Douglas Morris News

The Douglas Morrisson Theatre 2016-2017, 37th season launches with the regional premiere of Josefina Lopez's newly updated award-winning comedy Real Women Have Curves. DMT is tremendously excited to be presenting the regional premiere of Ms. Lopez's updated version, which first premiered at the Mission Cultural Center over 25 years ago in a production by El Teatro de la Esperanza.

The Douglas Morrisson Theatre 2016-2017, 37th season launches with the regional premiere of Josefina Lopez's newly updated award-winning comedy Real Women Have Curves. DMT is tremendously excited to be presenting the regional premiere of Ms. Lopez's updated version, which first premiered at the Mission Cultural Center over 25 years ago in a production by El Teatro de la Esperanza.

The Douglas Morrisson Theatre (DMT) proudly announces the new 2016-2017 Season, including a world premiere and one regional premiere. 

The Morrisson Theatre Chorus, under the musical direction of Cesar Cancino, will present its Summer Concert: FROM NEAR AND FAR: MUSIC FROM AROUND THE WORLD on July 22 and 23 at 8:00pm and July 24 at 2:00pm.

The Douglas Morrisson Theatre is excited to announce the final show in our Revelations Season: BOOK OF DAYS, a gripping study of a small town murder mystery by Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright Lanford Wilson.

The Douglas Morrisson Theatre (DMT) is excited to announce our Fifth Annual Playwrights' CageMatch: PUBLIC SQUARES, PRIVATE STORIES on Monday June 13, at 8:00pm. Five playwrights will enter but only one will emerge victorious! Join us as playwrights far and wide square off.

The Douglas Morrisson Theatre is excited to announce the final show in our Revelations Season: BOOK OF DAYS, a gripping study of a small town murder mystery by Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright Lanford Wilson.

Berkeley Playhouse will produce the first non-musical in its nine-year history with Christopher Sergel's adaptation of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. The show will be directed by Berkeley Playhouse's Producing Artistic Director Daren A.C. Carollo (Berkeley Playhouse's Peter Pan, Hairspray; Broadway: A Time to Kill; Off-Broadway: bare The Musical; Regional: Diablo Theatre Company, City Lights Theatre Company, Napa Valley Opera House, Pacific Coast Repertory Theatre, Town Hall Theatre Company). Previews begin April 28. The show runs from April 30 to May 22 at the Julia Morgan Theater, 2640 College Ave in Berkeley, CA. Tickets are now available through the box office. Please call (510) 845-8542 x351 or visit berkeleyplayhouse.org.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre (CCCT) continues its 56th season with The Mountaintop, Katori Hall's daring reimagining of a seminal event in American history, directed by CCCT Artistic Director Marilyn Langbehn. The Mountaintop plays from April 15 through May 8- performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 2pm at the theatre.

The Douglas Morrisson Theatre 2015-2016 Revelations Season continues with ONE FOR ALL: A Solo Artists Festival celebrating the amazing diversity of solo performers in the Bay Area. DMT's two-week solo theatre festival features nine different solo artists, April 8 through April 17, 2016, at the Douglas Morrisson Theatre, 22311 N. Third St. in Hayward, CA. Tickets are $20 general admission, children under 12 are $5, and are available through the Box Office at (510) 881-6777 or online at www.dmtonline.org.

The Douglas Morrisson Theatre (DMT) announces the fourth in its 2015-2016 storytelling series, Telling Tales, on Monday, March 21, 2016, at 8:00pm, at the Douglas Morrisson Theatre, 22311 N. Third St. in Hayward, CA.

The Douglas Morrisson Theatre (DMT) announces the fourth in its 2015-2016 storytelling series, Telling Tales, on Monday, March 21, 2016, at 8:00pm, at the Douglas Morrisson Theatre, 22311 N. Third St. in Hayward, CA. Tickets are $5 (open seating), and are available through the Box Office at (510) 881-6777, at the door or online at www.dmtonline.org.

The Morrisson Theatre Chorus, under the musical direction of Cesar Cancino, will present its Spring Concert: american favorites: a celebration of america's popular MUSIC on March 18 and March 19 at 8:00pm and March 20 at 2:00pm. AMERICAN FAVORITES: A CELEBRATION OF AMERICA'S POPULAR MUSIC will feature the music of Stephen Foster, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Elvis, Stevie Wonder, Simon and Garfunkel, and many more of our best songwriters.

On March 1, 2016, DMT is excited to host for a third time on our stage: AN EVENING OF IMPROV WITH MADE UP THEATRE. Made Up Theatre is the Bay Area's home for improvised comedy and entertainment. DMT's show will feature an all-star cast of improvisers who use nothing but audience suggestions to create fresh and hilarious improvised scenes. Voted 'Best Comedy Theatre' by Reader's Choice, we invite you to enjoy the night out and experience the magic and fun of improvisational comedy.

The Douglas Morrisson Theatre (DMT) announces the third in its 2015-2016 storytelling series, Telling Tales, on Monday, February 22, 2016, at 8:00pm, at the Douglas Morrisson Theatre, 22311 N. Third St. in Hayward, CA. Tickets are $5 (open seating), and are available through the Box Office at (510) 881-6777, at the door or online at www.dmtonline.org.

The Douglas Morrisson Theatre is excited to announce the third show in our Revelations Season: the witty and provocative MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION by George Bernard Shaw, the playwright of Pygmalion and Major Barbara.

The Douglas Morrisson Theatre (DMT) is excited to announce the second production in the 2015-2016 'Bare Bones' staged reading series: Now Circa Then, a sweet-spirited romantic comedy about two historical re-enactors.

Today, December 19, 2015, from 1:00 to 4:00pm, the Douglas Morrisson Theatre will host an open house to welcome the community inside for some good cheer and fun in celebration of the holiday season. Come make merry with DMT! Santa Claus will be in residence all afternoon and children of all ages are invited to stop by and share their wish lists. Enjoy tours of the theatre, warm cider and cookies, carol singing, seasonal stories, and much more!

The Morrisson Theatre Chorus, under the musical direction of Cesar Cancino, will present its Holiday Concert: Special Songs for a Special Time of the Year this weekend, December 10, December 11 and December 12 at 8:00pm and December 13 at 2:00pm. The Holiday Concert will feature a selection of Classical Sacred works, Popular Holiday songs, Jazz and Gospel, as well as audience sing-a-long pieces.

In January, NCTC is proud to present the world premiere of a whimsical and powerful new play, Sagittarius Ponderosa by MJ Kaufman, directed by Ben Randle. Winner of the 2014 Global Age Project at Aurora Theatre Company and featured on The 2015 Kilroy List of the most recommended new plays by female and trans* writers, the play introduces us to Archer (still Angela to his family), who makes the journey back home to the forests of Eastern Oregon. His journey back proves to be just the beginning when he meets a handsome stranger at night under the oldest Ponderosa Pine. What follows illuminates the transitions of life and death, the comings and goings of love, and the mysteries of the human heart.