Breaking: Administration reverses decision, reinstating theater teacher Oscar Varodayan, Jasper Veer Tuteja, and Joyce Ma March 27, 2026
Paly Theatre’s Drama and Desserts features sweets, student performances Naomi Espinoza and Jeshurun Wang September 19, 2025
Behind the scenes: Shell-ebrate upcoming ‘SpongeBob Musical’ Lise Concolato and Sophie Zhang April 23, 2025
Preview: “One Acts” returns for student-led theater Ketan Altekar-Okazaki, Senior Staff Writer May 8, 2024
‘Hamlet’ production brings the 1600s back to life Ketan Altekar-Okazaki and Maxwell Zhang April 21, 2024
Theater-focused ‘International Night’ to celebrate cultural diversity Kristine Lin, Senior Staff Writer February 29, 2024
Preview: ‘The Birds’ to bring humor, creativity to the stage Anna Feng and Maxwell Zhang November 3, 2023
‘Little Women: The Broadway Musical’: A compelling story of family and resilience Ketan Altekar-Okazaki and Maxwell Zhang September 29, 2023
‘Little Women’: Upcoming musical of family and connectedness Kristine Lin, Senior Staff Writer September 21, 2023
![Senior actor Lucianna Peralta serves dinner during a rehearsal of "Dinners and Sinners," directed by seniors Eloise Dumas and Abigail Friedland. The play is one of six "One Acts," student-only led productions that will be performed Thursday through Saturday at 7 p.m. According to actor Lily Jeffrey, a junior, the best part about “One Acts” is that she gets to work with her friends. "I have always loved my [current] directors as actors and as friends, so it is super fun to work with them,” Jeffrey said. “They are really great at directing and are super flexible, so overall my experience has been that they are great to work with."](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_6663-e1715129127580-1200x869.jpg)
![Students took pride in sharing their cultures during last year's International Night, hosted by Palo Alto High School's Associated Student Body. This year's International Night, this time arranged by Paly's theater program, will take place at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the Performing Arts Center. According to senior Athya Paramesh, who organized the event, students are welcome to participate either as a performer or an attendee. "We wanted it to be open to people from theater, but also beyond theater," Paramesh said. "We got some great [sign-up] responses, so I'm excited."](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0141-e1709268258334-1200x851.jpg)
![Junior Annalise Belle Klenow (right), and Seniors Arielle Blumenfeld (center) and Rebecca Helft (left) rehearse a scene from Palo Alto High School’s theater program’s “Mamma Mia!”. According to Blumenfeld, a struggle in producing a musical with many students involved is getting to know everyone on a deeper level. “Because [“Mamma Mia!”] is so big, getting to know every single person and everyone's styles and techniques is hard, although it's definitely also the most rewarding part of it,” Blumenfeld said. “Being able to work with so many new people, and also developing those relationships [with everyone] because that needs to happen before opening night.” (Photo: Leena Hussein)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSC_0103-900x600.jpeg)
