San Francisco Youth Theatre presents The Mysterious Stranger, Mark Twain’s unfinished, final novella, written and adapted for the stage by Director Cliff Mayotte. Set in a 1590s Austrian village, the story follows three teenagers who encounter a stranger from future who reveals to them how their idyllic village is fractured by gossip, greed, religion, and most brutally, witch hunts. Using magic, illusion, and Twain’s trademark humor, Traum challenges the teens to find their own moral compass amidst the hypocrisy justified by their elders as “moral”.

This is a world premiere theatre production that uses music, shadow puppetry, projections, and storytelling.

SPECIAL GALA PERFORMANCE with reception on 2/26. Please visit our webpage for information and tickets.

About the Artists
Performed by SFYT DREAM Ensemble

Cliff Mayotte, Writer/Director
Emily Klion, Music/Lyrics
Sam Reider, Additional Music
Queen Michelle Jordan, Vocal Director
Dyana Díaz, Puppet Director

Thank you! SF Arts Commission, NEA, Eva Gunther Foundation, Sam Mazza Foundation, Kimball Foundation, Mervyn Sheldon Family, W. Kamau Bell Benefit at Berkeley Rep , and YOU!