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Oakland Theater Project The Oakland Theater Project launched its inaugural season in 2016 and is proud to offer year-long professional theater for Oakland and the Bay Area.

Oakland Theater Project seeks to create exquisite theatrical experiences that help us to unearth the human condition and invigorate the latent interconnectedness in society. The Oakland Theater Project is committed to creating compelling works that unearth the human condition and unite diverse audiences through revelatory, heart-pounding theater. Founded in Oakland, California, in 2012 (formely the Ubuntu Theater Project), we shared three annual summer theater festivals and produced 14 plays in five Bay Area cities from 2013 to 2015. Our shows engage audience members from disparate communities to unite and reveal our shared humanity. Our work sparks a deep sense of interconnectedness and mutuality that changes attitudes and behaviors. We believe in radical inclusivity and offer every professional production at a pay-what-you-can price - removing barriers to access for our audiences. Theater has the power to foster the spirit of interconnectedness and address prejudice at the root of our social dysfunction where it lives - in the hearts and minds of people.

We are thrilled to announce the cast of our next show: the world premiere of SHE SE PUEDE (a chorus of Huertas), a new w...
10/22/2026

We are thrilled to announce the cast of our next show: the world premiere of SHE SE PUEDE (a chorus of Huertas), a new work inspired by the life of labor leader and activist Dolores Huerta, written by OTP Co-Artistic Director Lisa Ramirez and directed by Karina Gutiérrez.

In this lyrical new work, the poetic and the political combine into a theatrical poem for multiple voices.

Six performers embody the chorus: April Ballesteros, Wilma Bonet, Carla Gallardo, linda maria girón, Tatiana Hernandez, and Michelle Navarrete.

In a time when Huerta’s perseverance, collective vision, and radical hope remain urgently necessary, the work examines freedom not as a gift, but as something organized, demanded, and won.

Performances begin November 20 in Oakland — learn more and get your tickets at oaklandtheaterproject.org/she

Happy CLOSING to KING LEAR!!👑🎉With just one show left, check out the final members of this incredible (and big) cast: Am...
10/11/2026

Happy CLOSING to KING LEAR!!👑🎉

With just one show left, check out the final members of this incredible (and big) cast: Amelia Costales-Downey as Curan/Captain/King Lear's Ensemble, A'Nia Ferguson as First Servant/King Lear’s Ensemble , Maria Seiple as Second Servant/Herald/King Lear's Ensemble, with Alula Dreicer, Nagomi Funabashi, and Yorgos Fetsis as King Lear's Ensemble!!🔥🔥

Photos by Ben Krantz

King Lear CLOSES TOMORROW!!🚨🚨This is your LAST chance to see A.J. Lugue as the Duke of Albany, Joseph Alvarado as the Du...
10/11/2026

King Lear CLOSES TOMORROW!!🚨🚨

This is your LAST chance to see A.J. Lugue as the Duke of Albany, Joseph Alvarado as the Duke of Cornwall, Leo Kearney as the Duke of Burgundy, Ma’Sherrod Swinson as the King of France/Third Servant, Amr Hedayat as Oswald/King Lear's Ensemble. Get your tickets now here: https://oaklandtheaterproject.org/lear

Photos by Ben Krantz

10/09/2026

"What does it mean t give power to people who have no respect for it"👑

Just THREE MORE opportunities to see KING LEAR. Tickets are going fast so grab your seats before it's too late! https://oaklandtheaterproject.org/lear

Video footage by Adam Elder Montanaro
Photos by Ben Krantz Studio
Editing by Liam Kirk

The LAST week of performances BEGIN TONIGHT!!👑🔥Grab your seats now to see Annabelle Ramos, Angel Castro, Joshua Bao, and...
10/08/2026

The LAST week of performances BEGIN TONIGHT!!👑🔥

Grab your seats now to see Annabelle Ramos, Angel Castro, Joshua Bao, and Amber McCann as the Monks and Beggars in KING LEAR here before they're all gone:
https://oaklandtheaterproject.org/lear

Photos by Ben Krantz

Only FOUR PERFORMANCES LEFT!!🚨🚨Don't miss your chance to see Sarah Kasuga as Goneril, Natalie Pasquinelli as Regan, and ...
10/07/2026

Only FOUR PERFORMANCES LEFT!!🚨🚨

Don't miss your chance to see Sarah Kasuga as Goneril, Natalie Pasquinelli as Regan, and THIS WEEKEND Sophia Alawi as Cordelia (who was originally played by Dina Zarif and who is pictured in these photos)!!

Get your tickets now here:
https://oaklandtheaterproject.org/lear

Photos by Ben Krantz

King Lear MUST CLOSE on SUNDAY!!🚨🚨If you have not gotten a chance to see Dean Linnard as Edmund, Tyler Aguallo as Edgar/...
10/06/2026

King Lear MUST CLOSE on SUNDAY!!🚨🚨

If you have not gotten a chance to see Dean Linnard as Edmund, Tyler Aguallo as Edgar/Poor Tom, David Sinaiko as Earl of Gloucester, and Rolando Morales as Earl of Kent/Caius then get your tickets NOW here:
https://oaklandtheaterproject.org/lear

10/04/2026

"Spectacular," "innovative" and "hauntingly memorable" — KING LEAR plays at Z Space in San Francisco through Oct 11 only!

Performances are selling out — secure your seats today! oaklandtheaterproject.org/lear

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1501 Martin Luther King Jr Way
Oakland, CA
94612

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+15106461126

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