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THEATRE BAY AREA 2016

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3Girls Theatre 3girlstheatre.org Thick House 1695 18th St. Z Below 470 Florida St.

``2016 Salon Reading Series (By resident & associate playwrights) Thru 6/19

``Low Hanging Fruit (By Robin Bradford) Z Below 7/8-30

``2016 New Works Festival Thick House David Naughton, Abby Haug & Lucas Coleman in 42nd Street Moon's production of 8/22-28 The Boys From Syracuse. Photo: David Allen

42nd Street Moon ``The Colored Museum American Conservatory Theater (By George C. Wolfe; dirs. Velina Brown, L. 42ndstreetmoon.org act-sf.org Peter Callender, Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe Geary Theater Eureka Theatre & Michael Gene Sullivan) 415 Geary St. 215 Jackson St. Thru 3/6 Strand Theater ``The Boys from Syracuse `` 1127 Market St. (By R. Rodgers, G. Abbott & L. Hart; dir. (By Shakespeare; dir. Jon Tracy) Greg MacKellan) 5/6-29 ``The Realistic Joneses 3/23-4/17 (By Will Eno; dir. Loretta Greco) Geary Theater ``The Most Happy Fella AlterTheater Ensemble 3/9-4/3 altertheater.org 4/27-5/15 ACT Costume Shop ``The Unfortunates (By ; dir. Cindy Goldfield) 1117 Market St. (By J. Beavers, K. Diaz, C. Hurt, I. Merrigan African-American Shakespeare & R.; dir. Shana Cooper) ``Vi [working title]  Strand Theater Company (By Michelle Carter) Thru 4/10 african-americanshakes.org 6/2-19 Buriel Clay Theater 762 Fulton St. All information listed comes directly from publicity information supplied to Theatre Bay Area by the producing companies. Please contact companies or venues directly with questions. 1 THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 spring preview San Francisco ``The Lion ``BATS Summer Improv Festival: SF vs. (By Benjamin Scheuer) LA Theatresports Strand Theater 8/5 4/19-5/1 ``BATS Summer Improv Festival: SF + ``The Last Five Years LA in Spontaneous Broadway (By ) 8/6 Geary Theater 5/11-6/5 ``BATS Summer Improv Festival: Improvised Mamet ``Chester Bailey 8/12-13 (By Joseph Dougherty; dir. Ron Lagomarsino) ``BATS Summer Improv Festival: Strand Theater Theatre on 5/25-6/12 8/19-20

BATS Improv ``BATS Summer Improv Festival: improv.org Improvised Cinema Noir 8/26-27 Bayfront Theater Tierra Allen, Jepoy Ramos, Ally Fort Mason Center, Bldg. B Reardon and Benjamin Nguyen in Bay Bay Area Children’s Theatre Area Musicals' production of Hair. ``Friday Night Theatresports bactheatre.org Photo: Ben Krantz (Dir. Kasey Klemm) (See also: East Bay) 3/4-7/29 ``Rickshaw Girl   Children’s Creativity Museum Theater (By Aditi Kapil; adptd. from Mitali 221 Fourth St. ``Improvised Musical Perkins) (Dir. Rafe Chase) 4/2-5/22 ` 3/5-4/30 `Bad Kitty on Stage   (By Min Kahng; adptd. from Nick Bruel; ``Elephant and Piggie’s dir. Benjamin Hanna) ``Gritty Improvised Western We Are in a Play!  3/5-26 5/7-6/25 (By Deborah Wicks La Puma & Mo Willems) ``Warp Speed: An Improvised Trek 5/14-6/12 7/2-30 Bay Area Musicals bamsf.org Victoria Theatre 2961 16th St.

``Hair (By G. Ragni, J. Rado & G. MacDermot; dir. Jon Tracy) 2/20-3/12

``La Cage aux Folles (By & ; dir. Matthew McCoy) 7/9-30

Bobrow Productions bobrowproductions.com Shelton Theater 533 Sutter St.

``Foodies! The Musical Sango Tajima in Bay Area Children's Theatre's production of Bad Kitty on Stage. Ongoing Photo: Jay Yamada

All information listed comes directly from publicity information supplied to Theatre Bay Area by the producing companies. Please contact companies or venues directly with questions. 2 THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 spring preview San Francisco ``I Call My Brothers (By Jonas Hassen Khemiri; trans. Rachel Willson-Broyles; dir. Evren Odcikin) 3/31-4/23

Custom Made Theatre Co. custommade.org 533 Sutter St.

``Sam and Dede, or My Dinner with Andre the Giant  (By Gino Dilorio; dir. Leah Abrams) Thru 3/5

``Middletown (By Will Eno; dir. Brian Katz) 3/24-4/23 Maesie Speer, Julie Hammond, Liz Hayden and Erin Leddy in Pep Talk, one of the productions in FoolsFury's Fury Factory Festival of Ensemble and Devised Theater. ``Six Degrees of Separation Photo: Anna Campbell (By ; dir. Stuart Bousel) 5/19-6/18 Brava Theater Center The Breadbox brava.org breadboxtheatre.org ``The Thrush & the Woodpecker 2781 24th St. (By Steve Yockey; dir. Tracy Ward) Exit Stage Left 8/4-28 156 Eddy St. ``On the Hill   3/21-26 ``The BoxCutter Series The Cutting Ball Theater (By C. Crowley, A. Hileman & A. Petri) ` cuttingball.com `The Wong Street Journal  3/25-4/9 (By Kristina Wong) Exit on Taylor 4/7-9 277 Taylor St. ``The Awakening  (By Oren Stevens; adptd. from Kate ` ``Ondine `57 Chevy Chopin; dir. Ariel Craft)  (By Cris Franco; dir. Valerie Dunlap) (By Katharine Sherman; dir. Rob Melrose) 7/29-8/20 4/14-17 Thru 3/6

``Cuba Caribe Dance City College of San Francisco ``Risk Is This...The Cutting Ball New 4/29-5/1 Theatre Arts Department Experimental Plays Festival ccsf.edu/en/educational-programs/ (Readings of plays by B. Fisher, P. Howze ``Baile en la Calle school-and-departments/school-of- A. Johnson; dirs. Paige Rogers, Rem Myers 5/1 liberal-arts/theatre.html & Ariel Craft) 3/11-26 ``Don Quixote  Diego Rivera Theatre 50 Phelan Av. 5/14-15 ``A Dreamplay (By August Strindberg; dir. Rob Melrose) ``All the Way ``Popol Vuh: Heart of Heaven 5/20-6/19 5/21-22 (By Robert Schenkkan; dir. John Wilk) 3/4-13 ``Hedda Gabler Brava! for Women in the Arts (By Henrik Ibsen; dir. Yury Urnov) brava.org Crowded Fire Theater Company 5/29 crowdedfire.org Brava Theater Center 2781 24th St. Thick House 1695 18th St. ``Mighty Real: A Fabulous Sylvester ``Mechanics of Love  Musical (By Dipika Guha; dir. Jessa Moreno) (By Anthony Wayne; dir. Kendrell 2/18-3/12 Bowman) 2/17-3/13 All information listed comes directly from publicity information supplied to Theatre Bay Area by the producing companies. Please contact companies or venues directly with questions. 3 THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 spring preview San Francisco ``Bridge Culminating Project  Landmark (By Lydia Raag; dir. Brian Livingston) landmarkmusicals.com Intersection for the Arts The Great Star Theater 4/15-16 636 Jackson St.

``Fury Factory Festival of Ensemble and `` Devised Theater 6/13-26 (By & Nick Enright; dir. Jon Project Artaud Rosen) 4/23-5/15 Golden Thread Productions goldenthread.org Thick House 1695 18th St.

