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Crumbs from the Table of Joy at Aurora Theatre Company
Dates: 4/27/2025 - 5/25/2025
📍 Theatre: Aurora Theatre Company
Aurora Theatre Company
2081 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone: 5108434822
Tickets: $10 - $68
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Crumbs from the Table of Joy
By Lynn Nottage | Directed by Elizabeth Carter
After Ernestine Crump’s mother dies, her father relocates the family from Pensacola to Brooklyn in a frenzied search for spiritual enlightenment. There, the Crumps find themselves right in the heart of the shifting social politics of 1950s America, which land on their doorstep in the form of unmarried, hard-drinking, Communist-leaning Aunt Lily. Through the observations and narration of Ernestine, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage weaves the tumultuous interplay of race, sex, politics, religion, and post-war sentiment of the era into a colorful and poignant story of one family’s heartbreak, resilience, and joy.
“Crumbs From the Table of Joy [is] a small window into the past, and this almost voyeuristic glimpse is worth attention.” - New York Post
Masks are required for Wed eve and Sun matinee performances.
POST SHOW DISCUSSIONS: Please join us for a discussion of Aurora's production of Crumbs from the Table of Joy, hosted after the show on the select days listed below. Discussions will be led by Aurora staff or members of the Creative Team, who may be joined by the actors, director, community members, or local storytellers.
Tuesday, May 6
Wednesday, May 14
Thursday, May 22
Authors
Ages: High school and older
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Aurora Theatre Company is at 2081 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA.
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This Is How It Goes (06/14/13-07/21/13)
The Arsonists (04/05/13-05/12/13)
Our Practical Heaven (01/25/13-03/03/13)
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Anatol (04/06/12-05/13/12)
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The Soldier's Tale (11/11/11-12/18/11)
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What is the history of Aurora Theatre Company ?
As the storyteller for our community, Aurora Theatre Company inspires new audiences and longtime theatre lovers alike with the visceral power of live theatre. Our venues, the most intimate professional stages in the Bay Area, highlight great acting, nuanced language, and an immediacy that makes for exhilarating theatre. By telling profoundly relevant stories, we’re building a new culture of theatregoing in the Bay Area and contributing to a revitalization of theatre nationwide, challenging all of us to think deeper, laugh louder, and engage more purposefully and profoundly with our neighbors and our world.
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