Central Works 2025 Season begins March 1 and runs through November 16, 2025 featuring the world premieres of 3 new plays. This 35th season features Push/Pull, a play about young men: The Last Goat, an odyssey, and in the fall flips to Dada Teen Musical: The Play, a lesson in art & politics–set in a high school.
Opening on March 1 (with previews Feb 27 & 28): Push/Pull, a new play by Harry Davis, in which 2 young men set out on a journey of physical perfection through bodybuilding...Is it a pathway to fulfillment, or a dangerous delusion?
Playwright Harry Davis tells us "Push/Pull is inspired by the young men in my life and the issues we all seemed to be dealing with simultaneously, most of which stemmed from our own perception of ourselves and each other. It is also a play about love, the joy of friendship, self-hatred, obsession, and the desire to change yourself fundamentally–if that is even possible."
“One must imagine Sisyphus jacked and tan…” Clark is a young man at the age of 24. After a devastating breakup, resulting in a brief stay at a mental health facility under suicide watch, he reconnects with his childhood friend Nolan, now an amateur bodybuilder determined to get his Pro Card. Nolan agrees to get his old friend “totally jacked” if Clark will be his competition coach. Together these two set out on a journey of physical perfection through a regimen of discipline, drinking your milk, and the 7 Compulsory Poses. A pathway to fulfillment, or a dangerous delusion?
Last season The Dignity Circle by Lauren Smerkanich, developed in the the CW Writers Workshop, was awarded Best Entire Production in its category. Central Works (CW) fearlessly embraces edgy, controversial issues. It is committed to developing and producing challenging works with talented local artists, while ensuring fair compensation to workers, and offering affordable admission prices to the community. CW is “The New Play Theater.”
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West Side Story—Film with Live Orchestra Davies Symphony Hall (7/09-7/10) |
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The Still Point: An Immersive Experience SOMArts Cultural Center (7/16-7/25) |
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark SPARC (7/03-7/26) |
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Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room Thu July 23 8pm Elbo Room Jack London (7/23-7/23) |
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Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Fri July 3 7:30pm Quinn's Lighthouse (7/03-7/03) |
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Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room Fri July 17 7:30pm Elbo Room Jack London (7/17-7/17) |
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Dan Hoyle’s Takes All Kinds The Marsh San Francisco (8/01-8/07) |
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Based on a Totally True Story City Lights Theater Company (1/21-2/14) |
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Los Angeles Children's Chorus and San Francisco Boys Chorus Calvary Presbyterian Church (7/03-7/03) |
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Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Thu July 2 8pm Quinn's Lighthouse (7/02-7/02) |