All events take place at Hillside Performing Arts Studio
(Las Trampas), unless otherwise noted.
NEWS/EVENTS
MEMBER NEWS
EARLY DAYS by Bertha Reilly
Berkeley TheaterStage
August 27, 2019
Music Starts at 7 PM, stories at 7:30.
DAOR member Bertha Reilly will perform at "Tell It On Tuesday," a program of works crafted by theater artists and storytellers. For more information:
https://themarsh.org/runs/tell-it-on-tuesdays/
More news: Bertha performed in Dublin in May at the James Joyce Centre's "Finnegans Wake End" celebrations, with Breda Courtney. Here's the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdTgLahBHio
Berkeley TheaterStage
August 27, 2019
Music Starts at 7 PM, stories at 7:30.
DAOR member Bertha Reilly will perform at "Tell It On Tuesday," a program of works crafted by theater artists and storytellers. For more information:
https://themarsh.org/runs/tell-it-on-tuesdays/
More news: Bertha performed in Dublin in May at the James Joyce Centre's "Finnegans Wake End" celebrations, with Breda Courtney. Here's the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdTgLahBHio
And . . . Plays by DAOR playwrights David Wilcox ("Kiss of the Spider Woman for Sherlock Hound"), Laura Bernell ("Tales of a One-Eyed Woman") and Sherman Brown ("Separation") have been selected for developmental readings in the 2020 "Your 2 Cents" audience feedback series.
DAOR Traveling Troupe
Ongoing
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
gcwetherbee@comcast.net or 925-934-6896
Contact: Gail Wetherbee
gcwetherbee@comcast.net or 925-934-6896
Berkeley Rep Docent Presentation
Free
Berkeley Repertory Theatre docents discuss current productions five times per year.
For information on the docent program, call Barbara Vojta, (925) 278-1637.
Free
Berkeley Repertory Theatre docents discuss current productions five times per year.
For information on the docent program, call Barbara Vojta, (925) 278-1637.
Play Reading Groups
Ongoing
Third Monday monthly, 2 PM
Waterford small dining room
Contact: Tanc Agius
t.e.alban.agius@gmail.com
Read plays with DAOR friends. Plays supplied. Contact Tanc for more information
(Note also: Plays and books about plays are available in Dollar Clubhouse, short wall to right as you enter library room. Take advantage of this wonderful resource.)
Ongoing
Third Monday monthly, 2 PM
Waterford small dining room
Contact: Tanc Agius
t.e.alban.agius@gmail.com
Read plays with DAOR friends. Plays supplied. Contact Tanc for more information
(Note also: Plays and books about plays are available in Dollar Clubhouse, short wall to right as you enter library room. Take advantage of this wonderful resource.)
DAOR Annual Meeting
October 7.
. . . Details to follow
Election of officers and a preview of events ahead.
October 7.
. . . Details to follow
Election of officers and a preview of events ahead.
Holiday Wine & Cheese
December 22, Dollar Clubhouse
. . . Details to follow
December 22, Dollar Clubhouse
. . . Details to follow
Jean Wilcox Scholarship Ceremony
Date to be announced. Entertainment and refreshments
The DAOR board of directors created the Scholarship for Theatre Arts in 2009 to honor Jean Wilcox, a founding member of DAOR and its first artistic director. She also served as its president from 2009 to 2011.
A native of England, where she received drama training at the London School of Drama, Wilcox immigrated to the Bay Area in 1962. She has received a Best Actress Shellie Award for her portrayal of the title character in Shirley Valentine. Under the auspices of the Walnut Creek Civic Arts program, she taught Shakespeare to incarcerated youth at Juvenile Hall in Martinez.
In 2018, the Jean Wilcox Scholarship, a $3,500 award, was presented to Allen Darby, a first-year student in A.C.T.'s MFA program. Allen is a graduate of the University of Southern California with a bachelor of arts in theater arts and a minor in musical theater. He is also a graduate of the British American Drama Academy in London. On-stage experience includes playing roles with a number of Bay Area theater companies, including Berkeley Rep, San Francisco Playhouse and Marin Shakespeare.
Jean Wilcox Scholarship recipients Monica Ho and Allen Darby appeared in A.C.T.’s Strand Theatre production of Sense and Sensibility in May 2019.
Gathering of the Company
January each year
Light refreshments provided.
A review of what DAOR did the past year and what is planned for the new year. And, a few laughs, a few games, preview of classes, and a chance to give input to help DAOR reflect interest and needs of members.
January each year
Light refreshments provided.
A review of what DAOR did the past year and what is planned for the new year. And, a few laughs, a few games, preview of classes, and a chance to give input to help DAOR reflect interest and needs of members.