THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST by Actors Ensemble of Berkeley fills the Live Oak Theater with cheeky humor. As the characters treat serious matters like frippery, and trivial items with seriousness, the tone is set early for a romping good time.…
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.…
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Join us in kicking off our 30th Anniversary Season with a Monday Night full of the stories you thought you knew and the stories you never knew – until now – inspired by the prompt “The American Experiment”! Join us on Monday, October 21st at 7PM PT live at the David Brower...
Interrogations: Pre-Election Coverage features three thought-provoking plays: Harold Pinter's The New World Order and One for the Road, alongside Nirmala Nataraj's People of the Shifting Sands. The production, directed by Scott Baker, critically examines the implications of...
Where I Come From is a solo play written and performed by Jerry Metzker, exploring the harrowing journey of 19-year-old Fergus Maloney as he escapes the Great Hunger in Ireland in 1847. Directed by Robert Lucchesi, the narrative follows Fergus from famine-stricken Ireland to New...
What is the purpose of the U.S. Citizenship test, and what bias is ingrained within it? In The Test , one applicant must contend with these questions along with the usefulness of AI as they prepare for their citizenship exam using ChatGPT in a post-lockdown world. Watch them...
PlayGround is thrilled to announce the selected plays and playwrights for our annual ten-minute play fest, BEST OF PLAYGROUND(SF) ’24, including first-time festival writers Robyn Brooks, Kimberly Ridgeway, Louel Señores, Stan Stone and Lisa Gaye Thompson, and returning “Best of”...
The biblical "crazy women" Eve, Jezebel, Lot's Wife, and Lillith have been committed to mental health treatment program, but they might find a way out.
A Thousand Natural Shocks follows Kennedy who navigates the chaos of IVF, the inevitability of pain, and the Tik-Tok teen crashing on their couch.
A man trapped in a deadly storm during his ascent of Mount Everest must wrestle with ghosts of the past—both figurative and literal.
Work/Shoot by Matthew Y. Morishige: Maya Money, Aurora, and Farrah Fenix fight to find what's real in the "heightened" world of professional wrestling.
PlayGround Festival of New Works Presents APERTURES OF LOVE IN TIMES OF WAR by Anne Yumi Kobori (a Festival Premiere Presentation) Directed by Katja Rivera May 11 & May 12 7pm PT Potrero Stage & Simulcast/On-Demand through May 31 Admission: $0-$50 (donations gratefully accepted)...
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Gutenberg! The Musical! Hillbarn Theatre (10/08-11/01) |
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The Fall Show Shotgun Players Ashby Stage (9/26-10/25) |
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The Rocky Horror Show Paper Wing Theatre (10/09-10/31) |
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Company City Lights Theater Company (7/15-8/22) |
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MELINA-FEST: 4 New Play Readings Studio B. Wolff (9/25-10/16) |
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Neave Trio Kohl Mansion (11/15-11/15) |
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Live At the Orinda - Beth Leavel Orinda Theatre (11/08-11/08) |
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Hadestown Teen Edition Berkeley Playhouse (7/10-7/18) |
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WHAT MAKES A GOOD PLAY: WRITE PLAYS THAT GET PRODUCED Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop (10/11-12/13) |
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Dream Hou$e City Lights Theater Company (5/13-6/06) |
