Palo Alto Players presents the musical that celebrates "the extraordinary dreams of ordinary people", based on the oral histories compiled by Chicago radio host and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Studs Terkel. Based on Terkel's bestselling book, this unique Tony-nominated musical has been recently updated for the modern age and features the real-life words of average working Americans, set to music by a diverse collection of extraordinary story-telling songwriters including Lin-Manuel Miranda (IN THE HEIGHTS, HAMILTON) and Stephen Schwartz (WICKED), as well as Craig Carnelia and James Taylor. WORKING is a brilliant, hilarious, and heartwarming examination of the “essential” worker. *WORKING will be staged in the Lucie Stern Theater to a live in-person audience, in accordance with the CDC and state and local health guidance. Audience members must follow all health requirements at the time of the performance, which until further notice includes providing proof of full vaccination for COVID-19 (or a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours) and mask-wearing, regardless of vaccination status. All performers, crew, production staff and volunteers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Until further notice, all theater personnel will mask in the theater, with the exception of live performers, who are exempted by the county of Santa Clara while actively performing or rehearsing.

GSAS with host ETHAN LE “I hear America singing.” Based on Studs Terkel’s bestselling book, this unique, Tony-nominated musical has been recently updated for the modern age and features the real-life words of average working Americans, set to music by a diverse collection of extraordinary story-telling songwriters including Lin-Manuel Miranda (IN THE HEIGHTS, HAMILTON) and Stephen Schwartz (WICKED), as well as Craig Carnelia and James Taylor. WORKING is a brilliant, hilarious, and heartwarming examination of the “essential” worker.

Ethan Le's first video promo for Vmedia Arts - a promo for the 2021 Fall season

Encore number - CMT Main Stage Show

A belated Mothers Day song from the talented Nicholas Jaochico, who is about to Graduate from Cal State East Bay University - Nico will return to bay area stages this fall -

Join Eric Ting Cal Shakes, Lily Tung Crystal Theater Mu, Sharon Peng, #AureenAlmario Palo Alto Players and Playwrights JORDAN LIU and Deepak Kumar for a discussion about the #AAPI Theatre community - hosted by #OscarTsukayama and produced by Jeffrey Ramos for The VRTL Café and Vmedia Arts GO SEE A SHOW celebrates #AAPIMONTH

with Host Oscar Tsukayama

AAPI CONCERT AND DISCUSSION Thank you to all who appeared on The VRTL Café Special #AAPI concert and discussion. This is the full 3 hour show - that you can FF through - to your selected guests or topics. See the content timestamps below - A huge thank you to producer director Jeffrey Ramos and host Oscar Tsukayama and to all our guests: 6: 04 Open video “We Need Some Light”, 14:00 Entang Evangelista, 24:00 Bryan Munar KC dela Cruz, 27:00 Red Concepción, 39:00 Marah Catanus Sotelo, 51:00 Ben Chau-Chiu, 57: KC Dela Cruz, 1:03 Baked The Musical, 1:12 Guest discussion with Lily Tung Crystal, Eric Ting, and others, 1:52 Vinh G. Nguyen, 1:55 Vanity Olaires, 2:04 Brian Palac, 2:08 Amanda Le Nguyen, 2:11 Benjamin Nguyen, 2:16 Nicole Thorsden, 2:20 Juan Castro, 2:38 Bee Vang interview, 2:50 Zaya Kolia, 2:55 Drew Hope, 2:58 Nicholas Jaochico, 3:00 Oscar Tsukayama