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Cal Shakes is Pleased to Announce its First Scenic Intensive Training Course

as part of its Theater Workforce Development Program. June 17 – June 28, 2024 Approximately 40-60 hours of hands-on training Participants are paid $16/hour Participants may apply and will receive first consideration for our Shop Assistant position(s), which provide professional work experience and training for 3 to 12 months. This course will introduce students to […]

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Fire Light Tea Party

Betsy Streeter

Fire Light Tea Party Get Tickets Enjoy an evening tucked away in the East Bay hills, gathered around the glow of warm tea, helpful information, and amazing entertainment. When: Sunday, May 19th, 2024, 5:30pm-9:30pm Pacific Where: 100 California Shakespeare Theater Way, Orinda, CA 94563 Welcome to the Fire Light Tea Party! Come join us

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Reflections on the Solar Eclipse

By Philippa Kelly, Cal Shakes Resident Dramaturg These late eclipses in the sun and moon portend no good to us. Though the wisdom of nature can reason it thus and thus, yet nature finds itself scourged by the sequent effects. -Gloucester in King Lear Very early in King Lear, the Earl of Gloucester shares his

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50th Anniversary Season Launch and Community Picnic

Betsy Streeter

Celebrate With Us! Photo credit: Craig Isaacs/Bluegoo Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024 Time: 12 – 4pm PDT Get Tickets Here! Tickets for this event are Pay What You Can. The suggested minimum donation is $5. Featuring Performances, Food, Activities, and a sneak peek of As You Like It! Join us for a day of community

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Terrapin Crossroads Announces Lineup for ‘Terrapin Roadshow’

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First East Bay Terrapin Crossroads event to feature: Grahame Lesh, Dan “Lebo” Leibowitz, Stu Allen, Steve Adams, Alex Koford, Jason Crosby, and many more Special Guests! The Terrapin Roadshow, at the Bruns Amphitheater in Orinda on June 1 st and 2 nd , will feature guitar trio Grahame Lesh, Dan “Lebo” Leibowitz, and Stu Allen,

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New Classics Commission Project 2024

Betsy Streeter

Cal Shakes is Seeking Submissions for Our New Classics Commissions Project Alongside our long history of staging classic works at the Bruns, Cal Shakes is committed to fostering the voices of today and the future. We are calling for original script submissions from Bay Area playwrights, and we particularly welcome BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ identified applicants.

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Scene Shop

Betsy Streeter

The Scene Shop The Cal Shakes Scene Shop provides custom fabrication specializing in scenery for theater, opera, dance, film, and events. To inquire about our services, please email scenic@calshakes.org. Shotgun Players Cal Shakes: A Winter’s Tale ACT: BIG DATA Berkeley Rep: Ripple Berkeley Playhouse: Into the Woods ACT: Men In Boats ACT: Poor Yella Rednecks

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The Value of Listening: Annette Bening

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(Update) In our excitement to celebrate Cal Shakes alum and Oscar nominee Annette Bening, we misspoke regarding one of her Cal Shakes credits – the role of Julia in our 1992 production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona was played by Bay Area luminary and longtime Cal Shakes performer Stacy Ross. Annette Bening performed the

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The Terrapin Roadshow 2024

Betsy Streeter

The Terrapin Roadshow 2024 Get Tickets UPDATE: Lineup Announced! The Terrapin Roadshow will feature guitar trio Grahame Lesh, Dan “Lebo” Leibowitz, and Stu Allen, along with ALO bassist Steve Adams, Grateful Shred drummer Alex Koford, and the incredibly talented Jason Crosby (Jackson Browne, Oteil & Friends, Phil Lesh & Friends) on keyboards. Additional special guests

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Looking Within Colman Domingo

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“I think as artists, as actors, we are always watching. We’re watching heroes. We’re watching ordinary people do extraordinary things every single day. We’re watching horrible people do terrible things and be committed to it…. For me, I didn’t build outside of myself, modeling on somebody who did some vicious things or abusers. I have

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Cal Shakes is Pleased to Announce its First Scenic Intensive Training Course

Fire Light Tea Party

Reflections on the Solar Eclipse

50th Anniversary Season Launch and Community Picnic

Terrapin Crossroads Announces Lineup for ‘Terrapin Roadshow’

New Classics Commission Project 2024

Scene Shop

The Value of Listening: Annette Bening

The Terrapin Roadshow 2024

Looking Within Colman Domingo