The Julia Morgan Center for the Arts is home to most Berkeley Playhouse performances.
The theatre is located at

2640 College Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
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GETTING THERE BY CAR

From the South on 880/580
Heading North on 880 or 580, get on 980/24 toward Walnut Creek. From the 24 take the Claremont Exit (it’s one of the first ones) and turn left onto Claremont. Go up about a half mile and turn left onto College. Stay on College about 2 miles, the Center will be on your left.

From the North
Get on 80 South/West towards San Francisco. Where the freeway splits 80/880/580, take the 580, then move to the right to take 24 toward Walnut Creek. From the 24 take the Claremont Exit (it’s one of the first ones) and turn left onto Claremont Go up about a half mile and turn left onto College. Stay on College about 2 miles, the Center will be on your left.

From the East
Take 24 West toward San Francisco. Right after the Caldecott Tunnel, take 13 (Tunnel Road) towards Berkeley. Tunnel turns into Ashby. Turn right on College Ave. Go about 1/2 mile, Theatre will be on your left just after Derby St.

From the West (San Francisco)
Take the Bay Bridge toward Oakland. After leaving the bridge take 580 toward Hayward, then 24 towards Walnut Creek. From the 24 take the Claremont Exit (it’s one of the first ones) and turn left onto Claremont Go up about a half mile and turn left onto College. Stay on College about 2 miles, the Center will be on your left.

TRAFFIC WARNINGS

The theatre is located near to the UC Berkeley Campus so traffic and parking may be affected from time to time by campus events – especially  during football games.  On home football dates, you are strongly advised to use public transport, or please allow yourself extra time for getting to the theatre and parking.

PARKING

Street parking around the theater is regulated Monday through Saturday, with 2-hour zones from 8am to 7pm.

Garage parking: Evening and weekend off-street parking is available 3 blocks from Theater at UC Berkeley’s Underhill Field – 2612 Channing Way between Bowditch and College. Pay stations are on level P1 near the elevators. Machines accept both cash and credit cards.

Weekdays, 5pm-2am, $1.00 per 30 minutes/ $12.00 max.
Saturdays, 7am-2am, $1.00 per 30 minutes/ $12.00 max.
Sundays, 7am-2am, $1.00 per 2 hours The lot is subject to closure for special events on the campus.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

By Bus

The AC Transit 51 line passes right by The Julia Morgan on College Avenue.
By BART

The Rockridge and Berkeley stations are nearly equidistant from The Julia Morgan, about 2 miles each.
From Rockridge Bart, head north on College until you see The Julia Morgan on your left, or take the 51 bus.
From Berkeley Bart, go east to Oxford St., turn right on Oxford, left on Bancroft, right on College, or catch the 51 bus on the west side of Shattuck Ave., the street on which the Bart station is located.

Tickets Info

Online Ticket Purchase:  Berkeley Playhouse encourages patrons to book online through our website so that patrons may select their own seats and customize their orders.  Purchasing online has achieved high satisfaction across our patrons and subscribers. Go to box-office on the menu and scroll down to PURCHASE TICKETS.
•    Tickets and Subscriptions:  The Berkeley Playhouse box office is available online on our website for easy and immediate booking at   http://www.berkeleyplayhouse.org .
•    Booking Types with separate pricings – Professional performances:
Senior (65 or over)
Adult (18 to 65)
Child (6-17)
Tot  (5 or younger)
•    Booking Types with separate pricings – Youth performances:
Adult or Senior (18 and over)
Child or Tot (17 or younger)
•    Tickets:  Online bookings generate an E-Ticket which is sent to you in email.  If you do not receive the email which contains your tickets, please check your spam filter first.  If you still cannot find your E-Ticket email, please contact the box office at boxoffice@berkeleyplayhouse.org and let us know that you did not receive your E-Ticket.  Please verify the email address that should be in your Berkeley Playhouse account.  If this address has expired, that may be why you did not receive the email.  We can resend your E-Ticket to you.
•    Confirmation Printout:  For quickest entrance into our theatre, your E-Ticket should be printed and brought with you at showtime to show to our ushers.
•    Will Call Window:  If you forget your printout, you will be able to get your seat numbers at WILL CALL.
•    Smart Devices:  You may also save paper and bring your ticket email, assuming it is readable, on a smart phone, pad, or other electronic device.
•    Paper Tickets:  If you book at showtime, we will print a ticket for you at the theater.  Advance sale purchases do not receive printed tickets other than E-Ticket emails.
•    Booking Tickets with your Subscription:  If you have booked a subscription, an email will be sent to you with details on how to assign specific dates and seats for the shows you have purchased.  When you book your specific performances, you will receive E-Tickets for those shows/dates through the email designated in your account.
•    Tickets through the Mail:  The Berkeley Playhouse box office does not mail out tickets in advance, except E-Tickets through email.

Refunds:
There are no refunds on ticket purchases. Please do not complete an order if you believe you are being charged incorrectly. Contact the box-office immediately at 854-8542 #397 to help you resolve the problem and complete your order. If a performance is cancelled, arrangements will be made to refund all ticket holders.

Exchanges:
Exchanges can be made easily and conveniently by clicking the blue exchange link contained in your email reservation confirmation. Exchanges can be made up to three hours before the performance of the same show. Please note if you exchange tickets of unequal value you will be charged the difference. For example, if tickets for a Pay-What-You-Can performance are exchanged for a regular performance, you will be charged the difference in price.  Please Note:  We are not able to provide exchanges across different productions – such as Aladdin to Cinderella.

