Berkeley Rep

Goldman’s theatrical production of “Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski” honors the memory, legacy and abject horror Jan Karski experienced and recorded during the Holocaust, ultimately crafting a performance that unites all in a shared experience of humanity.

In addition to expertly telling a story of political and familial turmoil, the production operates with time in flux. Every vignette of a memory passed is immaculate — a prose conveyed in a flourish of philosophies and family ties.

A play about love, trauma and politics, “Sanctuary City” is, above all, a story about humanity.

Landmark’s Shattuck Cinemas, with its faux-Egyptian decor and friendly staff, remains the perfect location to watch a movie in Berkeley.

“I am about unpacking moments in our history that show precisely when Ginsberg and the Chicanos were hanging out, (or) when Ferlinghetti and my dad appeared in the same anthology.”

This intimate anthology makes it clear that though Berkeley may seem dormant for now, the memories that inhabit the city keep it in perpetual motion.

Medak zeroed in on the necessity of an audience, saying, “Discovering and rediscovering is the joy and the need for communal participation and for live (performance).” 

The Berkeley Repertory Theatre, located in the heart of Downtown Berkeley, has seen many productions make it to the Big Apple ...

The Toast Talk is a quirky tradition of the Summer Residency Lab at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre — everyone gathers together, eats toast and talks.

With its stunning grace and resonance, the Pulitzer Prize-winning political epic “Angels in America” is coming to the Berkeley Repertory Theater this April.