Arts & Events
Around & About Theater: 'Panhandle' & 'Our Town'
—'Grapes of Wrath' chronicled those who left the Dust Bowl during the Depression; 'Panhandle' shows the ones that stayed on. Actors Ensemble of Berkeley presents a musical drama by Emmy winner Walter Halsey Davis, with music by Marc Ream & Jeremy Sullivan, directed by Michael R. Cohen. opens this Friday, January 9 at 8, reception following, & runs Fridays & Saturdays till January 31, with 2 p. m. Sunday matinees on January 18th & 25th. Preview at: http://vimeo.com/115046736 $15-$20. LiveOak Theatre in Live Oak Park, Shattuck at Berryman. 649-5999; aeofberkeley.org
—Susannah Martin's unusual and acclaimed staging of Berkeley High alum Thornton Wilder's classic 'Our Town' for Shotgun Players at Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby at MLK, has been held over through January 25. Wednesdays-Thursdays at 7, Fridays & Saturdays at 8 & Sundays at 5--except at closing on the 25th, at 2 p. m. $20-$30. MAD Tickets for 25 & younger--$5. Advance reservations advised. 841-6500; shotgunplayers.org