Using Our Box Office

Box Office:  is located at 2640 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704
•    Hours:  Open one hour before the start of performance

Email:  boxoffice@berkeleyplayhouse.org
o    Best Customer Service Response:  Email messages and requests are handled on a daily basis, unless it is the day of a performance and we are working the box office window.  Email is the best way to communicate with our Box Office as we have your information in writing and have an assured way to respond back to you.
Telephone: (510) 485-8542 #397
o    Business Day response:  You may leave a voice message for our Box Office at any time.  The Box Office will return your message within one business day.
o    Showdate response: Messages left on the date of a show will be handled on a time-available basis, since the box office may be selling tickets at the door.  We cannot guarantee an immediate response to box office messages left on show dates or during show times.

Door Sales:  2640 College Avenue, right hand outdoor window.
o    Berkeley Playhouse Box Office is open for Sales one hour prior to our shows.  The Box Office is located in the outside window of the Lobby of the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts.  We accept cash, personal checks and credit card payments at the door.
Will Call:  2640 College Avenue, right hand outdoor window.
o    We maintain a Will Call list for those who have booked tickets through Berkeley Playhouse in advance, but do not have their E-Tickets and need to know their seat numbers.  Will Call also provides tickets for special advance sales promoted through our Marketing Department.  Will Call is also is located in the outside window of the Lobby of the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts.

Ticket Policies

Patrons with special needs:
It is important to let us know in advance if your party includes patrons with special needs so that we can provide the best service and assistance.
Wheelchairs:  Julia Morgan Theater accommodates wheelchairs and adjacent seats for wheelchair companions on the right hand side of the theater.  These seats can be booked online through the normal ticket booking process on our website at www.berkeleyplayhouse.org.  The special wheelchair seats are GREEN and RED and are easily selected on the right hand side of the seating map.  When these seats are selected, the subsequent booking will indicate to us that a wheelchair is expected, and we can accommodate entrances and exits for the party with assistance of our House Manager.
Please call the Box Office at 510-845-8542 #397 for any other special arrangements.

Children:
We are a family theatre and as most of our shows are suitable for audiences of all ages, we love having children in the audience. Please remember that when it comes to art and performance, you are the best judge of whether your child is ready to come to a performance and what is appropriate or inappropriate for your child. Please check our website where we often list a parental guide for the show or give us a call if you are not sure.
Please remember that everyone occupying a seat must have a ticket and for your own comfort and those around you, children over 2 may not be lapsat.
If your child should become loud or squirmy, please exit with the child to the lobby as soon as possible until your child settles down.

Student discounts:
UC Berkeley and other students 17 and over with Student ID may purchase Student Rush Tickets up to one hour before show if seats are available. These are typically a deep discount for main stage performances.  Please note that the student discount is not for adult students.

Fees:
Berkeley Playhouse may charge additional ticket purchase fees, depending on the current policy.  The box office will let you know what the latest policy is for services fees.

Teachers

Berkeley Playhouse supports children’s education in the arts and extends complimentary tickets to teachers.  These special tickets can only be booked through the Berkeley Playhouse Box Office, and are designated for full-time, credentialed K-12 faculty members and administrators of Berkeley and Oakland schools who teach for public or private institutions. Complimentary tickets for teachers may be extended for both Berkeley Playhouse professional and youth company shows for free, depending on seat availability!
If you are interested in a complimentary ticket to one of our upcoming shows, please send an email from your official school account to:  boxoffice@berkeleyplayhouse.org and include the following:
•    your full name
•    school where you teach and school address
•    your school email address
•    phone number (s) where we may reach you most easily
•    title of the show you’d like to attend
•    date and time you would like to attend
Reservations are available starting 4 weeks prior to the show. We cannot guarantee any specific seat assignment unless reserved with a paid companion ticket.  Companion tickets can be bought at the same time as making reservation.
Your ticket will be emailed as an E-Ticket to your school email address, and should be presented to the usher at show time.  Please print your E-Ticket and bring it with you.
We hope you like what you see well enough to recommend our programs to the students and families (and other teachers) at your school!

Group Sales

A Group is considered to be a booking of NN tickets or more under a single name, in a single transaction.   The number for a group may change, so it is important to check the latest policy with the box office. Berkeley Playhouse generally extends a volume discount of 20% for Professional performances, and 10% for Youth performances for regular performances.  This discount applies to all ticket types, such as General, Senior, etc.  Shows which are already discounted, such as Previews and Pay What You Can performances, are not subject to a volume group discount.
•    Advance Booking:  Group sales must be made in advance of the show with payment by credit card.
•    Additions to Groups:  If additions are needed for a previously booked group, they must be made through the Box Office, three days in advance, in order to receive a discount.  These discounts cannot be made at the Door.

Bookings at Show time: Sorry, Groups which appear for booking at showtime without a prior group reservation cannot receive a group discount.  Also, we cannot guarantee that additions to groups that are made at show-time will be discounted or placed with group.

Complimentary Tickets

Advance Booking:  Complimentary tickets must be booked through the Berkeley Playhouse box office.  Please request through email to boxoffice@berkeleyplayhouse.org.  You will receive an email confirmation of the ticket from Berkeley Playhouse.
Name of Ticket Holder Complimentary tickets are issued by the Box Office according to established Box Office policies, and are booked under the account name of the person who qualifies for the ticket.  It is helpful to add the name of the person who will be using the ticket to the Order Notes, which appear in the Will Call list.
Complimentary Tickets at the Door:  People who book complimentary tickets at the door must have a ticket voucher, or a Berkeley Playhouse staffer or board member to authorize the complimentary gift.  Normally all complimentary tickets are booked ahead of the show by the box office.