Last chance today
Today is your last chance to catch The Vagabond Players, Inc. in “Fabulous Follies, Decades.” Get to the Campbell Theater in Martinez for the 2:30 p.m. show. “You won’t want to miss the dancing, songs and stories presented by this award-winning company of distinguished senior performers,” they promise. The Campbell Theater is located at 636 Ward St., Martinez. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $18 for senior. For more information, call (925) 350-9770 or visit Vagabsondplayersinc.com
Crosslight Theater Conservatory closes “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” today at the Lesher Center in Walnut Creek. The show starts at 2:15 p.m. Lesher is located at 1601 Civic Drive.Tickets are $17. For more information, call (925) 943-7469, or visit lesherartscenter.org.
Today at 2 p.m. is the final performance of “Outside Mullingar,” on stage at the Harbor Theater in Suisun City, located at 72 Main St. Tickets are $20. Call 864-7100, or visit harborartscenter.com for more information.
Continuing
Verismo Opera continues “Gianni Schicchi & Pagliacci” at the Bay Area Stage Theater through next weekend. The theater is located at 515 Broadway St. in Vallejo. Tickets are $30 general admission, $25 seniors, $20 students, under 12 free. Call 864-5508, or visit verismoopera.org for more information.
Frederick Knott’s “Wait Until Dark” continues through next weekend at the Pinole Community Playhouse, located at 601 Tennent Ave. in Pinole. Tickets are $18. Call 510-724-9844 or visit pinoleplayers.org for more information.
Catch the first show of the Cal Shakes season at the Bruns Amphitheater in Orinda. “Much Ado About Nothing” continues through next weekend. The theater is located at 100 California Shakespeare Theater Way. Tickets range from $29 to $68, $15 for standing room. For more info, call (510) 548-9666, or visit calshakes.org.
“Jekyll & Hyde” continues through next weekend at the Berkeley City Club. This is a Central Works play, which will be performed at 2315 Durant in Berkeley. Tickets are $30. For more information, call 510-558-1381, or visit centralworks.org.
Enjoy some pizza and beer before watching “Splathouse: Plan 9 from Outer Space” at the Impact Theater, located beneath La Val’s Subterranean at 1834 Euclid Ave. in Berkeley. Tickets range from $15 to $20 in adavnce, or $20 to $25 at the door. For more information, call 510-224-5744, or visit impacttheatre.com. This production closes next weekend.
“The Village Bike” continues through June 26 at the Ashby Stage in Berkeley. The Shotgun Players present this saucy look at female sexuality. Also, continuing weekly through January, 2017: “Hamlet,” the Players’ unique presentation of the classic tale, in which actors draw their roles out of a hat – or, rather, a skull – minutes before each performance. The theater is located at 1901 Ashby Ave. in Berkeley. Tickets range from $23 to $30, although discounts are available. For more information, call 510-841-6500, or visit Shotgunplayers.org.
Green Day’s “American Idiot” opened Friday at the Contra Costa Civic Theatre. The musical is based on the Berkeley punk band’s Grammy Award-winning album. The venue is located at 951 Pomona Ave. in El Cerrito. Tickets are $29 in advance and $35 at the door. For more info, call 510-524-9012, or visit ccct.org. This production will run through July 17.
See Woody Allen’s “Play It Again, Sam” on stage at the Town Hall Theatre in Lafayette through June 25. The theater is located at 3535 School St. Tickets range from $25 to $32. For more information, call (925) 283-1557, or visit townhalltheatre.com.
Thomas Petersen says
The Lesher Center in Walnut Creek is such a great venue. Although, I think it has much more potential than what it has been used for over the years.