:Theater

Bus Barn Stage Company
PO Box 151, Los Altos . Performs comedy, drama, musicals. Five productions throughout the year. Tickets are $22-32. Call 650-941-0884.
E-mail: leslie@busbarn.org.

Canada College Theatre Arts Dept.
4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City. Season runs fall through spring and includes a variety of productions held in the Flex and Main Theatres, Building 3, on the Canada College campus. Casting open to all -- actors must enroll in the production course. Call 650-306-3396 for tickets; for information 650-306-3336.
E-mail: budda@smccd.edu.

Children's Theater in the Park
Mtn. View. See fairy tales and other children's stories brought to you by the Peninsula Youth Theatre -- a different 45-minute production each Friday at 6:30 p.m. during the summer. Bring the kids, a picnic basket, and a blanket to sit on and enjoy free seating at the Mountain View Center's outdoor Park Stage, Rengstorff Park. or Cubberley Amphitheatre. Call 650-988-8798 (Peninsula Youth Theatre).
E-mail: info@pytnet.org.

Dragon Productions
535 Alma St., Palo Alto. Professional live theater, a variety of arts classes for all ages, and rental space. Tickets are $16-25. Call 650-493-2006; 800-838-3006 for tickets.
E-mail: info@dragonproductions.net .

Foothill College Smithwick Theatre
12345 El Monte Road (I-280 at El Monte), Los Altos Hills. Under the direction of Jay Manley, Foothill Theatre mounts several full-scale musicals throughout the year, from standards like Kiss Me, Kate to lesser-known works such as Assassins. Tickets are usually $26 for general admission; discounts for students, seniors and children under 12. Ticket prices vary for individual shows. All seats reserved. Call 650-949-7777.

Hillbarn Theatre
1285 E. Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City . Community production company entering its 65th season. Dramas, musicals and comedy; six productions a year. Hours: Box office: Tue-Fri 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and one hour before show time. Call 650-349-6411 (tickets). Fax 650-349-6412.
E-mail: backstage@hillbarntheatre.org.

Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
500 Castro St., Mtn. View. A performing-arts complex hosting more than 400 events a year: theater, dance, music, professional Bay Area companies. The home venue for TheatreWorks and Peninsula Youth Theatre. Call 650-903-6000 (24 hours).
E-mail: performingarts@mvcpa.com.

Palo Alto Children's Theatre
1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. The oldest theater by and for children in the United States offers classes, performances, backstage and onstage opportunities for participants ages 4-24. High school and college summer stock program, ages 16-24. Extensive workshops and school-year season performances. Tickets are $4-8. Hours: Tue-Sat 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. (Closed during September) June-August hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-6 p.m.. Call 650-463-4952. Fax 650-321-5612.

Palo Alto Players
Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto . Founded in 1931, the Peninsula's first theater company brings works from Broadway, Off-Broadway and beyond to Bay Area audiences. Season runs September-June. Tickets $20-31, with subscription packages at substantial discounts. Hours: Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.. Call 650-329-0891.
E-mail: Pbliznick@paplayers.org .

Pear Avenue Theatre, The
1220 Pear Ave., Unit K, Mtn. View. Intimate productions. The roster of plays includes innovative stagings of classics and less familiar works, along with new plays by local writers. Also offers staged readings and occasional workshops and classes.
E-mail: info@thepear.org.

Stanford Savoyards
Stanford. Stanford community Gilbert & Sullivan operetta performances twice a year, fall and spring, in Dinkelspiel Auditorium on the Stanford campus. Call 650-725-ARTS (tickets) or 650-723-2300.

Stanford University Department of Drama
Memorial Hall, Room 144, Serra Mall 551, Stanford. The Department of Drama presents many student productions throughout the year, usually at Pigott Theater and The Nitery in the Old Union at Stanford. Ram's Head Theatrical Society performs three times a year. Summer Theater Institute puts on a production during the summer. Call 650-723-2576. Fax 650-723-0843.
E-mail: sokuda@stanford.edu.

TheatreWorks
P.O. Box 50458, Palo Alto . Nationally acclaimed theater of Silicon Valley under the direction of Robert Kelley. Presents dramas, comedies and musicals year-round at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., and at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Single performance tickets $26-64; discounts are available for students, seniors, youth and seniors. Hours: Show previews (for set dates) are 8 p.m., regular shows are Tue-Wed at 7:30 p.m., Thu-Fri at 8 p.m., Sat at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sun at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.. Call 650-463-1950 .