The Best Theater in East Bay

Stage 1 Community Theatre

Stage 1 Community Theatre is a non-profit community theatre group located in Newark, California. Stage 1 has been performing works of comedy, drama and musical theatre in the East Bay for more than 15 years. All performances are performed in the Main... more

Stage One - Theater Arts at Chabot College

Theater Arts at Chabot is dedicated to serving theater students, the campus community and the community at large. In addition to courses in all the many areas of theater; Acting, Writing, Directing, Technical Theater, Voice, Movement, History and mor... more

Stagebridge

Stagebridge, based in Oakland, is the nation's oldest and most renowned theatre company of older adults. Founded in 1978 by Dr. Stuart Kandell, the company's mission is to transform the lives of older adults and their communities through the performi... more

Starlight Dance Studios and Theater

Starlight Studios is an ALL INCLUSIVE SPACE where children and adults of all ages, races, genders, sexualities, abilities, and special needs, can feel safe and welcome. We believe that everyone should feel empowered and beautiful when they dance, th... more

The Black Box at Contra Costa School of Performing Arts

Welcome to Contra Costa School of Performing Arts Department of Theatre. As a conservatory of this fine arts discipline, we honor the traditions of the actors, playwrights, directors, and philosophers that have defined and refind this practice since... more

The Crest Theater

The Crest Theatre is a historic theater located in downtown Sacramento, California, just blocks from the State Capital, the Sacramento Convention Center, and the new Sacramento Kings basketball arena (under construction). It was originally opened in... more

The Flight Deck

The Flight Deck is a collaborative arts space and performance venue in Downtown Oakland. It's a place where artists of all kinds and ages can work, play, collaborate, learn and thrive. The venue is now operated by PianoFight. It is home to multiple... more

The Historic BAL Theatre

The BAL Theatre is a significant historical, art and entertainment asset to the community, it was built in 1945 as a modern Art Deco, 800 seat, community based, movie palace and performing arts theatre in San Leandro, California. San Leandro Curtain... more

The Lama Shack

The LAMA Shack is a mini amphitheater and events space. more

The Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts

The Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts is a popular multicultural, multidisciplinary performing-arts complex sponsored by the city of Oakland, formerly known as the Alice Arts Center. A beautifully restored turn-of-the-century building, it's one... more

The Marsh Berkeley

The Marsh began with a creative vision. The name, The Marsh, a breeding ground for new performance, came out of several months Stephanie Weisman spent living on the edge of a marsh writing and watching the rich interplay between the different element... more

The Masquers Playhouse

The Masquers is a community theatre in Point Richmond, CA, on the East shore of the San Francisco Bay. We are a nonprofit corporation. We have been producing plays and musicals of the highest calibre for the last 48 years. Every year we have a main... more

The Metal Shop Theater

The Metal Shop is a 90-seat black box theater created from the ruins of Willard's old Metal Shop. The theater is the home of Willard Middle School's Metal Shop Players specializing in the creation of original plays and musicals. more

The Monkey House

The Monkey House is an intimate art space with unusually good acoustics. The Monkey House is an ideal setting for your party, fundraiser, class, retail event or entertainment showcase. more

The Punany Poets Entertainment, LLC

In The Head Doctor show, we derive pleasure from the feel good effects of positive words and public displays of affection. This is a love show unlike any in contemporary entertainment. You will become an active insider in this experime... more

The Shotgun Players

Shotgun Players is a company of artists determined to create bold, relevant, affordable theatre that inspires and challenges audience and artist alike to re-examine our lives, our community, and the ever-changing world around us. more

The Valley Center for the Performing Arts (VCPA)

The Valley Center for the Performing Arts (VCPA) is a unique performance and convening facility at Holy Names University in the Oakland Hills. It houses two separate theatres; large audiences up to 390 can be accommodated in the Regents' Theatre, whi... more

TheatreFIRST

TheatreFIRST was established in 1993 as a nonprofit professional theatre company, dedicated to bringing the finest works of international drama to East Bay audiences. Since our first production in 1994, we have focused our efforts on bringing to our... more

Three Stages

Three Stages at Folsom Lake College is a $50 million facility dedicated to the performing and visual arts. Artists arrive from around the world, and throughout the community, to the newest arts venue in the capital region. Three Stages marks an eno... more

Town Hall Theatre

Established in 1944 as the Dramateurs and reorganized in 1992 as the Town Hall Theatre Company of Lafayette, we are the oldest continuously active theater in Contra Costa County. We are a professionally managed non-profit corporation overseen by a vo... more

UC Berkeley - Wheeler Hall

Wheeler Auditorium is an event space that holds 705 people and is available for rent for various types of events. more

Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre

With its distinctive contemporary architecture, the Theatre offers an attractive setting for performances, meetings and other special events. A spacious courtyard entrance, two-story lobby and private patio create an airy and inviting atmosphere. Si... more

Valley Center for the Performing Arts at Holy Names University

The Valley Center for the Performing Arts (VCPA) is a unique performance and convening facility at Holy Names University in the Oakland hills. It houses two separate theatres; large audiences up to 390 can be accommodated in the Regents’ Theatr... more

Village Theatre and Art Gallery

The Village Theatre and Art Space is the Town of Danville's historic performing arts theatre and gallery space. It's a great venue to catch a live music show or theater production. Plus the gallery is always exhibiting something interesting. The... more

Waterfront Playhouse - Rachael Adler Studio

Rachael Adler studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, and was later designated there to teach the technique. After a career as an actor and model in New York and the Bay Area, Rachael founded two Meisner conservatories... more

Willows Theatre

Willows Theatre Company presents this comedy that follows a troupe of second-rate actors as they perform across Britain. more

Woman's Will

Woman's Will, the Bay Area's all-female Shakespeare company, exists to provide opportunities for women and girls to work together in a supportive yet challenging environment, to entertain and educate through high quality classes and performances, and... more

Zellerbach Playhouse

Zellerbach Playhouse is a lab and performance space for the Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies, and is therefore subject to restrictions on availability and use. more

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