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1301 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709
Berkeley, CA 94709

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. …

Review: FALLEN ANGELS at Altarena Playhouse

Review: FALLEN ANGELS at Altarena Playhouse

by Kelly Rogers Flynt · August 22, 2026

Altarena Playhouse brings Noël Coward’s FALLEN ANGELS to life with wit and charm. When the sardonic writing of a genius playwright meets the witty interpretation of a theater, it produces a night full of laughs and insights. …

Past Shows

Seminar

Seminar

Sep 12 – Sep 28, 2025

The Royal Underground presents Seminar, Theresa Rebeck’s sharp comedy where four writers clash with a merciless mentor in a hilarious, high-stakes pursuit of literary fame.

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The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde

The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde

Jan 20 – Feb 11, 2017

"A Trivial Play for Serious People", directed by Nicole Meñez A refreshing new take on a timeless classic. Enjoy the mirth as Jack and Algernon avoid the petty obligations of late Victorian society whilst pursuing the hands of Gwendolen and Cecily. Young love must win out...

What Do Women Want? - The Marriage of Sir Gawain

What Do Women Want? - The Marriage of Sir Gawain

Mar 25 – Apr 16, 2016

"What Do Women Want? - The Marriage of Sir Gawain" features Chaucer's Wife of Bath telling the tale of King Arthur and Sir Gawain's search for the answer to the question: What do women most desire? King Arthur is saved from the clutches of a wicked knight and Sir Gawain finds...

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