The Best Theater in East Bay

Actor's Ensemble of Berkeley at Live Oak Theatre

Actors Ensemble is a non-profit corporation which has been producing plays in Berkeley for over fifty years. We currently present four shows a year at John Hinkel Park Amphitheatre and Live Oak Theater. more

Alameda Comedy Club

Alameda Comedy Club is a small intimate club featuring standup comedians, drag shows, and karaoke nights. more

Alan Harvey Theater

The Alan Harvey Theater is located on the Piedmont High campus and is home to productions by the drama department. more

All Out Comedy Theater

At All Out Comedy Theater, Improv is our passion, and Community is our mantra. We're a welcoming stage for veteran improvisors and stand up comedians in an inviting theater for people from all walks of life. Our classes are inclusive, our shows are... more

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Arts Research Center at UC Berkeley

The Arts Research Center at University of California, Berkeley is a think tank for the arts, a genuinely interdisciplinary space that brings people together-from across the university and beyond the university, from across the arts and beyond the art... more

Aurora Theatre Company

Aurora Theatre Company invigorates audiences and artists through the shared experience of professional, intimate theatre. Our work, while entertaining, is more than entertainment as we challenge ourselves and community to do better, think deeper, lau... more

Bay Area Children's Theatre Center

Founded in 2004 by five arts educators with a dream, BACT has grown to become a major creative force in the Bay Area reaching over 115,000 children and adults each year. Our vision is for all Bay Area children to have the opportunity to experience li... more

Bay Terrace Theater - Mira Theater Guild

The Bay Terrace Theater, home of the Mira Theatre Guild, offers space and support to host events both large and small. Whatever your requirements, from a full-stage theatrical production, to rehearsal space, to an intimate offsite meeting for three,... more

Berkeley Community Theatre

As a host to a variety of arts & entertainment events, the Berkeley Community Theatre has been hosting live bands since the 1960's. It has featured arists such as Joni Mitchell and The Grateful Dead among others. BERKELEY COMMUNITY THEATER can... more

Berkeley Playhouse

A music theatre for all ages producing a year-round season of musicals and a conservatory offering classes in music theatre performance skills. -------- Our mission is to create theatre and programs that engage, ignite, and celebrate diverse Bay Ar... more

Berkeley Repertory Theatre (Berkeley Rep)

Founded in 1968, Berkeley Repertory Theatre has established itself as one of this country’s top-ranking professional resident theatre companies, known for its consistently high-quality productions. Winner of the 1997 Tony Award for Outstanding... more

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Black Repertory Group - Birel L. Vaughn Theater

Established in 1964 the Black Repertory Group, Inc. (BRG), located in Berkeley is a Cultural Arts Center that houses the Birel L. Vaughn Theater. For over 50 years as "Keepers Of The Culture" the BRG continues to take pride in presenting quality ente... more

BrickaBrack

BrickaBrack is a collaborative theatre ensemble that presents original stories about extraordinary people. Our visual, kinetic productions use multiple mediums to entertain, illuminate, and inspire. more

Brooklyn Preserve

We are a community center, a home, and an institution that cares. In 2017 we will be the home for the productions of the Ubuntu Theater Project, a kickass theater company who believes art should be a shared experience between absolutely anyone, for... more

Bruns Memorial Amphitheatre

Bruns Amphitheater is an outdoor theater in the Orinda hills that redefines classical theater for the 21st Century, through the lenses of equity, diversity, and inclusion. The range of events runs the gammut of arts: music, theater, dance, and opera... more

Cal Performances

The mission of Cal Performances is to inspire, nurture and sustain a lifelong appreciation for the performing arts. Cal Performances, the performing arts presenter and producer of the University of California, Berkeley, fulfills this mission by prese... more

Cal Shakespeare

The seed that grew into the California Shakespeare Festival (CSF) was planted in June 1973 when a group of Berkeley actors performed Hamlet in local churches. After a few more productions, the group, calling itself the Emeryville Shakespeare Company... more

Cal State Hayward University Theatre

The department of Theatre and Dance provides comprehensive pre-professional training in the areas of acting, directing, dance, design, and theatre technology. The primary goal of the program is to develop artists whose performance skills and creat... more

California Shakespeare Theater

Founded in 1974, California Shakespeare Theater is a fully professional, critically acclaimed theater known for its innovative productions of the plays of William Shakespeare and other reimagined classics. Cal Shakes is committed to being a leadin... more

