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2023 Paly PLAY IN A DAY poster, Dec 23

PLAY IN A DAY

Saturday, December 23, 2023, at 7 PM

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Palo Alto High School Theatre Department Presents

PLAY IN A DAY

at the

Performing Arts Center

A Fundraiser

$5 Suggestion

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PALY BILL, PDF

Photos on SmugMug

The Birds:

A Modern Adaptation

by Don Zolidis

Based on the play by Aristophanes

Fed up with a world full of internet spam, aggressive salespeople, and other petty problems, two outcasts decide to leave humanity and move to the kingdom of the birds, hoping to find simplicity and happiness. What they find instead is an opportunity for the ultimate get-rich-quick scheme that can turn the birds’ skies into a powerful utopia! All they have to do is overcome one small problem: the wrath of the Greek gods. Don Zolidis hilariously updates Aristophanes’s ancient comedy, showing that its satirical take on society, politics, and religion is just as relevant today as it was over a millennium ago! Recommended for ages 6 and up for crude humour and mild innuendo.

November 4, 5, 10 11, 12

7:30 Showtimes on 4, 10, 11

Matinees 2 pm on 5, 12

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Color Head Shots

PALY BILL, PDF

Little Women:The Broadway Musical

Book by Allan Knee, Music by Jason Howland, Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein

Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott

The musical follows the adventures of sisters Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March growing up in Massachusetts during the Civil War. Jo is trying to sell her stories for publication, but when the publishers are not interested, her friend, Professor Bhaer, tells her that she has to do better and write more from herself. Begrudgingly taking this advice, Jo weaves the story of her family and friends through their heartaches and hopes, and their determination to make their mark on the world.

See this timeless story in the intimate setting of the historic Haymarket Theatre.

The show's duration is 2 hours and 20 minutes including a 15-min intermission. This show is appropriate for all ages, but it is recommended for ages 8 and up due to its duration.

Sept. 23, 24 and 30 at 7 pm, and Sept. 24 at 2 pm.

All seats are general admission.

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Color Head Shots

PALY BILL, PDF

ONE ACTS

Presenting PALY Theatre's One Acts, a series of several short student-directed plays! These plays are all written, directed, and performed by our department's students, and we would love to see you there! From mystery to musicals to mice, One Acts has it all!

Show dates are on the 11th, 12th, and 13th all at 7:00 PM

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PALY BILL, scanned PDF

PALY BILL, original PDF

Hay Fever

by Noël Coward

Black Box Classroom

Performances April 14, 15, & 16

Paly Theatre’s surprise spring production! Hay Fever is a hilarious satire set in the English countryside in 1924. A wildly temperamental family encounters strange tensions when their guests spend the weekend at their house … and leave more confused than when they arrived. Directed by Leo Vargha and produced by Mina Fry.

Scanned Program PDF

Actual Program PDF

Photos on SmugMug

MAMMA MIA!

Music and lyrics by

Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulveaus

and some songs with Stig Anderson

March 3, 4, & 18 at 7:30 pm

March 5 & 19 at 2:00 pm

Photos on SmugMug

Color Head Shots

Publicity Photos

PALYBILL

PLAY IN A DAY

THEME: “EVERY KID’S HALLOWEEN COSTUME”

Friday, Dec. 23 at 7 p.m.

