Arts Listings
Stage-East Bay Through July 18
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.<