Press releases

04/16/24
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Announces 2024/25 Seven-Show Subscription Season
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04/02/24
Comedy Legends The Second City Returns to Berkeley Repertory Theatre for a Limited Engagement with The Best of The Second City
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03/26/24
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Reveals One Production of Its Seven-Show 2024/25 Season, Uncle Vanya
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03/25/24
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Presents 2024 OVATION Gala
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03/21/24
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Announces Full Cast and Creative Team for the Dazzling World-Premiere Musical, Galileo: A Rock Musical
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01/25/24
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Announces Cast and Creative Team for the West Coast Premiere of Lloyd Suh’s The Far Country
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01/22/24
David Cale’s Harry Clarke Starring Emmy and Tony Award Winner Billy Crudup and Directed by Leigh Silverman to Premiere at London’s Ambassador Theatre Following a Sold-Out, Standing-Room-Only Engagement at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
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12/20/23
Emmy Award Winner and New York Times Bestselling Author W. Kamau Bell Returns to His Stand-Up Comedy Roots with Berkeley Repertory Theatre Residency
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12/13/23
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Announces Cast and Creative Team for Leslye Headland’s Cult of Love
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12/06/23
Four-Time Tony Award Nominee Raúl Esparza to Star in the Dazzling World Premiere Musical Galileo at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
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11/21/23
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Announces Availability of Additional Tickets for David Cale’s Harry Clarke Starring Emmy and Tony Award Winner Billy Crudup at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
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11/01/23
Obie Award-Winning Writer and Performer Alex Edelman Brings his Award-Winning Solo Show, Just for Us, to Berkeley Repertory Theatre for a Limited Engagement
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10/31/23
The Formerly Incarcerated People’s Performance Project (FIPPP) is Partnering with Berkeley Repertory Theatre in New Two-Year Residency Program
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10/05/23
Complete Creative Team Announced for David Cale’s Harry Clarke Starring Emmy and Tony Award Winner Billy Crudup at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
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09/14/23
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Announces Cast and Creative Team for Berkeley Native Eisa Davis’ Bulrusher
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08/30/23
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Officially Launches Its Newest Community Engagement Program, In Dialogue
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08/02/23
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Announces Cast and Creative Team for Selina Fillinger’s Gleefully Feminist Satire, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
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07/14/23
The Ground Floor: Berkeley Rep’s Center for the Creation and Development of New Work Announces Participants for 2023 Summer Residency Lab
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07/11/23
Emmy and Tony Award Winner Billy Crudup to Reprise his Award-Winning Role in David Cale’s Harry Clarke at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
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05/11/23
Berkeley Repertory Theatre to Present the World Premiere of Tony Award Winner Ari’el Stachel’s New Solo Show, Out of Character
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04/21/23
Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s Medak Center Receives LEED Gold Certification
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04/19/23
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Announces New Leadership Team Members
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04/12/23
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Announces 2023/24 Season
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04/05/23
Berkeley Repertory Theatre, in Association with Bill Kenwright and Marla Rubin Productions, Announces Full Cast and Creative Team for the West Coast Premiere of the National Theatre of Scotland Production of Let the Right One In
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03/02/23
Berkeley Rep School of Theatre Announces Inaugural High School Theatre Festival
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02/23/23
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Announces Full Cast and Creative Team for the West Coast Premiere of Sanaz Toossi’s English
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02/13/23
Berkeley Rep School of Theatre Launches DIG IN
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01/04/23
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Announces Full Cast and Creative Team for Lauren Yee’s Cambodian Rock Band, a Signature Theatre Production
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12/14/22
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Announces Full Cast and Creative Team for Lynn Nottage’s Tony Award–Nominated Play, Clyde’s
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12/08/22
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Names David Mendizábal as New Associate Artistic Director
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11/30/22
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Announces Postshow Discussion Lineup for Remember This: The Lesson Of Jan Karski
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11/22/22
The West Coast Premiere of Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights Now Playing at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
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11/18/22
Berkeley Rep School of Theatre Welcomes School Groups Back to the Theatre with Student Matinees
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11/16/22
