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Berkeley Playwright's 'This Much I Know' To Open At Aurora Theater
Jonathan Spector's new play will performed at London's famed Old Vic theater.
These are heady days for Berkeley playwright Jonathan Spector. His acclaimed comedic play "Eureka Day," which got its world premiere at Berkeley's Aurora Theatre in 2018, is set to open next week at London's famed Old Vic theater, starring Oscar-winner Helen Hunt, who's making her London theater debut for the production.
The play, about a dispute over vaccination at a Berkeley private school practically choking on political correctness, has been drawing raves practically everywhere it goes. During its successful off-Broadway run, the New York Times called "Eureka Day" "not only one of the funniest plays to open this year, [but also] one of the saddest."
Now Aurora Theatre is about to debut another new play by Spector. "This Much I Know" is described as a time-jumping investigation of the notion of culpability, weaving together a missing wife, the defection of Stalin's daughter to America, a white supremacist plagued with doubts and an accidental killer suffering from guilt.
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"This Much I Know" plays in previews Friday through Wednesday, with the main run set for Sept. 8 through Oct. 2. Tickets are $20-$78. Aurora Theatre is at 2081 Addison St. in Berkeley.
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