28 South Bay Accent CALENDAR today—and all the possibilities of tomorrow. Tickets $50-$212. SHN Orpheum Theatre, 1192 Market St., San Francisco. 888/746-1799. Greetings! Nov. 13-Dec. 19, times vary. Tom Dudzick’s hilarious boy-brings-fiancee-homefor Christmas story was written partially from a true-life experience. Far more than just a two-hour family brawl on religious beliefs, “Greetings!” also takes on the topics of death, prejudice and objective versus subjective reality. Tickets $10-$25. Broadway West Theatre, 4000-B Bay St., Fremont. 510/683-9218. 50 Years of The Nutcracker. Nov. 15, 11 a.m. San Jose Dance Theatre presents excerpts from “The Nutcracker,” as performed at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts in Downtown San Jose. Tickets $10-$20. Montalvo Arts Center, Carriage House Theatre, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga. 408/961-5858. Man of La Mancha. Nov. 19-Dec. 19, times vary. This Tony Award-winner tells the story of the “mad” knight, Don Quixote, as a play within a play, performed by Cervantes and his fellow prisoners as he awaits a hearing with the Spanish Inquisition. Enjoy a timeless, tough and tuneful celebration of the human spirit. Tickets $18-$30. Bus Barn Theater, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. 650/941-0551. Handle With Care. Nov. 19-Dec. 20, times vary. In this heartwarming comedy about love, nostalgia, cross-cultural communication and the importance of GPS, a young Israeli woman with little command of English and a young American man with little command of romance are brought together on Christmas Eve under bizarre circumstances. Tickets $17- $32. City Lights Theater, 529 S. Second St., San Jose. 408/295-4200. Sunlight. Nov. 20-Dec. 13, times vary. In this thought-provoking drama, a liberal university president wages a war against his son-in-law, a conservative law school dean who writes legal memos justifying torture. His daughter, a 9/11 survivor, is caught in between her father and husband. Tickets $10-$35. Dragon Theatre, 2120 Broadway St., Redwood City. 650/493- 2006 ext. 2. 39 Steps. Nov. 25-Dec. 20, times vary. Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a spy novel and a dash of Monty Python and you have a high-speed spoof of the silver-screen classic. This delicious Tony and Drama Desk award-winner is packed with zany characters, planes, trains, handcuffs, missing fingers and even romance. Ticket prices vary. San Jose Stage Company, 490 S. First St., San Jose. 408/283-7142. Word War I disguised as a handsome prince. Tickets $15-$40. Theatre on San Pedro Square, 29 N. San Pedro St., San Jose. 408/679-2330. Awake and Sing! Nov. 6-14, times vary. A stirring American classic, “Awake and Sing!” is the story of the Bergers, a lower middle class, three-generation Jewish family living in a Bronx apartment during the Depression. Ticket prices vary. Louis B. Mayer Theatre, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara. 408/554-4015. Tribes. Nov. 6-22, times vary. Winner of the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, “Tribes” tells the touching story of Billy, who is deaf but the only one who actually listens in his argumentative family. With compassionate insights, Nina Raine crafts a penetrating play about belonging, family and the limitations of communication. Tickets $10-$35. Pear Theatre, 1110 La Avenida, Mountain View. 650/254-1148. Kiss Me Kate. Nov. 6-22, times vary. This Tony Award-winner focuses on a musical production of Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” and the conflict on- and off-stage between the show’s director, producer and star, and his leading lady, his ex-wife. A secondary romance concerns the actress playing Bianca and her gambler boyfriend. Tickets $47-$69. Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway St., Redwood City. 650/369-7770. If/Then. Nov. 10-Dec. 6, times vary. Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel leads the original Broadway stars of “If/Then” in this contemporary musical about living in New York a storm cuts off the power to their home and a guest is murdered. A flurry of questions and hilarity ensue. Tickets $10-$18. Triton Museum, Hall Pavilion, 1511 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara. 408/248-7993. Fall One-Act Play Festival. Oct. 24-25, 2 p.m. Santa Clara University Theatre Arts majors direct an eclectic collection of one-act plays. Tickets $5. Fess Parker Studio Theatre, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara. 408/554-4015. Once. Oct. 27-Nov. 1, times vary. Winner of eight 2012 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, “Once” tells the enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician who’s about to give up on his dream when a beautiful young woman takes a sudden interest in his haunting love songs. Tickets $45-$186. SHN Orpheum Theatre, 1192 Market St., San Francisco. 888/746-1799. Anna Deavere Smith: The Pipeline Project. Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m. In her newest exploration, Anna Deavere Smith uses her signature form of documentary theater to investigate the school-toprison pipeline—the cycle of suspension from school to incarceration that is prevalent among black, brown, Latino and Native American youth in underserved communities. Tickets $30. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. 650/724-2464. NOVEMBER Death Takes A Holiday! Nov. 5-Dec. 8, times vary. This passionate and elegant musical celebrates life and home when Death arrives at a family’s Italian villa just after BOTTOM: JEFFREY HOZIER Michio Kaku, Oct. 21–23, Flint Center, Cupertino 50 Years of The Nutcracker, Nov. 15, Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga
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