers – including their hopes, dreams and angst as they compete for a slot in the National Spelling Bee.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley marks the start of its 50th season with “The Language Archive,” scheduled to run today through Aug. 4 at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.
Written by award-winning playwright Julia Cho, “Language” is a comedy about a linguist fighting for the preservation of near-extinct languages as he struggles to maintain his relationships at home. The play received the 2010 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for Women Playwrights.
Peninsula Youth Theatre’s annual Theatre in the Park series continues with “Princess Who,” scheduled 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts’ outdoor ParkStage, adjacent to Pioneer Park.
The play is about a young girl who wakes in the forest and can’t remember anything. Can Rumpelstiltskin, Goldilocks and the three bears, Hansel and Gretel and the rest of the fairy-tale world help her find her way?
