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Author Archives: Professional Immersion Program
Dance Jamming with Traci Bartlow and the Cast of SPUNK
Artistic Intern Andrea Safar gives a report from inside the Spunk rehearsal room. Spunk rehearsals. How to even begin to describe them? They are a vortex of laughter, comfort, and warmth. The ensemble converts the chilly white-walled room into … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Immersion Program, Spunk, Uncategorized
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Professional Immersion Program", Anthony Michael Peterson, cal shakes, Cal Shakes Artistic Learning, California Shakespeare Theater, Shakespeare, Spunk, Tru
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Music Is Like Breathing: An Interview with SPUNK’s Guitar Man
Anthony “Tru” Peterson as discusses his views on life, music, and the extraordinary Cal Shakes production of Spunk directed by Patricia McGregor. Interview by Marketing Intern Jessica Reinhardt. I was seated in Jonathan Moscone’s office, anxiously waiting for Spunk’s “Guitar Man” Anthony “Tru” … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Immersion Program, Uncategorized
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Professional Immersion Program", Anthony "Tru" Peterson, Anthony Peterson, blues, cal shakes, California Shakespeare Theater, music, Music in Spunk, Patricia McGregor, Shakespeare, Spunk, Spunk Cast, Tru
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Spunk Cocktail Contest
Spunk will grace the Bruns stage with joyous poetic language, powerful movement, and the wailing sounds of the blues this July. What similarly flavorful and fulfilling cocktail would you wish to sip while soaking up the Spunk experience? Invent a … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Immersion Program, Spunk
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "theater", bourbon, cal shakes, California Shakespeare Theater, cocktail contest, contest, George C. Wolfe, Orinda, outdoor theater, Shakespeare, Spunk, young professionals party, Zora, Zora Neale Hurston
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The Tempest Brings Out the Best in Student Audience … and Local Cows
Director of Artistic Learning Trish Tillman gives us an inside look at the first Student Matinee of The Tempest. We had our first Tempest matinee today, with a brand new group of Artistic Learning interns, and a really excited, … Continue reading
Posted in By Trish Tillman (Director of Artistic Learning), Professional Immersion Program
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Jon Moscone", "theater education", artistic learning, arts education, cal shakes, California Shakespeare Theater, Orinda, outdoor theater, Shakespeare, SMAT, Student Mattinee, The Tempest
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High School Drama… Naughty or Nice?
Marketing Intern Jessica Reinhardt sits in on her first in-school residency at Dougherty Valley High School’s drama class in San Roman, CA. As my second week at Cal Shakes began, I was antsy with anticipation for my first classroom residency … Continue reading
Posted in Artistic Learning, Professional Immersion Program
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "New Works/New Communities", "Professional Immersion Program", "theater education", "theater", "Trish Tillman", arts education, Cal Shakes Artistic Learning, Dougherty Valley High, In-School Residency, internship, San Roman, Shakespeare
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Meeting and Greeting the Story Inside Us All
Marketing Intern Jessica Reinhardt offers a look into the Spunk meet and greet with Director Patricia McGregor and cast. “There is no agony like hearing the untold story inside of you.”—Spunk The rehearsal space at Cal Shakes was abuzz with … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Immersion Program, Spunk, Uncategorized
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "meet and greet", "Professional Immersion Program", "theater", Anthony Peterson, cal shakes, California Shakespeare Theater, Patricia McGregor, Poloma McGregor, Spunk, Spunk Cast, Tru, Tru "Guitar Man", Zora Neale Hurston
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Spunk Song Contest: The journey is the reward
What song helped you along your personal journey? The dynamic characters in Spunk, stories by Zora Neale Hurston, adapted by George C. Wolfe, embody the all-too-human experience of struggle, love, loss, and—perhaps most of all—finding a place to call home. Submit songs … Continue reading
How many goodly creatures are there here!
Stage Management PIP Alex Kimmel offers a window into the Tempest rehearsal hall. I’m Alex and I’ve just completed my first week as an SM intern at Cal Shakes! Three cheers to Erin, Andrea, Katie, Jess, Kendall, and Jessica—all the … Continue reading
Posted in Main Stage, Professional Immersion Program
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Catherine Castellanos", "intern", "Professional Immersion Program", "theater internship bay area", "Theater internship", cal shakes, California Shakespeare Theater, corrie bennett, internship, Orinda, outdoor theater, scamels, Shakespeare, The Tempest
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Contest: What Does THE TEMPEST Look Like to You?
Shipwreck. Magic. Monsters. Loss. Illusion. Betrayal. Restoration. Oh yes dearest William filled The Tempest to the brim with motifs, themes, and symbols for us to grasp and mull over. With all these images and symbols to wade through, it is … Continue reading
Getting Back to Basics
Part Two in a new series by Marketing Intern Katie McGee as she participates in a Cal Shakes classroom residency. I went to bed Monday night eagerly awaiting my return to Northern Light for another dose of middle school Hamlet … Continue reading
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Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Professional Immersion Program", "theater education", "theater", "Trish Tillman", arts education, cal shakes, Cal Shakes Artistic Learning, California Shakespeare Theater, internship, Shakespeare
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