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As he did in his wildly creative Pericles in 2008, director Joel Sass will work with a small ensemble of actors to make a highly charged and thoroughly unique interpretation of this epic tale of unbridled ambition. Featuring the same team of designers as Much Ado About Nothing, both theatrical events will bring to vivid and unexpected life these magnificent examples of why Shakespeare remains The Man.
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Aurora Theatre Company Presents the World Premiere of FATHER/DAUGHTER By Kait Kerrigan
October 05, 2021Aurora Theatre Company continues its 30th season with the World Premiere of Kait Kerrigan's FATHER/DAUGHTER, a recipient of the 2021 Edgerton Foundation New Play Award. Bay Area theatre artist M. Graham Smith directs William Thomas Hodgson and Sam Jackson (The Bluest Eye, Exit Strategy, Splendour) in this beautifully innovative play about love, family, and relationships.
California Shakespeare Theater Announces Cast and Creative Team For THE WINTER'S TALE
July 28, 2021The Winter's Tale is part of Cal Shakes' ongoing Season of Shared Light that included performances from Destiny Arts and Bandaloop, West Edge Opera, Papermoon Presents, and Good Medicine: A Night of Native Stand-Up Comedy, among others.
Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think of MACBETH at California Shakespeare Theater?
September 25, 2019Macbeth recently opened at Cal Shakes. Find out what the critics had to say!
PARADISE SQUARE Earns More TBA Award Nominations Than Any New Musical; Full List!
September 21, 2019Theatre Bay Area, one of the largest regional performing arts service organizations in North America, has announced the finalists of the 2019 TBA Awards. The sixth-annual TBA Awards Celebration will take place on Monday, Nov. 4 at the Herbst Theatre (401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco).
California Shakespeare Theater Announces 46th Season
September 03, 2019California Shakespeare Theater (Cal Shakes) announces three of the four titles for its 2020 Season at the Bruns Amphitheater: the West Coast Premiere of Aeschylus' The Oresteia by Ellen McLaughlin, May 27-June 14; the world premiere of 1001 Nights (A Retelling) by Leila Buck and Evren Odcikin, August 19-September 6; and Romeo y Juilet by William Shakespeare in a new bilingual adaptation by Karen Zacarías, September 23-October 1; with a to-be-announced Shakespeare play which will run July 8-26. Cast and creative teams for each will be announced at a later date.
California Shakespeare Theater Closes 45th Season With MACBETH
August 20, 2019California Shakespeare Theater closes its 2019 summer season with Macbeth by William Shakespeare and directed by Victor Malana Maog playing September 18 through October 13, 2019 at the Bruns Amphitheater.
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California Shakespeare Theater is at 701 Heinz Ave, Berkeley, CA.
Over the past four decades, Cal Shakes has become a cornerstone of Bay Area Theater, producing works from the Shakespeare canon and beyond, including New Classics that expand and reframe the concept and ownership of “classic theater.” Under the leadership of Artistic Director Eric Ting, we have honed three pillars of our work (MAKE, LEARN, and ENGAGE) into a focused approach to create art that represents the best of what we can do, nurture a culture of learning where we are both teacher and student, and forge community by dismantling barriers to participation.
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