Proving its versatility, the Santa Clara Players (SCP) switches from comedy to drama for the close of its 2024 – 2025 season, staging two provocative one-act dramas by British playwrights. The world premiere (yes, in Santa Clara!) of “The Seventh Suitcase” by Phil Mansell and “Heaven’s Paradise” by Derek Webb run for eight performances, May … Read more
Playing to its strength, the Santa Clara Players (SCP) presents yet another comedy in its decades-long tradition (since 1962) of keeping the audience laughing even in the darkest times. Its production of the farce “See How They Run” by British playwright Philip King (1904–1979) runs Feb. 28–March 15. “We chose ‘See How They Run’ because … Read more
“The Hound of the Baskervilles” prowls the Santa Clara Players (SCP) stage October 11 – 26, just ahead of Halloween spooks and spirits. A “gigantic hellhound,” a supernatural creature part mastiff and part bloodhound, haunts the Baskerville family of Dartmoor in England. Roaming the moors, it is said to seek revenge for centuries-old family misdeeds. … Read more
You can always count on the Santa Clara Players (SCP) to tickle your funny bone with an offbeat—and often little-known—comedy. “A Bad Year for Tomatoes,” which premiered in Ohio in 1974, runs Feb. 23 – March 16. “Directing this wacky, funny show with this talented cast has been a joy,” said Gilroy resident Bill Starr, … Read more
Santa Clara Players opens its 2023 – 2024 season with the world premiere of the murder mystery spoof “Agatha Crusty and the Medieval Murders” by British playwright Derek Webb, playing Oct. 13 – Nov. 4. “Having done the North American Premieres of two prior Crusty plays, it’s only fitting to do a World Premiere,” said … Read more
When it comes to farce, there’s only one way to go: Engage in a temporary suspension of disbelief and enjoy yourself at the Santa Clara Players’ production of “Tangled Webbs,” running May 19 – June 10 at the Triton Museum Hall Pavilion. “Tangled Webbs” is the improbable (or is it?) story of a rich, eccentric … Read more
“Four Old Broads is an uncensored version of [the 1985 – 1992 TV sitcom] The Golden Girls if The Golden Girls took place in an assisted living facility,” said Allie Bailey, director of the Santa Clara Players (SCP) comedy playing Feb. 24 – March 18. What else could it be but uncensored? It was written … Read more
We all know the line from countless movie musicals: “Kid, you’re going out a nobody but you’re coming back a star.” For Justin Alekoski, that’s what happened when, on a whim, he auditioned for the Santa Clara Players’ production of Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap. Alekoski wowed audiences as the flamboyant Christopher Wren, who, like everybody … Read more
As anyone who’s ever tried knows, catching a clever mouse in a trap is not a given—unless you’re Agatha Christie— renowned as the best-selling novelist of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. The British-born Grande Dame of detective stories is returning to the Santa Clara Players to open its 2022-2023 season (and … Read more
Put on your red plaid shirt and celebrate with the Santa Clara Players as it premiers its 60th season with A Red Plaid Shirt, a laugh-out-loud comedy by Canadian playwright Michael G. Wilmot, running Feb. 18 – March 12. “It seems to me that it wasn’t too long ago that we celebrated 50 years,” said … Read more