Performance
Holiday Puppet Show – The Nutcracker
Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden 1431 Waverley Street, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesIntroduce your young loved ones to the holiday tradition of The Nutcracker, as performed by master puppeteer, Randal Metz of The Puppet Company.
Christmas Revels – A Theatrical Celebration of the Winter Solstice
Scottish Rite Center 1547 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA, United StatesThis year’s Revels opens in the 1930s, where our protagonist meets a mystery man who sends him on a journey east to Appalachia, south through the bayous of Louisiana, north to the mid-Atlantic states, and finally westward ho to California!
A Winter Wonderland with The Academy of Classical Ballet
Campbell Heritage Theatre 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA, United StatesA Winter Wonderland takes place deep in woods, on the cusp of Fall turning into a glorious Winter. Watch as the Winter Fairy, along with the help of her Ice Sprites, turn the land into ice and snow, while bringing to life many of the characters that make every holiday story so great.
The Amazing Bubble Show Returns
Rhythmix Cultural Works 2513 Blanding Avenue, Alameda, CA, United StatesLouis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for nearly 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
The MeshugaNutcracker
Marines’ Memorial Theater 609 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThrough the course of the two-act musical, eight chelmniks tell stories which celebrate and honor the triumphs of Chanukah heroes from the time of the Maccabees through modern day - all in their delightfully foolish Chelm style.
Jolly Juliana – An Original Melodrama and Holiday Vaudeville
G.K. Hardt Theatre 52 W. 6th Street, Santa Rosa, CA, United StatesA delightful, heart-warming, extravaganza commemorating the roots of American theatre; sing-a-long, hiss, boo and cheer for a villain, hero and heroine.
The Velveteen Rabbit
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 700 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin us for this beloved Bay Area holiday tradition. ODC/Dance enlivens Margery Williams’ classic tale of a well-worn nursery rabbit that becomes real.
It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Town Hall Theatre 3535 School Street, Lafayette, CA, United StatesOne of the greatest stories ever told gets a new twist as this beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he faces great challenges one fateful Christmas Eve.
Center REP’s A Christmas Carol
Lesher Center for the Arts 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesBrimming with music and dance, love and laughter, spectacular special effects and scary ghosts, it's no wonder the critics have called it ‘THE Christmas Carol to see in the Bay Area.’ Join the thousands who make this theatrical event a part of their annual holiday traditions.
Cinderella
Buriel Clay Theatre, African-American Art and Culture Complex 762 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThis classic production of Cinderella is a timeless tale, brought to whimsical, magical life just in time for the holidays, is an uplifting re-telling of the classic fairytale, featuring all of the pageantry, hilarity, and charm of the original, but with a soulful twist.