``The Most Dangerous Highway in the World  (By Kevin Artigue; dir. Evren Odcikin) 5/5-29

Killing My Lobster Landmark Musicals presents the San killingmylobster.com Francisco premiere of the Tony Award- Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon. winning hit, The Boy From Oz, based Photo: Rick Markovich PianoFight 144 Taylor St. on the life of the late great singer/ Deborah Slater Dance Theater songwriter/showman Peter Allen whose deborahslater.org ``Body Talk  hit songs included the Oscar-winning 3/24-26 "Arthur's Theme" and Olivia Newton- Studio 210 John's "." Locally 3435 Cesar Chavez St. ``826+KML=BFFs  acclaimed performer Connie Champagne 4/28-30 is featured as Allen's longtime friend ``Studio 210 Summer Residency, 5th and mentor . Champagne's Edition ``Lifetime: Theatre for Women  performances as Garland have been 7/29-30 5/19-21 described by as "a subtle masterpiece of parody and DivaFest ``Game of Nerds  homage." divafest.info 8/18-20 `` Exit Theatre (By B. Martin, D. McKellar, L. Lambert & G. 156 Eddy St. Kung Pao Kosher Comedy Morrison; dir. Kimberly Krol) koshercomedy.com 7/9-31 ``Hotel Burlesque  El Rio (By C. Cagigal, A. Ortmayer & R. Velvet; dir. 3158 Mission St. Amanda Ortmayer) Magic Theatre 3/4-4/2 ``Comedy Returns to El Rio magictheatre.org Thru 12/15 Fort Mason Center, Building D ``The Big Hot Mess  2 Marina Bl. (By Catherine Debon; dir. Amanda Lamplighters Music Theatre Ortmayer) ``Sojourners 6/2-25 lamplighters.org (See also: East Bay & South Bay) 4/12-5/8 FoolsFury Theater First Unitarian Universalist Church (By Mfoniso Udofia; dir. Ryan Purcell) 1187 Franklin St. foolsfury.org ``Runboyrun  Intersection for the Arts `` Singalong 4/28-5/15 925 Mission St. (By W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan; dir. (By Mfoniso Udofia; dir. Sean San José) Project Artaud Baker Peeples) 499 Alabama St. 3/13

All information listed comes directly from publicity information supplied to Theatre Bay Area by the producing companies. Please contact companies or venues directly with questions. 4 THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 spring preview San Francisco The Marsh San Francisco ``On a Clear Day You Can See Forever Pocket Opera themarsh.org (By A.J. Lerner, P. Parnell & B. Lane; dir. Ed pocketopera.org Decker) 1062 Valencia St. SF Legion of Honor 5/13-6/12 (See also: East Bay) 100 34th Av.

``The Waiting Period Ninjaz of Drama ``Martha (By Brian Copeland) (By Friedrich von Flotow; dir. Nicolas Phoenix Theatre Thru 4/10 Aliaga Garcia) 414 Mason St., Suite 601 3/6 ` `Second Time Around: A Duet for Cello `` ` and Storyteller  (By: Shakespeare) `King for a Day (By Giuseppe Verdi; dir. Jane Erwin (By Charlie Varon & Joan Jeanrenaud; dir. 6/16-7/2 David Ford) Hammett) 3/5-4/17 4/17 ODC/Dance ``Elect to Laugh: 2016 odcdance.org ``Julius Caesar (By Will Durst) Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (By George Frideric Handel) 3/15-11/8 701 Mission St. 4/24

``Colette Uncensored ``ODC/Dance Downtown  ``I Pagliacci & My Fair Galatea (By Lorri Holt & Zack Rogow; dir. David 3/17-27 (By Ruggero Leoncavallo & Franz von Ford) Suppe; dir. Nicolas Aliaga Garcia) 3/31-5/14 5/22 PlayGround ``Eating Pasta off the Floor playground-sf.org ``Rigoletto Thick House (By Giuseppe Verdi; dir. Igor Vieira) 4/23-5/15 1695 18th St. 6/12-26 (By Marie Affinito) ``Monday Night PlayGround  ``La Vie Parisienne New Conservatory Theatre Center (By Jacques Offenbach; dir. Nicolas Aliaga nctcsf.org (By various) 3/31 Garcia) 25 Van Ness Av., Lower Lobby 7/17-24 ``20th Annual PlayGround Festival  ``Mothers and Sons 6/2-19 (By Terrence McNally; dir. Arturo Quantum Dragon Theatre quantumdragon.org Catricala) ``The Value of Replacement  3/4-4/3 (By Ruben Grijalva) Mojo Theatre 6/13-7/10 2940 16th St., #217 ``Buyer and Cellar (By Jonathan Tollins; dir. Rebecca ``Civil Longworth) (By Rob Matsushita; dir. Sam Tillis) 3/18-4/24 3/4-19

San Francisco Opera's production of Carmen. Photo: Alastair Muir

All information listed comes directly from publicity information supplied to Theatre Bay Area by the producing companies. Please contact companies or venues directly with questions. 5 THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 spring preview San Francisco ``Voigt Lessons rayoflighttheatre.com (By T. McNally, D. Voigt & F. Zambello) Taube Atrium Theater Victoria Theatre 5/6-8 2961 16th St. ``Carmen ``The Wild Party (By Andrew Lippa) Calixto Bieito) 5/20-6/11 War(By G. Memorial Bizet, L. HalévyOpera House & H. Meilhac; dir. 5/27-7/3 San Francisco Dungeon sanfrancisco.thedungeons.com ``Don Carlo 145 Jefferson St. War Memorial Opera House 6/12-29(By G. Verdi, C. du Locle & J. Méry) ``The San Francisco Dungeon Melissa Keith, Hawlan Ng and Nkechi (By Kieran Smith) ``Jenůfa Emeruwa in Theatre Rhinoceros' Ongoing production of The Call. War Memorial Opera House Photo: David Wilson San Francisco Neo-Futurists 6/14-7/1(By Leoš Janáček; dir. Olivier Tambosi) sfneofuturists.com San Francisco Shakespeare Festival sfshakes.org Safehouse Arts San Francisco Playhouse (See also: East Bay, South Bay & Beyond the 1 Grove St. sfplayhouse.org Bay) ``Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go SF Playhouse Noe Valley Library 450 Post St. 451 Jersey St. Blind Ongoing Strand Theater Presidio Officers’ Club 1127 Market St. 50 Moraga Av.

San Francisco Opera ``The Nether ``The Tragedy of , of sfopera.com (By Jennifer Haley; dir. Bill English) Denmark War Memorial Opera House SF Playhouse (By Shakespeare; dir. Stephen 301 Van Ness Av. Thru 3/5 Muterspaugh) Taube Atrium Theater Noe Valley Library ``Colossal Veterans Building, 4th Fl. 3/19 (By Andrew Hinderaker; dir. Jon Tracy) 401 Van Ness Av. SF Playhouse ` 3/15-4/30 3/26 `Winterreise Presidio Officers’ Club (By Franz Schubert & Wilhelm Müller; dir. William Kentridge) ``On Clover Road  (By Steven Dietz) San Francisco State University Taube Atrium Theater Strand Theater School of Theatre & Dance 3/11-13 3/23-4/16 theatredance.sfsu.edu ``Svadba-Wedding Little Theatre, “the lab” & McKenna Theatre ``Red Velvet 1600 Holloway, Creative Arts Building (By Lolita Chakrabarti; dir. Margo Hall) Taube Atrium Theater SF Playhouse 4/2-10(By Ana Sokolović; dir. Michael Cavanagh) ``The Seagull 5/10-6/25 (By Anton Chekhov; dir. William Peters) ``Chamberworks  3/3-13 Taube Atrium Theater `` (By L. Gelbart, D. Zippel & C. Coleman; dir. 4/7-20 ``University Dance Theatre: Bill English) The Invention of Wings ``The Triplets of Belleville Cine-Concert SF Playhouse (By various choreographers & dirs.) (By Benoît Charest; dir. Sylvain Chomet) 7/5-9/17 4/7-10 Taube Atrium Theater 4/14-23 ``Fringe Festival (By SF State playwrights; dir. Roy Conboy) 4/13-23

