Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra ventures in new directions with this show about young love interrupted by World War II, between a Chinese-American boy and a Japanese-American girl. The boy's father (a stern Chinese Nationalist) despises everything Japanese, so young son Henry (Kevin M. Lin, an actor from Seattle) hides his growing fondness for classmate Keiko (Lyra Dominguez, who brings energy and surprising insight to the role). Th 7pm; F, Sa 8pm; Su 2pm. Through 5/9. $20-$23. The Nevada Theatre, 401 Broad Street in Nevada City; www.catsweb.org. J.H.