Arts Listings
Stage-East Bay Through June 6
ALTARENA PLAYHOUSE
"Sylvia," through June 13, Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. Jun. 3 and 10, 8 p.m. Can long-married empty-nesters Greg and Kate learn to love their adopted new family member, an abandoned street-smart mutt named Sylvia? Will Sylvia bring them closer together or compete for their affection? $19-$22.
1409 High St., Alameda. (510) 523-1553, www.altarena.org.<
AURORA THEATRE COMPANY
"A Marvelous Party: A Noel Coward Celebration," through June 26, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 2:30 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2:30 p.m. This exhilarating evening of song and sparkling repartee features Coward's witty lyrics and contagious melodies. $18-$45.
Aurora Theatre, 2081 Addison St., Berkeley. (510) 843-4822, www.auroratheatre.org.<
CALIFORNIA SHAKESPEARE THEATER
OPENING -- "The Pastures of Heaven," by Octavio Solis, June 2 through June 27, Tuesday-Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 4 p.m. Jonatahn Moscone directs this adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel about the search for happiness in the author's own Salinas Valley.
$112-$220 for series. Bruns Memorial Amphitheater, 100 Gateway Blvd., Orinda. (510) 548-9666, www.calshakes.org.<
LA PENA CULTURAL CENTER
"I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I'm Afraid to Tell You," by Jennifer Jajeh, through May 28, 8 p.m. A Palestinian=American returns to her parents' hometown of Ramallah at the start of the Second Intifada. $15-$20.
3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. (510) 849-2568, www.lapena.org.<
LA VAL'S SUBTERRANEAN THEATRE
"Twelfth Night," by William Shakespeare, through June 12, Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m. Impact Theatre presents this classic Shakespeare comedy. $10.
1834 Euclid Ave., Berkeley. (510) 464-4468.<
MASQUERS PLAYHOUSE
"Fuddy Meers," by David Lindsay-Abaire, June 4 through July 10, Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. Claire, a sweet amnesiac, wakes up each morning remembering nothing. Her family must teach her who she is, each day. When she is kidnapped, the adventures really begin. $18.
105 Park Place, Point Richmond. (510) 232-4031, www.masquers.org.<
TOWN HALL THEATRE
OPENING -- "Proof," by David Auburn, June 5 through July 3, Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m.; Jun. 13 and 20, 2 p.m.; Jun. 27, 7 p.m. Catherine lives in the shadow of her father's legacy -- a legacy of brilliance and insanity. The question is: How much of this brilliance and insanity did she inherit? $22.50-$29.50.
3535 School St., Lafayette. (925) 283-1557, www.thtc.org.<
WILLOWS CABARET AT THE CAMPBELL THEATRE
CLOSING -- "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," through June 6. The Red Baron patrols the skies, the Doctor is in, and the "blankie'' is in jeopardy again. $14-$32.
636 Ward St., Martinez. (925) 798-1300, www.willowstheatre.org.<
