Marlowe's Tragedy Doctor Faustus
(Berkeley)
1301 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
Event time: 8 p.m.
Phone: 510-841-5580
Actors Ensemble of Berkeley presents Doctor Faustus, Christopher Marlowe's grand tragedy about a scholar who makes a deal with the Devil for ultimate knowledge and power. His dilemma highlights the rise of the Renaissance and its science in England, and the play boasts one of the most powerful conclusions in English literature.