311 days ago - The Bay Area-based actress will grace the stage (in a role Mae West created for herself) in “Sex,” opening today at the Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley. West wrote, produced, directed and starred in the controversial 1926 show, which was raided by police in 1927. West was arrested (along with the cast) and charged with “corrupting the morals of youth.” She spent 10 days in prison; the publicity surrounding her arrest provided unprecedented nationwide exposure.