PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP FOR ACTORS AND DIRECTORS WITH TONY TACCONE Instructor: Tony Taccone This four day intensive will cover the process of the audition, the callback and the rehearsal, respectively. On the third and fourth days, students will focus on “the rehearsal” which will examine the process and application thorough script analysis. Students are asked to read Hamlet and a new contemporary play and prepare a 10-minute presentation of one of these plays to the class. Come prepared with two contrasting monologues (one and half minutes each). Class limited to 14 students. To apply, please submit an acting resume to: Berkeley Rep School of Theatre / Nevo Education Center / 2025 Addison Street / Berkeley, CA 94704, or e-mail a resume to school@berkeleyrep.org. Tony Taccone is the artistic director of Berkeley Rep, where he has worked since 1988 and served in his current position since 1997. His most recent directorial credits include the world premiere of David Edgar’s Continental Divide for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Rep, Birmingham Rep (UK), the Barbicon Theatre (UK) and the La Jolla Playhouse, and Sarah Jones’ Bridge and Tunnel in New York City. He has directed more than twenty-five plays for Berkeley Rep including Surface Transit, Homebody/Kabul, Culture Clash in AmeriCCa and The Oresteia. Before coming to Berkeley Rep, Mr. Taccone served as the Artistic Director of Eureka Theatre in San Francisco. He has also worked at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Arizona Theatre Company, San Jose Rep and Yale Rep. He had the great honor of co-directing the world premiere of Angels in America at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. Dates: December 11–14, 7–10PM Tuition: $190.00 TARGET® FAMILY SERIES Explore Puppetry, African Dance, Creative Movement and Storytelling one Sunday each month with the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre’s Target® Family Series! The interactive workshops are designed for families to participate in together and are intended for all ages and levels. Target® Family Series programming encourages arts awareness and exploration in a creative environment which nourishes team work and parent/child bonds. This season the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre will be partnering with John Muir Elementary School. In lieu of tuition, families attending theses workshops will be asked to bring a children’s book to be donated to the John Muir Elementary School library. All Sunday workshops are held at the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre at the Nevo Education Center, 2071 Addison Street in downtown Berkeley. For more information please e-mail school@berkeleyrep.org or call 510.647.2972. TARGET® TEEN NIGHT Sponsored by the Berkeley Rep Teen Council A special opportunity for teens from around the Bay Area to attend the Friday Preview of each play at Berkeley Rep, have dinner and participate in a behind-the-scenes workshop prior to the performance for an extremely discounted price. Past Target® Teen Nights have included discussions with Berkeley Rep Artistic Director Tony Taccone; The Glass Menagerie Director and Associate Artistic Director Les Waters; 9 Parts of Desire Director Joanna Settle; The Miser Director Dominique Serrand; Brundibar Assistant Director Eddie Kurtz; Our Town Sound Designer Mark Bennett; Zorro in Hell Fight Director Dave Maier; and Berkeley Rep Casting Director Amy Potozkin. NEXT TARGET® TEEN NIGHT Friday, September 8, 2006: Mother Courage, written by Bertolt Brecht, translated by David Hare and directed by Lisa Peterson. Written as the Nazi war machine rolled thorough Poland, Brecht’s anti-war masterpiece is “one of the most inspired plays of the 20th century,” according to the San Francisco Chronicle. In David Hare’s vigorous translation, Brecht’s text percolates with unexpected humor. Accompanied by original music from acclaimed composer Gina Leishman, Brecht’s stirring songs resonate with vitality. As staged by Obie Award-winning director Lisa Peterson, Mother Courage’s tale of struggle and survival becomes a powerful, multi-sensory experience that engages our minds and our hearts. Show up at 6:30PM at the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre for dinner with fellow teens and a discussion with a theatre professional prior to attending the play. Tickets are $5.00 for Teen Council members and $20.00 for non-members. For more information about Target® Teen Night call Jessica Modrall at 510.647.2978 or e-mail jmodrall@berkeleyrep.org. Founded in 2002, the Berkeley Rep Teen Council is a theatre youth group organized by teens for teens. Their goal is to foster the theatre audiences and professionals of tomorrow by opening channels of communication between teens, theatre professionals and the community at large. The Teen Council provides the opportunity for youth to participate in all aspects of the dramatic process: onstage, backstage and in the audience through their affiliation with Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Activities include poetry slams, improv nights, theatre workshops, field trips to see local theatre productions, a one-act play competition and festival, Target® Teen Night and a theatre trip to New York City over winter break. Members actively plan and organize all Teen Council programs and are mentored by Berkeley Repertory Theatre staff. To become involved, please click here or contact the Teen Council at teencouncil@berkeleyrep.org or 510.647.2972. If you’d like to be involved, please e-mail us at school@berkeleyrep.org or call 510.647.2972. BACK TO TOP