Frederick L. Chacon, Artistic DIrector • 1409 High St. • Alameda, CA 94501 • (510) 523-1553

Reviews

The Nerd: “Crisp & funny”, “lighthearted fun”

“Crisp and funny... the cast comes through as individuals and ensemble. And it’s a perfect role for comic actor Beagley...”  —Ken ...

Alameda Sun: Spitfire is “A wonderfully perfect, endearing treat”

Today's Alameda Sun carries a rave review of our production of The Spitfire Grill: "Director Fred Chacon once again shows ...

“Love At First Bite”

Bat Boy, The Musical opened at the Altarena last weekend to sold-out crowds and standing ovations. So we had a ...

Local Critics Love Hay Fever

The reviews are in for our production of Noel Coward's "Hay Fever," and everyone seems to agree... it's a ...

Urinetown is ‘Surprisingly Delightful’

Tom Billings, writing for today's Alameda Journal, weighs in with his review of the Altarena's Urinetown, The Musical. One ...

Music, comedy flow brightly in ‘Urinetown’

The Oakland Tribune published a glowing review of Urinetown in today's paper. Alice Chalip writes: "URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL, now at Altarena ...

Join Us

Auditions: “Bus Stop” & “Man of La Mancha”

Auditions for Bus Stop and Man of La Mancha, the first two productions of our 2010 Season, will be held in early November…have a great time acting in the theater you love!

Auditions for “The Nerd”

Altarena is holding open auditions for Larry Shue’s The Nerd (dir. Richard Bunker), our Fall 2009 production. Auditions are July 13 & 14 from 7:00-9:00 PM, with callbacks July 20 at 7:00 PM. More information and audition details here.

Subscribers

Announcing our 2010 Season!

Announcing our 2010 Season! In addition to our Spring production of “Man of La Mancha”, we’re proud to feature the classic play “Steel Magnolias”, the hilarious “Sylvia”, the drama/comedy “Bus Stop”, and finally a witty musical look at relationships, “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change”.

Dinner And A Show

In 2008 we introduced a new benefit for our season subscribers: The Dinner and A Show discount. We’ve partnered with several of our favorite local restaurants who are offering our subscribers 10% off their pre-show dinner bill. Subscribers dining at one of our partner restaurants just need to show their season ticket passes before ordering, [...]