Opening our 25th Anniversary Season, San Jose Stage Company presents a story the world knows by heart: a young Jewish girl's harrowing account of hiding with her family from the Nazis in a tiny attic in Amsterdam. A striking new adaptation restores deleted passages from the diary, offering a richer look into this extraordinary young woman;s coming of age. Drawing on newly discovered material from the diary that changed the world, Kesselman's play shows Anne Frank in a more human, realistic light as we honor the 60th anniversary of its publication.

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Hysterical Revisit to Tuna, Texas

A TUNA CHRISTMAS by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard November 14 - December 23, 2007

It's 24 hours before Christmas and all comic hell is about to break loose as the delightfully eccentric characters attempt to cope with seasonal traumas, such as a disater-prone little theatre production of A Christmas Carol and a yard decorating contest being sabotaged by a mysterious Christmas phantom! The Smut Snatchers are at it again; this time attempting to have Silent Night banned - decent people just don't sing about round, young virgins. The whole Tuna gana is back, plus a few extra Christmas Surprise Guests.

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Stunning Revival Selected from the Company's 25 Years of Award-Winning Theatre

GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS by David Mamet February 6 - March 2, 2008

David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy shares its 25th anniversary with the Stage and is a fitting revival from the Company's history and roots. Glengarry Glen Ross weaves laughter and intrigue in language rich with rhythm and style, tuned to a uniquely American frequency. In the 25 years since the Stage Company was founded, Mamet's contribution to the libarary of American Drama has placed him firmly in the forefront of our greatest contemporary dramatists and screenwriters.

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Visually Riveting Prizefighting Drama - Produced with Thick Description

BLADE TO THE HEAT by Oliver Mayer April 2 - 27, 2008

Bursting through the brutality and prejudice of America in 1959, Blade to the Heat captures the sensual action of boxing and music. Critics are calling this revival "dynamic" and "action-packed" with a "heavyweight cast." In this ring, where everything is a fight and life itself is the art form, the multiple conflicts of love, cultural forces, athletic glory and humiliation culminate in a series of "brilliant fight sequences, lifted high on the mambo beats and roaring crowds."

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Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical - South Bay Premiere

ALTAR BOYZ Music and Lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker Book by Kevin Del Aguila Summer, 2008 - Final Dates to be Announced Soon!

Altar Boyz, the critically-acclaimed winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, lands explosively at San Jose Stage in the South Bay premiere production. Hailed as "high-octane entertainment", Altar Boyz tells the holy inspiring story of 5 small-town boys - Matthew, Mark, Luke and Juan and joined by their Jewish member Abraham - trying to save the world one screaming fan at a time.Their pious pop act includes hits like Girl You Make Me Wanna Wait and Jesus Called Me On My Cell Phone. With angelic voices, sinfully spectacular dancing and a touching story, Altar Boyz is destined to rock the masses of all denominations!

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