Posts by hilary@theatrebayarea.org
Show Round Up: Grantee Shout Out
What’s playing this weekend? We have a great line up of shows to share with you this week. With a special shout out to the CA$H Theatre Grant supported show, The Future is Queer at Left Coast Theatre Company! Theatre Bay Area’s CA$H Theatre Grant program provides vital financial support to individual theatre artists and…
Read MoreShow Round Up: Theatre Near and Far
It’s time to plan a date or a day trip! July theatre is in full swing and our members have shows opening from Marin to San Jose and everywhere in between. Which means this weekend is the perfect time to visit your neighborhood theatre, or even plan a longer adventure and see a show somewhere…
Read MoreShow Round Up: Live in the Bay Area
Bay Area theatre is here for you. What a great week for local theatre! Your options include a summer Shakespeare show, a solo performance, some musical theatre, and more. A special shout out to the Berkeley Playhouse YouthStage production of Something Rotten!. We love sharing shows that feature the next generation of theatremakers. So what…
Read MoreShow Round Up: July Starts off with a Bang!
Talent exploding around the Bay Area! There are some sparkling shows opening and a few more making their grand finale this holiday weekend. Theatre is ephemeral, too many great shows make a big spark and then fade away quickly. Don’t miss your chance to witness the bright beauty of the Bay Area!p.s. Did you get…
Read MoreShow Round Up: Last Call for June Shows!
Going, going, gone! This month is going out on a high note with ten shows closing this weekend. If you want to celebrate San Francisco Pride with some local queer theatre, be sure to check out The Laramie Project at Theatre Rhinoceros and HAPPY PLEASANT VALLEY: A Senior Sex Scandal Murder Mystery Musical at CenterREP.…
Read MoreShow Round Up: Don’t Miss Out
Out with the old and in with the new! Have you been putting off getting to the theatre this month? With seven shows closing, this weekend is the perfect time to get out and avoid that good theatre FOMO. Speaking of FOMO, this week W. Kamau Bell returns to the Berkeley Rep stage for a…
Read MoreShow Round Up: Celebrate Summer
What better way to kick off summer than an evening of theatre? With schools out and the days still getting longer, we’re all in need of a little theatre for our summer nights! This weekend kicks off the summer season with nine opening nights, including a new works festival in the South Bay, and some…
Read MoreAnnouncing the Spring 2025 CA$H Theatre Grantees
We are proud to announce the following recipients of the Spring 2025 CA$H Theatre Grants. Learn more about CA$H Theatre. CA$H Performs CA$H Performs is a $5,000 grant that supports fully produced performances of theatre projects that are open to the public. The Chikahan Company The Chikahan Company will develop and present its newest project…
Read MoreAnnouncing the 2025 Rella Lossy Awardee
We are proud to announce the recipient of the 2025-26 Rella Lossy Award. The Rella Lossy Award honors the memory of Rella Lossy, a lifelong champion of the American theatre and playwriting, by honoring the best new full-length script of a play by an emerging playwright that will premiere in Alameda County, Contra Costa County,…
Read MoreShow Round Up: Highlights in Local Theatre
Homegrown theatre is the theme this week! We are thrilled to have four shows with TBA Highlights in our round up this week. With a special shout out to The Nightingale at People’s Circus Theatre for receiving two highlights achievements, both the Going Green achievement and the Homegrown achievement! The TBA Highlights program is about…
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