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Salome

February 14, 2026

In West Bay Opera’s current production, Richard Strauss’ “Salome” is told with a score performed magnificently glorious and with demands more than met by the title lead in ways mind-boggling to behold and to hear.

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M. Butterfly

February 12, 2026

Based on the real-life, 1986 trial of Bernard Boursicot, David Henry Hwang’s 1988, multi-Tony-Award-winning” M. Butterfly” opens in a stunningly conceived, incredibly multi-layered, and breathtakingly acted production at San Francisco Playhouse.

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The Cherry Orchard

February 4, 2026

Whether one has seen a number of past productions on school or professional stages or if one is a Chekhov virgin, Marin Theatre’s current “The Cherry Orchard” is a century-plus classic given a wonderful dusting off that is a must-see to be savored from beginning to end.

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Running After Shadows

February 3, 2026

City Lights Theatre Company stages the both delightfully hilarious and deeply moving world premiere of Vincent Terrell Durham’s “Running After Shadows.”

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What the Constitution Means to Me

February 2, 2026

At a time when our nation and the Supreme Court itself is increasingly at odds at what the Constitution does and does not mean in 2026, Hillbarn Theatre & Conservatory is staging a high energy, fascinatingly compelling, and often thought-provoking “What the Constitution Means to Me.”

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Spanish Stew

February 2, 2026

With ample heart and over-flowing humor, GLAAD Award winning writer and performer known nationally and beloved locally — Marga Gomez — presents her latest of fifteen solo shows at The Marsh Berkeley Theater, “Spanish Stew.”

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