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| Season openers: It's time to go back to the theater |
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| By Jim Aquino |
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This fall, South Bay theater and classical music fans can expect a solid lineup of season-opening events, including the West Coast debut of a hit Canadian play and the local premiere of this year's Tony Awardwinner for best special theatrical event. Here's a rundown of what several local arts and theater groups are doing to kick off the season.
- The San José Repertory Theatre will launch its mainstage season with the West Coast premiere of playwright Michael Healey's The Drawer Boy, about two Canadian farmer friends and their encounter with a theater actor who's researching farm life for a play that he's writing. The Drawer Boy was a success in Canada and won four Dora Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the Tony), including the award for outstanding new play. When Chicago's celebrated Steppenwolf Theatre staged The Drawer Boy last year, the play garnered a spot on Time magazine's list of the year's 10 best stage productions. The Drawer Boy will run Aug. 31Sept. 29 at the repertory theater, 101 Paseo de San Antonio in San Jose. Tickets are $20$48. For more information, call 408.367.7255 or visit www.sjrep.com.
- The American Musical Theatre of San Jose 's autumnal event will be the drum corps showcase Blast!, which won a Tony for best special theatrical event. Blast! runs Sept. 422 at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd., San Jose. Tickets are $40$65. For more information, call 888.455.SHOW or visit www.amtsj.org.
- Opera San José's season opener is a production of La Cenerentola, Rossini's 1817 take on the Cinderella story. The opera will be performed in Italian, with English supertitles, and will run Sept. 7-29 at the Montgomery Theater at Market and San Carlos St. in San Jose. Tickets are $40$58. For more information, call 408.437.4450 or visit www.operasj.org.
- Saratoga Drama Group's 40th season will begin with a production of Camelot. Lerner and Loewe's musical version of the King Arthur legend will run Sept. 14Oct. 12 at the Saratoga Civic Theater at Fruitvale and Allendale avenues in Saratoga. Tickets are $16$20. For more information, call 408.264.3110 or visit www.sdg.to/page.html.
- City Lights Theater Company's 20th anniversary season opens with British playwright Alan Ayckbourn's Comic Potential. Set in a future where actors have been replaced by robots, this comedy centers on a soap opera writer who falls in love with the soap's robotic leading lady. The play will run Sept. 19Oct. 19 at City Lights, 529 S. Second St., San Jose. Tickets are $15$20. For more information, call 408.295.4200 or visit www.cltc.org.
- The Mission Chamber Orchestra's season opener will spotlight violinist Pip Clarke, who will perform compositions by the likes of Mozart and Saint-Saens. The concert will take place Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. at Le Petit Trianon Theatre, 72 N. Fifth St. in San Jose. Tickets are $5$15. For more information, call 408.293.6060 or visit www.missionchamber.org.
- Downtown San Jose's Performing Arts Series (PAS) will open its 10th year showcasing local nonprofit arts groups with the Flamenco Society of San Jose's presentation of dancer Andres Marin on Oct. 5 at the Montgomery Theater. For more information about PAS, call 408.286.0501 or visit www.passinfo.com/now.html.
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The San Jose Chamber Music Society's first concert of the 200203 season will feature the Takács String Quartet. Their program will include Beethoven, Bartok and Schubert compositions. The ensemble will perform Oct. 6 at Le Petit Trianon. Tickets are $17$30. For more information, call 408.286.5111 or visit www.sjchambermusic.org.
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