All information listed comes directly from publicity information supplied to Theatre Bay Area by the producing companies. Please contact companies or venues directly with questions. 6 THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 spring preview San Francisco `` Theater of Others ``The Short and the Long of It (By Mark Hollmann & ; dir. facebook.com/theaterofothers 2/26-3/12 Dianna Shuster) Kelly Cullen Community Auditorium 4/28-5/8 ``Lost Folio 220 Golden Gate Av. 4/1-23 Steve Silver Productions ``Cymbeline beachblanketbabylon.com (By Shakespeare; dir. Glenn Havlan) Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 3/25-4/10 ybca.org Club Fugazi 678 Beach Blanket Babylon Bl. 701 Mission St. Theatre Rhinoceros ``Beach Blanket Babylon therhino.org ``Analogy/Dora: Tramontane (By Steve Silver; dir. Kenny Mazlow) (By Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Eureka Theatre Ongoing Company) 215 Jackson St. 3/10-13 ` Smuin Ballet `The Call ``Meklit: This Was Made Here  smuinballet.org (By Meklit Hadero) (See also: East Bay, South Bay & Beyond the 2/20-3/12 5/19-21 Bay) (By Tanya Barfield; dir. Jon Lowe) ``Present Laughter Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (By Noël Coward; dir. John Fisher) 700 Howard St. Z Space 5/21-6/18 zspace.org ``Dance Series Two  Z Space 5/6-15 Thrillpeddlers 450 Florida St. thrillpeddlers.com Z Below Theater MadCap Hypnodrome 470 Florida St. theatermadcap.com 575 10th St. ``From Word for Word’s Stories: Emma Phoenix Theatre ` 414 Mason St., 6th Fl. `Club Inferno Donoghue (“Night Vision”) and Colm (By Peter Fogel & Kelly Kittell; adptd. from Tóibín (“Silence”)  Dante Alighieri) ``You’re Gonna Cry (Dirs. Becca Wolff & Jim Cave) Thru 3/5 (By Paul S. Flores; dir. Brian Freeman) Z Below 5/6-28 2/24-4/3 Un-Scripted Theater Company un-scripted.com ``A House Tour of the Infamous Porter Family Mansion with Tour Guide 533 Sutter St. Weston Ludlow Londonderry  (By Peter Sinn Nachtrieb; dir. Jason Eagan) ``Dash Improv Z Space Ongoing 3/29-4/24

``Birdheart (By Julian Crouch & Saskia Lane) Z Below 4/6-17

``Alone Together (By Levydance) Z Space 6/7-11

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company at YBCA. Photo: Paul B Goode

All information listed comes directly from publicity information supplied to Theatre Bay Area by the producing companies. Please contact companies or venues directly with questions. 7 THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 spring preview East Bay EAST BAY ``The Addams Family (By M. Brickman, R. Elice & A. Lippa; adptd. from Charles Addams; dir. Kimberly Actors Ensemble of Berkeley Dooley) aeofberkeley.org 3/24-4/17 Live Oak Theatre 1301 Shattuck Av., Berkeley ``To Kill a Mockingbird (By Christopher Sergel; adptd. from ``What Do Women Want?—The Harper Lee; dir. Daren A.C. Carollo) Marriage of Sir Gawain  4/28-5/22 (By Evan Alparone & Vicki Siegel; adptd. from Chaucer; dir. Bruce Coughran) ``Disney’s The Little Mermaid  3/25-4/16 Amanda Salmon and Berwick Haynes (By D. Wright, H. Ashman, G. Slater & A. in Berkeley Playhouse's production of Menken; dir. Scottie Woodard) 6/23-7/31 Altarena Playhouse Bridges, A New Musical. altarena.org Photo: Ben Krantz Studio Berkeley Repertory Theatre 1409 High St., Alameda Bay Area Children’s Theatre berkeleyrep.org bactheatre.org ``The Gin Game (See also: SF) 2015 Addison St., Berkeley (By Donald L. Coburn; dir. Sue Trigg) 3/11-4/10 Freight & Salvage ``Aubergine  2020 Addison St., Berkeley (By Julia Cho; dir. Tony Taccone) ``The Light in the Piazza Osher Studio Thru 3/20 (By Craig Lucas & ; dir. 2055 Center St., Berkeley Stewart Lyle) `` 5/6-6/12 Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center (By Shakespeare; dir. Daniel Sullivan) 10550 Albion Rd., San Ramon 2/19-4/10 ` `The Book of Liz ` (By David Sedaris & Amy Sedaris; dir. Matt `Elephant and Piggie’s We Are in a ``Treasure Island David) Play!  (By Mary Zimmerman, adptd. from Robert 8/12-9/11 (By Deborah Wicks La Puma & Mo Louis Stevenson; dir. M. Zimmerman) Willems) 4/22-6/5 Aluminous Collective Freight & Salvage 4/9-5/1 aluminous.org Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center The Flight Deck 1540 Broadway, Oakland 5/7-8

``Going to St. Ives ``Rickshaw Girl   (By Lee Blessing; dir. Regina V. Fields) (By Aditi Kapil; adptd. from Mitali 3/3-20 Perkins) Osher Studio 5/1-22 Aurora Theatre Company auroratheatre.org Berkeley Playhouse 2081 Addison St., Berkeley berkeleyplayhouse.org ``The How and the Why Julia Morgan Theatre (By Sarah Treem; dir. Joy Carlin) 2640 College Av., Berkeley 3/18-4/24 ``Bridges: A New Musical  ``The Heir Apparent (By Douglas J. Cohen & Cheryl L. Davis; (By ; dir. Josh Costello) adptd. from Elizabeth McKoy; dir. Karen 4/15-5/15 Altree Piemme) Thru 3/6 ``Master Harold...and the Boys (By Athol Fugard; dir. Timothy Near) Safiya Fredericks in Berkeley Rep’s 6/17-7/17 production of Aubergine. Photo: Kevin Berne

All information listed comes directly from publicity information supplied to Theatre Bay Area by the producing companies. Please contact companies or venues directly with questions. 8 THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 spring preview East Bay ``Performance Fusion  5/27-6/5

California Shakespeare Theater calshakes.org Bruns Memorial Amphitheater 100 Shakespeare Theater Wy., Orinda