California Theatre - Berkeley

3 Screens. Built in 1920. Operated by Landmark since 1994. The California Theatre is situated in Downtown Berkeley, right next to the University of California-Berkeley and within walking distance of the BART station. Featuring the largest screen in B... more

California Theatre Arts - Walnut Creek

California Theatre Arts was founded in 1984 with the vision of providing a high quality comprehensive and integrated program of instruction in theatre and dance. Our goal is to provide a professional atmosphere both to those students who aspire to a... more

Cardigan Entertainment

Theatrical Production Company that produces a variety of live events, plays, musicals abs more more

Center REPertory Company

Center REPertory Company is the resident professional theatre company of the Lesher Center for the Arts. MISSION: To celebrate the power of the human imagination by producing emotionally engaging, intellectually involving, and visually astonishin... more

Central Stage

Central Stage is a non-affiliated organization with a mission to promote arts and culture, with an emphasis on Persian arts and culture, by providing an affordable space where the artistic community can explore creative expression, promote cultural... more

Central Works

Central Works' mission is to enrich the cultural environment of our community through the collaborative development and production of new plays for the theater. We are "The New Play Theater." Central Works Theater Ensemble is committed to the coll... more

Chabot College Performing Arts Center

First opened in 1967, the Performing Arts Center is a 1,432-seat auditorium, which functions as a full featured theater. Our landmark community facility is available for corporate meetings, conferences, public performances and fund-raising. Exten... more

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City Theater at Sacramento City College

City Theatre is the theatre company in residence at Sacramento City College. more

Colonial Theatre

The Historic Colonial Theatre is an entertainment facility serving the Sacramento area. The atmosphere is like no other; much of this theatre has been preserved to its original charm providing some of the best entertainment showcases since the early... more

Contra Costa Civic Theatre

Contra Costa Civic Theatre (CCCT) is a nonprofit community theater and one of only three live performing arts organizations with permanent homes in West Contra Costa County. Our mission is to provide affordable, high-quality entertainment to resident... more

Contra Costa Musical Theatre

Contra Costa Musical Theatre, Inc. (CCMT) was founded in August 1961, for the express purpose of producing Broadway musicals, and has produced high-quality musical theatre since then. We have performed at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts... more

Dandelion Dancetheater

Dandelion Dancetheater collides raw, emotionally-driven, athletic and lyrical movement with theatrical scenes and gesture to explore the essence of what it is to be alive. We are committed to creating work which is accessible to a diverse public, whi... more

DANTE

For over 15 years, Dante has been providing professional quality family entertainment at thousands of events throughout the country. Dante's shows combine balloon sculpture, magic, circus arts, and tons of silliness! Kids LOVE Dante! Perfect for: &... more

Diablo Valley College Performing Arts Center

To purchase your season tickets online, please add all your tickets to the shopping cart. Once all shows are added, our system will automatically discount the tickets to the season rate!  For more information, please call the Box Office (925)... more

Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center

* 587 seat theater * 3,500 square foot rehearsal room * Dressing Room, Box office, City Offices The San Ramon Performing Arts offers a variety of rental options to fit almost any occasion. From concerts to lectures, and from to dance recitals to... more

Douglas Morrisson Theatre

The mission of the Douglas Morrisson Theatre is to involve and enlighten the community through the experience of live theater. We do this by providing the performer with an opportunity for artistic expression and social participation; providing the h... more

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East Bay Center For the Performing Arts

Since 1968, young artists have been discovering how training in the arts can and does illuminate their fullest capacity as human beings while at East Bay Center for the Performing Arts, in a neighborhood known as the Iron Triangle and distinguished p... more

Ellen Driscoll Playhouse

Festival Opera

Now in its third decade, Festival Opera is committed to bringing professional opera productions at affordable prices to residents of San Francisco's East Bay communities. Festival Opera is the third ;argest company in the region, and presents excitin... more

Fetterly Playhouse

The Fetterly Playhouse for the Arts is located at #10, 3467 Sonoma Boulevard in the rear of Vallejo Plaza, where we lease 10,000 sq. ft. of space. Of this space, 3,000 sq. ft. is currently being utilized as office space for the Arts Foundation, Valle... more

Firehouse Arts Center

The Firehouse Arts Center, owned and operated by the City of Pleasanton, opened in September 2010. The facility incorporates portions of the city's first fire station built in 1929. Highlights of the venue include a 227-seat studio theater, 2,000 squ... more

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