FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: John Olchak | Director of Marketing and Communications | jolchak@calshakes.org FOR THE FINALE OF ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON IN 2024 CALIFORNIA SHAKESPEARE THEATER ANNOUNCES AS YOU LIKE IT Directed by Elizabeth Carter Opening Night September 14, 2024 runs September 12 to 29, 2024 at the Bruns Memorial Amphitheater Tickets for …
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GENERAL TICKETS | SEWAM LOCATION: Bruns Memorial Amphitheater 100 California Shakespeare Way, Orinda, CA 94563 RUN TIME: 2 hour performance with a 20 minute intermission. GROUNDS: The Grounds and Sharon Simpson Center open 90 minutes before curtain. The Bruns Memorial Amphitheater opens 30 minutes before curtain. For events At The Bruns, guests are encouraged to …
What happens when a burnt-out drama teacher decides to do one last Shakespearean themed D&D campaign for his afterschool program? Young love, domineering parents and mischievous spirits are the perfect fodder for both Shakespeare and D&D in this new adaptation of the Bard’s classic, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
On Friday, October 6, 2023, Notes4Hope returns to The Bruns, home of Cal Shakes, in Orinda to kick off its 4th annual Oktoberbrest (the combination of breast cancer awareness month and Oktoberfest).
A Vision for The Premier Outdoor Cultural Venue in the East Bay and Beyond, Anchored by Its Resident Classical Theater Company Major Areas of Activity and Fundraising: Programming: Production, co-production, presenting, events, gatherings, ceremonies – theater, music, comedy, dance, weddings, conferences, salons, corporate, and more, including Cal Shakes’ 50th Anniversary in 2024 Cultural Exploration and …
On this day in 1865—two and a half years following the Emancipation Proclamation—the enslaved people of Galveston, Texas were finally informed that the American Civil War had ended and that they were at last free. Today, now known as Juneteenth, is the oldest commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, and is …
Join us At the Bruns for a Community Showcase & Picnic on May 28! It’s an afternoon of music, food, drinks and, reconnecting with each other, and the turkeys in the Siesta Hills. Paper Moon Presents and At the Bruns are pleased to host musical guest Brightshine. This California-based quartet redefines improvisational rock by focusing …
Cal Shakes/Bruns Amphitheater: Volunteer Board Member California Shakespeare Theater A place to belong. California Shakespeare Theater and the Bruns Memorial Amphitheater sits in the beautiful Siesta Valley, placed gracefully just East of Oakland and Berkeley, California. We are seeking partners, allies, gadflys and even arts-minded knowledge workers that want to use their powers for the …
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY: BUT WHERE ARE THE MOTHERS IN SHAKESPEARE? By Resident Dramaturg Philippa Kelly In Shakespeare’s times the mother was the family member principally involved with her children’s education and upbringing. Yet in Renaissance drama older women were rarely represented on-stage in what would obviously be one of their more sympathetic roles: that of …