March 11 – April 5, 2026
Eureka Day
by Jonathan Spector
Directed by Hayley Finn
The Eureka Day School in Berkeley, California, is a bastion of progressive ideals: representation, acceptance, social justice. In weekly meetings Eureka Day’s five board members develop and update policy to preserve this culture of inclusivity, reaching decisions only by consensus. But when a mumps outbreak threatens the Eureka community, facts become subjective and every solution divisive, leaving the school’s leadership to confront the central question of our time: How do you build consensus when no one can agree on truth?
About the Production
Run Time: 1 hour 45min, no intermission
Suzanne
Don
Carina
Meiko
Eli
Winter/ Suzanne Understudy
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theater, Theater J, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
Director: Hayley Finn
Set Design: Misha Kachman+
Costume Design: Jeannette Christensen+
Lighting Design: Colin K. Bills+
Projections Design: Kelly Colburn+
Sound Design: Sarah O’Halloran+
Props Design: Aofie Creighton
Production Stage Manager: Leigh Robinette*
Assistant Stage Manager: Miranda Korieth
Assistant Stage Manager: Brian Martinez
Assistant Stage Manager: Logan Fillizola
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theater, Theater J, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
+Member of United Scenic Artists Local 829
Andrea Boyarsky-Maisel
Bonnie and Alan Hammerschlag
Carl and Undine Nash
Christopher Wolf and James Beller
Daniel Hirsch and Brenda Gruss
Diane and Arnold Polinger
Dr. Kathryn Veal
Helaine Zinaman
Jim Feldman and Natalie Wexler
Karen Lehmann
Ellen and Gary Malasky
Jeffrey Menick
Les Silverman
M. Craig Pascal
Nancy and Saul Pilchen
The Leshowitz Family Foundation, Terry Singer
This show uses adult language, depictions of racism, and discussions of infant mortality. Please contact the Box Office for more information.
Creative Connections and Special Performances
Join us for powerful pre and post-show conversations with expert guests to deep dive the themes of Eureka Day.
Creative Connections events are free.
We are piloting a new caption system and will be offering closed captioning for selected performances.
Closed captions powered by CCTheater™ from AccessTech, LLC (www.cctheater.com)
Theater J offers Pay-What-You-Choose performances for the first two previews of each show. You can buy tickets online or in person. For this show our PWYC performances are on the following dates:
Wednesday, March 11 at 7:30 PM
Thursday, March 12 at 7:30 PM.
Hester Kamin’s pre-show conversations are a Theater J favorite! Join us to discuss the themes of our plays and how they relate to our own experiences and the issues of our times. Pre-show conversations are a great way to meet other theater fans and thinkers and to be ready to engage with the play more deeply
Join members of the cast for a discussion of their creative processes and themes from the play.
Join Dr. Corey Shdiamah (Daniel Thursz Distinguished Professor of Social Justice at UMD) PhD candidate LJ Mack, and Associate Producer Manna-Symone Middlebrooks for a lively discussion about the how American law intersects with parental choice to protect and support our young people.
We will offer captions on the following performances:
Sunday, March 22 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, March 29 at 7:30 PM
Saturday April 4 at 2:00 PM
Sunday April 5 at 7:30 PM
To access captions, you can reserve a tablet before the show by calling the box office or pick up a tablet the day of the show. For more information you can email or call the box office.
Schedule
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