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Show Round Up: Hide From the Heat
Survive the Bay Area heatwave with some cool theatre. A month ago we were braving winter storms on our way to the theatre and now the Bay Area has turned up the heat! Lucky for us, a night out at the theatre is an activity for all seasons. This weekend, cool off with some fantastic…
Show Round Up: Care for Artists
What inspires you? We’ve been so inspired by our community’s support of The Mary Mason Lemonade Fund this year. Last week, our friends at the Pear Theatre hosted an amazing Lemonade Night at their production of My Fair Lady and across cash and online donations raised over $800 for theatre workers with critical illnesses, conditions…
Show Round Up: Spring Theatre is Here
Spring Shows that Make us Smile. The spring super bloom of Bay Area talent starts this week. Theatres of all sizes have been nurturing the seeds of these great productions all winter, and now they are ready to perform. We have selected some of our favorite shows blossoming on stage this week and beyond share…
Show Round Up: Theatre for a Rainy Day
Weather the storms with the warmth of local theatre. It’s raining, it’s pouring, but your favorite local actors are still performing! With the winter storms hitting the Bay Area this week, now is the perfect time to cozy up in the audience and see some live theatre. You can celebrate the brilliance of Black Broadway…
Show Round Up: Valentines Date Night
For the love of theatre. Take your valentine (or palentine 😉) to the theatre this weekend! There are some theatre gems playing this weekend that you’ll love to share with those you care about. Let’s show our love of the arts this week by going out to support local theatres and theatremakers. See you in…
Show Round Up: February Fun
Start the month with great theatre! How is it February already? Luckily for us that means that some fantastic shows are opening this weekend. This short month is jam-packed with can’t miss productions including a chance to support theatre artists in need at the Running After Shadows Lemonade Night at City Lights Theater Company. Learn…
Show Round Up: Oh the Places You’ll Go
Stories old and new that transport you! As January comes to a close, we want to shout out the great mix of shows playing this weekend. You won’t want to miss out on the short run of You Eat So Well! at Playground, the closing weekend of The Da Vinci Code at Palo Alto Players,…
Show Round Up: World Premiere Weekend
Happy opening to our 2025 Rella Lossy awardee! This weekend marks the opening of world premiere play Running After Shadows by Vincent Terrell Durham at City Lights Theater Company. Running After Shadows was awarded our 2025 Rella Lossy award and we couldn’t be more excited to see this show take flight! Alongside this world premiere…
Show Round Up: The Youth Are at the Gates
Celebrating Artists of All Ages! We all know the Bay is full of talent, but this weekend we want to give an extra special shout out to young theatremakers who are taking the stage. Amid the plethora of productions you can catch this weekend, you have three chances to see rising theatre artists perform in…