HOW SHAKESPEARE SAVED MY LIFE
Jan 23 – Mar 1, 2026
Jacob Ming-Trent's autobiographical work explores the transformative power of language and music. In this world premiere, directed by Tony Taccone, Ming-Trent shares his journey from...
HOW SHAKESPEARE SAVED MY LIFE
Jan 23 – Mar 1, 2026
Jacob Ming-Trent's autobiographical work explores the transformative power of language and music. In this world premiere, directed by Tony Taccone, Ming-Trent shares his journey from...
ALL MY SONS
Feb 20 – Mar 29, 2026
Arthur Miller's All My Sons takes a fresh look at the American Dream and the moral compromises that come with it. Set within the context...
ALL MY SONS
Feb 20 – Mar 29, 2026
Arthur Miller's All My Sons takes a fresh look at the American Dream and the moral compromises that come with it. Set within the context...
THE MONSTERS
Mar 27 – May 3, 2026
The Monsters, a West Coast premiere by Ngozi Anyanwu, explores the complex dynamics between siblings through the lens of Mixed Martial Arts. Lil has silently...
THE MONSTERS
Mar 27 – May 3, 2026
The Monsters, a West Coast premiere by Ngozi Anyanwu, explores the complex dynamics between siblings through the lens of Mixed Martial Arts. Lil has silently...
THE LUNCHBOX
May 17 – Jun 28, 2026
The Lunchbox is a world premiere musical adaptation of Ritesh Batra's acclaimed film, directed by Tony Award-winner Rachel Chavkin. Set in Mumbai, it tells the...
THE LUNCHBOX
May 17 – Jun 28, 2026
The Lunchbox is a world premiere musical adaptation of Ritesh Batra's acclaimed film, directed by Tony Award-winner Rachel Chavkin. Set in Mumbai, it tells the...
The Interestings
Jan 31 – Feb 17, 2027
The Interestings, a new musical based on Meg Wolitzer's bestselling novel, will have its world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in early 2027. Directed by...
Auditions
Review: THE NOTEBOOK at Orpheum Theatre
by Steve Murray - February 14, 2026
What did our critic think of THE NOTEBOOK at Orpheum Theatre?...
Review: M. BUTTERFLY at SF Playhouse
by Steve Murray - February 12, 2026
What did our critic think of M. BUTTERFLY at SF Playhouse?...
Review: IMPROBABLE FICTION at Masquers Playhouse
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - February 11, 2026
IMPROBABLE FICTION at Masquers Playhouse is a tale of two parts. Don’t let the easy-going first half lull you into complacency. When the action hits, it comes in quick succession with quippy lines, funny costumes, over the top dramatics, and plenty of belly laughs....
Review: THE CHERRY ORCHARD at Marin Theatre
by Steve Murray - February 04, 2026
Change is hard, we all know that. We get stuck in patterns and the comfortable, even if that inertia is destructive. Watching Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard, brilliantly directed by American Conservatory Theatre Artistic Director emerita Carey Perloff and starring an all-star cast of local legends, will...
Review: WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME at Hillbarn Theatre
by Steve Murray - February 02, 2026
Heidi Schreck’s award-winning 2019 homage to the US Constitution couldn’t be timelier than at this moment of political crisis in America. Written as a remembrance of her 15-year-old self as a debater in love with the constitution, the present-day Heidi narrates the play which links her family’...
Review: THE WIZ Lights Up Broadway San Jose
by Linda Hodges - January 28, 2026
Opening Night of The Wiz at Broadway San Jose was dazzling, the kind of evening that reminds you why musical theater, at its best, feels communal, electric, and alive. From the moment the curtain rose, the production burst onto the stage with color, rhythm, and unmistakable joy, offering a vibrant a...
Review: EUGENE ONEGIN at San Francisco Ballet
by Jim Munson - January 26, 2026
San Francisco Ballet is kicking off its 2026 repertory season with the massively ambitious world premiere of Yuri Possokhov’s Eugene Onegin. It’s a tall order to create a full-length contemporary classical ballet to compete with the warhorses we’ve seen a zillion times, but SFB has given it th...
Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON at Orpheum Theatre
by Steve Murray - January 16, 2026
Trey Parker and Matt Stone are on a high recently, with their long- running animated series South Park skewering the present administration in their inimitable profane and darkly surreal style. 2011’s The Book of Mormon brought their irreverent humor to Broadway in what at the time seemed shocking...
Review: DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL at The Henry J. Kaiser Center For The Arts
by Linda Hodges - January 05, 2026
Dog Man: The Musical fetches laughs, heart, and legit Broadway-level craft in a show that never talks down to its audience. Read our review here!...