`` (By Shakespeare) 5/25-6/19

``Fences (By August Wilson) 7/6-31

``You Never Can Tell (By George Bernard Shaw) 8/10-9/4

Center Repertory Company Bob Greene in Central Works' production of Totem and Taboo. Photo J. Norrena centerrep.org Lesher Center for the Arts Brentwood Theater Company Broadway West Theatre Company 1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Ck. thebrentwoodtheater.org broadwaywest.org Allan E. Jones Performing Arts Center 4000 Bay St., Fremont ``Art 850 Second St., Brentwood (By Yasmina Reza; dir. Michael Butler) ``Barefoot in the Park 4/1-30 Brentwood Community Center (By ) 35 Oak St., Brentwood 3/18-4/16 ``Rock of Ages Lesher Center for the Arts 1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Ck. ``A Few Good Men Dyan McBride) (By Aaron Sorkin) 5/20-6/25(By Chris D’Arienzo & Ethan Popp; dir. Trilogy at the Vineyards, Mt. Diablo Event 5/13-6/11 Center 1700 Trilogy Parkway, Brentwood Central Works ``Noises Off centralworks.org ``I Love a Piano (By Michael Frayn) (By ; dir. Jack Gaughan) 7/15-8/13 Berkeley City Club 2315 Durant Av., Berkeley Trilogy at the Vineyards 3/12-13 Cal State East Bay ``Totem and Taboo  Theatre & Dance Dept. Lesher Center for the Arts (By David Weisberg; dir. M. Graham csueastbay.edu/class/departments/ 3/25-4/3 Smith) theatre 2/20-3/20 ``Nunsense California State University, East Bay (By Dan Goggin) 25800 Carlos Bee Bl., Hayward ``Robert Louis Stevenson: Jekyll and Brentwood Community Center Hyde  5/20-22 ``The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 5/13-6/12 ``Oliver! (By R. Feldman, R. Sheinkin, W. Finn & J. (By Gary Graves; dir. Jan Zvaifler) (By ; adptd. from Charles Reiss; dir. Marc Jacobs) ``Hearts of Palm  Dickens; dir. Steve Kinsella) 3/4-13 (By Patricia Milton; dir. Gary Graves) Allan E. Jones Performing Arts Center 7/15-8/14 7/15-31 ``In the Beginning, God Created Difference  4/29-5/8

All information listed comes directly from publicity information supplied to Theatre Bay Area by the producing companies. Please contact companies or venues directly with questions. 9 THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 spring preview East Bay Chanticleers Theatre Contra Costa Musical Theatre ``Playwrights’ CageMatch  chanticleers.org ccmt.org (By various) 6/13 3683 Quail Av., Castro Vly. Lesher Center for the Arts 1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Ck. ``Drinking Habits East Bay Children’s Theatre (By Tom Smith; dir. Barbara McKee) ``Gypsy ebctonline.org 2/19-3/13 (By A. Laurents, S. Sondheim & J. Styne; JCC East Bay dir. Jennifer Perry) 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley ``I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now 4/1-5/1 Change Orinda Library Auditorium 26 Orinda Wy., Orinda (By Joe diPietro; dir. Chris Ciabattoni) Douglas Morrisson Theatre 4/22-5/22 dmtonline.org ``Aladdin and the Lamp   22311 N. Third St., Hayward (By Ron Lytle) Clayton Theatre Company 3/13-4/3 claytontheatrecompany.com ``Mrs. Warren’s Profession Endeavor Hall (By George Bernard Shaw; dir. Susan Lamplighters Music Theatre Evans) 6008 Center St., Clayton lamplighters.org Thru 3/6 (See also: SF & South Bay) ``Rumors (By Neil Simon; dir. La Tonya Watts) ``Telling Tales Storytelling Lesher Center for the Arts 4/8-23 2/22-3/21 1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Ck.

``Bare Bones Staged Reading ``The Pirates of Penzance Singalong Contra Costa Civic Theatre 3/28-6/27 (By W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan) ccct.org 3/20 951 Pomona Av., El Cerrito ``One for All: A Solo Artists Festival 4/8-17 Las Positas College ``The Clean House (By Sarah Ruhl; dir. Erin Merritt) ``Book of Days Department of Theater Arts laspositascollege.edu/performingarts Thru 3/6 (By Lanford Wilson; dir. Dale Albright) 5/19-6/12 Barbara Mertes Center for the Arts ``The Mountaintop 3000 Campus Hill Dr., Livermore (By Katori Hall; dir. Marilyn Langbehn) 4/15-5/8 `` (By F. Ebb, B. Fosse & J. Kander; adptd. ``American Idiot from Maurine Dallas Watkins; dir. Titian (By Billie Joe Armstrong, Michael Mayer & Lish) Green Day) 3/4-13 6/10-7/17 ``A Raisin in the Sun (By Lorraine Hansberry) Contra Costa College 5/6-15 Drama Department contracosta.edu/programs-departments/ dramatic-arts Livermore Shakespeare Festival/ 2600 Mission Bell Dr., San Pablo Shakespeare’s Associates livermoreshakes.org ``The Laramie Project Wente Vineyards Winery & Tasting Room 5565 Tesla Rd., Livermore 4/21-30 (By Moisés Kaufman) ``Persuasion (By Jennifer Le Blanc; adptd. from ; dir. Mary Ann Rodgers) 7/7-24 Emily Scott and Celia Maurice in Douglas Morrisson Theatre's `` production of Mrs. Warren’s (By Shakespeare; dir. Lisa Tromovitch) Profession. Photo: Terry Sullivan 7/21-8/7

All information listed comes directly from publicity information supplied to Theatre Bay Area by the producing companies. Please contact companies or venues directly with questions. 10 THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 spring preview East Bay Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center livermoreperformingarts.org Bankhead Theater 2400 First St., Livermore

``GuGu Drum Group 3/5

``Amjad Ali Khan and Sons 3/22

``The Smithereens Play Songs from The Who 3/25

``With the Beatles: The Concert Experience 4/1

``Laurie Berkner Solo! The You and Me Tour Lisa Rothman in her solo show Date Night at Pet Emergency at The Marsh Berkeley. 4/2 Photo: David Allen

``Robot Planet Rising: An Intergalactic ``Date Night at Pet Emergency OMG, I Love That Show! Productions Nemesis Live-Action Graphic Novel (By Lisa Rothman) omgilovethatshow.com Thru 3/26 4/8 Lesher Center for the Arts 1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Ck. ``The Swingles: International Masters of ``Black Virgins Are Not for Hipsters (By Echo Brown) A Cappella ``Pageant 3/10-4/21 4/13 (By B. Russell, F. Kelly & A. Evans; dir. Lizzie Marx) ``Lear’s Shadow ``Aspen Santa Fe Ballet: Innovative and Thru 3/6 Sophisticated Contemporary Dance (By Geoff Hoyle) 4/21 4/30-6/11 Pacific Coast Repertory Theatre ` ``Defending the Caveman: Broadway’s `Each and Every Thing pcrtproductions.org (By Dan Hoyle) Firehouse Arts Center Longest-Running Solo Play 7/8-8/27 4/28-30 4444 Railroad Av., Pleasanton

``DakhaBrakha: Ethno-Chaos Music of Masquers Playhouse ``Enchanted April  the Ukraine masquers.org (By Richard Evans & Charles Liepart; adptd. from Elizabeth von Arnim) 5/5 105 Park Pl., Richmond 4/23-5/8 ``The Capitol Steps: Putting the “Mock” `` in Democracy (By Bernard Pomerance; dir. John Maio) Piedmont Oakland Repertory 5/6 3/25-4/23 Theatre piedmontoaklandrep.org ``Karen Marguth & Le Jazz Hot: Sublime ``Violet Swinging Jazz (By & Brian Crawley; dir. Pacific Boychoir Academy 5/20 Maria Calderazzo) 215 Ridgeway Av., Oakland 6/10-7/9 ``Blood Tango  The Marsh Berkeley ` (By J. McMullen, T. Ariel & E. Dunne; themarsh.org `The Quality of Life (By Jane Anderson; dir. Michael Sally) adptd. from Bram Stoker) (See also: SF) 8/26-9/24 Thru 3/13 2120 Allston Wy., Berkeley

All information listed comes directly from publicity information supplied to Theatre Bay Area by the producing companies. Please contact companies or venues directly with questions. 11 THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 spring preview East Bay Piedmont Players Ragged Wing Ensemble ``The Winter’s Tale piedmontplayers.org raggedwing.org (By Shakespeare; dir. Rebecca Ennals) Amador Valley Community Park Piedmont Center for the Arts The Flight Deck 7/2-17 801 Magnolia Av., Piedmont 1540 Broadway, Oakland

