THE JOURNEY CONTINUES AS BUS BARN STAGE COMPANY ANNOUNCES ITS 2011-2012 SEASON!

Bus Barn Stage Company in Los Altos announces its shows for its 2011-2012 season, the 16th season in residence at Bus Barn Theatre in Los Altos.

The season opens with the new musical SHOUT! THE MOD MUSICAL, co-created by Phillip George and David Lowenstein. SHOUT! flips through the years like a musical magazine and takes you back to the music, the fashion and the freedom of the 60's! This smashing revue tracks five groovy gals as they come of age during those liberating days that made England swing! Join this non-stop journey through the infectious and soulful pop anthems and ballads that made household names of stars like Petulant Clark, Dusty Springfield and Lulu with such chart-topping hits as "To Sir With Love," "Downtown," "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me," "Son of A Preacher Man," and "Gold finger." With its irresistible blend of hip-swiveling hits, eye-popping fashions and outrageous dances from the 60's, this fun-filled musical will make you want to throw your head back and shout! SHOUT! THE MOD MUSICAL opens September 1 and runs through October 1, 2011.

The holiday season brings the magical mystical play by John Cariani, ALMOST, MAINE. On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almont’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend—almost—in this delightful midwinter night's dream. The New York Sun says, “These tales of love in the time of frostbite have a winning glow.” ALMOST, MAINE performs November 18-December 18, 2011.

John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize winning play, DOUBT: A PARABLE ushers in the New Year. In this brilliant and powerful drama, Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal, takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the young Father Flynn of improper relations with one of the male students. Set in 1964, at a time before such scandals made the news, Sister Aloysius runs her church middle school with an iron fist and impervious moral rectitude. But when she questions the priest’s behavior without any proof, it raises questions about moral certainty. DOUBT, A PARABLE won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award and plays at Bus Barn from January 26-February 18, 2012.

Playwright Jeffrey Hatcher updates a timeless classic comedy by Nikolai Gogol, THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR. When the locals in a small Russian hamlet learn that an undercover government inspector is coming for a surprise visit, an unfortunate case of mistaken identity sends the whole village spiraling into a tizzy of panic and greed. Witty, smart and wildly satirical, this timely and spirited adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's classic play exposes the corruption of a provincial town with galumphing, harrumphing hilarity. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune calls this play “One part farce, one part slapstick, with a dash of musical theater…” THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR previews April 12 and plays through May 5, 2012.

Bus Barn Stage Company’s 16th season closes with THE CLEAN HOUSE by Sarah Ruhl. This extraordinary new play by an exciting new voice in the American drama was runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize. The play takes place in what the author describes as "metaphysical Connecticut", where a married couple who are both doctors have hired a housekeeper named Matilde, an aspiring comedian from Brazil who's more interested in coming up with the perfect joke than in house-cleaning. This theatrical and wildly funny play is a whimsical and poignant look at class, comedy and the true nature of love. Called “fresh, funny ... a memorable play, imbued with a melancholy but somehow comforting philosophy: that the messes and disappointments of life are as much a part of its beauty as romantic love and chocolate ice cream, and a perfect punch line can be as sublime as the most wrenchingly lovely aria" by the New York Times, THE CLEAN HOUSE performs May 24 through June 16, 2012.

Season subscriptions are now on sale for Bus Barn Stage Company’s 2011-2012 season. Call the box office at 650-941-0551 for more information. Join us as the journey continues into our 16th season!