Oakland playwright Jonathan Spector’s latest work goes behind the scenes to reveal the underbelly of show business in this fictional play at Shotgun Players’ Ashby Stage.
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Theater kids find more than just a good show at Berkeley Rep
Teen Nights offer dinner and a show for just $10, while the Teen Council provides opportunities to learn and lead.
The UC Theatre internship program now accepting applications
The music venue’s Concert Career Pathways program, funded in part by Bayer, has expanded to serve other regions.
Shotgun Players opens 2024 season with new event series, ‘Let’s Break it Down’
The first three events will discuss “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” now playing.
‘Rent’ rocks the stage at Berkeley Playhouse
The ’90s musical, inspired by the opera La Boheme, follows a group of struggling young artists in the era of AIDS.
BAMPFA to honor Lynn Hershman Leeson and Sky Hopinka at 2024 Art and Film Benefit
The gala features cocktails in the galleries, dinner, guest speakers and music, with proceeds benefitting students.
Award-winning ‘Bushman’ — never widely released — now playing at BAMPFA
The Feb. 3 screening will include cast and crew, as well as family members of the filmmaker, and collaborator Rob Nilsson.
‘Babes in Ho-lland’ brings romance and ’90s tunes to the Ashby Stage
The Shotgun Players’ musical, opening Jan. 13, is directed by Leigh Rondon-Davis.
Central Works Theater played in basements before finding a home in a ‘little castle’
Celebrating a third of a century, the theater reflects on the long journey before it landed in the magical, gothic Berkeley City Club.
Artists Gabriel Chaile and Sin Wai Kin creating new works at BAMPFA this winter
The MATRIX program has brought nearly 300 artists to the museum over 45 years.
Shotgun Players put a spin on cult classic, ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’
Bay Area rock group Skip the Needle performs as Hedwig’s band, The Angry Inch.
Freight & Salvage blends sound and color with new mural and gallery
Adrian Arias created a mural in the music venue’s lobby and his music-inspired paintings are exhibited nearby.