Mark Jackson News

Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company announces the four plays chosen as winners for the Global Age Project (GAP), the company's new works initiative that promotes the creation of forward-looking theatre: The First Grade by Joel Drake Johnson; Birnham Woods by Wendy MacLeod; Right? by Dan Hoyle; and and when we awoke there was light and light by Laura Jacqmin. The selected plays will be presented as staged readings in a four-week festival at the Aurora Theatre, Mondays, February 2-23, 7:30pm, coinciding with the company's fully-staged West Coast Premiere of George Packer's provocative Lucille Lortel-winning play Betrayed (January 23-March 1).

Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company announces the appointment of Deborah Banks as its new Development Director. Banks comes to the Aurora with more than 20 years of development experience in the Bay Area, working with the Alameda County Art Commission and such nonprofit organizations as San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Habitot Children's Museum, and Building with Books. Banks has served as Aurora Theatre Company's Interim Development Director since July and will officially step into her role as Development Director effective January 1, 2009.

SFB-SHOTGUN PLAYERS PRESENTS 'MACBETH' at the Ashby Stage

Audiences and critics agree: THE DEVIL?S DISCIPLE is one helluva show. Berkeley?s acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company announces extension performances of its production of George Bernard Shaw?s THE DEVIL?S DISCIPLE, directed by Aurora Theatre Company founding Artistic Director Barbara Oliver.

SFB-SHOTGUN PLAYERS PRESENTS 'MACBETH' at the Ashby Stage

Aurora Theatre Company continues its American trilogy with THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE from the master of English wit George Bernard Shaw.

Aurora Theatre Company continues its American trilogy with THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE from the master of English wit George Bernard Shaw.

Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company announces extension performances of its critically acclaimed production of Gore Vidal's 'The Best Man'. Aurora Theatre Company Artistic Director Tom Ross helms this seminal political nail-biter starring Tim Kniffin, Charles Shaw Robinson, and Charles Dean, and featuring Elizabeth Benedict, Michael Cassidy, Jackson Davis, Deb Fink, Michael Patrick Gaffney, and Emilie Talbot. 'The Best Man' plays now through September 28, with added performances on September 9, 16, and 23 at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley.

Just in time for the fall election, Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company opens its 17th season with Gore Vidal's fascinating political nail-biter THE BEST MAN.

Just in time for the fall election, Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company opens its 17th season with Gore Vidal's fascinating political nail-biter THE BEST MAN.

Just in time for the fall election, Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company opens its 17th season with Gore Vidal's fascinating political nail-biter THE BEST MAN.

Just in time for the fall election, Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company opens its 17th season with Gore Vidal's fascinating political nail-biter THE BEST MAN.

Closing Aurora Theatre Company's 16th season is the Professional West Coast Premiere of Keith Bunin's new play 'The Busy World is Hushed' beginning June 13th.

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) artistic director Carey Perloff today announced the final casting and design team for A.C.T.'s 30th anniversary production of Sam Shepard's classic interrogation of the American dream, Curse of the Starving Class

Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company proudly announces the lineup for its 17th season. The regular season will be staged August 2008 through May 2009 at the intimate Aurora Theatre in the downtown Berkeley arts district. For tickets (previews $28, regular performances $40-42, limited opening night seating $50) or subscriptions ($130-210), the public can call (510) 843-4822 or visit www.auroratheatre.org.

San Francisco State University Theatre Arts presents Don Juan as its main stage production, adapted and directed by Mark Jackson. Performances are March 6-16.

The Aurora Theatre Company opens its 15th season with one of Oscar Wilde's most notorious plays, Salome. Opening August 31, running to October 1.

Cary Shields, currently starring as Roger in RENT, sat down to answer 10 questions (or so) about his career and upcoming gig at The Cutting Room on September 29th

Eden Espinosa, Alice Ripley, Cary Shields and Bruce Vilanch will star in a concert presentation of the new musical Helen of Troy on June 13th

The Zipper Theatre and Bill Coyle presented Euan Morton in Concert for five shows between Wednesday November 10 through Sunday, November 14, 2004.