Our Mission

Transforming the lives of families through the magic of live music theatre.

About Berkeley Playhouse

Berkeley Playhouse was founded in 2007 by Artistic Director, Elizabeth McKoy, a professional theatre actor, director, and teacher for over 20 years. Berkeley Playhouse is a professional theatre that produces intelligent, relevant, soul-stirring music theatre experiences. We bring together performers and audience members of all ages. We strive to provide experiences that fully engage performers and audiences.
Berkeley Playhouse is also a growing conservatory for theatre arts. We provide classes in theatre performance, singing, and dance where children and adults train in tandem with real-life opportunities and experience in professional mainstage productions. Our classes are taught by some of the most accomplished artists in the Bay Area.

A Berkeley Playhouse performance is a new theatre experience for many theatre-goers. Audience members are encouraged to become involved with the production on a number of levels–even before the show begins. Lobby installations invite interaction that engage all senses – touch, feel, sight, sound, art, writing, movement…This pre-show engagement, we feel, deepens the audience enjoyment and understanding of the performance. Audiences are inspired to think critically, act creatively, reflect imaginatively and connect more deeply with the worlds they are about to experience. In this way a Berkeley Playhouse production redefines the way an audience experiences the theatre.

Berkeley Playhouse is a program of the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts.

Our Four Divisions

Professional Company
Youth Company
Conservatory Programs
School & Community Outreach