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​​NEWS/EVENTS​
Berkeley Rep Docent Talk

Wednesday, April 1
10:30 a.m.
Performing Arts Studio, Hillside
Admission is free


DAOR will host a post-show discussion by a Berkeley Repertory Theatre Docent on Wednesday, April 1 at 10:30 AM in the Performing Arts Studio at Hillside Complex. The discussion will be for those who have seen Berkeley Rep’s production of ALL MY SONS, which runs from February 20 to March 29, and would like to discuss their experience of it. There is no charge for the talk.

The Berkeley Rep’s ALL MY SONS was written by Arthur Miller and is directed by David Mendizábal.

The American Dream comes at a price. But who truly pays for it? Arthur Miller’s searing indictment of moral compromise erupts with new urgency in this groundbreaking production. When a father makes a fateful decision to preserve his family’s hard-won success, the aftershocks ripple far beyond his home and community. Featuring Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winner Jimmy Smits and acclaimed actress — and real-life partner — Wanda De Jesús, Berkeley Rep’s Associate Artistic Director David Mendizábal (Mexodus) brings a bold new perspective to this American classic through a lens of race, ethnicity, and class — maintaining the original text while sharpening its themes of justice and inequity. This powerful revival reveals a tragedy where the pursuit of prosperity collides with the reality of who America was built to serve.

This production of ALL MY SONS runs from Friday February 20 to Sunday March 29 at the Roda Theatre, 2025 Addison St., Berkeley CA 94704.
 
For information on the Docent Program, call Diana Insolio at 203-530-1891.                                   



Playwrights Opportunity

“Your 2 Cents” developmental readings share available space on the third Friday of the month with Curtain Up! and Naked Stage presentations.

Scripts are directed and read by DAOR member talent, and each reading is followed by facilitated feedback from thoughtful, encouraging attendees. Guidelines and an application form are available upon request.
​
CONTACT: Playwrights Coordinator, Cynthia Wilson
[email protected]
925-949-8498

​Seeking . . . Play Suggestions
and Directors
​for Naked Stage Productions

​

Contact: Kevin O'Byrne
[email protected]
 
DAOR seeks suggestions for plays to be considered for future Naked Stage productions.
Parameters:
  • 4 - 8 actors, seated on stools, with scripts; minimal props or costumes
       (some exceptions, such as Our Town)
  • play must be suitable for Rossmoor audiences
Please include a note explaining your choice.
 
Also, if you have directing experience and would like to direct a Naked Stage show, please send description of your interest and background (resumes welcome). Mention plays you would like to direct, noting why they would be good candidates for the Naked Stage readers theater format and the Rossmoor community.
 
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​​DAOR Traveling Troupe
Ongoing

Enliven a meeting or program with a theatrical piece performed by our experienced actors. Funny or poignant, these scenes run about 10 minutes. There is no charge for this service, but requests must be made five weeks in advance of event.
Contact:  Gail Wetherbee
[email protected]  or  925-934-6896​


​CURTAIN UP!  PROJECTS 

LET'S PUT ON A SHOW

 
DAOR seeks your ideas and projects

Do you have an original script ready for production?  A published one-act or related short plays presented as a staged or memorized performance?   A program of insight into a playwright, historic era or stagecraft technique? 
 
We are calling these member-driven projects Curtain Up!  They are to run about an hour in length.  Each Curtain Up! project must have a producer. (The producer may not also act as the director.) The producer(s) is responsible for obtaining rights (if applicable) and recruiting a production team. The production team is responsible for casting, rehearsals, props, and costumes. Casting may be done by open audition or invitation.  If the project is a lecture or demonstration the producer will be responsible to act as the liaison with the presenter(s).
 
DAOR will provide rehearsal space scheduling, curtains, sometimes lights, publicity and programs.  Projects will be presented one or two times on a Friday and/or Saturday afternoon. 
 
The Artistic Committee will decide which submissions will be Curtain Up! presentations based on quality, suitability (can we do this given our resources), financial considerations and general interest.

Click below to print Project Proposal form

Fill out the form with as much information as possible and place it in DAOR mailbox at Gateway.
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​Curtain Up! productions ​
are lots of fun ​and
we want you to join in!
​
​Contact Gail Wetherbee
[email protected]

Project Proposal Form
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  • WELCOME
  • NEWS/EVENTS
  • CLASSES +
  • PERFORMANCES
  • ORGANIZATION
  • DAOR Scholarship
  • IN REMEMBRANCE
  • PHOTOS
    • DAOR Members Out & About
    • 2026 Gathering
    • 2025 Holiday Party
    • 2025 Playwrights' Choice
    • 2025 Grand Horizons
    • 2025 Quartet
    • 2025 Flamingo Court
    • 2025 Island of Beyond
    • 2025 Gathering
    • 2024 Holiday Party
    • 2024 The Clean House
    • 2024 Annual Mtg
    • 2024 Music Man
    • 2024 The Skin of Our Teeth
    • 2024 Homecare
    • 2024 Social Security
    • 2024 Your 2 Cents: “Friends and Mothers"
    • 2024 Gathering of the Company
    • 2023 Holiday Party
    • 2023 Your 2 Cents: “The Haggle"
    • 2023 Sylvia
    • 2023 Annual Mtg
    • 2023 Interview with an Icon
    • 2023 Voice Class
    • 2023 Act II Improv
    • 2023 Singin' in the Rain
    • 2023 Silent Sky
    • 2023 Spring Into Poetry
    • 2023 Scholarship Award
    • 2023 I'll Eat You Last
    • 2023 An Inspector Calls
    • 2023 Your 2 Cents: “Triple Play”
    • 2023 Gathering of the Company
    • 2022 Holiday Party
    • 2022 Tiny House
    • 2022 Annual Mtg
    • 2022 Fifty Years of British Comedy
    • 2022 Singalong -Annie Get Your Gun
    • 2022 Proof
    • 2022 Sweet Delilah Swim Club
    • 2022 Friends with Disabilities
    • 2021 Fall for Poetry
    • 2021 Shakespeare Comes to DAOR
    • 2021 On With The Show
    • Photos 2020
    • Photos 2019
    • A Doll's House, Part 2
    • Oklahoma singalong
    • Broadway Bound
    • Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
    • 2018 Our Town
    • Photos 2017 - 2018
  • PERFORMANCES 2025
  • PERFORMANCES 2024