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Dear Future PIPs,

My name is Eden and this is my second year as Professional Immersion Program (PIP) Coordinator. I graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 2009 with a B.A. in Theatre Performance, and had no idea what to do next. In 2010, I moved to California and began my work at Cal Shakes as an intern in the artistic office. Still not knowing what was next, I worked hard, met wonderful people, and learned a tremendous amount about myself, theater management, and the Bay Area arts community. Now, I’m a full-time employee at Cal Shakes assisting the Artistic Director and running the program that jump-started my theater career. Not only have I built my professional résumé over the last two years, I’ve also built my theatrical résumé with roles, shows, and theater companies of which I’m proud to be a part. The Cal Shakes Professional Immersion Program has given me a place in the Bay Area theater community, and continues to help me grow artistically every day.


        Eden Neuendorf
      Artistic Coordinator



All photos by Jay Yamada unless otherwise indicated.

Former Interns

2010 props intern Susan Oldfield gives a haircut to the severed head of Macbeth.	2010 artistic intern Eden Neuendorf preparing for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Sharon Simpson Center.
2009 Artistic Learning interns pose with conservatory coordinator Emily Morrison on dress-up day.	2009 production interns Dallas Kane (stage management), Lauren Boone (stage management), Daniel Chavez (lighting design), and Lyrica Tyree (electrics) on the set of Romeo and Juliet.
2009 production interns Jonathan Bremner (sound), Julie Gillespie (scenic), Kimberly Lilliquist (costume shop), and Rachel Winfield (stage management/Artistic Learning).	2010 interns: Back row, Krista Smith(lighting design), Dena Burd (lighting design), Dallas Kane (stage management), and Virginia Thorne (costume design); Front row, Rickie Bolin(artistic), Susan Oldfield (props), and Lauren Nardozzi (stage management).
Deck Manager Alycia Dymond and 2009 Stage Management PIP Lauren Boone move the Romeo and Juliet scooters; photo by Dallas Kane.	Katie Henry and Jane Moriarty (Artistic Learning, 2009) at the PIP picnic; photo by Lauren Boone.
Carrie Foster (Artistic Learning, 2009) at the PIP picnic; photo by Dallas Kane.	Edgar Gonzalez (Properties, 2009) and Julie Gillespie (Scenic/Paint, 2009) at the PIP picnic; photo by Lauren Boone.
Rachel Fettner (Artistic Learning, 2009) at the PIP picnic; photo by Dallas Kane.	Rachel Winfield (Artistic Learning/Stage Management, 2009), Dallas Kane (Artistic Learning/Stage Management, 2009), and Caitlin Boylan (Stage Management, 2009) at a Cal Shakes performance; photo by Lauren Boone.
Derek Smith on a New Works/New Communities trip in Salinas, 2007.	2006 Interns Samantha Fryer and Yi-Ning Lin take BART to a Cal Shakes event.
2008 Intern Deepika Singamsetty in the Artistic Learning office.	2008 Interns pose for photographer Jay Yamada.