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$3.5 million has been donated to the Berkeley Relief Fund to help small businesses cover operations costs during the shelter-in-place order. Of the total donations, $3 million was contributed by the city of Berkeley.
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Spectators at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre alternated between doubling over in laughter and sitting deep in pensive thought as they watched Chicano troupe Culture Clash perform brilliantly in “Culture Clash (Still) in America.”
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UC Berkeley’s campus is situated in a hotbed of performing arts venues, most of which offer relatively inexpensive tickets to students.
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The Berkeley Repertory Theatre, located in the heart of Downtown Berkeley, has seen many productions make it to the Big Apple …
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For all the controversy depicted in Foster’s subplot, the official plot description of “Paradise Square” lacks any mention of Foster; his photo is but one of 12 faces depicted on the official poster. It’s in the other residents of Five Points that the musical finds its rhythm, vibrancy and voice.
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Berkeley Repertory Theatre, or Berkeley Rep, announced Sept. 10 that Johanna Pfaelzer will lead the company as its new artistic director, beginning her position in September 2019.
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Ever wondered what a hackathon would look like if it centered on theater rather than computer science? You’ll have your opportunity to find out Monday, thanks to the partnership between local playwriting incubator PlayGround and The 24 Hour Plays.
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Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s production of “Angels in America” opened Saturday, with a magnificent all-day run of its two parts.
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In a preview event for the Bay Area Book Festival, the new literary program Women Lit hosted Leïla Slimani for a discussion on Sunday.
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The play dilutes itself — who cares how or why Gina or Dennis die when the “redo” button will be hit in a couple of minutes, anyway?
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