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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, and people wore costumes and animals’ heads to ward…
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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 Subterranean. The theater was Gideon’s laboratory and he would tinker whenever he had a spare…
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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 Floyd’s death and the…
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“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 Andronicus” sports lots of ranting and raving and mainly, the ever-popular REVENGE, that drips with blood…
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Leadership Through Consent
Leadership Through Consent
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“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 ensemble add to the eeriness. An ageless story about the vampire who cannot die, Lunatico’s “Dracula” impressed me…
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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 Val’s Pizza in Berkeley, the company’s upcoming season of productions, and future plans…
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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 for this small venue beneath the pizzeria. We intend…
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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 warm support and enthusiastic responses. We would also like…