The award-winning playwright and performer Ngozi Anyanwu (Homecoming Queen, Good Grief) brings The Monsters for its West Coast premiere, directed by Tamilla Woodard. A story about the love that exists between siblings obsessed with the thrill of mixed martial arts, the play is set to be a knockout at Peet's Theatre.

Drama Desk Award winning performer Jacob Ming-Trent writes and stars in this life-affirming autobiographical play, coming to Berkeley Rep in January 2026! Focusing on Ming-Trent's struggle to find his place as a poet and performer, How Shakespeare Saved My Life is a joyous ode to the impact of music and language, from the Bard through to Tupac.

Jaki Bradley directs the world premiere of Jessica Huang's Mother of Exiles at the Berkeley Rep's Peet's Theatre. Developed with support from the Venturous Playwright Fellowship at Berkeley Rep's The Ground Floor in New York, the story spans 165 years, following one family across generations as they navigate a treacherous path to safety from the different forces seeking to exile them.