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Oakland Theatre Project

1501 Martin Luther King Jr Way
Oakland , CA 94612

Oakland Theatre Project is a theatre in San Francisco / Bay Area.

Upcoming Shows

King Lear

Oct 7 – Oct 18, 2026

King Lear is Shakespeare's tragedy directed by Michael Socrates Moran, in which a king divides his kingdom among his three daughters but, mistaking flattery for love, ushers in a new reign of domination, cruelty, and collapse. Stripped of title, authority, and comfort, Lear is...

She Se Puede (A Chorus of Huertas)

Nov 20 – Dec 6, 2026

She Se Puede (A Chorus of Huertas) is a world premiere play by Lisa Ramirez, directed by Karina Guiterez, about Dolores Huerta and her lifelong fight for labor rights and true freedom. This theatrical portrait explores how Huerta's perseverance, collective vision, and radical...

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Review: NORTH BY NORTHWEST at American Conservatory Theatre

Review: NORTH BY NORTHWEST at American Conservatory Theatre

by Steve Murray · September 24, 2026

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.…

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…

Past Shows

13 total · showing 1–10

Orpheus Descending

Aug 7 – Aug 23, 2026

Orpheus Descending is a play by Tennessee Williams, directed by Will Detlefsen. A charismatic drifter arrives in a small southern town where his presence awakens desires for love, justice, and self-determination amid a community shaped by prejudice and moral control, sparking...

The Fre

Jun 18 – Jun 28, 2026

The Fre is a new play by Taylor Mac, directed by Mylo Cardona, set in a land where a rambunctious group of anti-intellectuals called The Fre spend their days cavorting in the mud until a dandy aesthete named Hero arrives, longing to escape the mud pit. Part mud-riot, part rave...

Angels in America, Parts I & II

Sep 27 – Oct 27, 2024

Oakland Theater Project presents Tony Kushner's acclaimed work, Angels in America, Parts I & II, directed by Michael Socrates Moran. Set in 1985 New York City during the AIDS crisis, the play explores the intertwined lives of two couples grappling with relationships, illness...

Red Red Red

Red Red Red

Apr 26 – May 19, 2024

Ancient myth and the post-modern present collide in the genre-bending queer love story written by Amelio Garcia, co-conceived by OTP’s William Hodgson and Lisa Ramirez and inspired by Anne Carson’s novel Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse, and directed by William Hodgson...

Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus

Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus

Sep 8 – Oct 1, 2023

“Ya think ya can bring an end to tragedy?” OTP will stage the West Coast Premiere of groundbreaking theater artist Taylor Mac ’s Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus , directed by Emilie Whelan ( A Streetcar Named Desire ). The 2019 Broadway hit, which garnered seven Tony Award...

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

May 26 – Jun 18, 2023

“You don't see anything, do you? You see everything but the goddamn mind; you see all the little specs and crap, but you don't see what goes on, do you?” OTP continues its tradition of re-mounting American classics for our time, as Michael Socrates Moran directs Edward Albee’s...

Is God Is

Is God Is

Mar 31 – Apr 23, 2023

“I wanna step on somethin’ for once. See what it feel like. Must feel good.” OTP presents the Bay Area Premiere of Aleshea Harris ’ multi-award-winning play Is God Is , directed by OTP Co-Artistic Director William Hodgson . After becoming a smash hit Off-Broadway in 2018 and a...

TALKING CIRCLE

TALKING CIRCLE

Jan 6 – Jan 15, 2023

"We are thrilled to partner with Risa Jaroslow and the extraordinary dancers in Talking Circle,” said OTP Co-Artistic Director Michael Moran . “ Talking Circle is a prime example of how our mission to use exquisite theatrical experiences to inspire compassion and forge emotional...

Book Of Sand (a fairytale)

Book Of Sand (a fairytale)

Nov 11 – Dec 4, 2022

Oakland Theater Project’s 2022 Season culminates with the World Premiere of Book of Sand (a fairytale) from OTP Associate Artistic Director and award-winning playwright Lisa Ramirez . Based on Jorge Luis Borges’ 1975 short story, the tale follows a protagonist who is sold a...

Teatro Jornalero

Teatro Jornalero

Oct 15 – Oct 16, 2022

A group of Central American and Mexican day laborers in Fruitvale formed the Teatro Jornalero/Day Laborers Theater , breaking through the safety of silence to share their stories with the wider public. In this multi-lingual documentary theater performance, they reveal not only...

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