THE REVOLUTIONISTS & More Set for Theatre Lunatico 2024 Season
The season will feature The Moors by Jen Silverman and more.
Theatre Lunatico has unveiled its 2024 season. Their 2024 season will include two mainstage productions at their basement venue, La Val's Subterranean: The Revolutionists, by Lauren Gunderson (May 25th-June 9th), and The Moors, by Jen Silverman (Fall 2024). Both Lauren Gunderson and Jen Silverman bring a subversive wit and absurdity to their writing which buoys dark subject matter. The Revolutionists will transport audiences to the French Revolution and The Moors revels in the aesthetics of Victorian horror, yet both plays promise evenings of laughter and surprise.
The Moors is the second installment of Theatre Lunatico's Tales from Behind the Basement Door–a recurring series of fall productions exploring eerie, creepy, spooky subject matter just in time for Halloween. The run will include a late show on Halloween night.
Additionally, Theatre Lunatico's Shoebox Shakespeare Series returns, and takes over La Val's Pizza with ShakesBeer! This series of staged readings is a casual romp through the canon (with drinking games). Throughout the 2024 season, Theatre Lunatico will perform pared-down versions of Shakespeare's greatest plays upstairs in the pizzeria, offering audiences the chance to grab another beer or slice throughout the night. An un-stuffy evening of Shakespeare, read with depth by the Theatre Lunatico ensemble and friends.
Theatre Lunatico's Shoebox Shakespeare Series launched in September, 2015, with a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream and the intention of bringing compelling and accessible productions of Shakespeare's works ‘up close and personal.' The ensemble returns to A Midsummer Night's Dream for their first ShakesBeer reading–Friday, May 3rd at 7pm. No ticket reservations required, donations accepted.
Pay-What-You-Will ticketing continues at Theatre Lunatico in 2024. Mainstage productions will provide suggested donation amounts to cover costs, but no audience member will be turned away for lack of funds (subject to seat availability). Learn more about Theatre Lunatico at www.theatrelunatico.org Season list below
SHAKESBEER
A Shoebox Shakespeare Reading Series
First staged reading of 2024:
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Friday, May 3rd, 7PM
upstairs at La Val's Pizza - 1834 Euclid Ave, Berkeley CA
No reserved tickets required, donations accepted
THE REVOLUTIONISTS
Directed by Lauri Smith
May 25th-June 9th
FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS, & SUNDAYS
La Val's Subterranean Theater
THE MOORS
Directed by Tara Blau Smollen
FALL 2024
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The Secret Garden Warren Theater at Sonoma State University (6/12-6/28) |
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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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The Phantom of the Opera San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (10/07-10/18) |
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THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD ORINDA STARLIGHT VILLAGE PLAYERS (6/05-7/03) |
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Much Ado About Nothing Santa Cruz Shakespeare (7/11-8/30) |
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Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room Sat July 25 7pm Elbo Room Jack London (7/25-7/25) |
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The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown Santa Cruz Shakespeare (9/11-10/03) |
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An Evening with a Mentalist: Jay Alexander's Mind Tricks Live San Francisco Magic Theater (w/Jay Alexander) at the Marrakech (7/10-7/12) |
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