Review: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL A BEAUTIFUL NOISE at Broadway San Jose
by Linda Hodges - December 31, 2025
What did our critic think of THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL A BEAUTIFUL NOISE at Broadway San Jose?...
Past Shows
The Thing About Jellyfish
Feb 5 – Mar 9, 2025
During the last week of summer vacation, 12-year-old Suzy Swanson learns that her best friend Franny has drowned. Desperate to make sense of Franny’s death,...
The Thing About Jellyfish
Jan 31 – Mar 9, 2025
During the last week of summer vacation, 12-year-old Suzy Swanson learns that her best friend Franny has drowned. Desperate to make sense of Franny’s death,...
Galileo
May 5 – Jun 16, 2024
BOOK BY DANNY STRONG MUSIC AND LYRICS BY MICHAEL WEINER & ZOE SARNAK CHOREOGRAPHED BY DAVID NEUMANN DIRECTED BY MICHAEL MAYER WORLD PREMIERE RODA THEATRE AT BERKELEY REP Four-time Tony Award...
Cult of Love
Jan 26 – Mar 3, 2024
WRITTEN BY LESLYE HEADLAND DIRECTED BY TRIP CULLMAN IN ASSOCIATION WITH RED YES STUDIO, RACHEL SUSSMAN, AND SEAVIEW RODA THEATRE TICKES NOW ON SALE From Leslye Headland (Russian Doll, Bachelorette,...
Harry Clarke
Nov 15 – Dec 23, 2023
BY DAVID CALETHE VINEYARD THEATRE PRODUCTIONDIRECTED BY LEIGH SILVERMANFEATURING BILLY CRUDUPWEST COAST PREMIERERODA THEATRETICKETS NOW ON SALETony and Emmy Award-winning actor Billy Crudup (Coast of...
Bulrusher
Oct 27 – Dec 3, 2023
BY EISA DAVISDIRECTED BY NICOLE A. WATSONA CO-PRODUCTION WITH MCCARTER THEATRE CENTERPEET’S THEATREOCT 27–DEC 3, 2023TICKETS NOW ON SALE Berkeley native Eisa Davis’ lyrical coming-of-age story follows a...
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Sep 16 – Oct 22, 2023
BY SELINA FILLINGERDIRECTED BY ANNIE TIPPERODA THEATRESEP 16–OCT 22, 2023TICKETS NOW ON SALEBerkeley Rep brings you this gleefully feminist satire just in time for the Presidential primaries!...
Out of Character
Jun 23 – Jul 30, 2023
Before he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical (The Band’s Visit), Ari’el Stachel grew up in Berkeley, an Israeli American...
Dear Elizabeth
May 24 – Jul 7, 2013
Roda Theatre: - adapt: Sarah Ruhl from Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Lowell; dir: Les Waters....
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Apr 12 – May 26, 2013
Thrust Stage: - William Shakespeare; dir: Mark Wing-Davey....
Fallaci
Mar 8 – Apr 21, 2013
Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci was larger than life. Her childhood courage resisting the Nazis fueled her work as a war correspondent with an antiauthoritarian zeal...
The Wild Bride
Jan 19 – Feb 10, 2013
Roda Theatre: - adapt: Emma Rice; book: Carl Grose; lyrics: Carl Grose; music: Stu Barker; dir: Emma Rice....
Troublemaker, or The Freakin Kick-A Adventures of Bradley Boatright
Jan 4 – Feb 3, 2013
Get ready for Troublemaker, or The Freakin Kick-A Adventures of Bradley Boatright. Only Berkeley Rep could unleash this wild world premiere, commissioned from hot young...
Black n Blue Boys
May 25 – Jun 24, 2012
Big, bold, beautiful, and fierce—Dael Orlandersmith delivers a riveting performance in Black n Blue Boys. This world premiere introduces us to children and adults forging...
In Paris
Apr 25 – May 13, 2012
Red
Mar 16 – Apr 29, 2012
A Doctor in Spite of Himself
Feb 10 – Mar 25, 2012
“Playing doctor” takes on a whole new meaning as a marital squabble escalates into comic pandemonium. The spirited Martine exacts revenge on her scoundrel of...
Ghost Light
Jan 6 – Feb 19, 2012
How to Write a New Book for the Bible
Oct 7 – Nov 20, 2011
Every family creates a sacred story out of love. In Bill Cain’s poignant new play, a man moves in with his mother when she becomes...
The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs
Jan 23 – Feb 27, 2011
In The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, Daisey dives into the epic story of a real-life Willy Wonka whose personal obsessions profoundly affect...
The Last Cargo Cult
Jan 12 – Feb 20, 2011
With The Last Cargo Cult, Daisey travels to a remote island in the South Pacific whose inhabitants actually worship America and its goods. He observes...
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