Now Playing
B8 Theatre Company
“The Gin Game”
by D.L. Colburn
Directed by Dana Anderson
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January 10th thru 26th, 2025
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In D. L. Coburn’s Pulitzer Prize winning dramatic comedy, The Gin Game, two people living in a nursing home discover a mutual interest in gin rummy.
Through their many games we learn intimate details about the joys and disappointments of their lives.
Featuring Bay Area Favorites Alan Cameron and Pam Drummer-Williams.
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Tickets start at $22
Discount Thursday - $15
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February 1
Spontaneous Mind Presents
“Improv for Good”
Saturday, February 1st at 7:30 PM
Improv for GOOD is an improvised theatrical production. The purpose of the production is to raise money and awareness for our charity partner. The show will be comprised of a number of what we call short form games. They are performed with more of a scene-based twist whenever possible. All made up from your suggestions.
Our second half is a blend of games, and this later portion of the show features some longer scenes that may be humorous with a bit of drama thrown in.
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Proceeds will go to one of our charity partners which are 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations.
Tickets only $15
February 2
Spontaneous Mind Presents
“Partners in Crime”
Sunday, February 2nd at 2:30 PM
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This first of its kind improvised serial production is back for this month’s installment. We continue to follow the exploits of two “partners” who rely on audience suggestions to help create their evolving characters and decide where the next investigation will lead them. Murder, blackmail, jewel heists and kidnapping are just a few of the cases these two private eyes might be sent to solve. It's not a comedy, it’s a mystery.
Each show features a guest performer in each installment of Partners in Crime.
Come out and see what one reviewer called “…an improvisational film noir journey somewhere between Castle and Moonlighting.”
Shows are usually ~2 hrs in total length, but may run over, due to their nature.
Tickets only $20
February 7th – 23rd
Onstage Repertory Theatre
“Intimate Apparel”
by Lynn Nottage
Directed by Carlene Coury
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February 7th thru 23rd, 2025
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“…a revealing romantic drama about finding just the right fit…
this play will linger like perfume on the breeze…” –The Sunny Times
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The play is based on the life of Nottage’s great-grandmother and is one of her most widely
produced plays and is listed among the 40 best plays ever written.
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Lynn Nottage’s Intimate Apparel explores the desire for both independence and connection, the
insidious effects of racism and classism, the social oppression of women, and the bravery, hard
work, friendship, and love, of people who have been forgotten by history.
The time is 1905, the place New York City, where Esther, a black seamstress, lives in a boarding
house for women and sews intimate apparel for clients who range from wealthy white patrons to
black prostitutes. Her skills and discretion are much in demand, and she has managed to stuff a
good sum of money into her quilt over the years. Though leading a life that provides joy to many,
she remains lonely and longing for a husband and a future. In the end Esther will be forced to
face a future that she is truly unprepared for…
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“…a near-perfect balance between content and execution…" –Associated Press
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“…thoughtful, affecting ... The play offers poignant commentary on an era when the cut and color of one’s dress-and of course, skin-determined whom one could and could not marry, sleep with, even talk to in public.” –Variety
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“a soft-focused glimpse into the beating hearts behind the archives of African-American life a century ago.” –The New York Times
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Tickets start at $22
Discount Thursday - $15
March 7th – 23rd
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Diablo Actors Ensemble
“The Cake”
by Bekah Brunstetter
Directed By Scott Dana Fryer
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March 7th thru 23rd, 2025
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Della’s North Carolina bakery is legendary!
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She is overjoyed when her best friend’s daughter returns from New York to get married and asks Della to make her wedding cake. Della, a sweet-natured Christian, is forced to re-examine her deeply-held beliefs and her own marriage when she realizes there is not one bride, but two.
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Faith, family, and frosting collide in this timely new dramatic comedy by Bekah Brunstetter, writer for the NBC hit This Is Us.
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The Cake, inspired by a real-life case that went to the Supreme Court, sounds like a recipe for theatrical controversy, but the biggest surprise about The Cake is how sweetly fun and inoffensive it really is.​
Tickets start at $22
Discount Thursday - $15
March 30th
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Onstage Presents
Renegade Orchestra
Sunday, March 30th, 2025 at 2 PM
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Renegade Orchestra - The Beauty of a Symphony, the Soul of a Rock Band
Welcome to the Renegade Orchestra - it’s time to throw out all the old conventions of a quiet, sleepy, stuffy show of musicians locked in straight jackets of tradition.
Clap your hands, tap your feet, and yell all you want - the Renegade Orchestra embraces the virtuosic skills of top bay area musicians and turns them loose on songs orchestras have never or maybe shouldn’t do. No sleepy pop songs, no overly-lush jazz standards, but the pure unbridled fury of what an orchestra can truly do
“Classical Rebels.” —The Bohemian
“The Renegade Orchestra would rather tackle Hendrix than Handel.” —Mercury News
"If there’s one piece of advice I would give to anyone interested in seeing this group perform, it would be to expect the unexpected, or better yet, leave your expectations at the door and go in prepared for a ride. If there’s one thing that’s for certain, it’s that this writer will be catching them again the next time they perform in town." —Napa Valley Register
“...Under the baton of co-founder, guitarist and conductor Jason Eckl, [the Renegade Orchestra] turn Nina Simone’s “Sinnerman” into a shimmering string-centric odyssey, capture the classic helter-skelter vibe in Paul McCartney’s and John Lennon’s “Helter Skelter,” find the funk in “What’d I Say” by Ray Charles and crash with vibratory verve through Jimi Hendrix’s “Purple Haze.” —East Bay Express
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Tickets start at $35
April 27th
Onstage Presents
The Lowell Ensemble
Sunday, April 27th at 3 PM
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Please join the Lowell Ensemble (members of the San Francisco Opera & Ballet Orchestras) and guest clarinetist Joanne Eisler, in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Martinez, in a concert to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Martinez.
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Musicians and theater staff are donating their services & the venue – all proceeds go to the Boys & Girls Club of Martinez.
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The program will feature our usual fun & festive mix of Classical, film & folk music along with complimentary cookies & our signature Bourbon Balls.
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Children & families welcome!
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Tickets start at $19
2025 Season Tickets!
SEASON TICKETS NOW ON SALE!
Choose either a five or three show package. When you sign up, you’ll be asked to choose your preferred show day. That’ll be your show day for each production. If you need to make a change, simply contact The Campbell.
A limited number of Season Tickets are available in each category.
Five Show Season Tickets — $100
Three Show Season Tickets — $60