Before he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical (The Band’s Visit), Ari’el Stachel grew up in Berkeley, an Israeli American of Yemeni Jewish descent. Then came 9/11. Desperate to avoid taunts and threats at school, Ari hides his Middle Eastern background – setting off a years-long journey of trying on different identities, code switching, and navigating debilitating anxiety. Now a successful stage and screen actor, Ari comes home to Berkeley and joins with former artistic director Tony Taccone to tell his story in his new solo show. Out of Character explores the intersections of race, mental health, and survival in a way that’s raw, authentic, and entertaining. Out of Character was developed in The Ground Floor: Berkeley Rep’s Center for the Creation and Development of New Work.
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Daisy
Hillbarn Theatre (1/23 - 2/9) | |
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Voctave: The Corner of Broadway & Main Street
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall (1/21 - 1/22) | |
Miguel Zenón
Lesher Center for the Arts (4/11 - 4/11) | ||
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Smuin Contemporary Ballet's
The Smuin Center for Dance (2/14 - 2/23) | |
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Annie
Saroyan Theatre (2/11 - 2/12) | |
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Ain't Too Proud — The Life and Times of the Temptations
Golden Gate Theatre (2/25 - 3/2) | |
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Back to the Future: The Musical
Orpheum Theatre San Francisco (2/12 - 3/9) | |
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The Cher Show (Non-Equity)
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (3/18 - 3/23) | |
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Cocktails & Cabaret
Stookey's Blue Room (1/23 - 1/23) | |
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