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by Doug Hughes, Director of Marketing At South Bay Musical Theatre, we like to say that the most important letter in “community” is U. That may sound like a cliché, but it also happens to be true. A community theatre, by definition, belongs to the community. Our performers, musicians, designers, ushers, and board members are your neighbors. Our audiences are families, school groups, church circles, retirement communities, scout troops, and longtime friends who have discovered that live theatre is better as a shared experience.  Before COVID-19 disrupted so many cherished routines, we regularly welcomed busloads of patrons from senior living [...]

by Doug Hughes, Marketing Director If you’ve been waiting for the "perfect time" to see our production of Little Women at the Saratoga Civic Theater, this is it. We are entering our final weekend, and the response from our community has been nothing short of—to quote from the show’s most well-known song—“Astonishing.” Bay Area Theatre Critic Eddie Reynolds called this production "magnificently sung and staged," noting that it "soars in every respect—musically, staging, directing, and acting". Our audiences are feeling it, too; we’ve heard from a patron who found the show "touching, humorous, and faithful," while another described it as [...]