Performances of the West Coast Premiere of Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights Begin Friday at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
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10/28/22
Berkeley Rep Welcomes 15 Fellows for the 2022/23 Season
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10/21/22
Berkeley Repertory Theatre and The Robinson Family Fund for the Arts Announce Recipients of the 2022 Charles Dean Award
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10/04/22
Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s The Ground Floor Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
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09/28/22
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Announces Full Cast and Creative Team for the West Coast Premiere of Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights
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09/14/22
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Announces Two Limited-Engagement Special Events
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09/07/22
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Extends World Premiere Musical, Goddess
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08/17/22
Berkeley Rep Announces Full Cast and Change in Director for the World Premiere of the ripple, the wave that carried me home
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08/02/22
Berkeley Rep’s New Artist Housing to be Named The Medak Center
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07/21/22
Berkeley Rep Announces Full Cast and Creative Team for the World Premiere Musical, Goddess
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07/14/22
Tom Parrish Named Next Managing Director at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
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06/14/22
Berkeley Rep Celebrates the Publication of The Theatre of Les Waters
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06/10/22
Berkeley Rep Announces Full Cast for the Off-Broadway Hit Sanctuary City
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05/19/22
Berkeley Rep Announces Captivating Selections for 2022/23 Season
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05/06/22
Berkeley Rep Hosts First Ever Teacher Appreciation Night
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05/03/22
Berkeley Rep’s OVATION Gala Raises $500,000
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03/31/22
Critically Acclaimed Broadway Show Dana H. Comes to Berkeley Rep
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03/17/22
Berkeley Rep’s Annual Gala Returns with OVATION
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03/16/22
Berkeley Rep Announces Full Cast for the Off Broadway Hit, Octet
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02/23/22
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Announces Changes to 2021/22 Season
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02/16/22
Berkeley Rep Extends World Premiere Musical Swept Away for Third and Final Week
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02/15/22
Berkeley Rep Welcomes 13 Fellows for the 2021/22 Season
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01/18/22
Cultural Icon Fran Lebowitz Returns to Berkeley Rep
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01/12/22
Berkeley Rep to Receive $40,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
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01/11/22
Susie Medak to Step Down as Managing Director of Berkeley Repertory Theatre in August 2022
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12/07/21
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Extends Swept Away for Second and Final Extension
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12/01/21
Comedian Mike Birbiglia Returns to Berkeley Rep with a New Show
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11/11/21
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Announces The Giving Grove Project
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11/10/21
Berkeley Rep Extends World Premiere Avett Brothers Musical Swept Away Due to Popular Demand
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09/07/21
Berkeley Rep Announces Full Cast for Season Opener Wintertime
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08/11/21
Berkeley Rep Delays October Reopening
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08/09/21
Berkeley Rep’s The Ground Floor Returns This Month with Innovative Theatre Projects from 29 Bay Area Artists
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08/02/21
Berkeley Rep Announces New Director for Its School of Theatre
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07/08/21
Berkeley Rep, Freight & Salvage, Kala Art Institute, and Shawl-Anderson Dance Center Implement Summer Arts Immersion Program for All Elementary School Students during Berkeley Unified’s Summer Session
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06/17/21
Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s Artistic Director Johanna Pfaelzer Announces New Commissions for 2021
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06/16/21
Berkeley Repertory Theatre will Reopen for Live Performances on Oct 1
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06/15/21
Berkeley Rep Announces New Associate Managing Director
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06/08/21
Berkeley Rep’s OVATION Virtual Gala Exceeds Goal and Raises $590,000
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05/12/21
Berkeley Rep Accepting Applications for Its Fellowship Program
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05/04/21
Berkeley Rep Welcomes New Board Members for 2021
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04/30/21
Berkeley Rep’s OVATION Gala: Imagine Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Its School Of Theatre
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04/21/21
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Navigates New Territory with Original Film Project, The Waves in Quarantine
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03/16/21
All 10 Episodes of Berkeley Rep’s Audio Series Place/Settings: Berkeley are Now Available
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02/04/21
Berkeley Rep to Receive $50,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
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01/05/21
Berkeley Rep Launches 10-Episode Audio Series Titled Place/Settings: Berkeley
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