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Berkeley Rep Extends “Swept Away”

December 5, 2021December 5, 2021
Wayne Duvall will appear in Berkeley Rep’s world premiere production of Swept Away. Photo by Kirsten Getchell

As we have noted in earlier posts, Berkeley Rep is roaring back. Due to overwhelming demand from enthusiastic theatregoers in 42 states, Berkeley Rep has … Read more

Categories Berkeley, Berkeley Rep, Theatre

Season Opener on Tap for Berkeley Rep

November 12, 2021
Cast members from Berkeley Rep’s production of Wintertime. Photo by Pat Mazzera/Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Berkeley Repertory Theatre has announced casting for its production of Wintertime by Charles L. Mee, directed by Berkeley Rep’s former Associate Artistic Director Les Waters. … Read more

Categories Berkeley, Berkeley Rep, Theatre

Berkeley Rep To Open for Live Performances in October

November 5, 2021August 5, 2021
John Logan (Photo courtesy of Berkeley Rep)

Berkeley Rep’s leadership recently announced that after being closed for a year and a half, the Tony Award-winning theatre will reopen for live performances on … Read more

Categories Berkeley, Berkeley Rep, Theatre Tags Berkeley

Bria Skonberg Brings Cal Performances at Home

December 25, 2020
Photo: Dario Acosta

Bria Skonberg will play her trumpet and sing a wide range of songs, presented as part of Cal Performances at Home This is a “STREAM … Read more

Categories Berkeley, cal performances, Jazz

Book Review: Getting Ruins Right

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020

The Ruins Lesson: Meaning and Material in Western Culture By Susan Stewart San Franciscans have long had a fascination with ruins, given our history of … Read more

Categories Alcatraz, Berkeley, Book Review, Books & Film, Chance of Alcatraz

Brave Warriors and Fantastic Tales at BAMPFA Worth Taking In

February 16, 2020February 16, 2020
The Enlightenment of Jigokudayu BAMPFA

While the Golden State Warriors have fled the East Bay for greener pastures, REAL ancient heroes are on prominent display at the Berkeley Art Museum … Read more

Categories Berkeley, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Visual Arts

Gatz Makes its Bay Area Debut at Berkeley Rep

February 12, 2020January 30, 2020
Photo by Mark Barton

The Berkeley Rep will be staging what promises to be a blockbuster next month as Gatz makes its Bay Area debut. According to spokesmen, the “astonishing … Read more

Categories Berkeley, Berkeley Rep, Theatre

Berkeley Sonic Prayer Flags Honors KPFA

January 29, 2020
Composer James McKee (Photo by Maria Gilardin)

The City of Berkeley’s Office of Economic Development has announced that Jim McKee and the Kitchen Sisters will soon be producing a happening within easy … Read more

Categories Berkeley, Events, Music
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