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San Francisco by Richard Connema

2009-2010 Theatre Season

Updated August 23, 2009

| 42nd Street Moon | Actors Theatre of San Francisco | Alameda Civic Light Opera |
| American Conservatory Theatre | American Musical Theatre of San Jose |
| Aurora Theatre Company | B Street Theatre | Berkeley Repertory Theatre | Best of Broadway |
| Broadway by the Bay | Bus Barn Stage Company | California Shakespeare Theatre |
| California Theatre Center | Center REP | Cinnabar Theatre |
| Contra Costa Musical Theatre | Diablo Light Opera Company | Dragon Productions Theatre Company |
| Hoochi-Doo Productions | Lamplighters Music Theatre | The Magic Theatre | The Marsh |
| Marin Shakespeare Company | Marin Theatre Company | Mountain Play Association | New Conservatory Theatre Center |
| Playhouse of San Francisco | Ross Valley Players | Sacramento Theatre Company | San Jose Rep |
| Theatre Rhinoceros | Shotgun Players | TheatreWorks | Traveling Jewish Theatre | Willows Theatre |
| Word for Word Performing Arts Company |


42nd STREET MOON
415-255-8207

Call Me Madam
September 23 - October 18, 2009

Destry Rides Again
October 28 - November 15, 2009

Jubilee
November 25 - December 13, 2009

Lady by Good !
March 31, April 25, 2010

Very Warm for May
May 3 - May 24, 2010



ACTORS THEATRE OF SAN FRANCISCO
415-296-9179

Grapes of Wrath
August 30 - September 30, 2009

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TBA



ALAMEDA CIVIC LIGHT OPERA
510-864-2256

Ragtime
July 11-26, 2009

Annie
August 8-23, 2009

Hair
September 12-27, 2009

Broadway Greatest Moments
November 7-8, 2009

Sound of Season
December 12-13, 2009 



AMERICAN CONSERVATORY
THEATRE


Brief Encounter
By Noel Coward; Adapted by Emma Rice
United States Premiere
September 11 - October 9, 2009  

November
October 23 - November 15, 200  

Phaedra
By Jean Racine
In association with Stratford Shakespeare Festival
World Premiere  

The Caucasian Chalk Circle
By Bertolt Brecht
Directed and designed by John Doyle
Translated by Domenique Lozano
World Premiere
February 18 - March 14, 2010  

Virgil
March 25 - April 18, 2010

The Tosca Project
Created and staged by Carey Perloff & Val Caniparoli
World Premiere


AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE OF SAN JOSE
408-453-7108

TBA



AURORA THEATRE COMPANY
510-843-4822

Jack Goes Boating
June 12 - July 19, 2009

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Awake And Sing!
August 21 - September 27, 2009

Fat Pig
October 30 - December 6, 2009

The Coverlettes Cover Christmas
An Aurora Original Production
December 9 - 27, 2009

The First Grade
By Joel Drake Johnson
World Premiere
January 22 - February 28, 2010

John Gabriel Borkman
April 2 - May 9, 2010

Speech & Debate
June 11 - July 18, 2010



B STREET THEATRE
916-443-5300

The Nibroc Trilogy
Now through October 4, 2009

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TBA



BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE
510-647-2949

American Idiot
World Premiere
Music by Green Day
Words by Billie Joe Armstrong
September 4 - October 11, 2009
Roda Theatre

Tiny Kushner
October 16 - November 29, 2009
Thrust Stage

Aurelia's Oratorio
December 4, 2009 - January 24, 2010
Roda Theatre  

TBA
January 15 - February 28, 2010
Thrust Stage

Concerning Strange Devices from the Distant West
World Premiere
Written by Naomi Iizuka
February 26 - April 11, 2010
Roda Theatre  

Girlfriend
World Premiere
Book by Todd Arnold
Music and Lyrics by Matthew Sweet
April 9 - May 9, 2010
Thrust Stage

Five Questions
World Premiere
Written by Lisa Kron
May 14 - June 27, 2010
Roda Theatre


BEST OF BROADWAY
IN SAN FRANCISCO

August: Osage County
August 11 - September 6, 2009
Curran Theatre

South Pacific
September 18 - October 25, 2009 Golden Gate Theatre
National Tour starts here

