Judy Moody & Stink Sail Into San Francisco 5/4

Bay Area Children's Theatre (BACT) brings Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt, to San Francisco May 4 - 27 at the Children's Creativity Museum Theater, 221 4th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, Fridays at 6:30 p.m. and weekends at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Adapted for the stage by Allison Gregory, based on the books by Megan McDonald, Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt has been co-commissioned by seven children's theatre companies across the nation, including BACT, and has been honored, here, as a Theatre Bay Area Recommended Production.

In this first-ever stage version of a Judy Moody escapade, Judy and her brother join the Third Annual Pirate Island Treasure Hunt on Ocracoke Island in search of doubloons and the prize Judy covets-a T-shirt to show at school.

The Children's Creativity Museum Theater is easy to reach by BART. Recommended for age 5 and up. TICKETS: $15 - $27. BOX OFFICE: www.bactheatre.org or call (510) 296-4433

Khalia Davis (Director), a Bay Area native turned New Yorker, has spent the past seven years as a resident artist with BACT. Last seen as Lulu/Ladybug Girl in the national touring cast of Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy, Davis makes her professional directorial debut on the main stage with this production. As a choreographer for BACT, she helped launch the Advanced Performers program, earning her team the Best Choreography award at the Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta, Georgia.

Jave Hernandez (Stink) makes his BACT debut with this production. His previous roles include Sonny, In The Heights (CCCT); Ensemble, The Mystery of Edwin Drood (DVC); and Mr. De Pinna, You Can't Take It With You (DVC).

Alicia Piemme Nelson (Judy Moody) is an award-winning actress, clown, and teaching artist based in the Bay Area. This is her fourth show with Bay Area Children's Theatre; she has appeared in Teddy Bears' Picnic, The Rainbow Fish Musical, and Five Little Monkeys. Other credits include The Last Wife (WAM Theatre) and The Circuit (Santa Clara University). Nelson has a BFA in Acting from Boston University.

Established in 2004, Bay Area Children's Theatre, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, serves 115,000 children and adults throughout the Bay Area, with main stage performances in Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco and Sunnyvale; programs and productions in local schools; and classes and summer camps in the East Bay, South Bay, and San Francisco.

Our Mission: To inspire young audiences with imaginative productions, introduce children of all backgrounds to the excitement of live theatre, and create an engaging, entertaining, and educational environment in which children and their families can explore and enjoy the arts.