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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After the crewed mission to Mars ends in tragedy, the daughter and husband of a deceased astronaut plan a risky mission to recover the bodies.
The award-winning playwrights featured in this year’s Festival of New Works will discuss their plays and the role of new works in American theatre.
PlayGround’s annual celebration of the best in California solo performance.Now going on its seventh year, this year’s Solo Fest runs January 26-February 11, 2024.
What if King Hamlet had discovered his brother’s plans before the treacherous poisoning? Or if Romeo had arrived just a few minutes later to discover Juliet awakening? PlayGround playwrights take us on a journey of alternate Shakespearean realities in this first Monday Night...
PlayGround presents its second annual "twisted" holiday show: A VERY HITCHCOCK CHRISTMAS! Featuring six cinnamon-spiced, deliciously dark short plays inspired by Rear Window, Rebecca, Rope
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Gutenberg! The Musical! Hillbarn Theatre (10/08-11/01) |
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Knockoff Broadway: The Improvised Musical All Out Comedy Theater (7/25-12/26) |
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School of Rock Hillbarn Theatre (11/19-12/20) |
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MELINA-FEST: 4 New Play Readings Studio B. Wolff (9/25-10/16) |
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Escher String Quartet Kohl Mansion (10/18-10/18) |
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Hadestown Teen Edition Berkeley Playhouse (7/10-7/18) |
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Come From Away Berkeley Playhouse (2/19-3/21) |
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Liberation Berkeley Repertory Theatre (10/23-11/29) |
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Catch Me if You Can San Mateo Performing Arts Center (10/22-10/25) |
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“E4TT Call For Scores: Solo Piano, Vol. 3” Community Music Center (10/18-10/18) |