Rent
October 6 - October 18, 2009 Curran Theatre

Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps
December 9 - January 3, 2010
Curran Theatre


BROADWAY BY THE BAY
650-579-5568 ext 1

Crazy for You
April 9 - April 19, 2009

The King and I
July 16 - August 4, 2009

The Full Monty
September 17 - October 4, 2009

Broadway Up Close and Personal
Tribute of Cy Coleman
November 5 - November 8, 2009


BUS BARN STAGE COMPANY
650-941-0551

TBA


CALIFORNIA SHAKESPEARE THEATRE
510-548-9666

Romeo and Juliet
May 27 - June 21, 2009

Private Lives
July 8 - August 2, 2009

Happy Days
August 12 - September 6, 2009

Midsummer Night's Dream
September 16 - October 11, 2009


CALIFORNIA THEATRE CENTER
408-245-2978

Running in Repertory through July 26:

Dracula
Rough Crossing
Importance of Being Earnest


CENTER REPERTORY COMPANY/CONTRA COSTA MUSICAL THEATRE
Dean Lesher Arts Center
925-943-SHOW

All Shook Up
September 3 - October 10, 2009

Oliver!
October 9 - November 7, 2009

Witness for the Prosecution
October 22 - November 21, 2009

A Christmas Carol
December 10-20, 2009

Trying
January 28 - February 27, 2010

Oklahoma!
March 26 - April 25, 2010

Noises Off
April 1 - May 1, 2010

A Marvelous Party
May 20 - June 26, 2010

Off Center
Something New from Center Rep

Reduced Shakespeare Company
November 12 - 14, 2009

A Number
January 14 - 31, 2010



CINNABAR THEATRE
3333 Petaluma N., Petaluma, CA
707-763-8920

Will Durst Lieutenant Gov
July 31 - August 1, 2009

Always Pasty Cline
August 20 - September 13, 2009

On the Verge
September 25 - October 11, 2009

La Boheme
October 30 - November 21, 2009

Ella - The American Dream
December 31, 2009 - January 17, 2010

Is He Dead
March 26 - April 1, 2010

Emmeline
May 28 - June 12, 2010




DIABLO LIGHT OPERA COMPANY

Hello Dolly!
June 5 - June 28, 2009

Guys and Dolls
by Stars 2000, DLOC’s teen theatre group
July 24 – August 2, 2009

Funny Girl
In Concert
August 27-29, 2009

On the Town
September 11 - October 3, 2009

Curtains
Spring 2010

Into the Woods
June 4-27, 2010



DRAGON PRODUCTIONS THEATRE COMPANY
800-838-3006

Spinning Into Butter
September 26 - October 19, 2008

Six Years
November 7 - November 30, 2008

Greater Tuna
January 30 - March 1, 2009

The Cocktail Hour
April 17 - May 10, 2009

A Girl's Guide to Chaos
July 17 - August 9, 2009

The Memory of Water
August 21 - September 13, 2009

Side Man
November 13 - December 6, 2009



HOOCHI-DOO PRODUCTIONS
707-546-2957

The Secret Garden
July 10 - July 26, 2009

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TBA



LAMPLIGHTERS MUSIC THEATRE

My Fair Lady
July 30 - August 30, 2009

Patience
January 15 - January 29, 2010

Mikado Singalong
March 20 - March 21, 2010



THE MAGIC THEATRE
415-441-8822

TBA



THE MARSH
1062 Valencia Street
800-838-3006

TBA



MARIN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
415-499-4488

The Importance of Being Earnest
July 10 - August 16, 2009

Twelfth Night or All You Need is Love
July 17 - September 17, 2009

Julius Caesar
August 12 - September 27, 2009



MARIN THEATRE COMPANY
415-388-5208

My Name Is Asher Leve
September 10 - October 4, 2009

Boom
November 12 - December 6, 2009

Sunlight
January 21 - February 14, 2010

Equivocation
March 25 - April 18, 2010

Woody Guthrie's American Song
May 27 - June 20, 2010



MOUNTAIN PLAY ASSOCIATION
415-383-1100

2010 Season TBA



NEW CONSERVATORY THEATRE CENTER
415-861-8972

Some Men
May 29 - July 12, 2009

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Good Boys and True
August 14 - September 20, 2009

