Berkeley Repertory Theatre

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WEEK ONE ARTISTS HAVE ARRIVED!

Five projects. Stories of hidden rooms, buried grief, and hard-won freedom. This is how we begin the summer at The Ground Floor:

BELLY DANCING LESSONS | Borna Barzin, directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
High schoolers form a secret belly dancing studio in a bakery basement in 1980s Iran.

DANDELION | Becca Blackwell, in collaboration with Madeleine George
A comedy about what we need to let blow away in a world obsessed with freedom but terrified of how to get there.

I HAD A BROTHER ONCE | Adam Mansbach, directed by Kevin Coval, in collaboration with Josh Begley, DJ Frane, Vivien Mansbach, Nino Moschella, and Martín Perna
In the shadow of his brother's su***de, a man is forced to reimagine the person he thought he knew.

IT COMES WITH THE BUILDING | Harrison David Rivers, Jacob Yandura & Rebekah Greer Melocik
Theo and Henry chase a fresh start in NYC — until their dream home turns out to be a nightmare. (A two-week residency through June 28.)

SOLITARY (working title) | Cat Brooks
Three Black women forge sisterhood, humanity, and resilience inside the walls of solitary confinement.

These artists are spending the week developing, collaborating, and building work that will shape the future of American theatre. Follow along as they transform our West Berkeley campus into a laboratory for bold new stories.

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Audiences have spoken: they want more servings of THE LUNCHBOX! We heard you and added 8 more performances from July 7–12. This is your last chance to experience this celebrated new musical before it must close on Sunday, July 12! Head to berkeleyrep.org to claim your seat.