Pearl Ong’s Night Driver The Marsh Berkeley Theater July 11 – August 8, 2026 Saturdays at 5:00 pm Written & Performed by Pearl Ong Directed by David Ford Ticket Information Tickets: $25 – $35 General Seating | $50 & $100 Reserved Seating 60 minutes | No intermission | Ages 18+ (Please do not bring infants to the show) Online ticket sales close 2 hours before each performance. Additional tickets may be available for purchase at the door. Show Description What’s a Hong Kong princess doing behind the wheel of a San Francisco cab? And how does her very proper mother react? Night Driver takes audiences on the unexpected journeys of a model minority gone rogue. This captivating story vividly revisits the vibrant, free-spirited gay scene in San Francisco from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s, blending humor, rebellion, and cultural clashes to portray a life fiercely determined to defy expectations. Winner of “Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance” in the 2025 BroadwayWorld SF Bay Area Awards! Artist Biography Pearl started performing in 2019 at Stage Werx in San Francisco. She has since performed short autobiographical pieces at Solo Sundays at Stage Werx, Tell It On Tuesday at the Berkeley Marsh, Monday Night at the Marsh. She’s done Night Driver, her first full length piece at Marsh Rising and the IFOYE Festival at the SF Marsh. Press & Media A SF Chronicle Datebook Pick! Night taxi rides are portal into long-gone S.F. at the Marsh “Night Driver”: Hong Kong Princess Navigates S.F. Queer Scene—at The Marsh Theater Review: NIGHT DRIVER (Pearl Ong at The Marsh) Resistance in Residence: Playwright, Performer Pearl Ong Drama Masks: Chasing ghosts of SF past in ‘Night Driver’ “Pearl Ong’s ‘Night Driver’ surges with vulnerability, beckons hilarity” – The Daily Californian Please read our Health, Safety and COVID-19 Information Our commitment to our patrons