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Central Works Announces 2024 Season: Cautionary Comic Tales - History Repeating Itself

January 10, 2024

Central Works announces their 2024 season, featuring cautionary comic tales that explore the theme of history repeating itself.

Patricia Milton's Comedy THE ENGINE OF OUR DISRUPTION Extends at Berkeley City Club

October 31, 2023

Central Works 2023 Season conclusion, THE ENGINE OF OUR DISRUPTION, a new comedy written by the award-winning playwright in residence Patricia Milton, has extended through November 19, 2023. 

Central Works to Present Patricia Milton's Comedy THE ENGINE OF OUR DISRUPTION Beginning in October

August 12, 2023

Central Works 2023 Season concludes with THE ENGINE OF OUR DESTRUCTION, written by the award-winning playwright Patricia Milton  (Oct 14–Nov 12, previews Oct 12 & 13), with this timely comedy in which Artificial Intelligence meets Authentic Misconduct.

ESCAPE FROM THE ASYLUM at Central Works Extends Through April 24

April 06, 2022

Central Works’ opening production of its 2022 season, the comedy Escape from the Asylum by award-winning playwright Patricia Milton, has extended through April 24th (originally scheduled to close April 17). The opening night response to Escape from the Asylum from audiences and the press alike was rollicking.

Central Works Opens Up With Three Premieres By Patricia Milton, Cristina García, and Mildred Inez Lewis

February 08, 2022

CENTRAL WORKS 2022 Season begins March 19 and runs through November 13, 2022 featuring the world premieres of 3 new plays at the historic  Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Avenue, Berkeley. Central Works is committed to premiering new works inspired by social issues, contemporary texts, and history.

Central Works Script Club September Gathering Honors A CW Hit From 2017

September 02, 2020

The Central Works Script Club - a monthly book club -  for plays! In episode #4, the Script Club offers a hit from Central Works 2017 season, Strange Ladies, written by Susan Sobeloff, which was produced to mark the 100th anniversary of the imprisonment of the a?oeSilent Sentinela?? Suffragettes. 

The Central Works Script Club Offers BAMBOOZLED by Patricia Milton

July 28, 2020

The Central Works Script Club, is a monthly book club - for plays! For episode #3, the Script Club offering is Bamboozled by the award-winning playwright Patricia Milton. Bamboozled, which will be available to read on the Central Works website (centralworks.org) starting August 4, was developed by Ms. Milton in the Central Works Writers Workshop.

Central Works Script Club July to Feature Cristina García: THE LADY MATADOR'S HOTEL

June 30, 2020

Central Works new initiative: the Central Works Script Club,  is a monthly book club for plays. The Script Club offering for July is from the sensual world of writer Cristina García, The Lady Matador's Hotel. Cristina García, author of a past season's hit adaptation King of Cuba returned to Central Works in 2019 to adapt another of her popular novels. 

Central Works Announces 'Central Works Script Club'

May 29, 2020

Central Works has paused its 30th season productions and remains focused on its mission to develop new plays. The company is announcing a new initiative: the Central Works Script Club, a book club with scripts.

Central Works Script Club A Book Club With Scripts Launches 6/2

May 28, 2020

Central Works has paused its 30th season productions and remains focused on its mission to develop new plays. The company is announcing a new initiative: the Central Works Script Club, a book club with scripts. Each month the company takes a play from the Central Works catalog or a new script, makes it available to read, and invites the participants to send in questions for the playwright.

QUEEN MAIR By Matthew Wells to Premiere at Central Works At Berkeley City Club

March 20, 2020

The Central Works Celebratory 30th Season continues with Queen Mair by Matthew Wells, a new play inspired by King Lear running May 9a?"Jun 7 at the historic Berkeley City Club. In Matthew Wells' new play Queen Mair it's ninety minutes before the start of the tale that is known as King Lear. The old king's wife, Queen Mair, has asked her three daughters and their nurse to join her in her private bedchamber, to say farewell to the youngest, gentle Cordelia, whose hand is about to be given in marriage. But there are other farewells to be taken, and painful secrets that must be revealed, before young Cordelia will be on her way.

THE HUMAN OUNCE By Nicole Parizeau Extended at Central Works

February 28, 2020

The first play in Central Works 30th Season, a new play about art and scandal The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau has been extended thru March 22  (originally scheduled to run  Feb 15a?"Mar 15). The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau was described at its opening as a?oeposing provocative questionsa??a?? in a a?oefiery debate.a??