The Life of the Party, August 24-Septmeber 18, Mountain View; Rodrigo Y Gabriela, August 9, City National Civic, San Jose 30 South Bay Accent CALENDAR cases of mistaken identity. Tickets $10–$15. Historic Hoover Theatre, 1635 Park Ave., San Jose. 408/978-5516 New Works Festival. Aug. 12–21, times vary. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will gather playwrights and composers for its 2016 New Works Festival. This year’s lineup includes a drama by Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph and a romance by Dipika Guh, alongside three musicals and a Meet the Artists Panel. Tickets $10– $65. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. 650/327-1200. Noises Off. Through Aug. 13, times vary. Playwright Michael Frayn’s “Noises Off ” brings the audience behind the scenes of a stage production. The farce is a playwithin a-play. Tickets $15–$27. Broadway West Theatre, 4000-B Bay St., Fremont. 510/683-9218. Green Day’s American Idiot. Through Aug. 21, times vary. Seminal East Bay pop punk icons Green Day have long been riling up audiences with feverish rock antics. Here, singer Billie Joe Armstrong modifies his lyrics and storytelling for the theater. Catch this local production of the Tony Award-winning rockinfused musical. Tickets $19–$37. City Lights Theater, 529 S. Second St., San Jose. 408/295-4200. Wild Boy. Through Aug. 21, times vary. Ken Sonkin directs this thought-provoking play with two plotlines: one about a couple dealing with the possibility of an autistic son, the other of the 18th-century mute boy found in the woods by King George I. Tickets $25–$30. Dragon Theatre, 2120 Broadway St., Redwood City. 650/493-2006 ext. 2. The Life of the Party. Aug. 24–Sept. 18, times vary. Tony Award-nominated composer Andrew Lippa helms this lively, laugh-filled musical revue spanning a slew of his Broadway hits. Tickets $19–$80. TheatreWorks at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. 650/463-1960. The Guys and Veils. Aug. 26–Sept. 18. 8 p.m. Now at a new location, Pear Theatre company presents two plots that complement the 15th anniversary of 9/11. “The Guys” tells the true life story of a New York fire chief processing grief with the help of a journalist following 9/11, while “Veils” explores the feelings of two Muslim women and how they relate to American culture. Tickets $10–$35. Pear Theatre, 1110 La Avenida Street, Mountain View. 650/254-1148. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Through Aug. 28, times vary. Santa Cruz Shakespeare presents this classic comedy of love entanglements amid a fairy-laden environment, at DeLaveaga Park stage. Watch the entertaining moonlit miscommunication in this famed story of young love. Tickets $16–48. The Grove at DeLaveaga Park, 501 Upper Park Road, Santa Cruz. 831/460-6399. SEPTEMBER Assassins. Sept. 1–25, times vary. A Tony Award-winning plot enhanced by Stephen Sondheim’s lyrical genius, this musical focuses on America’s history of presidential assassins. Lee Harvey Oswald, John Wilkes Booth and John Hinkley take center stage in this musical. Ticket prices vary. Bus Barn Theater, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. 650/941-0551. Julius Caesar. Through Sept. 2, times vary. Who to trust? Political intrigue and backstabbing abounds in this epic drama of Roman scandals among friends. Catch Julius Caesar, C a s s i u s and Brutus battle for power. Tickets $17–$22. Sanborn County Park, 16055 S a n b o r n Road, Sarat o g a . 408/867- 4040. The Three Musketeers. Through Sept. 4, times vary. The trio of adventuring heroes is joined by D’Artagnan and his sister, Sabine, in this adaptation along with swirling swords and entangled hearts. Tickets $17–$22. Sanborn County Park, 16055 Sanborn Road, Saratoga. 408/867-4040. WaistWatchers: The Musical. Sept. 7–25, times vary. Indulge in adult laughs as you watch four female characters tackle the subjects of dieting, love, sex and friendship in this gym-centered modern musical. Tickets $45–$65. Montgomery Theater, 271 S. Market St., San Jose. 408/792-4111. Phantom of the Opera. Sept 15–Oct. 2, times vary. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical of musicals portrays the masked villain who lives beneath a Paris opera house and his love for singer Christine Daae. The songs are just as memorable as the story is poignant. Ticket prices vary. Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd., San Jose. 800/745-3000. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Sept. 16–Oct. 15, times vary. In Victorian London, Dr. Henry Jekyll’s exotic experiments have brought forth his other self: Mr. Edward Hyde, a villain free from the laws of conscience and society. Tickets $15–$27. Broadway West Theatre, 4000-B Bay St., Fremont. 510/683-9218. City of Angels. Sept. 17–Oct. 8, times vary. Jazz meets film noir mystery in South Bay Musical Theatre’s production of this play based on Larry Gelbart’s book. Cy Coleman provides the jazz soundtrack as characters literally step off the “screen” in a plotline that blurs the boundary between fictitious character and author. Tickets
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