Thru June 8: San Jose Repertory Theatre presents The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. How do you know what really lies in heart of another? Watch this adaptation of Robert Lewis Stevenson’s timeless story about Dr. Jekyll and his evil alter ego Mr. Hyde to find out—it’s as gripping today as it was in the 19th century. Tues 5:30pm (no show on May 13); Wed-Fri 6pm (extra 9am showing May 14); Sat 1pm & 6pm (6pm only on May 10); Sun 12pm; extra 5pm showing on May 11. (San Jose: 101 Paseo de San Antonio; 408/367-7255; www.sjrep.com)
Thru June 15: City Lights Theatre Company presents A Few Good Men. This award-winning play, which was famously adapted into an acclaimed film, follows the trial of two Marines accused of killing one of their own makes for a politically charged performance. Thurs-Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm (June 8 & 15) & 7pm (May 25 & June 1) (San Jose: 529 S. Second St.; 408/295-4200; www.cltc.org)
June 6-28: Arclight Repertory Theater presents Twelfth Night, the headlining act in the first annual Shakespeare on the Square Festival in downtown San Jose. Shakespeare’s romantic comedy of mistaken identity and bad karma takes an Indian twist, set on the ancient Indian island of Illyria. A free “Green Show” featuring Indian classical music, dance and poetry will be performed one hour before performances. Fri-Sat 8pm; Sun, 7pm. (San Jose: San Pedro Square, 29 North San Pedro St.; 800-838-3006; www.arclightrep.org)
June 6-28: Coastal Repertory Theater presents Over the River and Through the Woods. After spending every Sunday dinner with his two sets of grandparents for 28 years, Nick Cristano gets a promotion and faces the decision of moving to Seattle. Hilarity ensues as his four well-meaning grandparents start meddling in Nick’s life, from match-making to micromanaging all aspects of his life. This heartwarming play will appeal to the whole family. Fri-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 2pm. (Half Moon Bay: 1167 Main Street, 650/569-3266; www.coastalrep.com)
June 14-29: Palo Alto Players present Perfect Wedding. A groom-to-be awakens just hours before his wedding, only to find his best man knocking anxiously on the door, his bride and his future mother-in-law just minutes away—and a beautiful naked woman beside him in bed, whom he doesn’t remember at all. Hilarity ensues as he shoves the woman into the bathroom and tries to muddle his way out of an impossible situation. Thurs-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 2:30pm. (Palo Alto: Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Rd.; 650/329-0891; www.paplayers.org)
June 18-22: City Lights Theater presents Shakespod. When Rosalind puts on her iPod and leaves home in disguise, all the romance, politics, deception, intrigue and antics of Shakespeare’s works unfolds in a modern world. Thurs-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 2:30pm. (San Jose: City Lights Theater, 529 S. Second St.; 408/295-4200; www.cltc.org)
June 19-July 13: Northside Theater Co. presents Picasso at the Lapin Agile. This long running, off-Broadway comedy by Steve Martin places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian cafe in 1904. The meeting takes place just before Einstein changed physics with his Theory of Relativity and Picasso turned the art world upside down with Cubism. A cast of other colorful characters adds dashes of extra humor. Thurs-Sat 8pm; Sun, 3pm. (San Jose: Black Box Theatre, 848 East William St.; 408/288-7820; www.northsidetheatre.com)
June 18-July 13: TheatreWorks presents Snapshots, the West Coast premiere of acclaimed composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz’s musical. Part comedy and part poignant drama, the story is about a marriage that’s gone off-track but ultimately finds its way again through the passages of time and a photo album filled with memories. Tues-Wed, 7:30pm; Thurs-Fri, 8pm; Sat, 2pm and/or 8pm; Sun, 2pm and/or 7pm. (Mountain View: Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St.; 650/903-6000; www.theatreworks.org)
June 21-July 19: West Valley Light Opera presents Grease, the rockin’ and rollin’ hit Broadway musical about the high school romance between a leather jacket-clad greaser and the innocent, fresh-faced new girl. Fri-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 2:30pm. (Saratoga: Civic Theater, 13777 Fruitvale Ave.; 408/868-1291; www.wvlo.org)
June 21-July 20: San Jose Rep presents The Reduced Shakespeare Company’s smash hit, All the Great Books (Abridged). With razor-sharp wit, wacky costume changes and high-energy zaniness, this three-man act takes you on a rollicking romp through 89 beloved works—in under an hour and a half. June shows: Wed-Fri, 8pm (additional show at 11am on June 25); Sat, 3pm and 8pm (no 3pm show on June 21); Sun, 2pm & 7pm (no 7pm show on June 29). July shows: Tues, 7:30pm; Wed-Fri, 8pm (no show on July 4); Sat, 3pm & 8pm; Sun, 2pm. (San Jose: 101 Paseo de San Antonio; (408)367-7255; www.sjrep.org)
Thru June 22: TheatreQ presents Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde. He may have written some of the most famous plays in English literature, but Oscar Wilde’s heartbreaking and riveting personal life was also front and center during one of the most controversial moments in history. This play chronicles Wilde’s downfall in Victorian England, weaving in transcripts from Wilde’s trials for indecency and other writings on the subject. Thurs-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 2pm. (Palo Alto: Dragon Theater, 535 Alma St.; Thurs-Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm; 415-433-1235; www.theatreq.org)
