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Eureka Day  | 

September 10 — October 5

When a mumps outbreak hits a progressive private school in Berkeley, the well-meaning PTA descends into full-blown chaos trying to create a perfectly inclusive vaccination policy. Spoiler: it does not go well… As passive-aggression turns into a hysterical meltdown, Eureka Day brilliantly taps into the current American moment. Don’t miss this razor-sharp, 2025 Tony Award-winning satire from Jonathan Spector that Time Out New York calls “comic gold”.

“One of the funniest plays to open this year.”

-The New York Times

by JONATHAN SPECTOR

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When a mumps outbreak hits a progressive private school in Berkeley, the well-meaning PTA descends into full-blown chaos trying to create a perfectly inclusive vaccination policy. Spoiler: it does not go well… As passive-aggression turns into a hysterical meltdown, Eureka Day brilliantly taps into the current American moment. Don’t miss this razor-sharp, 2025 Tony Award-winning satire from Jonathan Spector that Time Out New York calls “comic gold”.

“One of the funniest plays to open this year.”

-The New York Times

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Jonathan Spector (Playwright)

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Jonathan Spector is a Tony-winning playwright based in Northern California, whose work has been produced on and off Broadway, regionally, and internationally. His plays include Eureka Day (2025 Drama League Award, Tony Nomination, Drama Desk Nomination for Best Revival, WhatsOnStage Award Nomination, NYT Critics’s Pick, Glickman Award, Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Award, Theater Bay Area Award, Rella Lossy Award); This Much I Know (Edgerton Award, Glickman Award, Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Award); Birthright; Best Available (Elizabeth George Commission); and Siesta Key. Spector’s plays have been produced at theaters including Manhattan Theater Club, The Old Vic/Sonia Friedman Productions, Aurora Theater, Hampstead Theater, Theater J, Miami New Drama, Asolo Rep, Syracuse Stage, InterAct, Shotgun Players, Mosaic Theater, Colt Coeur, Just Theater, the State Theater of South Australia and Burg Theater (The National Theater of Austria). He has been a Playwrights Center Core Writer, TheatreWorks Core Writer, MacDowell Fellow, SPACE at Ryder Farm Resident, and Playwrights Foundation Resident Playwright. He is currently working on commissions from Roundabout Theater Company, La Jolla Playhouse, Manhattan Theater Club, and Miami New Drama. His work is published by Dramatists Play Service/Broadway Licensing. Jonathan is a graduate of the much-besieged New College of Florida and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State. In his misspent youth as an aspiring director, he was a member of the Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab, the Lincoln Center Directors Lab, a frequent collaborator with The Civilians, and a dealer at New York’s largest underground poker club. He is represented by CAA and Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment.

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Guests who enjoy open captioning may request to be seated in view of a video screen with text descriptions synchronized to the onstage action designed for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

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Join us for our Access performance to take advantage of the audio description service. The service includes verbal descriptions of actions, costumes, scenery, and other visual elements of the production and is designed for patrons who are blind or have low vision. Guests may request a listening device to hear live audio descriptions. Audio description is available in all seating locations on the Orchestra level of the theater. If you would like to hear the pre-show notes, please be in your seat 15 minutes before showtime.

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Wine Wednesday

Preview week Wednesday, ticket holders are invited to come early and enjoy complimentary wine prior to the show at Pasadena Playhouse.

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