Arts Listings
Stage-East Bay Through July 11
ASHBY STAGE
OPENING -- "Left of Oz," by Stephanie Reif, July 2 through July 18, Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 7 p.m. Follow Dorothy as she comes out to Aunt Emma and goes to San Francisco to seek out womanly love. $25. www.leftofoz.com.
1901 Ashby Ave., Berkeley. <
BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE
"Speech and Debate," by Stephen Karam, through July 18, Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 and 7 p.m.; Jun. 22 and 29, 7 p.m.; Jun. 23, 30 and Jul. 7, 8 p.m. Sex. Secrets. Videoblogs and blackmail. Just another day in the life of a teenager in Salem, Oregon. $15-$55.
2025 Addison St., Berkeley. (510) 647-2949, (888) 4BR-Ttix, www.berkeleyrep.org.<
CALIFORNIA SHAKESPEARE THEATER
OPENING -- "Mrs. Warren's Profession," by George Bernard Shaw, July 7 through Aug. 10, Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 4 p.m.; Tuesday-Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Forthright Cambridge student Vivie Warren comes home to discover a shocking secret about her mother and the source of her family fortune.
$112-$220 for series. Bruns Memorial Amphitheater, 100 Gateway Blvd., Orinda. (510) 548-9666, www.calshakes.org.<
JOHN HINKEL PARK
"Much Ado About Nothing," by William Shakespeare, July 10 through July 11 and July 17, 1 p.m. Woman's Will presents an all-female production.
2 Southampton Ave., Berkeley. <
THE MARSH BERKELEY
EXTENDED -- "Loveland," by Ann Randolph, through July 11, Jun. 25, 7 p.m.; Jun. 26, 5 p.m.; Jul. 2, 7 p.m.; Jul. 9, 7 p.m.; Jul. 11, 2 p.m. Randolph recounts the emotional, hilarious and deeply human journey of Frannie Potts, an irreverent, lovable woman as she travels to her childhood home. $25-$50.
The Gaia Building, 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley. Info: (415) 826-5750, Tickets: (800) 838-3006, www.themarsh.org.<
MASQUERS PLAYHOUSE
CLOSING -- "Fuddy Meers," by David Lindsay-Abaire, 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.<
THEATREFIRST
CLOSING -- "The Drawer Boy," by Michael Healey, through July 4, Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. An actor visits two aging farmers and uncovers their long-buried family secret. $10-$30.
Old Oakland Theatre, 461 Ninth St., Oakland. (510) 436-5085, www.theatrefirst.com.<
TOWN HALL THEATRE
CLOSING -- "Proof," by David Auburn, 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 THEATRE COMPANY
"Avenue Q," through Aug. 1, Wednesday, 3:30 and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m. This "adult Sesame Street'' romp features puppets and live actors in high-energy, naughty fun. $25-$30.
Willows Theatre, Willows Shopping Center, 1975 Diamond Blvd., Concord. (925) 798-1300, www.willowstheatre.org.<
WOODMINSTER AMPHITHEATRE
OPENING -- "Hairspray," by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, July 9 through July 18, Jul. 9-11; 15-18, 8 p.m. The dreams of a teenage girl play themselves out in equal parts social commentary and lively dance numbers. $25-$40.
3300 Joaquin Miller Road, Oakland. (510) 531-9597, www.woodminster.com.<