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Twenty-one independent theater companies were selected by lottery.

World Premiere play at The Marsh San Francisco.

Spotlighting the power of human connection, the 2022 BAPF featured readings five new works.

What did our critic think of ROGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S OKLAHOMA! at Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco?

What did our critic think of OKLAHOMA! at Golden Gate Theatre?

The San Jose Stage Company has announced the cast and creative team for The Play That Goes Wrong, the first production of MILESTONE: The 40th Anniversary Season.

San Francisco’s 42nd Street Moon has announced the Company’s upcoming 2023 season, which will include full productions of ANYTHING GOES (February 23 - March 12, 2023), MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (March 23 - April 9, 2023), THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS (May 4 - 21, 2023) and SHE LOVES ME (June 9 -

Crowded Fire Theater (CFT), known as a vital home for new play development and production on the West Coast, announce Miaccuicatl Alexander, Alexa Burrell, Brooke L Jennings, Kevin Lo, and Sara Witsch as the sixth cohort of IGNITE FUND awardees.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre has announced casting for the world premiere production of the ripple, the wave that carried me home by Christina Anderson, directed by Jackson Gay, and produced in association with Goodman Theatre.

In memory of 9/11/2001 and in tribute to Father Harry Cronin and Father Mychal Judge, Unity San Francisco will present two performances of the award-winning play 'MY WILL AND MY LIFE' featuring Bay Area-based actor John Tranchitella.

Playful People Productions has announced the appointment of Tonya Suker to Executive Director, making her the second Executive Director in the company's 12-year history.

Marin Theatre Company has announced the cast and creative team for David Greig's acclaimed play, Dunsinane.

Theatre of Yugen and In The Margin (ITM) co- produce BRAIDED, a new work written by Steven Flores, Anne Yumi Kobori, Shannon R.

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PlayGround, California's leading playwright incubator and theatre community hub, has announced its 29th season, including the return of the celebrated Monday Night PlayGround staged reading series on third Mondays,* October - March, in-person this year at Berkeley's Freight & Salvage and live simulc

Z Space, one of the nation's leading laboratories for the development of new works, is pleased to present the world premiere of The Red Shades: A Trans Superhero Rock Opera on Z Space's Steindler Stage, beginning Thursday, October 13 through Saturday, November 5, 2022.

Central Works' 2022 season concludes with a new comedy from the Central Works Writers Workshop The Museum Annex written by Mildred Inez Lewis, playing Oct 15 - Nov 13 at the historic  Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Avenue, Berkeley.

Broadway and Vine, intersecting the best of Broadway with the best of Wine Country continued its vineyard concert series this week with Christopher Sieber.

Are You Dressed for the Apocalypse? is raw, uncensored, apocalyptic, non-dual, post post-feminist ukulele comedy at its finest.

Center Repertory Company launches its 2022-23 season with the hit musical play Always…Patsy Cline.

BroadwayWorld catches up with virtuoso pianist & actor Hershey Felder about his new show 'Hershey Felder: Chopin in Paris' running live at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley August 19 to September 11 in Mountain View, CA.

 The “Best of Brazil” comes to the South Bay, when the Hammer Theatre Centerpresents an intimate rooftop concert by Claudia Villela, Guinga and Proveta on September 8, as part of its ongoingSunset Series.

San Francisco Shakespeare Festival's 40th Anniversary season production of Shakespeare's popular romantic comedy, Much Ado About Nothing, returns to Redwood City at a new location this summer.

Artistic Director Lauren Jonas has announced Diablo Ballet's 2022 - 2023 performance season featuring the Company premiere of Confetti by Gerald Arpino, which will be presented as part of his Centennial Celebration to honor what would have been his 100th birthday.

Ninth Planet has announced the March 25, 2023 world premiere at Herbst Theater in San Francisco of a major new chamber opera, PROSPERO'S ISLAND based on Shakespeare's The Tempest, by composer Allen Shearer and librettist Claudia Stevens.