Dec. 3 Events: Diversity Symposium and Casting Directors Town Hall by / Theatre Bay Area Staff

Join Theatre Bay Area on December 3 as the theatre community comes together for two important events:


Event 1: Theatre Bay Area Diversity Symposium - Free

The Bay Area is one of the most diverse regions in the country, and yet a casual observer may not recognize that in the work we do or in the people that make up our local theatre landscape. Women are the majority of the population, but opportunities in the field (administratively and creatively) seem to be disproportionately small. Some theatremakers seem to address the ideals of diversity easily, while others struggle to even know where to begin to address it for themselves.

At this free half-day event, members of the community will come together to grapple with what the current ecosystem looks like, what it means for our field and what we can do about it.

New! Added speakers!
Aldo Billingslea (actor and educator)
L. Peter Callender (African American Shakespeare Company)
Deborah Cullinan (Intersection for the Arts)
Brad Erickson (Theatre Bay Area)
Lauren Gunderson (playwright)
Jeanette Harrison (Alter Theatre)
Melissa Hillman (Impact Theatre)
Cindy Im (actor)
Rick Lombardo (San Jose Rep)
Lisa Mallette (City Lights Theatre Company of San Jose)
Susie Medak (Berkeley Repertory Theatre)
Jonathan Moscone (California Shakespeare Theater)
Evren Odcikin (independent director and Golden Thread Productions)
Tom Ross (Aurora Theatre)
Sean San Jose (Campo Santo)
Michael Gene Sullivan (SF Mime Troupe)
Valerie Weak (actor and educator)
Marissa Wolf (Crowded Fire Theater)
Christine Young (University of San Francisco)
and MORE!

When: Dec. 3, 2012, 2-6 p.m.
Where: Aurora Theatre, 2081 Addison Street, Berkeley
Cost: Free
Reserve your seat: http://diversitysymposium_tba.eventbrite.com/#


Event 2: Theatre Bay Area Casting Directors Town Hall Meeting

Join local casting professionals as they discuss the dos and don’ts at an audition, the best ways to market yourself as an actor and how you can best meet their casting needs! You can also drop off your General Auditions application (due ) in person!

Panelists include: Stephanie Rhoades Bickham (42nd Street Moon), Janet Foster (ACT), Meredith Hagedorn (Dragon Productions), Melissa Hillman (Impact), Steven Anthony Jones (Lorraine Hansberry), Leslie Martinson (TheatreWorks), Evren Odcikin (Director), Amy Potozkin (Berkeley Rep), Meg Pearson (Marin Theatre Company) and more, with Meryl Shaw as moderator.


When: Dec. 3, 2012, 7-9 p.m.
Where: Aurora Theatre, 2081 Addison Street, Berkeley
Cost: $10
Register now: http://castingdirectors_tba.eventbrite.com/#


We hope you’ll join us at one or both of these events. Email Dale Albright, director of field services, at dale@theatrebayarea.org with any questions. See you there!

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