Berkeley Rep has announced that David Cale’s thriller Harry Clarke will kick off its next season. The seven-play season also features Selina Fillinger’s feminist satire, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive; Berkeley native Eisa Davis’ lyrical coming-of-age story, Bulrusher; Leslye Headland’s comedy,...

Love, marriage and truth bombs, indeed

Iraqi-born artist and Arts Professor at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts Wafaa Bilal is curating a new stand-up comedy show coming to San Francisco. Amreeka: The Comedy Show is scheduled to play May 12, 2023 (8:00pm) at the Brava Theater Center and features an evening of stand-up comedy "birthed...

Line-up includes World Premiere and West Coast Premiere plays, runs September 2023 to September 2024

'1776'  launches its national tour with a cast that reflects multiple representations of race, gender, and ethnicity

Fred Pitts’ lauded solo work Aren’t You…? will be opening in Berkeley next month. Details below. The San Francisco Bay Area actor "recounts his hilarious journey to visit all 21 California Mission churches, where he discovers that being black makes him an instant celebrity – the question is which one?" Look for the...

Milestone 40th season continues with Tony-nominated comedy

Unifying theme of 2023 season is love

One of the cities' more exciting, and creative, festivals is set to return in August. Now in its 32nd year the San Francisco Fringe Festival will run August 10 to August 26, 2023. EXIT Theatre will produce and host the famously non-censored event. Organizers say the festival will feature 45 performance...

“Best to take the moment present As a present for the moment” Expect lots of witty word play and musical moments when Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods arrives this summer in San Francisco. The Curran Theater announced the acclaimed Broadway production would receive a one-week engagement. Scheduled to run June 20 through June...