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Plan your visit
Welcome! We look forward to your visit. As you plan your time here, don’t forget that you can read articles from your performance program online. Simply click on the “shows” tab above, select your play and then click “program features” in the menu to the left of the screen.
Berkeley Rep validates parking!
Greener ways to get to Berkeley Rep
(City CarShare, BART, bike, carpooling, etc.)
directions
Berkeley Repertory Theatre is located at 2025 Addison Street, near the intersection of Addison and Shattuck Avenue in downtown Berkeley. There is a parking garage right across the street. Click here for more parking options.
The Theatre is also easy to get to on public transportation. Detailed directions are below.
Driving to Berkeley Rep
From San Francisco
Take the Bay Bridge, get on I-80 East towards Berkeley/Sacramento. Take
the University Avenue exit. Go east, towards the hills, 2 miles to Shattuck
Avenue. Turn right on Shattuck, go one block to Addison Street and turn
right again. The Theatre is halfway down the block on the right side.
From east of Berkeley via Highway 24
From Highway 24, take the Berkeley Exit: Highway 13, Tunnel Road/Ashby Avenue.
Drive west on Ashby, 2–3 miles to Shattuck Avenue. Turn right on Shattuck
Avenue, proceed two miles to Addison Street. Turn left on Addison Street.
Go through one traffic light. The Theatre is on your right.
From east of Berkeley via Interstate 80
Take I-80 West to the University Avenue exit. Go east, towards the hills, 2 miles to Shattuck Avenue. Turn right on Shattuck, go one block to Addison Street and turn right again. The Theatre is halfway down the block on the right side.
From Marin County
Either come through the City (see above) OR take the Richmond—San Rafael
Bridge onto 580 to I-80 to the University Avenue exit. Go east, towards
the hills, 2 miles to Shattuck Avenue. Turn right on Shattuck, go one block
to Addison Street and turn right. The Theatre is halfway down the block
on the right side.
From the South Bay
Take 880 North to 80 East towards Berkeley. From I-80 take the University
Avenue exit. Go east, toward the hills, 2 miles to Shattuck Avenue. Turn
right on Shattuck, go one block to Addison Street and turn right again.
The Theatre is on the right.
Mass transit directions
Taking BART to Berkeley Rep
The Downtown Berkeley station on Shattuck Avenue is around the corner from the Theatre. Take a Richmond-bound train and get off at the Downtown Berkeley station. Or, if you’re coming from Richmond, take a Daly City-bound or Fremont-bound train to the Downtown Berkeley station. On the upper level of the station look for the “Shattuck/Addison West” exit. At the top of the stairs, turn left on Addison Street, and you will see the Theatre on the right. Visit http://www.bart.gov or call BART at 510 465–2278 for schedules.
Taking a bus to Berkeley Rep
Major AC Transit routes F, 1, 1R, 7, 12, 18, 25, 49, 51B, 52, 65, 67, 88, 604, 605, 800, 851 stop nearby.
Call 511 or go to http://transit.511.org for schedules.
parking
Allston Way Garage
We recommend this garage, which is just one block south of the Theatre. You can park for only $3 Tuesday–Friday after 6pm or all day on Saturday or Sunday when you attend Berkeley Rep and validate your garage-issued parking ticket in the Theatre lobby.
2061 Allston Way, between Milvia and Shattuck
(Please enter via the entrance gate located on Center Street.)
Phone: 510 981–9443
Open Monday–Thursday: 6am–MIDNIGHT; Friday: 6am–2am; Saturday: 8am–2am; Sunday: 8am–MIDNIGHT
$2.50 per hour
Weekday daily maximum is $14
Weekend daily maximum is $5
Berkeley Way Surface Lot
Berkeley Way, between Milvia and Shattuck
Phone: 510 981–7057
Metered parking / 6 hour limit / $1.50 per hour for 1–2 hours and $2.50 per hour for 3–6 hours
Free on Sundays
Center Street Garage
Due to its proximity to the Theatre, this lot receives heavy use. We recommend that you either allow extra for time getting in and out, or choose any one of the many alternate parking lots close to the Theatre.
2025 Center Street, between Milvia and Shattuck
(Please enter via the entrance gate located on Addison Street.)
Phone: 510 843–1788
Open Monday–Friday: 5:15am–MIDNIGHT; Saturday: 7am–MIDNIGHT;
Sunday: NOON–MIDNIGHT
$3 for up to 2 hours / $6 for 2–3 hours / $10 for 3–4 hours / $15 for over 4 hours
After 5pm—$5
Golden Bear Garage
1995 University Avenue, between Bonita and Milvia (entrance on Bonita)
Phone: 510 832–5136
Open Monday–Friday: 6am–7pm; Saturday: building clients only; Closed Sunday
$1 per 20 minutes / $3 per hour / maximum $14
Early bird special before 9:30am—$10
Kittredge Garage
2020 Kittredge Street, between Shattuck and Milvia
Phone: 510 665–1660
Open Monday–Thursday: 6am–MIDNIGHT; Friday: 6am–2am; Saturday: 7am–2am; Sunday: 7am–MIDNIGHT
$2.50 per hour / maximum $15
Early bird special before 9am—$8
Weekend daily maximum is $5
Milvia Street Surface Lot
2109 Milvia Street, between Addison and Center
Phone: 925 933–8795
Open 24 hours every day
$2 per hour / daily maximum $12
Oxford Street Garage
2165 Kittredge Street, between Shattuck and Oxford
Phone: 510 843–1788
Open Monday–Saturday: 8am–MIDNIGHT; Sunday: 8am–8pm
$1 for 1 hour / $3 for 2 hours / $6 for 3 hours / $10 for 4 hours / $15 for 5 hours
After 5pm—$4
Promenade Garage
We recommend this garage to all our Thursday 2pm patrons. Thursday 2pm patrons park for only $5 when you enter the garage after 1pm. The garage closes at 7pm. No validation necessary! The garage is located just one block west of the theatre.
