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Show Round Up: Variety Pack

April 9, 2025

Such a great mix of shows playing this weekend! One of my favorite things about Bay Area theatre is how many different types of shows there are available on any given weekend. Where else in the world would you find plays based on the writings of Kafka and Rostand, Titanic in concert, and a clown…

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Show Round Up: April showers us with shows

April 1, 2025

So many productions are opening this weekend! It always feels great when I go to gather the week’s round up and find seven shows opening all in one week. When I look at our show calendar I am reminded of how lucky I am to live in the Bay Area where artists are creating and…

Show Round Up: Last call for March theatre!

March 26, 2025

Make the last weekend of March count by planning a night out. As we close out March I’ve been reflecting on all the great art I’ve seen recently. But this month flew by and there are some can’t miss shows that I’m rushing to see before they close! If you are looking for a spring…

Oakland Theater Project Announces 2025 Season: Reckoning

March 19, 2025

Oakland, CA (March 18, 2025) – Oakland Theater Project (OTP) is pleased to announce its 2025 Season: Reckoning, featuring five mainstage shows and a bonus OTP Presents production that speaks to this critical time in American history. “Each play confronts the urgent questions of our era,” said OTP Co-Artistic Director Michael Socrates Moran. “From the targeting of trans people and mass deportations…

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Show Round Up: Theatre Springing Up Everywhere

March 18, 2025

The start of spring promises a bloom of beautiful theatre. What a variety! This weekend has everything from sketch to Shakespeare, and even some dance if that is your style. No matter what you see, it’s all part of a promising start to the spring theatre season. Learn all about this week’s shows: Only This…

Show Round Up: The Ides of March

March 13, 2025

Beware! Missing out on this week’s shows would be a mistake. We couldn’t resisting post a show round up with a Shakespeare reference. But in all seriousness between the final readings of the 3Girls Theatre New WorksFestival, a one-night-only sci-fi themed Monday night PlayGround, and the opening of Pippin at WVLO it is hard to choose what…

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Show Round Up: Festivals & Fun Shows

March 5, 2025

There are so many shows opening (and closing) this weekend! There is a lot of great homegrown theatre playing this weekend, with local casts, local production staff, and local playwrights. Not only that, there are two fantastic new works theatre festivals start this weekend, one in the East Bay and one in San Francisco. I…

San Francisco Shakespeare Festival Announces 2025 Free Shakespeare in the Park: The Two Gentlemen of Verona

March 3, 2025

Talented cast brings to life a tale of two young men who journey from a small Midwestern town to the alluring promise of California, where dreams are made and shattered in equal measure San Francisco Shakespeare Festival is pleased to announce the outstanding cast of the 43rd season of Free Shakespeare in the Park: Tyler…

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Show Round Up: A Full Calendar

February 26, 2025

March is starting off with a bang! It’s hard to believe it’s March already! I was looking through our show calendar and was struck by how many shows are opening. Especially the six shows that are only playing this week. How do I get a time machine so I can see them all?  Here’s the round…

Show Round Up: Winter Theatre for You

February 20, 2025

Shows make me want to leave the house! These days, I often hear that the biggest competition for theatres is the couch. With the on and off rain these past few weeks, I can see why. But this week’s show lineup has me excited to put on a coat and see some theatre. Here’s what got me excited: Opening Three…