Special events for our supporters

Enrich your Berkeley Rep experience at special events throughout the season. As a supporter of the Theatre, you receive invitations to a number of events, based on your level of giving. Join us for exclusive opening night dinners, intriguing behind-the-scenes tours, Page to Stage discussions with artists, and more.

Join us for our biggest party of the year! Save the date for Berkeley Rep’s OVATION on April 18, 2020 as we celebrate the transformative power of theatre.

We hope to see you at these upcoming events!

• Opening night of Culture Clash (Still) in America
  Thursday, February 27, 2020
• Opening night of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
  Thursday, March 26, 2020
• Berkeley Rep’s OVATION
  Saturday, April 18, 2020
• Behind-the-Scenes tour of the Roda and Peet’s Theatres
  Sunday, May 3, 2020

Click the tabs above for more 2019–20 season events.

Event dates are subject to change.

Saturday, April 18, 2020
The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco

Join us as we celebrate the transformative power of theatre at Berkeley Rep’s OVATION. This signature event is the Theatre’s only fundraising event of the year and is a night to pay tribute to artistic excellence, bold imagination, and ambitious theatre-making. It’s also an evening when we honor those in our artistic and philanthropic communities who are making an impact in the Bay Area and beyond.

Berkeley Rep’s OVATION takes place on Saturday, April 18, at The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco! Unique treasures and one-of-a-kind adventures await you in our thrilling live auction. Craft cocktails and fine wines flow all night long as you savor piquant hors d’oeuvres followed by a sumptuous dinner.

Berkeley Rep’s annual gala attracts prominent community members, creative and corporate professionals, and philanthropic leaders from throughout the Bay Area. Proceeds support all the work on Berkeley Rep’s stages, as well as the Theatre’s arts education programs which serve more than 20,000 students each year. We hope to see you there!

The goal

To raise over $900,000 to benefit the Theatre and its School of Theatre education programs.

The evening

Saturday, April 18, 2020
6pm · Cocktail Reception
7pm · Gourmet Dinner & Live Auction

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Tickets and tables

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OVATION sponsorship and donor-advised funds

Rules for donor-advised funds prohibit the recommendation of grants for any or part of the purchase of tables, tickets, or program advertisements. However, grants can be recommended for contributions or tickets for sponsoring artists. Sponsors at the Silver, Gold, and Platinum levels also may recommend a grant in the amount over and above the Bronze level, so long as the sponsor purchases a Bronze level table with personal funds and does not receive any benefits associated with the higher-tiered sponsorship levels (complimentary hotel, valet, etc.).

* Rideshare credits will cover transportation within San Francisco.

Artistic Director’s Circle members are invited to celebrate the opening of each show at an exclusive pre-show dinner in the company of Berkeley Rep artistic staff and the creative team from the production, followed by the opening night performance.

Special thanks to our opening night event sponsors: Aurora Catering, Gather Restaurant, Hafner Vineyard, and Hotel Shattuck Plaza.

Can’t attend opening night? Artistic Director’s Circle members may exchange in to or purchase VIP “house seats” located in the front center section for other performances. Call 510 647–2901 for reservations. Seats are subject to availability.

We hope to see you at opening nights this season!

• The Great Wave
  Thursday, September 19, 2019
• White Noise
  Thursday, October 3, 2019
• The Tale of Despereaux
  Monday, November 25, 2019
• Becky Nurse of Salem
  Thursday, December 19, 2019
• Culture Clash (Still) in America
  Thursday, February 27, 2020
• School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
  Thursday, March 26, 2020
• Happy Days
  Tuesday, June 2, 2020
• Swept Away
  Thursday, June 25, 2020

Event dates are subject to change. Events tend to fill up quickly, so please reply as soon as you receive your invitation.

You’re invited to go behind-the-scenes at Berkeley Rep and see how theatre is made.

At our Roda and Peet’s Theatres, our staff will take you backstage, down in the pit, and through the control booths. At our Harrison Street campus in West Berkeley, you’ll explore our costumes, props, and scene shops and meet the artisans who build what you see onstage.

Special thanks to our Behind-the-Scenes tours sponsors: Babette, La Note, and Peet’s Coffee.

We hope to see you at Behind-the-Scenes tours this season!

• Behind-the-Scenes tour of the Roda and Peet’s Theatres
  Saturday, October 12, 2019
• Behind-the-Scenes tour of our scenic, props, and costumes shops and rehearsal halls
  Saturday, January 25, 2020
• Behind-the-Scenes tour of the Roda and Peet’s Theatres
  Sunday, May 3, 2020

Event dates are subject to change. Events tend to fill up quickly, so please reply as soon as you receive your invitation.

Behind-the-Scenes tour invitations are sent by email. Contact rsvpevents@berkeleyrep.org to make sure you are on our events email list.

Page to Stage is a series of free discussions with eminent theatre artists, designed to give audiences additional insight into the plays and playwrights produced at Berkeley Rep. Past discussions have featured theatre luminaries such as Jackie Sibblies Drury (Fairview), John Leguizamo (Kiss My Aztec!), Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding), and Tony Kushner (Angels in America).

Donors at the $150 level or above receive reserved premium seating at Page to Stage events.

We hope to see you at Page to Stage discussions this season!

• Page to Stage with Sarah Ruhl
  Monday, November 11, 2019 · 7pm
  Resident Dramaturg Madeleine Oldham leads a conversation with award-winning playwright Sarah Ruhl about her new play Becky Nurse of Salem in the Peet’s Theatre

Please check back for additional 2019–20 season Page to Stage dates.

Event dates are subject to change. Events tend to fill up quickly, so please reply as soon as you receive your invitation.

Page to Stage reserved seating invitations are sent by email. Contact rsvpevents@berkeleyrep.org to make sure you are on our events email list.