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Berkeley Repertory Theatre presents the world premiere of American Idiot. Co-created by punk rock superstars Green Day and Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening), this high-energy rock musical follows its working-class characters from the suburbs to the city and the Middle East. It's based on Green Day's album American Idiot, which won two Grammy Awards and sold 12 million copies. Learn more...

As part of an I.R.A. splinter group, Padraic thinks nothing of murdering and mutilating his enemies -- but the sudden death of his beloved cat leaves him heartbroken. Brutal, bloody, yet irresistibly funny, The Lieutenant of Inishmore comes from the pen of the Obie Award-winning Martin McDonagh, who also earned an Oscar nomination for his first feature film, In Bruges. Learn more...

Berkeley Rep presents the world premiere of Sarah Ruhl's In the Next Room (or the vibrator play), a comedy set at the end of the Victorian age in which six lonely people seek relief from a local doctor who is experienced with a certain piece of "technology." Ruhl's last play to premiere at Berkeley Rep, Eurydice, went on to become a critics' favorite in New York. Learn more...

Berkeley Repertory Theatre welcomes Ennio. The original quick-change artist, direct from Italy, presents a special holiday show. The internationally famous physical comedian dons 50 life-size costumes in only 70 minutes, presenting a wacky and high-energy show that incorporates physical comedy and origami folding into a delightful experience for the whole family. Learn more...

Described by the Contra Costa Times as "an act of theatrical genius that respects Bart and the Bard equally...not to be missed," Rick Miller's one-man spectacular features impressions of over 50 voices from television's The Simpsons in a hilarious performance of Shakespeare's Macbeth! With a script which remains 85% Shakespeare, MacHomer is perfect for audiences of all ages and will leave you "exhausted with laughter" (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). Tickets sold out when Cal Shakes presented the first Bay Area run of MacHomer in 2003; don't miss out on this one-of-a-kind theatrical experience. Learn more...

From wacky dramas about deliciously dysfunctional families, to classics by blacklisted screenwriters, to insightful documentaries, and the best of new Israeli cinema, the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival gives you another take on the world with a stellar lineup of international films. Learn more...