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Lesher Center for the Arts

1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek CA 94596
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Upcoming Shows

The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

Sep 6 – Sep 27, 2026

LEGACY REVIVAL PRODUCTION! The Glass Menagerie By Tennessee Williams Directed by Matt M. Morrow September 6 – 27, 2026 “One of the most hauntingly lyrical dramas in the American canon.” The Hollywood Reporter This quintessential American classic graces the Center REP stage as...

Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors

Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors

Oct 25 – Nov 15, 2026

Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors By Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rosen Directed by Becca Wolff October 25 – November 15, 2026 “The lovechild of Mel Brooks and Monty Python, a side-splitting, rib-tickling, neck-biting, hysterically racy show. You’ll be screaming with laughter!”...

A Christmas Carol

Dec 9 – Dec 23, 2026

A Christmas Carol Written by Charles Dickens Adapted by Harrison David Rivers In collaboration with Sally Lobel Directed by Jared Mezzocchi December 9 – 23, 2026 Produced in association with AXIS Dance Company “GROUNDBREAKING!" San Francisco Chronicle “'Tis the season for...

You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World!

Feb 14 – Mar 7, 2027

BAY AREA PREMIERE! You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World! By Keiko Green Directed by Elizabeth Carter February 14 – March 7, 2027 “A winning blend of humor, heart, and poignancy” BroadwayWorld “If the world really is ending, this might be the best ‘last’ party you’ll...

Bat Boy: The Musical

Jun 6 – Jul 4, 2027

Bat Boy: The Musical Story & Book by Keythe Farley & Brian Flemming Music & Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe Directed by Matt M. Morrow February 14 – March 7, 2027 “A Grand Guignol feast…an operatic mix of tragedy and grotesquerie, hilarity and emotion.” The New York Times Next...

Review: CRUSHING at A.C.T. Strand

Review: CRUSHING at A.C.T. Strand

by Steve Murray · September 11, 2026

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.…

Review: THE COOK at Berkeley Rep

Review: THE COOK at Berkeley Rep

by Steve Murray · September 10, 2026

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…

Review: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE at Masquers Playhouse

Review: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE at Masquers Playhouse

by Kelly Rogers Flynt · September 5, 2026

VANYA and SONIA and MASHA and SPIKE is a delightful romp with equal measures of nostalgia and hope for the future. With rapid-fire dialogue and pitch-perfect timing, the cast bring the script by Christopher Durang to life. …

Review: THE WHITE CHIP at Marin Theatre

Review: THE WHITE CHIP at Marin Theatre

by Steve Murray · September 3, 2026

 Marin Theatre opens its 60th season with a bang – a sobering dark comedy from director, writer and former California Shakespeare Theatre Associate Artistic Director Sean Daniels. Chronicling the dark ride of self-delusion into alcoholism, Daniels’ semiautobiographical story is beautifully exec…

Review: THE WHITE CHIP at Marin Theatre

Review: THE WHITE CHIP at Marin Theatre

by Steve Murray · September 2, 2026

Marin Theatre opens its 60th season with a bang – a sobering dark comedy from director, writer and former California Shakespeare Theatre Associate Artistic Director Sean Daniels. Chronicling the dark ride of self-delusion into alcoholism, Daniels’ semiautobiographical story is beautifully execut…

Review: RUMORS at Woodminster Summer Musicals

Review: RUMORS at Woodminster Summer Musicals

by Kelly Rogers Flynt · August 31, 2026

RUMORS at Woodminster Summer Musicals is full of laughs and gaffs, and is a jolly good time. Set in a posh New York townhouse, RUMORS is Neil Simon’s only full length farce. From half truths to utter nonsense and mistaken identities to outright charades, this production will ensnare you in a strea…

Review: PICKLEBALL at Hillbarn Theatre

Review: PICKLEBALL at Hillbarn Theatre

by AJ Jaffari · August 24, 2026

Pickleball at Hillbarn Theatre, written by Jeff Daniels, takes one of the country’s fastest-growing sports and serves it up as an unabashedly silly comedy filled with eccentric players, romantic entanglements, and plenty of physical humor. …

Past Shows

46 total · showing 31–40

The Mating Game: An Improvised Game Show that's More than a Game!

The Mating Game: An Improvised Game Show that's More than a Game!

Apr 13 – Apr 23, 2023

Three enchanting contestants, a hopeful single looking for love, and a fast-talking game show host who seems to know too much. Completely improvised and based on your suggestions, Synergy Theater takes a gamble on the game of love in this improvised romantic-comedy that's a...