``Other Desert Cities ``Whale’s Wake  San Leandro Players (By Jon Robin Baitz) (By Amy Sass; dir. Sass) slplayers.org 2/26-3/6 4/15-5/7 San Leandro Museum/Auditorium 320 West Estudillo Av., San Leandro Pinole Community Players Role Players Ensemble pinoleplayers.org roleplayersensemble.com ``Forsooth, My Lovely (By David Belke) Pinole Community Playhouse Village Theatre 4/2-5/1 601 Tennent Av., Pinole 233 Front St., Danville

``Wait Until Dark ``The Great Gatsby Shotgun Players (By Frederick Knott) (By Simon Levy; dir. Eric Fraisher Hayes) shotgunplayers.org 6/3-18 4/15-5/1 Ashby Stage 1901 Ashby Av., Berkeley Pocket Opera San Francisco Shakespeare Festival pocketopera.org sfshakes.org ``Hamlet (See also: SF) (See also: SF, South Bay & Beyond the Bay) (By Shakespeare; dir. Mark Jackson) 3/31-5/8 Berkeley Hillside Club Amador Valley Community Park 2286 Cedar St., Berkeley Santa Rita Rd. & Black Av., Pleasanton ``The Village Bike Berkeley Library (By Penelope Skinner; dir. Patrick Dooley) ``Martha 2090 Kittredge St., Berkeley 5/25-7/3 (By Friedrich von Flotow) 2/28-3/6 ``The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of ``Grand Concourse Denmark (By Heidi Schreck; dir. Joanie McBrien) (By Shakespeare; dir. Stephen 7/13-8/21 Muterspaugh) Berkeley Library Smuin Ballet 3/6 smuinballet.org (See also: SF, South Bay & Beyond the Bay) Lesher Center for the Arts 1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Ck.

``Dance Series Two  5/27-28

Stage 1 Theatre stage1theatre.org Newark Memorial High School Theatre 39375 Cedar Bl., Newark

``Chicago (By F. Ebb, B. Fosse & J. Kander; adptd. from Maurine Dallas Watkins; dir. Kevin Hammond) 3/5-20

Daniel Le, Jessica LaFever and Noel Thomas in East Bay Children's Theatre's production of Aladdin and the Lamp. Photo: Sue Ellen Nelsen

All information listed comes directly from publicity information supplied to Theatre Bay Area by the producing companies. Please contact companies or venues directly with questions. 12 THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 spring preview East Bay TheatreFirst theatrefirst.com Live Oak Theatre 1301 Shattuck Av., Berkeley

``Stop Kiss (By Diana Son; dir. Michael Storm) Thru 3/12

Those Women Productions thosewomenproductions.com Live Oak Theatre 1301 Shattuck Av., Berkeley

``Margaret of Anjou  (By Lauren Jansen-Parkes; adptd. from Shakespeare; dir. Libby Vega) 8/25-9/11

Jennifer Lim, Tim Kang, Sab Shimono and Joseph Steven Yang in Berkeley Rep's Town Hall Theatre Company Aubergine. Photo: Kevin Berne townhalltheatre.com 3535 School St., Lafayette ``Más ``The Taming of the Shrew (By Milta Ortiz; dir. Michael Socrates (By Shakespeare) ``Angels in America: Perestroika Moran) Martinez Waterfront Amphitheater (By Tony Kushner; dir. Joel Roster) 5/11-29 7/6-7 2/27-3/19 `` Peralta Hacienda Historical Park ``Play It Again, Sam (By Shakespeare; dir. Michael Socrates 8/13-14 (By Woody Allen) Moran) 6/2-19 6/8-26 Woodminster Summer Musicals woodminster.com ``Hurt Village Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre (By Katori Hall; dir. Nataki Garrett) Woodminster Amphitheater trivalleyrep.org 7/13-31 Joaquin Miller Park 3300 Joaquin Miller Rd., Oakland Bankhead Theater 2400 First St., Livermore UC Berkeley Dept. of Theater, ``Shrek the Musical ` Dance & Performance Studies (By David Lindsay-Abaire & Jeanine `Mary Poppins tdps.berkeley.edu (Dir. Daren A.C. Carollo) Tesori; adptd. from William Steig; dir. Joel 7/16-31 Zellerbach Playhouse Schlader) 101 Zellerbach Hall, #4800, Berkeley 7/8-17

Ubuntu Theater Project ``Chavez Ravine ``Chicago ubuntutheaterproject.com 3/4-13 (By F. Ebb, B. Fosse & J. Kander; adptd. Various venues from Maurine Dallas Watkins; dir. Joel Oakland ``Berkeley Dance Project 2016 Schlader) 4/22-30 8/5-14 ``I Am My Own Wife (By Doug Wright; dir. Michael Socrates Vallejo Shakespeare in the Park Moran) vallejoshakespeare.wix.com/vshakes 3/2-20 (See also: North Bay) ``Grapes of Wrath Martinez Waterfront Amphitheater (By Frank Galati, adptd. from John 115 Tarantino Dr., Waterfront Park, Martinez Steinbeck; dir. Michael Socrates Moran) Peralta Hacienda Historical Park 4/6-24 2465 34th Av., Oakland

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American Improv Theatre americanimprovtheatre.com Black Cat Licorice Theater 260 McEvoy St., San Jose

``AIT Players 2/19-3/25

Broadway by the Bay broadwaybythebay.org Fox Theatre 2223 Broadway St., Redwood City

`` (By C. Schönberg, A. Boublil & R. Maltby Jr.; dir. Jasen Jeffrey) 3/18-4/3 Jessica Whittemore in Foothill Music Theatre's production of . ` `Oklahoma! Photo: David Allen (By & Oscar Hammerstein) ``  City of Santa Clara 6/3-19 (By ; dir. Kevin Hauge) Roberta Jones Junior Theatre 7/29-8/7 santaclaraca.gov/index.aspx?page=2535 Children’s Musical Theater ` Mission City Center for Performing Arts of San Jose `Disney’s 101 Dalmatians  Wilcox High School (By M. Heisler, M. Leven, R. Rogel, R. cmtsj.org 3250 Monroe St., Santa Clara Gibbs, B. Smith, M.L. Fuller & D. Root; dir. Montgomery Theater Michelle Morgan) Mary Louise Mello Auditorium 271 S. Market St., San Jose 8/11-14 Community Recreation Center 969 Kiely Bl., Santa Clara ``Sister Act  (By C. Steinkellner, B. Steinkellner, G. City Lights Theater Company ``The Wizard of Oz  Slater & A. Menken; dir. Kevin Hauge) cltc.org (By J. Kane, E.Y. Harburg & H. Arlen; adptd. 3/4-13 529 S. Second St., San Jose from L. Frank Baum; dir. Kevin Cornelius) Mission City Center for Performing Arts `` the Musical ``The Elephant Man 4/15-24 (By & Lee Hall; dir. Kevin (By Bernard Pomerance) Hauge) 3/17-4/17 ``Disney’s Aladdin Kids  4/22-5/1 (By D. Simpatico, H. Ashman, T. Rice, A. ``I & You Menken & B. Louiselle) ``Disney’s Alice in Wonderland  (By Lauren Gunderson) Mary Louise Mello Auditorium (By David Simpatico & Bryan Louiselle; 5/19-6/19 6/10-12 dir. Stacy Levin) 5/5-8 ``Green Day’s American Idiot ``Shrek the Musical Jr.  (By Billie Joe Armstrong, Michael Mayer & (By David Lindsay-Abaire & Jeanine ``Grease  Green Day) Tesori) (By Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey; dir. 7/14-8/21 Mission City Center for Performing Arts Matthew McCoy) 7/26-28 5/13-22

