Co-founder and producing director Susi Damilano is at it again. Her previous comic stagings include Noises Off, Clue, The 39 Steps and the successful predecessor of this show, The Play That Goes Wrong back in 2024.…
Transformative, innovative, and hauntingly memorable. These words encapsulate the reaction to Oakland Theater Project’s production of KING LEAR. The story leaps to life with a flourish of energy and grace.…
What did our critic think of KING LEAR at Z Space?…
LEGALLY BLONDE explodes onto the stage at Berkeley Playhouse with a joie de vivre that lights up the house. The high energy dancing, powerful vocals and the never ending onslaught of jokes keep the audience smiling. …
What did our critic think of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at New Conservatory Theatre Center? Little Shop of Horrors, whose star is a bloodthirsty flora, plants its roots at the New Conservatory for the opening of its 26-27 season and it’s an energetic, darkly comic, gender bending allegory for all that…
From across the pond, acclaimed director Emma Rice’s latest adaptation North by Northwest makes its West Coast debut, turning Alfred Hitchcock’s 1959 suspense film on its ear with her whimsical, comic stylings.…
What did our critic think of THE GLASS MENAGERIE at Center Rep?…
What did our critic think of AFRICAN STEW at Lorraine Hansberry Theatre?…
Stories of romantic love are delivered by a variety of interdisciplinary artists in the second Bay Area incarnation of Crushing, and it’s a winner for the art of spoken word. The featured writers span genders, ages and viewpoints and you never know what’s coming next.…
A love of food sustains houseworker Gladys over a forty-year arc that coincides with the social, economic and political changes wrought by the Cuban revolution of 1959 in Eduardo Machado’s The Cook, opening Berkeley Rep’s 59th season. In Tanya Orellana’s superbly appointed and functional kit…
The Copacabana Supper Club offers an immersive theatrical experience at the Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts in Oakland, running from June 11 to June 29, 2025. Inspired by the vibrant atmosphere of Rio de Janeiro, audiences can enjoy performances by actors and musicians...
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Bye Bye Birdie Warren Theater (9/18-10/04) |
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Gutenberg! The Musical! Hillbarn Theatre (10/08-11/01) |
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HADESTOWN: TEEN EDITION TEAM Theatre (9/30-11/02) |
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The Fall Show Shotgun Players Ashby Stage (9/26-10/25) |
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“Exile | Banishment | Home” Old First Concerts (11/15-11/15) |
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The Death of Meyerhold Shotgun Players Ashby Stage (11/28-1/01) |
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Based on a Totally True Story City Lights Theater Company (1/21-2/14) |
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Mrs. Doubtfire San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (2/16-2/21) |
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Odyssea We Players (10/08-10/18) |
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prePLAY New Play Series: The Trial Run by Daniel Martinez Jr. PlayGround PlaySpace (10/18-10/18) |
