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August 26 through October 2
By Joshua Conkel, directed by Desdemona Chiang
11-year-old Emory yearns to flee the coopliterally. Gay, lonely, and trapped on the rural chicken farm run by his emphysema-addled, chain-smoking Nannawho constantly tries to "cure" him of his effeminacyEmory dreams of running away to the city to achieve showbiz stardom. But before he can go, he must save his beloved chicken friend Linda from Nannas processing machine and try to connect with the bully who lives down the road. A brilliantly cracked and dangerous world filled with innocence, love, and ribald poultry.
ThuSat 8pm; previews August 26 & 27
$10-20, La Val's Subterranean, 1834 Euclid Avenue, 464-4468
August 20 to September 26, 2010
Previews: August 20, 21, 24, and 25 at 8pm; August 22 at 2pm Tuesdays at 7pm; Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8pm; Sundays at 2pm and 7pm
Alice Childress vibrant, humorous, and heartbreaking look at racism through the lens of the theater. Set during the early years of the Civil Rights movement, this disconcerting yet disarmingly funny look at the inequalities of American life in the 1950s highlights the half-truths we tell ourselves about race relations and societal progress in America.
First produced in 1955, "Trouble in Mind" follows a cast of black and white actors attempting to mount a production of a progressive new play. The play-within-the-play, entitled Chaos in Belleville, an anti-lynching drama set in the South, written by a white writer and directed by a white director, marks the first opportunity for Wiletta Mayer, a gifted African American actress, to play a leading lady on Broadway. But what compromises must she make to succeed? Robin Stanton ("Speech & Debate", "Betrayed", "Permanent Collection") directs this play about race, identity, and opportunity, featuring Bay Area favorite Margo Hall in her Aurora Theatre Company debut.
(Students $10-15; Previews $34; Regular Performances $34-45, Aurora Theatre, 2081 Addison Street, 843-4822
August 21-October 3, 2010
"In The Wound" The Salt Plays: Part 1, written & directed by Jon Tracy
"War isn't what it used to be. The men coming home are different. The men coming home aren't heroes to anyone but themselves."
"In the Wound" is a unique beat on the most famous war tale ever told. Inspired by the Iliad, this original work breaks down the insanity of combat into an earth shaking rhythmic soundscape that will lay egos bare, implode cities, and call into question all the propaganda you've ever been forced to believe.
Every Saturday and Sunday at 3pm.
One Special Labor Day performance on Monday, September 5th at 3pm.
Suggested Donation $10 (No one turned away for lack of funds), John Hinkel Park, North Berkeley, 841-6400
September 8 through September 12
Fiddles, banjos, ancient ballads and square dancing will take over Berkeley this September, at the Berkeley Old Time Music Convention, with headliners including West Virginia fiddler Jimmy Triplett (former drummer with jam band Donna the Buffalo); 86-year-old mandolin player Kenny Hall in a one-time-only reunion with the Sweets Mill String Band; award-winning North Carolina ballad singer and storyteller Bobby McMillon; resonator guitar goddess Del Rey; and many others. The centerpiece of the festival is the Farmers Market String Band Contest, a free event in Civic Center Park featuring more than 20 different string bands.
For venues, performers and prices check calendar dates.
see calendar, 848-5018
July 5th through September 27th
Bay Area based international photographer, Ken Akimoto, exhibits color and black and white prints at the Berkeley Public Library.
A native of Japan, Akimoto, studied photography at the College of Arts at Nihon University, Tokyo and the San Francisco Art Institute. After emigrating to the U.S. in the 1970s he opened a portrait studio in San Carlos, California. Since abandoning commercial photography in the 1980s he has dedicated his craft towards capturing the diversity and inherent beauty of his surrounding community. Highlights of the exhibition include New York City street life in the 1960s, the sweeping vistas of La Honda California and his photographic essay Sunday Morning at New Sweet Home documenting a community church in East Palo Alto from 1993-1997.
free, Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge, 981-6100
September 13 through October 31
Emmy-and Tony Award-winning actor Mandy Patinkin stars in the world-premiere production of "Compulsion". Director Oskar Eustis returns to the Bay Area with Rinne Groffs latest play, a kaleidoscopic collision of history and culture that combines stellar acting with marvelous marionettes. "Compulsion," is a co-production from Berkeley Rep, The Public Theater, and Yale Repertory Theatre
$14.50-$73., Berkeley Repertory Theatre, 2025 Addison Street, 647-2949
October 8 through November 7
Frederich Schiller drama adapted and directed by Mark Jackson
Two hundred years ago in England, or yesterday in America? The showdown between Elizabeth, Queen of England, and Mary, Queen of Scots plays itself out like a juicy political thriller, replete with intrigue, plot twists, and several stabbed backs. In the tradition of Shakespeare, Schiller used these prominent historical figures as mouthpieces to talk about politics in his time, and now Jackson uses them for ours.
Previews Wednesday, October 6th and Thursday, October 7th. Opens Friday, October 8th. Runs Thursday Saturday at 8PM, Sundays at 5PM through November 7th. Wednesday performances at 7PM begin October 20th.
October 6, 7, 9 & 10 are Pay-What-You-Can. Opening Night Friday, October 8th is $30 with drinks and hors doeuvres included after the show.. Advance reservations strongly advised.
$20 Thursdays, $23 Friday and Sunday, $28 Saturdays, Wednesday $15, Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Avenue, 841.6500
August 6-September 5
A comic trilogy directed by Molly Aaronson-Gelb, Joy Carlin & Mina Morita. "Table Manners", "Living Room" and "Round and Round the Garden" are a trio of plays set in two rooms and the garden of an English country house. The main attraction is named Norman, an incorrigible, adorable womanizer who embarks on a hilarious romp involving the whole family.
single tickets $20-$25, trilogy package $50, Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Avenue, 841-6500