Arts Listings

Stage-East Bay Through July 18

Tuesday July 06, 2010 - 01:41:00 PM

ASHBY STAGE  

CLOSING -- "Left of Oz," by Stephanie Reif, 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  

CLOSING -- "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, 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.

 

CEDAR ROSE PARK  

"Posibilidad," July 17 through July 18, 1:30 p.m. San Francisco Mime Troupe presents this modern song and tango about politics in the workplace featuring a live band. Free. (415) 285-1717, www.sfmt.org. 

1300 Rose St., Berkeley. < 

 

CONCANNON VINEYARD  

OPENING -- "Romeo and Juliet," by William Shakespeare, July 10 through Aug. 7, Jul. 10-11; 18, 24, Aug. 1, 6-7. Featuring Patrick Jones, Jennifer Le Blanc, Hope Mirlis, Ryan Taster, Joseph Salazar, Ashley Wickett, William Wolak and Tiffany Hoover. $25-$39.  

OPENING -- "The Real Thing," by Tom Stoppard, July 16 through July 31, Jul. 16-1, 23, 25, 30-31. Featuring Patrick Jones, Jennifer Le Blanc, Hope Mirlis, Ryan Taster, Joseph Salazar, Ashley Wickett, William Wolak and Tiffany Hoover. $25-$39.  

4590 Tesla Road, Livermore. < 

 

DIABLO ACTORS ENSEMBLE THEATRE  

OPENING -- "Laughter on the 23rd Floor," July 16 through Aug. 7, Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. A team of writers vie for the approval of Max Prince, the star of '50s TV variety show. $10-$25.  

1345 Locust Street, Walnut Creek. (925) 482-5110, www.diabloactors.com.

 

DOUGLAS MORRISSON THEATRE  

CLOSING -- "I Love a Piano," through July 11, Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. The works of American composer Irving Berlin are the subject of this musical which follows the journey of a piano from 1910 through the 1950s. $20-$28. (510) 881-6777. 

22311 N. Third St., Hayward. (510) 881-6777, www.dmtonline.org.

 

EAST BAY IMPROV  

"Tired of the Same Old Song and Dance?" 8 p.m. East Bay Improv actors perform spontaneous, impulsive and hilarious comedy on the first Saturday of every month. $8.  

Pinole Community Playhouse, 601 Tennent Ave., Pinole. (510) 964-0571, www.eastbayimprov.com.

 

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. < 

 

JULIA MORGAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS  

OPENING -- "The Mothers of Ludlow," July 16 through July 25, Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. Youth Musical Theater Company presents a world premiere musical drama about the massacre of striking coal miners and their families in Ludlow, Colorado in 1914. $12-$22.  

2640 College Ave., Berkeley. (510) 845-8542, www.juliamorgan.org.

 

THE MARSH BERKELEY  

CLOSING -- "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.

 

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  

"Hairspray," by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, July 9 through July 18, Jul. 9-11 and 15-18, 8 p.m. The dreams of a teenage girl play themselves out in equal parts social commentary and dance numbers. $10.  

3300 Joaquin Miller Road, Oakland. (510) 531-9597, www.woodminster.com.<