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THEATER & DANCE
SANTA CLARA COUNTY
• American Musical Theatre of San Jose – San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd., San Jose (venue); 888-455-7469; www.amtsj.org.
• Ballet San Jose – Studio E, 40 N. First St., San Jose (venue); 408-288-2820; www.balletsanjose.org.
• Bus Barn Stage Company – Bus Barn Theater, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos (venue); 650-941-0551; www.busbarn.org.
• California Theatre Center – Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre, 550 E. Remington Dr., Sunnyvale (venue); 408-245-2978; www.ctcinc.org.
• Children’s Musical Theatre San Jose (CMT) – Montgomery Theater, Market and San Carlos Sts., San Jose (venue); 408-288-5437; www.cmtsj.org.
• City Lights Theater Company of San Jose – 529 S. Second St., San Jose; 408-295-4200; www.cltc.org.
• Festival Theatre Ensemble – 708 Blossom Hill Rd, #121, Los Gatos; 800-838-3006; www.festivaltheatreensemble.org. Presents the annual Los Gatos Shakespeare Festival in July and August at Oak Meadow Park.
• Los Altos Youth Theatre – Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos; 650-947-2796; www.ci.los-altos.ca.us/recreation/layt/index.html.
• Lyric Theatre of San Jose – Montgomery Theater, 291 S. Market St., San Jose; 408-986-1455; www.lyrictheatre.org.
• Palo Alto Children’s Theatre – 1305 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto; 650-463-4930; www.cityofpaloalto.org/depts. Celebrating 75 years of fun and imagination.
• Palo Alto Players – Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto; 650-329-0891; www.paplayers.org.
• Peninsula Youth Theatre – 2508 Old Middlefield Road, Mountain View. 650-988-8PYT (8798); www.pytnet.org.
• Rainbow Theatre – Milpitas Community Center, 457 E Calaveras Blvd., Milpitas; 408-586-3210; www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/planning/recreation. A youth theater for ages 8-18.
• Roberta Jones Junior Theatre – www.ci.santa-clara.ca.us/park_recreation/pr-junior-theatre.html. 408-615-2200. Santa Clara group presents several shows per year.
• San Francisco Shakespeare Festival – 415-558-0888; 800-978-PLAY (7529); www.sfshakes.org. Free Shakespeare productions in various parks throughout the Bay Area during the summer.
• San Jose Repertory Theatre – 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose; 408-367-7255; www.sjrep.com.
• San Jose Stage Company – 490 S. First St., San Jose; 408-283-7142; www.sanjose-stage.com. Professional theater company that produces five plays per season.
• Shady Shakespeare – Sanborn-Skyline County Park, 16055 Sanborn Rd., Saratoga (venue); 408-298-0649; www.shadyshakes.org. Holds performances in the park usually August-September.
• South Valley Civic Theatre – Morgan Hill Playhouse, 17000 Monterey Rd., Morgan Hill; 408-842-SHOW (7469); www.svct.org.
• Sunnyvale Community Players – Sunnyvale Performing Arts Center, 550 E. Remington Dr., Sunnyvale (venue); 408-733-6611; www.sunnyvaleplayers.org.
• TheatreWorks – 650-463-1960; www.theatreworks.org. A professional theater company with venues in Mountain View and Palo Alto.
• West Valley Light Opera – Saratoga Civic Theater, 13777 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga; 408-268-3777; www.wvlo.org.
• Western Ballet: Mountain View Ballet Company and School – 914 N. Rengstorff, Mountain View; 650-968-4455; www.westernballet.org.
• Willow Glen Children’s Theatre – 2105 Cottle Ave., San Jose (venue); 408-275-6972; www.wgct.org. Produces three original shows a year. .
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
• All About Theatre – 831-345-6340. www.allabouttheatre.org. Productions with children and teen actors.
• Cabrillo Stage – 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, 831-479-6429, www.cabrillostage.com. Professional musical theater company that performs during the summer months.
• Kids on Broadway – Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St., Santa Cruz (venue); 831-425-3455; www.kidsonbroadway.org. Teaches students ages 6 to 18 all areas of theatrical production, with performances several times a year.
• Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre –2800 S. Rodeo Gulch Road, Soquel. 831-477-1606; www.scbt.org. Pre-professional dancers 8-20 years old.
• Shakespeare Santa Cruz – Theater Arts Center, UCSC, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz (venue); 831-459-2159; www.shakespearesantacruz.org. Summer festival plus a family holiday show.
• Um…Gee…Um – 831-425-4447; www.umgeeum.com. Nonprofit performing troupe that strives to present quality, in-the-moment theater with audience involvement.
MONTEREY COUNTY
• Ariel Theatrical, Inc. – Wilson Children’s Theatre, 320 Main St., Salinas; 831-775-0976; www.arieltheatrical.org. Encourages young people to explore their gift of fantasy as actors, actresses and audience members.
• Dance Kids of Monterey County – 321 Alvarado St., Ste. I, Monterey; 831-373-7300; www.dancekids.org. A nonprofit performing arts organization for children ages 5-18.
• Forest Theater Guild – Mountain View and Santa Rita, Carmel; 831-626-1681; www.foresttheaterguild.org. The oldest outdoor theater in the West features productions in the summer.
• Monterey Peninsula College Theatre – 980 Fremont St., Monterey; 831-646-4213; www.mpctheatreco.com.
• Pacific Repertory Theatre – Golden Bough Theatre, Monte Verde (between 8th and 9th), Carmel-by-the-Sea; 831-622-0100; www.pacrep.org.
• The Western Stage – 156 Homestead Ave., Salinas; 831-755-6816; www.westernstage.org. Offers the Young Company program for kids and productions throughout the year.
• World Theater – CSU Monterey Bay, 100 Campus Center, Bldg. 28, Seaside; 831-582-4580; http://worldtheater.csumb.edu.
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