With one show on Broadway, another headed to London, and a new season of ambitious plays on the way, Berkeley Repertory Theatre pauses for a moment to salute Susan Medak, who has served as managing director of the nonprofit for 20 years. During those decades, Berkeley Rep - and...

An artists-in-residence program has served over 200,000 kids since 1965.

An absurd, charming, funny production about people, objects, family and what happens to all of them when one’s memory is Going… Going… GONE!

It warrants repeat viewings, if not for the trivia alone: a flushing toilet, the bra (white, then black), Hitch's last B&W, Vera Miles' wig, references to birds.

While Albee no doubt intended the second act to speak to abstract notions about the evolution of relationship, the lizard performance was so entrancing that it took center stage.

The audience was absolutely engaged and thrilled throughout, from "Opening—Bombing Mission" to the stirring finale, "Terra's Theme."

This show will appeal most to history buffs, and star Ed Asner will be a great draw as well.

The integration of video with live actors was seamless; as with other aspects of the show, so much could have gone wrong.

The surprise for me was the Northside Theatre Company. I was unfamiliar with Northside – and struck by just how good this company really was.

Geddy Lee sounds like Steve Jobs. And he looks a bit like Lennon with a twist of mystical fu-manchu.