1936 Addison Street, between MLK Jr. Way and Milvia
Phone: 510 444–7412
Open Monday–Friday: 7am–7pm; Closed Saturday and Sunday
$1 per 20 minutes / maximum $11
Special Thursday matinee offer: $5 flat rate after 1pm
UC Bancroft—Fulton Lot
Bancroft Way, between Fulton and Ellsworth
Phone: 510 643–7700
Open Monday–Friday: 5pm–2am; Saturday: 7am–2am; Sunday: 9am–2am
$1 per hour / maximum $12
UC Banway Lot
Bancroft Way, between Shattuck and Fulton
Phone: 510 643–7700
Open Monday–Friday: 5pm–2am; Saturday: 7am–2am; Sunday: 9am–2am
$1 per hour / maximum $12
UC Genetics Garage
Oxford Street, at Berkeley Way (east side)
Phone: 510 643–7700
Open Monday–Friday: 5pm–2am; Saturday: 7am–2am; Sunday: 9am–2am
$1 per hour / maximum $12
For more parking options, click here.
berkeley rep validates parking!
Looking for nearby and inexpensive places to park when attending the Theatre? Berkeley Rep partners with Allston Way Garage to offer our patrons $3 parking for evening and weekend performances.
Allston Way Garage is located at 2061 Allston Way, between Milvia and Shattuck. After 6pm, you’ll need to enter the garage from the entrance on the south side of Center Street, next door to Berkeley City College. Please note, we do not validate parking for the Center Street Garage, located on the north side of the street.
Once you’ve parked, bring your parking ticket to the theatre lobby. You’ll be able to self-validate your parking ticket. After the play, show your ticket to the garage attendant, and it’ll be just $3.
Attending a Thursday matinee? Park at the Promenade garage, located at 1936 Addison Street, between Martin Luther King Jr Way and Milvia. Enter after 1pm, and your parking is just $5—no validation necessary!
(Berkeley Rep offers this information as a service for its patrons. We’re sorry, but we cannot accept responsibility for any parking mishaps or fees accidentally incurred from parking in the wrong location.)
greener ways to get to berkeley rep
If you’re one of the thousands of people in the Bay Area who is looking for ways to become more environmentally responsible—we’re with you. Throughout the Theatre, both in front of and behind the scenes, we’re taking steps to make Berkeley Rep a greener organization. And, if you’re looking for more green ways to get to the Theatre, you’ve come to the right place. We’re just a half block from the downtown Berkeley BART, and close to many bike routes and car share drop off locations.
We invite you to do your part to help the environment—when you go to Berkeley Rep, go green!
Plan your trip by bike
(Free bike parking is available in the Center Street Garage, across the street from the Theatre.)
Get to the theatre by mass transit
Are you a member of a car share consortium?
Find local drop off points.
City CarShare
Wheels and plays, what more could you want? In celebration of our partnership, City CarShare would like to offer you $40 in driving credit when you use promo code BerkRep13 at www.CityCarShare.org.
Berkeley Rep and City CarShare are a match made in (green) heaven. City CarShare’s mission is to improve the environment and quality of life in our communities by promoting innovative, socially responsible mobility options. By providing car sharing, and linking it to other mobility options, City CarShare will reduce automobile dependence and have a measurable impact in the way our communities live, breathe, work and play.
$40 driving credit offer is valid for new ShareLocal, SharePlus or Share-a-Little memberships until December 1, 2013 and may not be combined with other offers.
Carpool to Berkeley Rep
Berkeley Rep has partnered with 511 Rideshare to bring a great new option in getting to your next show. Register at 511 Rideshare and click on “Special Events” to find someone in your area headed to the Theatre. It’s easy to do, free of charge and great for the environment! You may even meet some new friends!
Take a bus to Berkeley Rep
Major AC Transit routes F, 1, 1R, 7, 12, 18, 25, 49, 51B, 52, 65, 67, 88, 604, 605, 800, 851 stop nearby. Call 511 or go to http://transit.511.org for schedules.
Take BART to Berkeley Rep
The Downtown Berkeley station on Shattuck Avenue is around the corner from the Theatre. Take a Richmond-bound train and get off at the Downtown Berkeley station. Or, if you’re coming from Richmond, take a Daly City-bound or Fremont-bound train to the Downtown Berkeley station. On the upper level of the station look for the “Shattuck/Addison West” exit. At the top of the stairs, turn left on Addison Street, and you will see the Theatre on the right. Visit http://www.bart.gov or call BART at 510 465–2278 for schedules.