SWEAT

SWEAT

Mar 25 – Apr 16, 2023

Center Repertory Company will present Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning SWEAT , directed by acclaimed actor/director Elizabeth Carter . This searing play, called “a superb, vital contribution to contemporary drama that could not be more timely” ( New York Times), follows a...

Finding Her Voice

Finding Her Voice

Apr 14

In Finding Her Voice, we meet 15-year-old Joy Jones, the only daughter of Janelle and Jordan Jones. We will also meet grandma, Gigi, AKA Mama Joyce, Aunt Val, Auntie Joc and Joy’s only uncle, “uncle” Jay. Joy is loving and bubbly and brings true joy to anyone around her. She is...

The Christmas Ballet

The Christmas Ballet

Nov 19 – Nov 20, 2022

Smuin’s joyful holiday tradition returns to spread yuletide cheer at theatres around the Bay with its signature showcase of classical and contemporary dances set to delightfully festive tunes. Smuin’s The Christmas Ballet , performing November 19 through December 24 in Walnut...

Dance Series 1

Dance Series 1

Oct 7 – Oct 8, 2022

Smuin Contemporary Ballet kicks off its 29th season with Dance Series 1 featuring along-awaited World Premiere by brilliant Cuban choreographer Osnel Delgado, whose work Bay Area audiences will experience for the first time in The Turntable. Set on Smuin company artists, this...

Intersections

"Intersections"

Sep 10 – Sep 11, 2022

California Symphony opens its 2022-23 Season, celebrating its tenth season with Music Director Donato Cabrera at the helm with "Intersections," a program of jubilant works including a tribute to Ukraine. The program features Israeli American cellist Inbal Segev performing Anna...

Epic Finale

"Epic Finale"

May 14 – May 15, 2022

WHEN:7:30pm, Saturday, May 144:00pm, Sunday, May 15 California Symphony, led by Music Director Donato Cabrera, concludes its 2021-22 season with a spectacular" EPIC FINALE," featuring the symphonys live premiere of Young American Composer-in-Residence Viet Cuongs "Next Weeks...

Smuin Contemporary Ballet presents “Dance Series 2”

Smuin Contemporary Ballet presents “Dance Series 2”

May 15 – May 16, 2020

Smuin Contemporary Ballets groundbreaking spring program will introduce the Bay Area to internationally renowned Cuban choreographer Osnel Delgado, with a thrilling World Premiere that combines flawless contemporary dance with Afro-Cuban and Latin social dances, creating a piece...

Smuin Presents Dance Series 02

Smuin Presents "Dance Series 02"

May 17 – May 18, 2019

Smuin concludes its quarter-century celebration with a smashing world premiere by master dancemaker Amy Seiwert, set to the empowering a cappella soundtrack of Oaklands very own Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble. After ten years as the Companys Choreographer-in-Residence, Seiwert...

Smuin Presents Dance Series 01

Smuin Presents "Dance Series 01"

Sep 22

Smuin launches its 25th anniversary season with Dance Series 01, a fall program that pushes the boundaries of contemporary ballet. Acclaimed dancemaker Trey McIntyre returns with his fourth collaboration with Smuin in Blue Until June, a sultry dance set to the heart-wrenching...

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Bye Bye Birdie in San Francisco / Bay Area Bye Bye Birdie
Warren Theater (9/18-10/04)
Gutenberg! The Musical! in San Francisco / Bay Area Gutenberg! The Musical!
Hillbarn Theatre (10/08-11/01)
Legally Blonde The Musical in San Francisco / Bay Area Legally Blonde The Musical
Berkeley Playhouse (9/11-10/11)
Eureka Day  in San Francisco / Bay Area Eureka Day
City Lights Theater Company (9/24-10/18)
Seeds of Time Festival in San Francisco / Bay Area Seeds of Time Festival
Marin Shakespeare Company's Downtown Theater (10/03-10/18)
Hadestown (Non-Equity) in San Francisco / Bay Area Hadestown (Non-Equity)
Orpheum Theatre San Francisco (1/07-1/10)
Knockoff Broadway: The Improvised Musical in San Francisco / Bay Area Knockoff Broadway: The Improvised Musical
All Out Comedy Theater (7/25-12/26)
William Shakespeare's Antony+Cleopatra in San Francisco / Bay Area William Shakespeare's Antony+Cleopatra
Red Morton Park (8/15-8/31)
Shrek the Musical in San Francisco / Bay Area Shrek the Musical
Berkeley Playhouse (5/21-6/20)
Once Upon A Mattress in San Francisco / Bay Area Once Upon A Mattress
Saratoga Civic Theater (9/26-10/17)