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THE HORRORS OF HALLOWEEN: FRANKENSTEIN AT LA VAL’S by Philippa Kelly
Long before the time of scary movies and costumed kids collecting candy door-to-door, Halloween began as a sacred celebration of life on the cusp of death. At the end of harvest’s plenitude and the onset of winter, ghosts were believed to return to haunt the earth,...
Learning to grieve the last two years with Sarah Ruhl’s and Theatre Lunatico’s help — Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle
Lily Janiak May 31, 2022 Whenever I write about the playwright Sarah Ruhl, I reach for metaphors related to glass. Her worlds — Eurydice traveling to Hades, straight married couples whose hormones are aflutter with a newcomer, two sisters with opposite feelings about...
With Love & Heavy Hearts
On February 11, 2022, Theatre Lunatico lost a dear friend and a treasured member of our company—scenic designer & technical directorGideon Jones Gideon was both an artist and an inventor, and a vital part of the growth and development of La Val's...
Statement on COVID-19 & Black Lives Matter
A warm hello from the Theatre Lunatico core collective; we hope that you are all safe and well. 2020 finds us all in unprecedented times. Just as we were ready to send out an update to you all on our response to the COVID-19 shelter-in-place, we woke to news of George...
“TITUS ANDRONICUS” SPOTLIGHTS OUR PRESENT & FUTURE, AT THEATRE LUNATICO, BERKELEY
Shakespeare’s Roman Empire Strikes New Trumpean Notes by Barry David Horwitz I have always avoided this play. It’s a horror show of grotesque, gory, and ghoulish murders, rapes, and tortures that take place in a fictional late Roman Empire. “Titus...
“DRACULA”—A HAUNTING MASTERPIECE, AT THEATRE LUNATICO, BERKELEY
Millennial Notes Steven Dietz Entices Us with Suspense and Mystery by Rachel Norby I thoroughly enjoyed Theatre Lunatico’s masterful presentation of “Dracula.” Performed in La Val’s Subterranean Theater, the setting is intimate and spooky. Whispered echoes from the...
“MEASURE FOR MEASURE” MOCKS FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS, AT LUNATICO, BERKELEY
Read our wonderful review from Theatrius!
June 29-July 29, 2018
Buy tickets at: https://m4mlunatico.bpt.me
“KURSK” DIVES DEEP TO SUBTERRANEAN DEPTHS, AT LUNATICO, BERKELEY
Read the rave review from Theatrius!
Tickets on sale now:
March 9-April 8, 2018
KURSK Opens March 9, 2018!
Join this all-female ensemble for a powerful, riveting evening of theatre!
“School for Scandal” Satirizes Twitter, Trump, Tech at Theatre Lunatico, Berkeley
“Director Tina Taylor’s “School for Scandal” punctuates the plot with explosive scene transitions.”
Something’s Brewing in the Basement
Theatre Lunatico Artistic Director Tina Taylor was recently interviewed by Theatre critic, Sam Hurwitt, for the November issue of The Monthly, a magazine on culture in the East Bay. The article focuses on Theatre Lunatico's move into the Subterranean Theater at La...
La Val’s Subterranean Theater—Here We Come!
Theatre Lunatico moves in to the La Val's space on September 1, 2017! We're moving from our humble, nomadic accommodations to our very own black box theatre, complete with pizza & a pint! Theatre Lunatico produces big theatre in small spaces, and we have big plans...
Huge thanks and important updates!
Theatre Lunatico’s core company would like to thank all of our friends, family, colleagues and theatre community for coming out to San Rafael to see our production of Macbeth. This project was a fantastic experience for our ensemble cast and crew, made more so by your...
Theatrius review! “Macbeth goes primal at Theatre Lunatico”.
"If you have never experienced stripped down theater, take this opportunity to embrace a deeper bond with these powerful actors, and be swept away. Theatre Lunatico gives us the full tale, full of power. I recommend the front row. I like it raw." Irene Nelson -...
Macbeth
“…as the frighteningly impossible became increasingly probably, the rehearsal seemed to grind to stunned and perplexed halt.”