Grantee Database

BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE

Grant Year

2022-23

Grant Program

Arts Education – Exposure

Award Amount

$57,000.00

Project Description

With support from the California Arts Council, Berkeley Repertory Theatre will bring approximately 3,500 students to Student Matinee performances at our venues in downtown Berkeley and engage 5,000 Northern California students through our new virtual Student Matinee initiative over the two-year grant period.

Organization Summary

Year-round, Berkeley Rep presents an eclectic season of plays and special event productions in our two theatres: the Roda Theatre (seats 600) and Peet’s Theatre (seats 400). Berkeley Rep’s School of Theatre provides meaningful arts experiences for children, teens, and adults each year. Through free and deeply discounted in-school theatre arts workshops for Bay Area classrooms; student matinees; onsite classes; Teen Council; DIG IN, a digital theatre access initiative; and our new Transformational Arts Program for individuals in the carceral system, Berkeley Rep ensures broad access to dynamic arts educational activities and provides immersive training for current and future theatre makers. The Ground Floor: Berkeley Rep’s Center for the Creation and Development of New Work allows Berkeley Rep to engage in a comprehensive and ambitious process for new play development by supporting artists with activities including commissions, workshops, readings, world premiere productions, and the annual Summer Residency Lab. Berkeley Rep’s In Dialogue program places its theatre-making skills and resources in service of the community. Using storytelling as an anchor, In Dialogue is developing long-term collaborations with local, socially centered organizations, as well as educating and activating our audiences around organizations whose work aligns with the themes of our productions.

Organization

Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Address

999 Harrison Street

Berkeley

94710

County

Alameda

Region

Bay Area – Other

Phone

(510) 647-2900

Congressional District

California's 12th congressional district

State Assembly District

District 14

State Senate District

District 7

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