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| Ages 4-5 | Storybook Theater | Saturdays, Feb 16-April 5 | |
| Grades 1-2 | Imagine Shakespeare | Saturdays, Feb 16-Apr 5 | |
| Grades 3-6 | Playshop | Saturdays, Feb 16-Apr 5 | |
| Grades 7-9 | The Art of Comedy | Mondays, Feb 11-April 7 | |
| Grades 9-12 | Teen Performance Workshop: Romeo and Juliet |
Saturdays, Feb 16-Apr 5 | |
| Classes for Adults | |||
| Adult | “Acting” for the Business Professional | Thursdays, Feb 21-Apr 10 | |
| Adult | Improvisation | Wednesdays, Feb 20-Apr 9 | |
| Adult | Cal Shakes Literary Society | Thursdays, Apr 3-May 22 | |
| Adult | Acting Shakespeare: Levels I/II | Mondays, Apr 28-Jun 9 | |
For information: Contact Sam Fryer at 510.548.3422 x 105 or email learn@calshakes.org |
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Pre-K (age 4) to K | Sat 10-10:50am | Feb 16-April 5 8 wks | $115 701 Heinz Ave, Berkeley |
| There's a lot to be learned from a children's story–how to be nimble and quick enough to jump over a candlestick; how to, like the three little pigs, learn from experience and work together; and much, much more. Each week in Storybook Theater, preschoolers and kindergarteners explore and experience a new story from around the world, building skills in acting, ensemble, movement, and creative problem solving while bringing literature to life. Storybook Theater teacher Noah Martin has studied and taught at the renowned Seattle Children's Theatre. |
| Grades 3-6 | Sat 12:15-2:15pm | Feb 16-Apr 5 8 wks | $225 701 Heinz Ave, Berkeley |
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| Hollywood took The Taming of the Shrew and made Ten Things I Hate About You; Broadway turned it into Kiss Me, Kate. Now your child can see why it's one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies. In Playshop, kids investigate character and develop acting, voice, movement, and improvisation skills as they prepare to perform scenes from Taming of the Shrew. Students explore the world of the play using select scenes (and play multiple roles) in a performance for friends and family. Beginning and experienced young actors alike will have fun and be challenged as they discover Shakespeare's world through original text. This class is taught by fave Cal Shakes Teaching Artist, director at our camps, and Teacher's Guide editor Trish Tillman. |
| Grades 7-9 | Mon 4-5:30pm | Feb 11-April 7 8 wks | $225 Orinda Community Center, 26 Orinda Way |
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| Everybody loves a clown, but only if said clown is actually funny. This physical theater training combines buffoonery, clowning, and psychological gesture to help develop the actor's awareness of both body and mind. In this class, 7th-9th graders will use text and movement together to create dynamic theater pieces with precise comedic timing. Students will also use neutral masks to bring out the best physicality in their characters. There is no better way to learn comedy than from Cal Shakes Associate Artist and resident funny man Ron Campbell. |
| Grades 9-12 | Sat 2:30-4:30pm | Feb 16-Apr 5 8 wks | $225 Berkeley |
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| Love, tragedy and swordplay—such is the stuff of Romeo and Juliet. In this performance workshop, students hone traditional acting skills with an extra helping of stage combat. Teens will ultimately perform selected scenes (with fight choreography) for parents and friends. Popular Bay Area actor, teacher, and fight choreographer Andrew Hurteau leads teens through a fresh exploration of this passionate classic. |
| Adult | Thu 7-9pm | Feb 21-Apr 10 8 wks | $250 Orinda Community Center, 26 Orinda Way |
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| Wondering how to get ahead in business? Using skills and techniques from the theater, this class will help you tackle your fear of public speaking, learn how to communicate effectively, and learn how to take over a room with power and presence you may not have known you had. Taught by acclaimed San Francisco director John Dixon, faculty member at American Conservatory Theater’s Studio A.C.T. program. |
Adult | Wed 7-9:30pm | Feb 20-Apr 9 8 wks | $225 701 Heinz Ave, Berkeley |
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| Learn how to think on your feet as an actor (and in your everyday life). Students will explore and develop the skills of spontaneity, storytelling, staying in the moment, and building a scene with a partner, all in an environment focused on fun. Learn the rules and vocabulary of improv, developing a toolkit that can be brought to acting roles, auditions, work life, and many other offstage interactions. Taught by Bay Area Theatre Sports member and seasoned improviser Laura Derry. |
| Adult | Mon 7-9pm | Apr 28-Jun 9 7 wks $225 701 Heinz Ave, Berkeley |
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| Introductory students learn the fundamental techniques and concepts of classical acting, while intermediate actors polish their material and bring their skills to the next level. Engage your body, voice, and imagination through scenework, monologues, and examining Shakespeare's text. This class is taught by veteran Cal Shakes actor and Associate Artist L. Peter Callender. | |
Call Sam Fryer at 510.548.3422 x105 to register. |
