### Event Description: "Sweat" by Palo Alto Players

**Event Title:** Sweat

**Dates:** June 13 - June 29, 2025

**Venue:** Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94301

**Playwright:** Lynn Nottage

**Age Recommendation:** 12 and above (No child under age 3 admitted)

**Content Advisory:** Contains strong language and mature themes

**Overview:**
Join the Palo Alto Players for a compelling performance of "Sweat," a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Lynn Nottage. This powerful drama is filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, telling the story of a group of friends in industrial Pennsylvania. As they face layoffs and picket lines, their once-solid friendships are tested, leading to a heart-wrenching struggle to stay afloat.

**Special Events:**
- **Preview Night: Pick-Your-Price Night**
  - **Date:** Friday, June 13, 2025
  - **Details:** Make theatre affordable for all by choosing from three ticket price suggestions.

- **Opening Night**
  - **Date:** Saturday, June 14, 2025
  - **Details:** Enjoy a post-show champagne/sparkling cider toast in the outdoor courtyard, free with the purchase of a ticket for that evening’s performance.

- **Post-Show Cast Talkback**
  - **Date:** Sunday, June 22, 2025
  - **Details:** Enrich your experience with a Talkback series featuring the director and the cast following the performance, free with the purchase of a ticket for any performance during the run.

**Ticket Information:**
- **Single Tickets:** Subscribe for early access.
- **Discounts Available:** After Preview Night for Seniors, Educators, Patrons under 30, and Active Military.
- **Wheelchair/Companion Seats:** Contact the Box Office for arrangements.

**Health and Safety:**
Masks are optional in the theater building. Please review current health and safety protocols prior to each performance date, as all performances and protocols are subject to change.

**Contact Information:**
- **Box Office Hours:** Tuesday - Friday: 11am - 4pm, and 1-hour prior to show time. Closed on Mondays.
- **Phone:** 650.329.0891
- **Email:** [email protected]

**Additional Information:**
For more details on the event, including directions, parking, and accessibility, visit the Palo Alto Players' official website. Sign up for their email newsletter to stay updated on upcoming productions, events, and programs.

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Sweat

Lucie Stern Community Theatre

### Event Description: Noises Off by Palo Alto Players

**Event Title:** Noises Off

**Dates:** January 17 - February 2, 2025

**Venue:** Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94301

**Written by:** Michael Frayn

**Age Recommendation:** 10+ (No child under age 3 admitted)

**Content Advisory:** Language & innuendo

**Event Overview:**
Brace yourself for comic chaos with Palo Alto Players' production of "Noises Off," a classic show-within-a-show known as the funniest farce ever written. The Opening Night performance of the comedy "Nothing On" is just hours away, and as the harried cast stumbles through their final dress rehearsal, things couldn’t be going any worse. Lines are forgotten, love triangles are unraveling, and sardines are flying everywhere—and we haven’t even reached intermission! Can the cast pull their act together on stage even if they can’t behind the scenes? Full of shocking surprises and gut-busting humor, "Noises Off" promises a spectacularly funny, peerless backstage farce.

**Special Events:**
- **Preview Night: Pick-Your-Price**
  - **Date:** Friday, January 17, 2025
  - **Details:** Pick-Your-Price Night makes theatre affordable for all. Choose from three ticket price suggestions.

- **Opening Night**
  - **Date:** Saturday, January 18, 2025
  - **Details:** Enjoy a post-show champagne/sparkling cider toast in the outdoor courtyard, FREE with the purchase of a ticket for that evening’s performance.

- **Post-Show Cast Talkback**
  - **Date:** Sunday, January 26, 2025
  - **Details:** Enrich your experience at our Talkback series with the director and the cast following the performance, FREE with the purchase of a ticket for any performance during the run.

**Ticket Information:**
- **Single Tickets:** Subscribe for early access.
- **Discounts Available:** After Preview Night for Seniors, Educators, Patrons under 30, and Active Military.
- **Wheelchair/Companion Seats:** Contact the Box Office.

**Health and Safety:**
Masks are optional in the theater building. Review current health and safety protocols prior to each performance date, as all performances and protocols are subject to change.

**Contact Information:**
- **Box Office Hours:** Tuesday - Friday: 11am - 4pm, and 1-hour prior to show time. Closed on Mondays.
- **Phone:** 650.329.0891
- **Email:** [email protected]

Join us for a night of laughter and mayhem with "Noises Off" at the Lucie Stern Theater!

Noises Off

Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, the passengers rely on detective Hercule Poirot to identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again. Ken Ludwig’s clever adaptation of the Agatha Christie classic boasts all the glamor, intrigue and suspense of Dame Agatha’s celebrated novel, with a healthy dose of humor to quicken the pace.

Murder on the Orient Express

What if all the bees abandoned their queen? In this high-stakes environmental drama, best friends Sanam and Ariel—PhD candidates from India and the U.S.—research the collapse of bee colonies worldwide, dreaming they themselves might collapse the glass ceiling of academia. When a flaw emerges in their research, their friendship, careers, and even an arranged marriage are at risk. With ecological disaster on the horizon, should they withdraw their findings or compromise them to protect the planet?

Queen

Podcast link: https://youtu.be/4hagYvrYbuM

The Artelize Podcast and Kasper Holten - Pedefining Opera for the modern world

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d36M5Hi6O80

The Artelize Podcast - A legacy of innovation in Opera: Celebrating Marc A. Scorca

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59E40S_EQSY

The Artelize Podcast: A love letter that was never sent

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Rescued from a car crash that leaves him unable to walk, novelist Paul Sheldon wakes in the secluded home of Annie Wilkes, his self-proclaimed number one fan. But doting convalescent care quickly turns into unhinged rage when Annie learns that Paul’s latest novel includes the death of her favorite character—and Paul is left to fight for his life if he has any hopes of escape. Whether you’re a newcomer to the story or a devoted fan, this spine-tingling, tense cat-and-mouse stage adaptation will grip you until the very end.

Misery

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