Join us in kicking off our 30th Anniversary Season with a Monday Night full of the stories you thought you knew and the stories you never knew – until now – inspired by the prompt “The American Experiment”! Join us on Monday, October 21st at 7PM PT live at the David Brower Center (new venue for 2024-25!) and simulcast online to experience the exploration of American Democracy and the great experiment. “The establishment of our new Government seemed to be the last great experiment for promoting human happiness.” – George Washington, January 9, 1790 "Ratification Panic Room" by Jediah Craig
"The Undecided Voters of Ballard County, Kentucky, c. 1856" by Antonino Greene
"Code Switching: An Experiment" by KT Frances Hartline
"Notes from An Underground Railroad Tour Guide" by Carl Andrew Johnson
"Message to the District" by Sarena Kuhn
"Fresh American Sharks" by Livian Yeh
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A VERY HITCHCOCK CHRISTMAS (12/6/25-12/7/25)
Innovators Showcase (11/4/24-11/24/24)
Interrogations: Pre-Election Coverage (10/3/24-10/20/24)
Where I Come From (8/17/24-8/25/24)
Festival: Best of PlayGround (SF)'24 (5/25/24-5/26/24)
Festival Reading: Crazy Jezebels (5/20/24-5/20/24)
Festival Premiere: A Thousand Natural Shocks (5/18/24-5/19/24)
Festival Reading: The Passing Storm (5/17/24-5/17/24)
Festival Reading: Work/Shoot (5/13/24-5/13/24)
Festival Premiere: Apertures of Love in Times of War (5/11/24-5/12/24)
A VERY HITCHCOCK CHRISTMAS (12/6/25-12/7/25)
Videos
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What the Constitution Means to Me
Hillbarn Theatre (1/22 - 2/8) | |
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Live At the Orinda - Christine Andreas
Orinda Theatre (1/18 - 1/18) | |
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“E4TT/RMF New Music Piano Summit”
Berkeley Piano Club, 2724 Haste Street (3/1 - 3/1) | |
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Little Women: The Broadway Musical
Saratoga Civic Theater (1/24 - 2/14) | |
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TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents “Hershey Felder: The Piano and Me”
Mountain View Center for The Performing Arts (1/17 - 2/8) | |
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Live At the Orinda 2025-2026 Concert Season
Orinda Theatre (10/5 - 5/10) | |
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An Evening with a Mentalist: Jay Alexander's Mind Tricks Live On 23 Jan - 25 Jan 2026
San Francisco Magic Theater (w/Jay Alexander) at the Marrakech (1/23 - 1/25) | |
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The 2026 New Years Eve Stand-Up Comedy Countdown Live at Broadway Studios!
Broadway studios (12/31 - 1/1) | |
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