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Berkeley Repertory Theatre kicks off its 2008/09 Season with the world premiere of a provocative new play set in Berkeley and written by a Berkeley native: renowned playwright Itamar Moses returns to his hometown with Yellowjackets, a script set just around the corner in the halls of his alma mater.

Theatres are usually dark on Mondays, but several times each season Berkeley Repertory Theatre makes Monday night glow with Page to Stage, a series of talks which engage brilliant guests in sparkling conversation.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre kicks off its 2008/09 Season with the world premiere of a provocative new play set in Berkeley and written by a Berkeley native: renowned playwright Itamar Moses returns to his hometown with Yellowjackets, a script set just around the corner in the halls of his alma mater.

heAtrainplays are a celebration of New York, created by six teams while traveling the entire route of the A train, from 207th Street & Broadway to Far Rockaway and back. On Tuesday evening, June 24th, four librettists will hop on the A train at 207th Street and begin writing the books for four 15-minute musicals, all set on the A train. Before each of the teams begins their journey, they pick a number between 3 and 5 to set the number of characters, then they choose headshots from a blind draw to determine who is in each piece. When the librettists reach the Far Rockaway stop, they randomly select, through another blind draw, their collaborative lyricists, composers, directors and choreographers, who have been awaiting their arrival at a nearby McDonald's with two playwrights joining them and just beginning their journey. Two directors will meet the creators of the now finished plays at 207th Street and they all proceed to Columbus Circle where they meet the pre-selected pool of actors, decipher their scribbles, copy the scripts and begin rehearsals. They have until show time THE NEXT DAY, Wednesday night, June 25th at 8:00PM to develop these works into six exciting new musical experiences to be shared with the audience at New World Stages on the set of the hit musical Altar Boyz.

'theAtrainplays' returns to Off-Broadway, with the latest incarnation, theAtrainplays vol. XXII, performing for one night only on Wednesday, June 25th at 8PM at New World Stages.

Songs by Ridiculously Talented Composers and Lyricists You Probably Don't Know But Should will be presented on August 31st and September 1st at 8:00 p.m.

The West Bank Café has announced upcoming performances to be presented in The Laurie Beechman Theatre

theAtrainplays, a celebration of New York, created by six teams while traveling the entire route of the A train (from 207th Street & Broadway to Far Rockaway and back) returned to Off-Broadway's New World Stages last night.

theAtrainplays, a theatre-without-a-net writing/composing/directing/acting experience, had its 22nd incredible incarnation June 20th, with an all-star cast.

theAtrainplays are a celebration of New York, created by six teams while traveling the entire route of the A train, from 207th Street & Broadway to Far Rockaway and back. On Tuesday evening, June 19th, four librettists will hop on the A train at 207th Street and begin writing the books for four 15-minute musicals, all set on the A train.

On Tuesday evening, June 19th, four librettists will hop on the A train at 207th Street and begin writing the books for four 15-minute musicals, all set on the A train

More performers--including Mandy Gonzalez, Kevin Del Aguila and Melanie Vaughn--and more writers have joined the cast of theAtrainplays, which will be performed on August 2nd

theAtrainplays will return to Off-Broadway, with the latest incarnation, theAtrainplays vol. XXI, performing on Wednesday, August 2nd; Cady Huffman and Stephanie D'Abruzzo will be among the stars

Cady Huffman, Stephanie D'Abruzzo and more will take part in a musical theatre edition of theAtrainplays, which performs on August 2nd