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The Interestings

Single tickets on sale Nov 18
Sun, Jan 31, 2027 - Sun, Mar 21, 2027

Music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles
Book by Meg Wolitzer and Sarah Ruhl
Based on the novel by Meg Wolitzer
Directed by Michael Arden
Music supervision by Nadia DiGiallonardo
Produced in association with Matt Ross
World premiere
Roda Theatre

Six teenagers meet at an arts summer camp in the 1970s and form a lifelong bond over their shared dream of leading creative and inspiring lives. Decades later in New York City, that bond remains powerful, but so much else has changed. Featuring music and lyrics by Grammy Award-winning and Emmy and Tony Award-nominated artist Sara Bareilles (Waitress), a book by The New York Times best-selling novelist Meg Wolitzer and Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright Sarah Ruhl (Eurydice, In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play)), and direction by Tony Award-winner Michael Arden (Parade, Maybe Happy Ending), The Interestings explores friendship, love, envy, class, art, money, and power — and how all of it can shift and tilt precipitously over the course of a life.

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  • Masks required: Feb 7 evening, Feb 23 evening, and Feb 28 matinee
  • Closed captioning: evenings Feb 18, 21, 23, 24, and 26; and every matinee through Mar 18
  • Audio description: Mar 20 matinee
  • Theatre Explorers: Mar 6 matinee — K–5 workshop for families
  • Postshow discussions: evenings Feb 25, Mar 2, and Mar 5 — guided by members of Berkeley Rep’s artistic team
  • Docent-led postshow discussions: after all matinees

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