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'There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside of you.' Maya Angelou. Brava! for Women in the Arts is proud to present the Me, Myself & I Series, a collection of solo works by emerging and established California writer and performers.

'There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside of you.' Maya Angelou. Brava! for Women in the Arts is proud to present the Me, Myself & I Series, a collection of solo works by emerging and established California writer and performers.

Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company celebrated the official completion of the company's Addison Street expansion wing, The Nell and Jules Dashow Wing, named in honor of lead donor Deborah Ruth's parents, at a special opening event held in the new space on August 17.

Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company announced today the official completion of the company's Addison Street expansion wing, The Nell and Jules Dashow Wing, named in honor of lead donor Deborah Ruth's parents.

Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company announced today the official completion of the company's Addison Street expansion wing, The Nell and Jules Dashow Wing, named in honor of lead donor Deborah Ruth's parents.

The Marsh is pleased to announce a Marsh Rising workshop performance of Angela Neff?s new solo show, Picnics at the Asylum. The play describes what it was like growing up in a large catholic family with a father who went from being the funniest Dad in Silicon Valley to the funniest street person on San Jose?s Skid Row. Neff takes us on a hilarious, outlandish and poignant journey, full of fireworks, psychedelic sunglasses and rockin' church services, as she examines the relationship of madness and love.

The Julia Morgan Center for the Arts announced today that it has merged with Berkeley Playhouse. The unification of the two well-respected organizations will expand already successful programs, create efficiencies, and strengthen the core missions of both.

The Marsh is pleased to announce a Marsh Rising workshop performance of Angela Neff?s new solo show, Picnics at the Asylum. The play describes what it was like growing up in a large catholic family with a father who went from being the funniest Dad in Silicon Valley to the funniest street person on San Jose?s Skid Row. Neff takes us on a hilarious, outlandish and poignant journey, full of fireworks, psychedelic sunglasses and rockin' church services, as she examines the relationship of madness and love.

Word For Word transfers the hit 15TH Anniversary show following an extended fall run at the Magic Theater MORE STORIES BY TOBIAS WOLFF March 18-22, 2009 Julia Morgan Center for the Arts 2640 College Avenue, Berkeley WORD FOR WORD a program of THE Z SPACE STUDIO transfers MORE STORIES BY TOBIAS WOLFF following its extended San Francisco run and regional tour to the legendary Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, in Berkeley from Wednesday, March 18 to Sunday, March 22. 'The acutely observed, dryly comic and deeply humane stories of Tobias Wolff are a perfect fit for Word for Word, the company that stages stories eactly as written with slyly inventive touches.' -SF Chronicle One of the Ten Best Productions of 2008! -SF Chronicle 'The particular alchemy of Word for Word and author Tobias Wolff is undeniable.' - SF Examiner 'Score another one for Word for Word...' -Contra Costa Times 'Word for Word - Perfection!' -BeyondChron.com Six years after the smash hit world premiere Stories by Tobias Wolff broke all records for Word for Word, the company that turns great literature into great theatre pairs back up with the short story master for More Stories by Tobias Wolff.

Pocket Opera's 32nd season is decidedly different. We're presenting six operas at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco (we've done that before), three at the Napa Valley Opera House (again, not new) and four at the Julia Morgan Theater in Berkeley (New!) Pocket Opera audiences have a fondness for Offenbach, so we're inaugurating the season with his 'La Belle Helene'. We are also staging two of Donald Pippin's brand new translations: 'La Favorita' by Donizetti and Moniuszko's 'The Haunted Manor', considered by many in Poland to be their national opera. We're thrilled to announce that we're co-producing Moniuszko's opera with the National Endowment for the Arts (New!) and The Polish Arts and Culture Foundation (Even Newer!). With the exception of Handel's Alcina, all the operas will be performed in English, using Donald Pippin's acclaimed translations. Our season usually wraps up with one razzle-dazzle blockbuster- this year we offer two: 'The Barber of Seville' and 'Carmen'.

Word For Word transfers the hit 15TH Anniversary show following an extended fall run at the Magic Theater MORE STORIES BY TOBIAS WOLFF March 18-22, 2009 Julia Morgan Center for the Arts 2640 College Avenue, Berkeley WORD FOR WORD a program of THE Z SPACE STUDIO transfers MORE STORIES BY TOBIAS WOLFF following its extended San Francisco run and regional tour to the legendary Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, in Berkeley from Wednesday, March 18 to Sunday, March 22. 'The acutely observed, dryly comic and deeply humane stories of Tobias Wolff are a perfect fit for Word for Word, the company that stages stories eactly as written with slyly inventive touches.' -SF Chronicle One of the Ten Best Productions of 2008! -SF Chronicle 'The particular alchemy of Word for Word and author Tobias Wolff is undeniable.' - SF Examiner 'Score another one for Word for Word...' -Contra Costa Times 'Word for Word - Perfection!' -BeyondChron.com Six years after the smash hit world premiere Stories by Tobias Wolff broke all records for Word for Word, the company that turns great literature into great theatre pairs back up with the short story master for More Stories by Tobias Wolff.

Pocket Opera's 32nd season is decidedly different. We're presenting six operas at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco (we've done that before), three at the Napa Valley Opera House (again, not new) and four at the Julia Morgan Theater in Berkeley (New!) Pocket Opera audiences have a fondness for Offenbach, so we're inaugurating the season with his 'La Belle Helene'. We are also staging two of Donald Pippin's brand new translations: 'La Favorita' by Donizetti and Moniuszko's 'The Haunted Manor', considered by many in Poland to be their national opera. We're thrilled to announce that we're co-producing Moniuszko's opera with the National Endowment for the Arts (New!) and The Polish Arts and Culture Foundation (Even Newer!). With the exception of Handel's Alcina, all the operas will be performed in English, using Donald Pippin's acclaimed translations. Our season usually wraps up with one razzle-dazzle blockbuster- this year we offer two: 'The Barber of Seville' and 'Carmen'.

Currently celebrating its 17th season, Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company announced today the company's plan to expand its Addison Street space. More than halfway through a $2.1 million capital campaign, Aurora will officially break through the wall connecting its current space to an adjacent space during a ceremony to be held on January 12, 2009. Once completed, the expansion space will add 2,600 square feet to the 7,200 square feet the company currently occupies, and will house a new rehearsal space for main stage productions, readings, and workshops of new productions, as well as artistic offices; the expansion will also increase space for in-house set-building. The projected completion date of the expansion project is summer 2009.

Brooklyn's Premier Off-Off Broadway Company kicks off its 42nd season with the social satire The Underpants. The Underpants, the Steve Martin adaptation from the classic German farce by Carl Sternheim, is directed by Seth Soloway (artistic director, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts), and features an entertaining veteran Gallery Players cast.