PALO ALTO PLAYERS

by Harker Jones - March 24, 2026

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is an electrifying take on the last days of Jesus from one of the most underrated venues in Los Angeles....

by Shari Barrett - March 22, 2026

When Tony “accidentally” brings his conservative parents over for dinner a night too early, all hell breaks loose as the polished socialites clash with the chaos and disorder of the Sycamore clan, which raised the roof with laughter thanks to Cate Caplin’s spot-on direction and the impeccable ...

by Evan Henerson - March 23, 2026

Despite its title, its well-intentioned if cynical nod to diplomacy, Oz Scott’s production is a swift kick to the nether regions. You will probably laugh – hard and often, and you will emerge after 100 minutes with plenty to discuss....

by Shari Barrett - March 18, 2026

In this next chapter, Sara takes on many personas who interact with her mother during her lifetime, each one a standout as an individual through unique voice and movement thanks to Sara's great skill with improvisation....

by Harker Jones - March 17, 2026

What did our critic think of ALL MY SONS at Antaeus Theatre Company?With Miller’s prescient book and under Nguyễn’s precise and fluid direction, ALL MY SONS is another gem in the Antaeus crown....

by Shari Barrett - March 16, 2026

Directed magnificently by Elijah Green, with energetic choreography by Katie Powers-Faulk and musical direction by Miki Yokomizo, the totally entertaining and artistically brilliant production pulled me in from the moment it started....

by Andrew Child - March 15, 2026

This is inside baseball with tensions, heartaches, and personal touches that no one wants to have to explain afterward to their token straight friend....

by Evan Henerson - March 14, 2026

Weston Gaylord’s mind-bender of play enhances the mystery of an already fascinating creature and of the limitless possibilities of what we don’t know....

by Andrew Child - March 13, 2026

Glass feels to be in direct conversation with grand opera, layering incantations from the chorus over triangulations of notes played nearly ad nauseam on violas to evoke something of the mystery that shrouds ancient Egypt in western culture....

by Evan Henerson - March 13, 2026

With all its visual delights on full display, the non-Equity production directed by Catie Davis (from the original direction by Alex Timbers) is a carnival of the macabre....