Mountain View post-show audience Q&A

A post-show audience Q&A is on the schedule for Peninsula Youth Theatre’s “Hansel and Gretel” in Mountain View on April 24-25. (mercurynews.com) The production runs at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts’ SecondStage, 500 Castro St., with student matinees on Friday, April 24, and public performances on Saturday, April 25, at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. (tickets.mvcpa.com) Peninsula Youth Theatre says the show is a world-premiere modernized adaptation by Karen Simpson, built for its “Stories on Stage” program and based on the Brothers Grimm tale. (pytnet.org) The Q&A is part of the format, not a separate add-on event. The company says the one-hour show has no intermission and ends with a talk-back directly after the performance. (pytnet.org) That format is standard for “Stories on Stage,” which Peninsula Youth Theatre describes as short adaptations of children’s books that include time to talk with the actors and director. (pytnet.org) Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts lists “Hansel and Gretel” in the same April 24-30 week as TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s “Come from Away,” placing the youth production and its audience discussion inside a busier week on the venue calendar. (mvcpa.com) The venue’s home page says “Hansel & Gretel” features a live talk-back after the show where audience members can ask questions of the cast and production staff. (mvcpa.com) For families, the practical details are straightforward: Saturday general-admission tickets are $17, Friday student matinees are $7 for student groups of 10 or more, and the show is marked appropriate for all ages. (pytnet.org) The key variable is timing. Listings differ between the venue calendar and the ticket page, so attendees need to check the specific performance they plan to attend before going. (mvcpa.com) (tickets.mvcpa.com)