``Crazy for You  (By K. Ludwig, I. Gershwin & G. Gershwin; dir. Shannon Self) 7/15-24

All information listed comes directly from publicity information supplied to Theatre Bay Area by the producing companies. Please contact companies or venues directly with questions. 14 THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 spring preview South Bay The Dinner Detective Foothill Music Theatre ``Sweet Charity thedinnerdetective.com/san-jose foothill.edu/theatre (By N. Simon, D. Fields & C. Coleman; dir. Erica Wyman-Abrahamson) 300 S. Almaden Bl., San Jose Lohman Theatre 5/5-29 12345 El Monte Rd., Los Altos Hills ``The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Show ``She Loves Me Lamplighters Music Theatre Ongoing (By J. Masteroff, S. Harnick & J. Bock; dir. lamplighters.org Milissa Carey) (See also: SF & East Bay) 2/18-3/6 Dragon Productions Theatre Mountain View Ctr. for the Performing Arts 500 Castro St., Mt. View Company ``Appointment with Death dragonproductions.net (By Agatha Christie; dir. Janis Bergmann) ``The Pirates of Penzance Singalong 5/27-6/12 Dragon Theatre (By W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan) 2120 Broadway St., Redwood City 3/19 Half Moon Bay Shakespeare ``Too Much, Too Much, Too Many (By Meghan Kennedy; dir. Nancy Company Los Altos Stage Company hmbshakespeare.org McClymont) losaltosstage.org 3/24-4/10 John L. Carter Park Bus Barn Theater Half Moon Bay 97 Hillview Av., Los Altos ``When the Rain Stops Falling (By Andrew Bovell; dir. Kimberly Mohne ``The Tragedy of Macbeth ``Catch-22 Hill) (By Shakespeare; dir. Robert Pickett) (By Joseph Heller; dir. Dan Wilson) 5/5-29 8/19-9/11 4/7-5/1

``Anna Christie Hillbarn Theatre ``Bat Boy: The Musical hillbarntheatre.org 6/16-7/3 dir. Ian Leonard) (By Eugene O’Neill; dir. Tina Rutsch) 1285 E. Hillsdale Bl., Foster City 5/26-6/25(By K. Farley, B. Flemming & L. O’Keefe; ``Wild Boy (By Oliver Goldstick; dir. Ken Sonkin) ``To Kill a Mockingbird 7/28-8/21 (By Christopher Sergel; adptd. from Lyric Theatre Harper Lee; dir. Dawn Troupe) lyrictheatre.org 3/10-27 Montgomery Theater 271 S. Market St., San Jose Fremont High School 1279 Sunnyvale Saratoga Rd., Sunnyvale

`` (By & ; dir. Kim Saunders) Montgomery Theater 4/2-10

``The Serenade (By Victor Herbert & Harry B. Smith; dir. Barbara Murray) Montgomery Theater 6/18-26

``El Capitan (By John Philip Sousa; dir. Paul Zawilski) Fremont High School 7/30-31

Lakin Valdez, Randall Nakano and Melanie Mah in San Jose Stage Company and El Teatro Campesino's production of Valley of the Heart. Photo: Dave Lepori

All information listed comes directly from publicity information supplied to Theatre Bay Area by the producing companies. Please contact companies or venues directly with questions. 15 THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 spring preview South Bay ``Mary Poppins  (By J. Fellowes, R.B. Sherman & R.M. Sherman; adptd. from P.L. Travers & the

3/5-13 Walt Disney film) ``The Wind in the Willows  (Adptd. from Kenneth Grahame; dir. Roberta Inscho-Cox) 3/18-19

``Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse  (Dir. Bill Olson) 4/22-23

``  (By Stephen Sondheim & Hugh Wheeler; adptd. from Christopher Bond) 7/7-10

``James and the Giant Peach Jr.  Jeffrey Bracco, Monique Hafen & Stephen Muterspaugh in Uncle Vanya at Pear (By T.A. McDonald, B. Pasek & J. Paul; Theatre. Photo: Courtesy of Pear Theatre adptd. from Roald Dahl) 7/14-17 Pacifica Spindrift Players ``Vanya and Sonia and Masha and pacificaspindriftplayers.org Spike (By Christopher Durang) Pied Piper Players Spindrift Theatre 6/10-26 piedpiperplayers.org Bayside Performing Arts Center 1050``Little Crespi Shop Dr., of Pacifica Horrors Pear Theatre 2025 Kehoe Av., San Mateo (By & ; dir. thepear.org Michael Lodick) ``The Wiz  1110 La Avenida St., Mt. View Thru 3/6 (Dir. Leslie Stupple) 4/22-5/1 ` ``Barefoot in the Park `Uncle Vanya  (By Anton Chekhov; new trans. by Dave (By Neil Simon; dir. Craig Cummins) Sikula; dir. Jeffrey Lo) San Carlos Children’s Theater 4/8-24 2/26-3/13 sancarloschildrenstheater.com ``Inherit the Wind Central Middle School ` 828 Chestnut St., San Carlos (By Jerome Lawrence & Robert Edwin Lee; `The Beard of Avon (By Amy Freed; dir. Karen Altree Piemme) dir. Barbara Williams) McKinley Middle School Auditorium 4/8-24 5/20-6/5 400 Duane St., Redwood City ` ``God of Carnage `Pear Slices 2016 ``The Girl with the Golden Locks  (Dir. Troy Johnson) (By Yasmina Reza; dir. Mauricio Suarez) (By Brian D. Taylor; dir. Eron Block) 5/13-29 7/15-31 Central Middle School 3/11-20 ``August: Osage County Palo Alto Players (By Tracy Letts; dir. Jeanie Smith) ``Aladdin Jr.  paplayers.org 6/24-7/10 (By J. Luigs, H. Ashman, T. Rice, A. Menken Lucie Stern Theatre & B. Louiselle; dir. Eron Block) Peninsula Youth Theatre McKinley Middle School Auditorium pytnet.org 4/29-5/1 1305``Into Middlefield the Woods Rd., Palo Alto (By & Stephen Sondheim) Mountain View Ctr. for the Performing Arts ` 500 Castro St., Mt. View `The Little Mermaid Jr.  4/22-5/8 (By D. Wright, H. Ashman, G. Slater & A. Menken; dir. Eron Block) McKinley Middle School Auditorium 5/22

All information listed comes directly from publicity information supplied to Theatre Bay Area by the producing companies. Please contact companies or venues directly with questions. 16 THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 spring preview South Bay ``Alice in Wonderland Jr.  San Jose State University `` (By David Simpatico & Bryan Louiselle; sjsu.edu/theatrearts (By Shakespeare; dir. Richard Farrell) dir. Melody Cole) Sanborn-Skyline County Park University Theatre Central Middle School 7/29-9/2 220 E. San Fernando St., San Jose 7/22-31 ``The Three Musketeers ``A Midsummer Night’s Dream ` (By Ken Ludwig; dir. Doug Brook) `Thoroughly Modern Millie (By Shakespeare) (By R.H. Morris, D. Scanlan & J. Tesori; dir. Sanborn-Skyline County Park 4/21-30 Eron Block) 8/5-9/4 Central Middle School 7/22-31 Santa Clara Players Smuin Ballet scplayers.org smuinballet.org San Francisco Shakespeare Festival Triton Museum, Hall Pavilion (See also: SF, East Bay & Beyond the Bay) 1505 Warburton Av., Santa Clara sfshakes.org San Mateo Performing Arts Center (See also: SF, East Bay & Beyond the Bay) 600 North Delaware St., San Mateo ``Picasso at the Lapin Agile Memorial Park Amphitheater (By Steve Martin) Stevens Creek Bl. & Mary Av., Cupertino ` 3/4-26 `Dance Series Two  6/3-4 San Mateo Library 55 W. Third Av., San Mateo ``Cahoots (By Rick Johnston) Sequoia High School South Bay Musical Theatre 5/27-6/18 1201 Brewster Av., Redwood City southbaymt.com Saratoga Civic Theater ``The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Silicon Valley Shakespeare 13777 Fruitvale Av., Saratoga Denmark svshakespeare.org ``Gypsy (By Shakespeare; dir. Stephen Sanborn-Skyline County Park (Dir. Janie Scott) Muterspaugh) 16055 Sanborn Rd., Saratoga San Mateo Library 5/21-6/11 3/13 Willow Street Park 1320 Willow St., San Jose ``Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits ``The Winter’s Tale (Dir. Howard L. Miller) (By Shakespeare; dir. Rebecca Ennals) ``Love’s Labour’s Lost 5/29-6/4 (By Shakespeare; dir. Shannon deMello) Memorial Park Amphitheater Willow Street Park 7/23-8/7 6/10-26 Sequoia High School 8/13-28

