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| Erik Lochtefeld, Delia MacDougall, and Jason Sanford in 2007's Love Test |
A Presentation of New Works/New Communities Student Work In a culminating performance by professional actors from our main-stage production of King Lear, New Works/New Communities presented original work written by teens and young adults at San Francisco’s Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center (LYRIC) and Oakland's Youth Empowerment School (in partnership with East Side Arts Alliance). In multiple workshops that were part of a series of artist residencies with youth development groups in diverse Bay Area communities, Cal Shakes Teaching Artists Elizabeth Carter and Eden Jequinto guided students through an exploration of King Lear. Students then drew from their own experience and language to create scenes from the play.
The September 29, 2007 event featured actors Erik Lochtefeld, Delia MacDougall, Sarah Nealis, and Jason Sanford, who performed scenes created by each group, along with selected monologues.
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Jason Sanford & Erik Lochtefeld perform as part |
Staged in the Bruns Amphitheater Upper Grove, the event preceded our Saturday matinee performance of Lear, and was attended by an enthusiastic audience of nearly fifty students, youth group staff, and Cal Shakes patrons. Following a picnic lunch, the students joined other Cal Shakes audiences for the King Lear matinee. They rounded the day out with a backstage tour led by Delia MacDougall, Sarah Nealis, and Associate Artistic Director Joy Meads. This project—part of our ongoing work to engage new communities in the creation of new plays inspired by classic literature— was generously underwritten by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Bernard Osher Foundation.
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