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Waste
"Waste"
2/6 - 3/2/2025


Marin Theatre kicks off 2025 with Waste , a provocative Edwardian drama focused on devious behind-the-scenes political machinations, in a new production adapted and directed ...

Doodler
Doodler
2/6 - 3/2/2025


About two years before the inception of Theatre Rhinoceros, a serial killer known as “The Doodler” was responsible for multiple murders in the Ocean Beach ...

Froggy
Froggy
2/9 - 3/2/2025


It’s 2007, and motion capture “3D” animation has taken the film and video gaming industry by storm. For Froggy, it’s been a year of obsessing ...

Cuckoo Edible Magic
Cuckoo Edible Magic
2/13 - 3/8/2025


When otaku-besties Ren and Mai step outside to discover an anime-blue sky, their first thought is, “Damn, this edible is strong.” But they quickly discover ...

Living the Shuffle
Living the Shuffle
1/31 - 3/9/2025


The Marsh Berkeley will present the return of Living the Shuffle , a captivating one-man show by renowned actor and director Robert Townsend . This ...

Living the Shuffle
Living the Shuffle
1/31 - 3/9/2025


The Marsh Berkeley will present the return of Living the Shuffle , a captivating one-man show by renowned actor and director Robert Townsend . This ...

SHE KILLS MONSTERS
SHE KILLS MONSTERS
2/28 - 3/9/2025


FRIDAYS - FEBRUARY 28 & MARCH 7 @7PM SATURDAYS - MARCH 1 & MARCH 8 @ 7PM SUNDAYS - MARCH 2 & MARCH 9 @ ...

The Heart Sellers
The Heart Sellers
2/8 - 3/9/2025


Luna and Jane are both immigrants to the United States, alone on Thanksgiving while their husbands are on rotation at the hospital. Still, they are ...

The Thing About Jellyfish
The Thing About Jellyfish
1/31 - 3/9/2025


During the last week of summer vacation, 12-year-old Suzy Swanson learns that her best friend Franny has drowned. Desperate to make sense of Franny’s death, ...

THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH


Kicking off the new year, Berkeley Rep will present the world premiere of THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH , based on the New York Times bestselling ...

UNCLE VANYA
UNCLE VANYA
2/14 - 3/23/2025


Berkeley Rep will present Olivier Award-winner Conor McPherson ’s stunning adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece, UNCLE VANYA . When the distinguished elderly owner of a ...

Mrs. Krishnan's Party
Mrs. Krishnan's Party
3/19 - 3/30/2025


This spring, Marin Theatre invites audiences to join in the festivities at Mrs. Krishnan’s Party . In this imaginative play, audiences become welcomed party guests ...

Night Driver
Night Driver
3/1 - 4/5/2025


Writer/performer Pearl Ong returns to The Marsh San Francisco with her solo show, Night Driver.  What's a Hong Kong princess doing behind the wheel of ...

'Art'
'Art'
3/8 - 4/6/2025


'ART' BY  YASMINA REZA TRANSLATED BY  CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON DIRECTED BY  EMILIE WHELAN What sort of friend are you? A long friendship between three men implodes ...

The Mousetrap
The Mousetrap
3/13 - 4/6/2025


Trapped in Monkswell Manor by a snowstorm, a sundry group of guests and staff are also ensnared in a chilling web of fear after a ...

The Mousetrap
The Mousetrap
3/13 - 4/6/2025


Trapped in Monkswell Manor by a snowstorm, a sundry group of guests and staff are also ensnared in a chilling web of fear after a ...

Angry Black Woman 101
"Angry Black Woman 101"
3/15 - 4/13/2025


Writer/performer Kathryn Seabro n returns to The Marsh Berkeley with her solo show, Angry Black Woman 101,  showcasing the resilience, brilliance, and strength of Black ...

Fat Ham
"Fat Ham"
3/20 - 4/19/2025


San Francisco Playhouse presents the Northern California Premiere of 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning Fat Ham . Playwright James Ijames turns William Shakespeare’s Hamlet on its head ...

The Roommate
The Roommate
3/30 - 4/20/2025


Now in her mid-50’s—and recently ‘liberated’ from her child and husband—Sharon needs a roommate to share her Iowa home. Robyn, also in her mid-50s, seeks ...

The Heart Sellers
"The Heart Sellers"
4/2 - 4/27/2025


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents the engaging new play The Heart Sellers by 2023 Pulitzer Prize finalist Lloyd Suh ( The Chinese Lady, The Far Country ...

TWO TRAINS RUNNING and THE COMEDY OF ERRORS


A.C.T.’s 2024/25 season continues with August Wilson’s TWO TRAINS RUNNING , the seventh play in The American Century Cycle chronicling the African American experience in ...

 HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES


In spring 2025, Berkeley Rep will present Tectonic Theater Project’s HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES  , written by Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich and conceived and ...

the aves
the aves
5/2 - 6/8/2025


Closing out the 2024/25 season, Berkeley Rep will present the world premiere of Jiehae Park’s the aves . In the summer, an old man and ...

The Cake
The Cake
5/15 - 6/8/2025


Della and her North Carolina bakery are renowned for creating the most delicious, beautiful cakes. So it’s no surprise that when the girl she helped ...

The Cake
The Cake
5/15 - 6/8/2025


Della and her North Carolina bakery are renowned for creating the most delicious, beautiful cakes. So it’s no surprise that when the girl she helped ...


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Review: WASTE at Marin Theatre


by Steve Murray - February 21, 2025

What did our critic think of WASTE at Marin Theatre?...

Review: UNCLE VANYA at Berkeley Repertory Theatre


by Steve Murray - February 20, 2025

Conor McPherson’s 2020 revitalized translation of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya was hailed as a breath of fresh air and this production, featuring a stellar performance by Hugh Bonneville in the titular role, feels updated, and more humorous than previous incarnations.  The pace of the drama about the ennui...

Review: COOL BRITANNIA at San Francisco Ballet


by Jim Munson - February 16, 2025

What did our critic think of COOL BRITANNIA at San Francisco Ballet? BroadwayWorld reviews 'Cool Britannia' at San Francisco Ballet, a rewarding mixed rep program of contemporary ballets by British choreographers....

Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL at BroadwaySF


by Linda Hodges - February 15, 2025

What did our critic think of BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL at BroadwaySF?...

Review: THE HEART SELLERS at Aurora Theatre Company


by Kelly Rogers Flynt - February 14, 2025

Without flash or bang, without glitter or glam, but with truth and beauty, THE HEART SELLERS will steal your heart. It is a simple story with a simple set, and only two actors, but the show makes an impact that will resonate for some time. Both laughter and tears flow freely in this magic mix of a s...

Review: FRANCIS GREY AND THE CASE OF HIS DEAD BOYFRIEND at New Conservatory Theatre Center


by Steve Murray - February 10, 2025

A whacky who-done-it is the subject of Nathan Tylutki’s one-man performance piece currently on the board at New Conservatory for a short run. Playing numerous characters, and including the use of recorded video mixed with the live performance, Tylutki attempts a gumshoe sleuth style ala Thin Man or ...

Review: EXOTIC DEADLY: OR THE MSG PLAY at SF Playhouse


by Steve Murray - February 07, 2025

Award-winning playwright Keiko Green’s surreal comedy is a sure-fire hit featuring a stellar cast, smart writing and absurd situations. Director Jesca Prudencio who helmed the 23 world premiere at the Old Globe once again directs this outrageous  story that involves time-travel, high school awkwardn...

Review: THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH at Berkeley Repertory Theatre


by Steve Murray - February 06, 2025

Berkeley Rep’s World Premiere of Ali Benjamin’s coming of age story The Thing About Jellyfish is a tremendous technical achievement highlighted by an impressive lead performance by Matilda Lawler (HBO’s “Station Eleven” and “The Gilded Age,” The Ferryman on Broadway) in the role of Suzy. Prescient f...

Review: MANON at San Francisco Ballet


by Jim Munson - January 27, 2025

The chance to see a classic full-length ballet for the first time is always a rare and welcome opportunity, so it’s especially exciting that San Francisco Ballet is kicking off its 2025 Repertory Season with Kenneth McMillan’s Manon, choreographed in 1974 and subsequently performed all over the worl...

Review: BEN JONES AND LAURENCE HOBGOOD at Piedmont Piano Company


by Steve Murray - January 27, 2025

The press release on this coupling promised “an evening of unparalleled artistry,” a very lofty intention indeed. But after a few numbers I tend to agree whole-heartedly – these two critically-acclaimed musicians put on a master class that at moments, took my breath away....



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Moulin Rouge! in San Francisco / Bay Area Moulin Rouge!
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Back to the Future: The Musical in San Francisco / Bay Area Back to the Future: The Musical
Orpheum Theatre San Francisco (2/12 - 3/9)
MJ in San Francisco / Bay Area MJ
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (7/29 - 8/3)
Into the Woods in San Francisco / Bay Area Into the Woods
Phoenix Theatre-AZ (5/21 - 7/13)
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Opera San José (2/15 - 3/2)
Waste in San Francisco / Bay Area Waste
Marin Theatre (2/6 - 3/2)
Cinderella-Theater in San Francisco / Bay Area Cinderella-Theater
Bankhead Theater - Livermore Valley PAC (7/12 - 7/27)
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