Founded in 1983, San Jose Stage Company is a professional theatre company dedicated to producing the works of contemporary playwrights. Through powerful, provocative and profound theatre, San Jose Stage Company (The Stage) seeks to expand community, forge creative partnerships, and challenge individuals in order to illuminate the human condition. The Stage's main focus is to produce professional theater in a unique environment, thereby intensifying the medium's connection to artisan, playwright and audience. We are dedicated to the development and presentation of new works, with a concentration on American literature, and world classics that illuminate the human condition and speak to the hopes and fears of all mankind.While based in San Jose, The Stage serves Santa Clara County and the Greater San Francisco Bay Area.