SPRING ONTO THE STAGE AT THE BERKELEY REP SCHOOL OF THEATRE Don’t miss Spring Break Theatre Camp for kids—and new classes for families and adults WHO: Theatre lovers of all ages and all levels WHAT: The Berkeley Rep School of Theatre WHEN: April 3–June 10: Spring session w/ classes for youth and adults / April 10–14: Spring Break Theatre Camp for grades 3–5 WHERE: 2071 Addison Street at Shattuck / Downtown Berkeley HOW MUCH: Varies by class / need-based scholarships available for youth INFO: 510.647.2972 or www.berkeleyrep.org BERKELEY CA, FEBRUARY 17, 2006 Today Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced the spring schedule for its School of Theatre, including classes for youth and adults starting on April 3, as well as a Spring Break Theatre Camp the week of April 10 for children in grades 3–5. All activities are held next door to the Theatre in the Nevo Education Center at 2071 Addison Street in downtown Berkeley. “Families will be particularly excited to learn about a new series of classes for kids seven and under,” said Rachel Fink, director of the School of Theatre. “These include Imagine Me and You, a movement class for toddlers and their parents, or Clown Capers, a fun and playful workshop for kids. Teens will tune in to Politically Speaking, a new performance workshop in which they make their own radio shows, and adults won’t want to miss Voice for the Outdoors, a class taught by vocal coach Domenique Lozano that prepares performers for outdoor summer theatre festivals.” The spring session offers something for students of all ages and all levels, from beginners to professionals. All classes meet weekly for two to three hours with instructors who are nationally recognized teaching artists and theatre professionals. Class topics are as follows: • Classes for youth (toddlers and grades K–8) include Acting Adventures, Clown Capers, Imagine Me and You: A Dancing Exploration for Parent and Child, Musical Theatre, Play Production, Stage Combat 1: Unarmed, Stage Combat 2: Broadsword and Stories from Around the World: A Performance Workshop. • Classes for teens include Acting Shakespeare, a Master Acting Intensive, Politically Speaking: A Teen Performance Lab and Stage Combat: Broadsword. • Classes for adults include Acting (beginning through advanced), Acting Shakespeare, Cabaret: A Performance Workshop, Full Body Performance, Playwriting, Stage Combat: Broadsword and Voice for the Outdoor Stage. This session also features the new Emerging Artist Series and special classes such as Directing with Jonathan Moscone, Performance Workshop for Professional Actors with Roni Dengel and Vision and Revision: The Rewriting Process with Berkeley Rep’s dramaturg, Madeleine Oldham. There is also a special Spring Break Theatre Camp for children in grades 3–5. Students study acting, clowning, stage combat and music. In addition, by participating in the popular Play Creation class, students create an original play for performance using improvisation, movement, storytelling and written text. The Spring Break Theatre Camp takes place Monday, April 10 through Friday, April 14 from 9 AM to 3 PM. Tuition for the camp is $280; a limited number of financial-aid scholarships are available. Finally, the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre offers one-on-one audition coaches for adults and private voice teachers for children and teens. For complete details—including schedules, faculty bios, course descriptions and registration information—call 510.647.2972 or visit berkeleyrep.org. The Berkeley Rep School of Theatre provides a wide array of programming for individuals of all ages. In addition to classes for youth and adults, the School offers Target® Story Builders, a drama workshop for elementary-school classrooms; the Student Matinee Series for middle- and high-school students; the Playmaking Project for high-school students and incarcerated youth; in-school residencies; teacher training; and a variety of outreach activities that encourage lifelong learning. The School also hosts the Teen Council, which allows youth to participate in all aspects of the dramatic process: on stage, backstage and in front of the stage. Housed in the Nevo Education Center, the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre is supported by the Mosse Foundation for Arts and Education. For complete details—including schedules, faculty bios, course descriptions and registration information—call 510.647.2972 or visit www.berkeleyrep.org/school. For photos, interviews, etc. contact: Terence Keane, Director of Public Relations 510.647.2917, tkeane@berkeleyrep.org BACK TO TOP