Palo Alto Performing Arts Center

Suggested Donation $5

Pictures on SmugMug

PALYBILL, PDF in folding order

PALYBILL, scanned page 1, page 2

RADIUM GIRLS

BY D.W. GREGORY

November 4, 5, & 12 at 7:30 pm

November 6 & 13 at 2:00 pm

Palo Alto High School Performing Arts Center

Photos on SmugMug

Head Shots

PALYBILL in folding order, final version

ONE ACTS

Produced and Directed by Students

May 12th & 13th at 7:00 pm

May 15th at 3 pm

Performing Arts Center

$5 Suggested Donation

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER

by Rick Elice

Based on the Novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson

Music by Wayne Barker

March 4 & 5, 7:30 pm, March 6, 2 pm

March 19, 7:30 pm, March 20, 2 pm

The Paly Voice Article

Photos on SmugMug

PALYBILL in folding order

PLAY IN A DAY

A Creative Endeavour, about 90 minutes

Sunday, December 19 at 7:00 pm

Performing Arts Center

PALYBILL in folding order

THE ILLUSION

By Pierre Corneille, Adapted by Tony Kushner

Equal parts hilarious and haunting, The Illusion is playwright Tony Kushner’s reimagining of a 17th-century comedy by Pierre Corneille. Pridamant of Avignon, a proud and successful lawyer, has had no word of her son since he ran away from home more than a decade ago. Desperate to find him, she turns to the magician Alcandre, who presents three visions of the son’s life. That life, however, is more daring and dangerous than Pridamant expected, and as the story unfolds, she realizes that this attempt to reconnect might cost more than she ever expected. Recommended for ages 10 and above due to brief moments of violence.

Cast & Crew, Click for PDF

Rehearsal Photos, Click for SmugMug

PALY BILL, Click for PDF

SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES

September 2021

An interactive outdoor Shakespearean journey

Set entirely outdoors on the beautiful Palo Alto High School campus, Something Wicked This Way Comes is an outdoor interactive journey where the audience will move from location to location led by student actors playing some of Shakespeare's most famous protagonists. The story is based on scenes selected from your favorite Shakespeare plays and woven into a magical experience featuring fools, ghouls, witches, and faeries. Recommended for ages 10 and above due to brief violence and references to murder.

OUR FIRST LIVE PRODUCTION IN 18 MONTHS!

Cast and Production Teams

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Theatre 1 Showcase

May 2021

10 Ways to Survive Life in a Quarantine

by Don Zolidis

On Zoom

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Theatre 2&3 Showcase

May 2021

Greek Gods Under Quarantine

by Dean O’Carroll

and five original student scenes

On Zoom

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One Acts

May 2021

Virtual Performances on Zoom

Program & Cast List

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The Theory of Relativity

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Much Ado About Nothing

Play in a Day

December 2020

Shelter - In - Place - Virtual

Program & Cast List

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Mystery, Murder, Monsters

November 2020

Clue: Program & Cast List

Murder by Poe: Program & Cast List

She Kills Monsters: Program & Cast List

Virtually There

September 2020

Zoom because of COVID-19

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Tartuffe

March 2020

Cancelled due to COVID-19

Rehearsal Photos

Cast List

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The Kentucky Cycle

January 2020

Production Photos

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Play in a Day

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Almost, Maine

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The 25th Annual
Putnam County Spelling Bee

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Guys and Dolls

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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Venture

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Heaven Can Wait

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The Miracle Worker

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Beauty and the Beast

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PAC Groundbreaking Gala

October 2016

Production Photos

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MacBeth

February-March 2016

Final show in the Haymarket Theatre!

Production Photos - Previews

Production Photos - Feb 27

Cast List

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Pride and Prejudice

February-March 2014

Production Photos

Cast List

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Twelfth Night

Aladdin

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Into the Woods

The Crucible

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Making Magic, Defying Gravity

June 4, 2012

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Much Ado About Nothing

Older Shows

  • Noises Off ∙ Nov 2011
  • My Fair Lady ∙ March 2011
  • Our Town ∙ November 2010
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream ∙ March 2010
  • Almost, Maine ∙ November 2009
  • Young Americans ∙ May 2009
    • Performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival August 2009
  • Fiddler on the Roof ∙ April 2009
  • On the Razzle ∙ November 2008
  • The Laramie Project ∙ March 2008
  • You Can't Take It With You ∙ November 2007
  • Anything Goes ∙ March 2007
  • Romeo and Juliet ∙ November 2006
  • Love Songs in Traffic ∙ March 2006
  • The Learned Ladies ∙ November 2005
  • Metamorphoses ∙ November 2004
  • Machinal ∙ May 2003
  • Speed Limit 25 ∙ February 2003