Bay Area Stage • 2025–2026

Upcoming Theatre Lineup

Igor's Choice of Upcoming Bay Area Shows 2025–2026

Poster for Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley
Dec 3 – 28, 2025 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Lucie Stern

Georgiana and Kitty

Christmas at Pemberley
By Lauren Gunderson & Margot Melcon · Directed by Giovanna Sardelli

A warm holiday story in the world of Pride and Prejudice. An accomplished pianist and her optimistic best friend search for love and independence in a tale of music, meddling families, and sisterhood.

Poster for The Lehman Trilogy at San Jose Stage
Feb 4 – Mar 1, 2026 San Jose Stage

The Lehman Trilogy

Tony Award-Winning Epic
By Stefano Massini · Adapted by Ben Power

Three actors chronicle 163 years of the Lehman family. From 19th-century immigrants to Wall Street titans, the play traces the rise and collapse of a dynasty that helped shape modern capitalism.

Poster for Primary Trust
Mar 4 – 29, 2026 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Pulitzer Prize Winner

Primary Trust

A Tender New Comedy
By Eboni Booth · Directed by Jeffrey Lo

Kenneth, a shy bookstore clerk and tiki-bar regular, loses his job and must finally face the world. With unexpected kindness and new friendships, he begins to rebuild his life in gentle, hopeful steps.

Poster for The Coast Starlight
Apr 1 – 26, 2026 San Jose Stage Regional Premiere

The Coast Starlight

A New Play by Keith Bunin

Six strangers ride the train from Los Angeles to Seattle. Their separate journeys slowly braid together as secrets surface and choices collide, all in the liminal space between stations.

Poster for anthropology at City Lights Theater Company
May 14 – Jun 7, 2026 City Lights Theater Company Regional Premiere

anthropology

A Sci-Fi Thriller by Lauren Gunderson

A brilliant programmer’s sister disappears. Grief drives her to build an AI version of the missing woman from digital traces, until the virtual sister begins revealing unsettling new clues.

Poster artwork for The Cottage at Palo Alto Players
Jun 12 – 28, 2026 Palo Alto Players Bay Area Regional Premiere

The Cottage

A Fizzy Romantic Farce
By Sandy Rustin

In an English country cottage, a woman decides to reveal her affair to both her husband and her lover’s wife. Secrets explode in a fast, flirty comedy of desire, betrayal, and very bad timing.