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| L. Peter Callender is a Cal Shakes Associate Artist; his numerous productions at Cal Shakes include: King Lear, Man and Superman, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The Tempest, Much Ado About Nothing, Julius Caesar, The Winter’s Tale, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Cymbeline, Twelfth Night, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Richard III, The Comedy of Errors, Romeo & Juliet, and Hamlet. At Berkeley Rep: Major Barbara, Spunk, Galileo, The Oresteia. At A.C.T.: A Streetcar Named Desire, Tartuffe, Insurrection: Holding History. Mr. Callender is the recipient of several Dean Goodman awards, an Elly Award, SF Bay Guardian Goldie Award and the East Bay Express Best of the East Bay Award. | |
| Ron Campbell is a Cal Shakes Associate Artist and a teacher at the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre. He was recently awarded a Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship recognizing Distinguished Achievement; he’ll be using the award to study techniques with theater companies in Greece, Italy, Japan, and Sweden before returning to Cal Shakes to share his findings. His Cal Shakes credits include The Triumph of Love, Restoration Comedy, The Tempest, The Comedy of Errors, Much Ado About Nothing, and Henry IV. Mr. Campbell’s awards include: London Fringe One-Man Show of the Year; Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award; Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award (Lead and Solo Performances); four KPBS Patte Awards; four Backstage West Garland Awards; and 15 Dramalogue Awards; as well as Helen Hayes and Jeff Award nominations. Theater credits include: Mark Taper Forum; Seattle Rep; A.C.T.; Habima Theater (Israel); Mercury Theater (Chicago); The Old Globe; Old Red Lion Theatre (London); Metro Stage (Washington D.C.); Intiman Theatre; and Edinburgh, Telluride, and California Theatre Festivals. Ron is a founding member of The Actors’ Gang and has played the Chef at Teatro Zinzanni. Ron Campbell and California Shakespeare Theater are participants in the Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowships, funded by William & Eva Fox Foundation administered by Theatre Communications Group. |
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| Laura Derry is an actor, improviser, teacher, corporate trainer, consultant, director and musician in the Bay Area. She received her B.A. in Theatre Arts from UC Santa Cruz, and has trained at BATS Improv, American Conservatory Theater's Studio Program & Summer Training Congress, plus privately with several esteemed acting instructors. Laura has been teaching since 1993 and has worked with American Conservatory Theater, BATS Improv, UC Berkeley, Teen Council with Berkeley Rep, Stanford University, Miami Ad School, as a Guest Artist with Redwood High School, Nueva School, K-12 students with Young Audiences among many others. She also coaches privately and and does consultant work with local schools. | |
| John Dixon uses his training as an acting teacher and theater director to coach business leaders and their teams to be more powerful speakers and to develop a truly commanding presence. He has been on the faculty of the Studio A.C.T. program at the American Conservatory Theater. John has directed critically acclaimed productions at some of San Francisco’s most well-respected theaters such as Theatre Rhinoceros, The New Conservatory Theater Center and The Brava Theater Center. John received his degree in Theater and minor in Creative Writing from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. | |
| Andrew Hurteau has been acting and teaching since he graduated from the American Conservatory Theater; he teaches at A.C.T., the Academy of Art University, the Nueva School, and now Cal Shakes. In 2007, Mr. Hurteau acted as fight captain while appearing at Cal Shakes as the Duke of Albany in King Lear and as Lord Stanley in Richard III, and, in 2005, in Nicholas Nickleby as Charles Cheeryble and Pluck, among others. Most recently, he understudied and performed the role of Jorgen Tesman in Richard E. T. White’s production of Hedda Gabler at the American Conservatory Theatre. In the fall he played Count Almaviva in Michael Butler’s production of The Marriage of Figaro at Center Repertory Theatre, and last summer he was seen as Max Prince in Barbara Damashek’s production of Laughter of the 23rd Floor, also at Center Rep. He’s appeared as Gary Lejeune in Richard Seyd’s production of Noises Off, at the Magic Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theater, Aurora Theatre Company, and at theaters throughout the Bay Area. | |
| Noah Martin comes to the Bay Area via Seattle, where he taught classes and camps with the Seattle Children’s Theater. Locally, he has taught for Cal Shakes, The Marsh Youth Theater, Performing Arts Workshop and the San Francisco Arts Education Project. As an artist, Noah prefers theater of the unscripted sort. He acted as Artistic and Education director of the Dead Parrots Society of Bellingham, Washington and has performed in the Seattle and Chicago Improv festivals. He has trained with master improv artists Keith Johnstone and Mick Napier, as well as BATS, Jet City, Unexpected Productions, and The Unscripted Theater Company. Noah holds a Bachelor of Arts in education from Western Washington University and a theater arts teaching credential. | |
| Trish Tillman is an actor, improviser, and teacher. She has taught acting technique, improvisation, and storytelling at in New York and California for 15 years. She has written, produced and acted in two one-woman shows, founded two improv troupes and has performed leading roles in the Bay Area in The Cherry Orchard, Antigone, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merry Wives of Windsor, All in the Timing, and is currently working on a Pod-cast story project. Trish holds a BS in Performance Studies from Northwestern University and an MA in Acting from Antioch University/New Actors Workshop. | |
