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Facing extinction, Cal Shakes needs $350,000 by Aug. 1 to save its one play this summer
![The venerable East Bay theater company is facing a sudden funding shortfall that could force it to cancel its highly anticipated production of 'As You Like It' -- and to close down for good. The venerable East Bay theater company is facing a sudden funding shortfall that could force it to cancel its highly anticipated production of 'As You Like It' -- and to close down for good.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-CALSHAKES-02.jpg?w=526)
The venerable East Bay theater company is facing a sudden funding shortfall that could force it to cancel its highly anticipated production of 'As You Like It' -- and to close down for good.
![Got your weekend plans? We have some nifty ideas, from amazing milkshakes to Gold Country fun to a superhero movie that doesn't, well. suck. Got your weekend plans? We have some nifty ideas, from amazing milkshakes to Gold Country fun to a superhero movie that doesn't, well. suck.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-WEEKENDER-0725-01.jpg?w=117)
7 awesome Bay Area things to do this weekend
Got your weekend plans? We have some nifty ideas, from amazing milkshakes to Gold Country...
![Company staging 'Comedy of Errors,' 'Dr. Jekyll' in Saratoga. Company staging 'Comedy of Errors,' 'Dr. Jekyll' in Saratoga.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SAN-L-SVS-0726-1.jpg?w=132)
Silicon Valley Shakespeare’s summer season explores identity, duality
Company staging 'Comedy of Errors,' 'Dr. Jekyll' in Saratoga.
![San Jose Playhouse postponed its production of Stephen Sondheim's "Assassins" a day after the attempt on former President Donald Trump. San Jose Playhouse postponed its production of Stephen Sondheim's "Assassins" a day after the attempt on former President Donald Trump.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SJM-L-PIZARRO-COL-0517-01.jpg?w=129)
Real-life drama upends San Jose musical’s opening night
San Jose Playhouse postponed its production of Stephen Sondheim's "Assassins" a day after the attempt...
![It might seem odd for San Jose Playhouse to present Stephen Sondheim's musical about political assassins, but the show is meant to alarm you. It might seem odd for San Jose Playhouse to present Stephen Sondheim's musical about political assassins, but the show is meant to alarm you.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-ASSASSINS-0720-1.jpg?w=132)
Review: ‘Assassins’ — yes, ‘Assassins’ — gets spirited production in San Jose
It might seem odd for San Jose Playhouse to present Stephen Sondheim's musical about political...
![The fire on June 9 destroyed over 40 years’ worth of costumes, props, set pieces, furniture, and equipment, leaving the theatre company members devastated. The fire on June 9 destroyed over 40 years’ worth of costumes, props, set pieces, furniture, and equipment, leaving the theatre company members devastated.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Pittsburg-Theatre-Company-fire2.jpeg?w=117)
East Bay theatre company to host benefit concert after devastating fire
The fire on June 9 destroyed over 40 years’ worth of costumes, props, set pieces,...
![Got your weekend plans? We have some nifty ideas, from an international dance festival to awesome farmers markets to fun in Santa Rosa. Got your weekend plans? We have some nifty ideas, from an international dance festival to awesome farmers markets to fun in Santa Rosa.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-GOODTIMES-0718-04.jpg?w=132)
7 amazing Bay Area things to do this weekend
Got your weekend plans? We have some nifty ideas, from an international dance festival to...
![Coppola and The Dead will be honored for lifetime achievement in the arts, along with jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, blues legend Bonnie Raitt and the legendary Harlem theater The Apollo.
Coppola and The Dead will be honored for lifetime achievement in the arts, along with jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, blues legend Bonnie Raitt and the legendary Harlem theater The Apollo.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Kennedy_Center_Honors_88225.jpg?w=119)
The Grateful Dead and Francis Ford Coppola are among the newest Kennedy Center Honors recipients
Coppola and The Dead will be honored for lifetime achievement in the arts, along with...