The Little Dog Laughed
September 18 - November 8, 2009

Beautiful Thing
November 6 - January 5, 2010

Dames at Sea
December 4 - January 17, 2010

Doubt
January 22 - February 28, 2010

The Sugar Witch
February 26 - April 4, 2010

Master Class
March 26 - May 2, 2010

The New Century
May 28 - July 11, 2010

2 Bonus Shows

South Pathetic
A One Man Comedy
Written and Starring
Jim David
August 5-30, 2009

Boys will be Boys
May 21 - June 26, 2010


PLAYHOUSE OF SAN FRANCISCO
415-677-9596

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
June 27 - September 5, 2009

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First Day of School
World Premiere
by Billy Aronson
September 23 - November 7, 2009

She Stoops to Comedy
November 13, 2009 - January 3, 2010

TBA
January 20 - February 27, 2010

Den of Thieves
March 10 - April 17, 2010

Slasher
April 28 - June 5, 2010

The Full Monty
June 16 - September 5, 2010  



ROSS VALLEY PLAYERS
415-456-9555

Moonlight & Magnolias
September 5 - October 12, 2008

Sabrina Fair
October 31 - December 7, 2008

A Christmas Carol
December 11 - December 24, 2008

Glengarry Glen Ross
January 16 February 22, 2009

The Solo Players
a series of five solo performances
February 24 - February 28, 2009

The Last Night of Ballyhoo
March 20 - April 26, 209

A View from the Bridge
May 15 - June 21, 2009

Private Fears in Public Places
July 10 - August 16, 2009



SACRAMENTO THEATRE COMPANY
916-443-6722

Noises Off
October 7 - November 1, 2009

Fully Committed
November 11 - December 20, 2009

Tuesday with Morrie
January 20 - February 28, 2010

Arranged Marriage
March 3 - March 28, 2010

Black Pearl Strings
March 31 - April 9, 2010

Always Pasty Cline
April 28 - May 23, 2010



SAN JOSE REP
408-367-7236

As You Like It
August 29 - September 27, 2009

Landscape with Weapon
By Joe Penhall
World Premiere
October 19 - November 8, 2009

A Christmas Story
November 21 - December 20, 2009

The Weir
January 23 - February 21, 2010

Ain't Misbehavin'
March 13 - April 18, 2010

Sonia Flew
May 8 - June 8, 2010



THEATRE RHINOCEROS

TBA



SHOTGUN PLAYERS
510-841-6500
Unless otherwise noted, all are presented at
The Julia Morgan Theatre, 2640 College Ave, Berkeley

The Farm
August 1 - September 13, 2009

The World in a Woman's Hands
September 9 - October 11, 2009

The Threepenny Opera
December 2, 2009 - January 17, 2010



THEATREWORKS
650-463-1960 or toll free 1-888-273-3752

Tinyard Hill
By Tommy Newman & Mark Allen
World Premiere
July 15 - August 16, 2009

Yellow Face
August 26 - September 20, 2009

The Chosen
October 7 - November 1, 2009

A Civil War Christmas
December 2-27, 2009

Daddy Long Legs
Book by John Caird
Music and Lyrics by Paul Gordon
World Premiere Musical
January 20 - February 14, 2010

Sunsets And Margaritas
March 10 - April 4, 2010

To Kill a Mockingbird
April 7 - May 2, 2010

Opus
June 2-27, 2010



TRAVELING JEWISH THEATRE

Stateless: a Hip Hop Vaudeville Experiment
October 22 - December 6, 2009

The Sisters Rosensweig
January 7-17, 2010

Fabrik: The Legend of M.Rabinowitz
February 28, 2010

Andy Warhol: Good for the News
April 8 - May 16, 2010



WILLOWS THEATRE

Campbell Theatre, 636 Ward Street, Martinez

TBA

Willows Main Stage at Concord

Hair
August 24 - September 27, 2009

Barefoot in the Park
October 12 - November 8, 2009

Little Me
November 30 - December 27, 2009

Brimstone
January 25 - February 21, 2010

Sleuth
March 15 - April 11, 2010

TBA Musical
April 26 - May 30, 2010



WORD FOR WORD
PERFORMING ARTS COMPANY

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- Richard Connema



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