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Stream this: ‘Pride and Prejudice,’ ‘President’s Shoulder,’ ‘Quack’

- — Randy McMullen and Linda Zavoral, Staff

Here are three theater streaming shows you should know about.

“Pride and Prejudice”: Bay Area theater fans know TheatreWor­ks Silicon Valley has a love for debuting high-profile new plays. Case in point: “Pride and Prejudice,” which merged the literary cred of Jane Austen with the delights of musical theater. Created by Tonynomina­ted composer Paul Gordon, “Pride and Prejudice” debuted in late 2019 and was a commercial and critical hit for the company. And now the production, filmed and presented by Streaming Broadway, is available on Amazon. That’s right, the next time you are shopping for hand sanitizer you can pick up this endearing show starring Mary Mattison as Elizabeth Bennet and Justin Mortelliti as Mr. Darcy. Search for “Pride Prejudice musical.”

Details: Free to Amazon Prime members; available for rent or purchase $2.99-$19.99.

“Looking Over the President’s Shoulder”: Tabard Theatre in San Jose is reviving this acclaimed solo show about longtime White House butler Alonzo Fields in a streaming production that will be available through Sunday. Fields, the grandson of a freed slave, spent 21 years as the chief butler at the White House, serving presidents from Herbert Hoover to Dwight D. Eisenhower. Reprising the role of Fields is Bay Area actor James Creer, who performs live every night in the multicamer­a streaming production.

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday, 2p.m. Sunday; $16-$35; tickets and more informatio­n at www. tabardthea­tre.org.

“Quack”: The title of Eliza Clark’s provocativ­e new comedy refers not to waterfowl but to a profoundly popular (especially with women) TV wellness guru who gets his comeuppanc­e from a viral journalist­ic hit piece. But he does not go down without a fight. The show, which spoofs 21st-century celebrity as well as the wellness industry, is being streamed this weekend by Berkeley’s Shotgun Players. Each streaming production includes an audience talkback session following the show, and even instructio­ns for a specifical­ly selected cocktail.

Details: 7 p.m. today-Sunday; production is pay what you can, with $8 suggested donation; shotgunpla­yers.org.

 ?? KEVIN BERNE — THEATREWOR­KS SILICON VALLEY ?? Mary Mattison stars in TheatreWor­ks Silicon Valley’s world premiere musical “Pride and Prejudice,” which is now available for streaming, rent or purchase at Amazon.
KEVIN BERNE — THEATREWOR­KS SILICON VALLEY Mary Mattison stars in TheatreWor­ks Silicon Valley’s world premiere musical “Pride and Prejudice,” which is now available for streaming, rent or purchase at Amazon.

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