San Jose Stage Company thestage.org 490 S. First St., San Jose

``Valley of the Heart  (By Luis Valdez; dir. Valdez) Thru 3/6

``Boeing-Boeing (By Marc Camoletti; trans. Beverly Cross & Francis Evans; dir. Kenneth Kelleher) 4/6-5/1

``Summer Musical TBD 6/1-7/17

James Seol, Francis Jue, Nicole Javier and Linden Tailor in TheatreWorks's production of tokyo fish story. Photo: Kevin Berne

All information listed comes directly from publicity information supplied to Theatre Bay Area by the producing companies. Please contact companies or venues directly with questions. 17 THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 spring preview South Bay Stanford Repertory Theater Sunnyvale Community Players TheatreWorks web.stanford.edu/group/ sunnyvaleplayers.org theatreworks.org repertorytheater/cgi-bin/srt 550 E. Remington Av., Sunnyvale Mountain View Ctr. for the Performing Arts The Nitery 500 Castro St., Mt. View 514 Lasuen Mall, Building 590, Stanford ``Disney’s Mulan Jr.  Lucie Stern Theatre (By M. Wilder, D. Zippel, S. Schwartz, J. Oshman Hall Tesori, A. Junge, B. Louiselle & P. Cotter; McMurtry Art Building dir. Cindy Powell) 355 Roth Wy., Stanford 1305``Tokyo Middlefield Fish Story Rd., Palo Alto 2/19-3/6 (By Kimber Lee; dir. Kirsten Brandt) ` Lucie Stern Theatre `Slaughter City ` (By Naomi Wallace) `Rent 3/9-4/3 (By Jonathan Larson; dir. Matt Welch) The Nitery 4/9-5/1 7/21-8/7 ``Cyrano (By Michael Hollinger & Aaron Posner; ``Waiting for Lefty Tabard Theatre Company trans. Michael Hollinger; adptd. from (By Clifford Odets) tabardtheatre.org Edmond Rostand; dir. Robert Kelley) The Nitery Mountain View Ctr. for the Performing Arts Theatre on San Pedro Square 8/11-21 4/6-5/1 29 N. San Pedro St., San Jose ` ` `Words and Images to End All Wars  ``Crowns `The Velocity of Autumn (By Rush Rehm) (By Eric Coble; dir. Giovanna Sardelli) (By Regina Taylor; dir. Juanita Harris) Oshman Hall Mountain View Ctr. for the Performing Arts 4/8-5/1 4/29-5/1 6/1-26

Smuin Ballet presents Tutto Eccetto il Lavandino (everything but the kitchen sink) by Val Caniparoli, part of Smuin Ballet's Dance Series Two in the 2015-2016 season. Photo: Chris Hardy

All information listed comes directly from publicity information supplied to Theatre Bay Area by the producing companies. Please contact companies or venues directly with questions. 18 THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 spring preview North Bay NORTH BAY ``I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (By Joe Pitero & Jimmy Roberts) 6th Street Playhouse 5/13-29 6thstreetplayhouse.com G.K. Hardt Theatre 52 W. 6th St., Santa Rosa Marin Onstage marinonstage.org The Studio Theatre 52 W. 6th St., Santa Rosa Belrose Theatre 1415 5th Av., San Rafael ``Anna in the Tropics ` (By Nilo Cruz; dir. Marty Pistone) `The 25th Annual Putnam County G.K. Hardt Theatre Spelling Bee 3/11-26 (By R. Feldman, R. Sheinkin, W. Finn & J. Reiss; dir. Patrick Nims) ``Silent Sky 3/11-4/2 (By Lauren Gunderson; dir. Lennie Dean) The Studio Theatre ``Venus in Fur 4/1-17 (By David Ives; dir. Carl Jordan) 5/6-21 `` (By & ; Marin Shakespeare Company dir. Craig A. Miller) marinshakespeare.org G.K. Hardt Theatre Jennifer King in Cinnabar's production 5/6-6/5 of Bad Dates. Photo: Eric Chazankin Forest Meadows Amphitheatre Dominican University ``Forever Plaid College of Marin 50 Acacia Av., San Rafael (By James Raitt & Stuart Ross; dir. Patrick marin.edu/PerformingArts/Drama ``The Taming Nims) Performing Arts Building G.K. Hardt Theatre (By Lauren Gunderson; dir. Robert 6/24-7/17 Currier) 6/24-7/17 Sir``Gossamer Francis Drake Bl. & Laurel Av., Kentfield Benicia Old Town Theatre Group (By Lois Lowry; dir. Lisa Morse) `` beniciaoldtowntheatregroup.com 3/4-20 (By Shakespeare; dir. Lesley Currier) 7/29-8/21 Historic B.D.E.S. Hall ``King Lear 140 W. J St., Benicia (By Shakespeare; dir. James Dunn) ``Othello 4/29-5/15 ``Keeping Down with the Joneses (By Shakespeare; dir. Robert Currier) (By John Chapman & Jeremy Lloyd) 8/26-9/25 4/15-5/7 Left Edge Theatre leftedgetheatre.com Marin Theatre Company Cinnabar Theater Wells Fargo Center marintheatre.org cinnabartheater.org 50 Mark West Springs Rd., Santa Rosa 397 Miller Av., Mill Valley 3333 N. Petaluma Bl., Petaluma ``God of Carnage ``The Little Mermaid  (By Yasmina Reza; trans. Christopher ``Time Stands Still (By Mike Kenny; adptd. from Hans Hampton; dir. Argo Thompson) Christian Andersen; dir. Logan Ellis) (By Donald Margulies; dir. Sheri Lee 3/18-4/2 Miller) 2/27-3/6 4/1-17 Lucky Penny Productions ``Swimmers  ``The Magic Flute luckypennynapa.com (By Rachel Bonds; dir. Mike Donahue) 3/3-27 (By Wolfgang A. Mozart & Emanuel 1758 Industrial Wy., #208, Napa Schikaneder) 6/10-26 ``Anne Boleyn ``The Andrews Brothers (By Howard Brenton; dir. Jasson (By Roger Bean; dir. Jim Coleman) Minadakis) 4/15-5/1 4/14-5/8

