The former Thrust Stage, one of Berkeley Rep’s two theatres, is now called Peet’s Theatre. Photo: Cheshire Isaacs The former Thrust Stage, one of Berkeley Rep’s two theatres, is now called Peet’s Theatre. Photo: Cheshire Isaacs Thirty-six years after Berkeley Rep opened its first permanent home on Addison Street in downtown, the theater company will, […]
Susie Medak
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Center Street garage slated for demolition, expansion
The Center Street garage in downtown Berkeley is slated for reconstruction. Image: Google Maps Parking in downtown Berkeley may get harder before it gets easier as a new project ramps up to demolish and rebuild the Center Street garage to add hundreds of spaces, improve seismic security and incorporate “green building” standards. The project is expected […]
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Community farm buys 2+ acres in West Berkeley
Urban Adamah has purchased a 2.2-acre lot next to a restored section of Codornices Creek in West Berkeley.
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Newly cleaned up downtown hopes to attract more retail
New landscaping is part of an ongoing major clean-up campaign in downtown Berkeley. Photo: Nancy Rubin On Tuesday, downtown Berkeley was born anew. Billed as a fresh start, the heart of the city was relaunched to a capacity crowd in the ballroom of the Hotel Shattuck Plaza on Allston Way. For the past three months, […]
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Aurora: 20 years at heart of Berkeley’s cultural life
Ken Grantham and Kimberly King discuss their "daughter" (Carrie Paff, rear) in "A Delicate Balance". Photo: David Allen Edward Albee was in the audience for the opening night of “A Delicate Balance” at the Aurora Theatre earlier this month. He stood up at the play’s end, joining many others to give the actors a standing […]
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Berkeley Rep ‘roasts’ Susie Medak
Susie Medak has served as Berkeley Rep‘s Managing Director for 20 years. In this video produced by the theater company — more of a roast than a celebration — artistic director Tony Taccone compares his relationship with Medak as akin to the one between Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton from The Honeymooners. They were famously […]
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American Idiot rocks Broadway
Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt at afterparty “American Idiot” opened last night on Broadway to rave reviews. The New York Times called it “thrillingly raucous and gorgeously wrought.” USA Today declared it the “feel-good musical of the season.” The Washington Post called it “dazzling” and said the musical had “coolly aggressive dance […]
