Upcoming Shows

Now Playing: CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY

PLAYING THROUGH MAY 25, 2025

By Lynn Nottage
Directed by Elizabeth Carter †

 

Intimate. Incisive. Incandescent.

After Ernestine Crump’s mother dies, her father relocates the family from Pensacola to Brooklyn in a frenzied search for spiritual enlightenment. There, the Crumps find themselves right in the heart of the shifting social politics of 1950s America, which land on their doorstep in the form of unmarried, hard-drinking, Communist-leaning Aunt Lily. Through the observations and narration of Ernestine, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage weaves the tumultuous interplay of race, sex, politics, religion, and post-war sentiment of the era into a colorful and poignant story of one family’s heartbreak, resilience, and joy.


“Crumbs From the Table of Joy [is] a small window into the past, and this almost voyeuristic glimpse is worth attention.” - New York Post



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Aurora Theatre Company and many of our Bay Area theater colleagues stand in strong support of the ACLU’s lawsuit against the National Endowments for the Arts that challenges new guidelines that deem applications for projects that appear to “promote” what the federal government deems “gender ideology” ineligible for funding.


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Aurora Theatre Company is a place where our community’s artists bring us together for a collective act of shared imagination, the conjuring of a story that can only happen right here and right now.

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One of Lynn Nottage's earliest works, CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY shines just as brightly as her acclaimed plays. And you have the opportunity to see it right here at Aurora, through May 25!

See the Bay City News Review here:
https://localnewsmatters.org/2025/05/05/review-auroras-theatres-crumbs-from-the-table-of-joy-a-beautifully-drawn-portrait-of-a-family-in-the-1950s/

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Not only does 48 Hills say CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY is "one hell of a show," the publication also calls our production of Lynn Nottage's beautiful play "one of the BEST shows of 2025." Don't miss it!
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Paint & Sip at Aurora
Come join us for a fun-filled evening of conversation and painting at Aurora Theatre Company!
Each ticket will provide you with a space-themed pre-drawn canvas, acrylic paints, and supplies ready for you to explore your inner Bob Ross. Each ticket also includes a free drink of choice from our concessions. Bring your friends or a date and unwind with some color-mixing creative expression!
Tickets purchased before May 16th will have a guaranteed pre-drawn canvas kit. Tickets purchased after May 16th may have to draw their own spaceship.

Date: Monday, May 19, 2025
Time: 7pm start.
Doors close at 8pm
Location: Aurora Theatre Company
Upstairs in the Dashow
$15 per ticket to cover the cost of materials and a free drink
Max number of tickets - 35
Presale max - 25 (with the cut-off date of May 16th, so we can order the materials)
https://www.auroratheatre.org/monday-night-socials
Concessions will be open. Beer, wine, and snacks will be available for purchase