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. The following dates are the known 2010 football games – you are strongly advised to use public transport or please allow yourself extra time for getting to the theatre and parking:

Football game dates: November 13, November 20 and November 27.

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.