Grantee Database

CALIFORNIA SHAKESPEARE THEATER

Grant Year

2018-19

Grant Program

Artists in Communities

Award Amount

$18,000.00

Project Description

With support from the California Arts Council, CALIFORNIA SHAKESPEARE THEATER will continue and expand the 1,001 Stories Project. Lead Artist Raeshma Razvi, in partnership with women from Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian communities, will curate the sharing of 1001 stories as part of the development of a new play, 1001 Nights – A Retelling, supporting community resilience through the Story Circle framework beyond the life of the project.

Organization Summary

Cal Shakes brings together people from all walks of life to connect with our shared humanity through its work onstage, in schools, and in community. Our Main Stage season runs May – October at the outdoor, solar-powered Bruns Amphitheater. Artistic Learning programs engage young people through Student Discovery matinees at our Theater, our summer Conservatories, and theater-based artist-led residencies in classrooms. Artistic Engagement programs are developed in partnership with people from a wide range of communities to expand opportunity for the artist in everyone, claim and tell our own narratives through theater-based activities, and spark intersectional conversation around the plays on our stage.

Organization

Cal Shakes

Address

100 California Shakespeare Theater Way

Orinda

94563

County

Contra Costa

Region

Bay Area – Other

Phone

(510) 548-3422

Congressional District

California's 11th congressional district

State Assembly District

District 16

State Senate District

District 16

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