All information listed comes directly from publicity information supplied to Theatre Bay Area by the producing companies. Please contact companies or venues directly with questions. 19 THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 spring preview North Bay ``The Invisible Hand Napa Valley College Repertory Novato Theater Company (By Ayad Akhtar; dir. Jasson Minadakis) Theater novatotheatercompany.org 6/2-26 napavalleytheater.org 5420 Nave Dr., Suite C, Novato Napa Valley College Mountain Play Association 2277 Napa Vallejo Hwy., Napa ``Dancing at Lughnasa mountainplay.org (By Brian Friel; dir. Patricia Miller) 5/20-6/12 Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre ``Guys and Dolls Mount Tamalpais State Park (By Damon Runyon & Frank Loesser; dir. ` 801 Panoramic Hwy, Mill Valley Reed Martin) `4000 Miles 3/4-20 (By Amy Herzog; dir. Norman A. Hall) 3/25-4/15 ``West Side Story (By A. Laurents, S. Sondheim & L. ``Pericles Bernstein; dir. Jay Manley) (By Shakespeare; dir. Jennifer King) Raven Players 5/22-6/19 4/8-17 raventheater.org/players Raven Performing Arts Theater 115 North St., Healdsburg Bear Republic Courtyard 345 Healdsburg Av., Healdsburg

``All My Sons (By Arthur Miller) Raven Performing Arts Theater 4/8-24

``Immaterial Matters  (By Steve Patterson) Raven Performing Arts Theater 5/19-29

``Bye Bye Birdie (By M. Stewart, L. Adams & C. Strouse) Raven Performing Arts Theater 6/24-7/10

`` (By Shakespeare) Bear Republic Courtyard 8/11-27

Ross Valley Players rossvalleyplayers.com Barn Theatre 30 Sir Francis Drake Bl., Ross

``Arches, Balance and Light  (By Mary Spletter; dir. Jay Manley) 2/19-3/6

``Boeing-Boeing (By Marc Camoletti; trans. Beverly Cross & Francis Evans; dir. Christian Haines) 4/1-5/1

``Anna in the Tropics (By Nilo Cruz; dir. Mary Ann Rodgers) Ellen Brooks as Julia Morgan in Ross Valley Players' production of Arches, Balance 5/27-6/19 and Light. Photo: Robin Jackson

All information listed comes directly from publicity information supplied to Theatre Bay Area by the producing companies. Please contact companies or venues directly with questions. 20 THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 spring preview North Bay ``Robin Hood  ``Calendar Girls Spreckels Theatre Company (By Greg Banks; dir. Linda Dunn) (By Tim Firth; dir. Ashleigh Worley) spreckelsonline.com 7/15-8/14 5/12-29 5409 Snyder Ln., Rohnert Park ``Venus in Fur ``Wait Until Dark Santa Rosa Junior College (By David Ives; dir. Carl Jordan) (By Frederick Knott; dir. David Yen) Theatre Arts Dept. 6/2-12 santarosa.edu/theatrearts 3/11-4/3 ``Helen of Egypt Burbank Auditorium ``Disney’s The Little Mermaid (By & Mary-Kay Gamel; dir. 1501 Mendocino Av., Santa Rosa (Dir. Gene Abravaya) Mary-Kay Gamel) 4/29-5/22 ``Emotional Creature 6/30-7/17 (By Eve Ensler; dir. Wendy Wisely) 3/4-13 ``The Fantasticks Vallejo Shakespeare in the Park (By Harvey Schmidt & Tom Jones; adptd. vallejoshakespeare.wix.com/vshakes ``Twelfth Night from Edmond Rostand; dir. Trevor (See also: East Bay) (By Shakespeare; dir. Leslie McCauley) Hoffmann) Blue Rock Springs Park 4/22-5/8 8/25-9/11 650 Columbus Parkway, Vallejo Hanns Park Amphitheater Sonoma Arts Live Sonoma State University 198 Skyline Dr., Vallejo sonomaartslive.org Dept. of Theatre Arts & Dance Andrews Hall, Sonoma Community Center sonoma.edu/theatreanddance ``Carnevale Fantastico! 276 E. Napa St., Sonoma Evert B. Person Theatre carnevalefantastico.com 1801 East Cotati Av., Rohnert Park Blue Rock Springs Park ``The 25th Annual Putnam County 5/14-15 Spelling Bee ``Hamlet (By R. Feldman, R. Sheinkin, W. Finn & J. (By Shakespeare; dir. Paul Draper) ``The Taming of the Shrew Reiss; dir. Libby Oberlin) 5/3-8 (By Shakespeare) 3/10-20 Hanns Park Amphitheater 7/30-31

The cast of Sierra Repertory Theatre's production of Hank Williams: Lost Highway. Photo: Rich Miller

All information listed comes directly from publicity information supplied to Theatre Bay Area by the producing companies. Please contact companies or venues directly with questions. 21 THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 spring preview Beyond the Bay BEYOND THE BAY Jewel Theatre Company ``Hank Williams: Lost Highway jeweltheatre.net (By M. Harelik, R. Myler & H. Williams) Fallon House The Colligan Theater B Street Theatre 4/1-5/15 bstreettheatre.org 1010 River St., Santa Cruz 2711 B St., Sacramento ``Vanya and Sonia and Masha and ``Master Class (By Terrence McNally; dir. Susan Myer Spike ``Frankenstein   Silton) (By Christopher Durang) (By Jerry R. Montoya; adptd. from Mary 3/10-4/3 East Sonora Theatre Shelley) 5/20-6/12 2/20-3/20 ``Talley’s Folly (By Lanford Wilson; dir. Mike Ryan) ``State Fair ``A Masterpiece of Comic Timing  Coproduction w/Santa Cruz Shakespeare (By T. Briggs, L. Mattioli, O. Hammerstein (By Robert Caisley) 5/5-29 & R. Rodgers) 3/6-4/17 Fallon House 6/17-8/7 ``Alice in Wonderland   Pacific Repertory Theatre pacrep.org ``Beehive: The ‘60s Musical Sensation Carroll) Golden Bough Playhouse East Sonora Theatre 4/16-5/22(By Buck Busfield; adptd. from Lewis Monte Verde St., Carmel 7/22-8/28 ``Not Medea  Circle Theatre (By Allison Gregory) Monte Verde St., Carmel Smuin Ballet 5/7-6/12 smuinballet.org Outdoor (See also: SF, East Bay & South Bay) Mountain View Av. and Santa Rita St.; Carmel Capital Stage Company Sunset Center capstage.org ``The Other Place San Carlos St. at 9th Av., Carmel (By Sharr White) 2215 J St., Sacramento Circle Theatre ``Dance Series Two  5/12-29 6/10-11 ``Blackberry Winter  (By Steve Yockey) ``Mary Poppins 3/16-4/17 The Western Stage (Dir. ) westernstage.com Golden Bough Theatre ` `Disgraced 6/16-7/24 Performing Arts Center, Hartnell College (By Ayad Akhtar) 411 Central Av., Salinas 5/4-6/5 ``Buddy + Co. British Invasion (Dir. Stephen Moorer) ``A View from the Bridge ` `The Totalitarians Golden Bough Theatre (By Arthur Miller) (By Peter Sinn Nachtrieb) 8/11-9/4 5/28-6/19 6/22-7/24 ``The Wizard of Oz ``Carrie: The Musical San Francisco Shakespeare (Dir. Lara Devlin) (By L.D. Cohen, D. Pitchford & M. Gore; Festival Outdoor Forest Theater adptd. from Stephen King) 7/16-8/6 sfshakes.org 8/18-9/25 (See also: SF, East Bay & South Bay) Clunie Community Center Sierra Repertory Theatre 601 Alhambra Bl., Sacramento sierrarep.org East Sonora Theatre ``The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of 13891 Mono Wy., Sonora Denmark (By Shakespeare; dir. Stephen Fallon House Muterspaugh) 11175 Washington St., Columbia 3/9 ``My Fair Lady (By Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe; adptd. from George Bernard Shaw) East Sonora Theatre 2/27-4/24

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