Greetings, exceptionally eclectic cast!

Click below to download the new Planet Z music:

Rock You Like A Hurricane

Maneater

Welcome friends, to Agrabah – City of Enchantment, where every beggar has a story and every camel has a tail!  You’ve made a wise choice to be an early-bird ticket buyer  – early purchasers get the best seats at the West Coast premiere of Disney’s Aladdin as well as the best discount! (Don’t forget,  you can save more than 25% on every show and get the best seats for all shows in season if you become a subscriber – click here to check out our season and subscription packages)

HERE’S HOW TO GET YOUR 15% DISCOUNT ON TICKETS TO DISNEY’S ALADDIN (Only 5 more days! Offer valid until 7/15/10)

Welcome my friends to Agrabah – City of Enchantment where every beggar has a story and every camel has a tail! You’ve made a wise choice to be an early bird ticket buyer  – early purchasers get the best seats at the West Coast premiere of Disney’s Aladdin as well as the best discount! (Don’t forget,  you can save more than 25% and get the best seats for all shows in season if you become a subscriber – to check out our season and subscription packages, click here!)

HERE’S HOW TO GET YOUR 15% DISCOUNT ON TICKETS TO DISNEY’S ALADDIN (Offer valid until 7/15/10)

1. Go to BOX-OFFICE on our menu and choose PURCHASE/REDEEM tickets.
2. Scroll down to Aladdin and click BUY TICKETS
3. Select any Friday, Saturday or Sunday evening show  -  checkout our new family-friendly evening show-times!
4. Choose your seats (fantastic seats available right now for early birds)
5. Select your ticket types and proceed to checkout
6. When you get to the payment page, type in the code RUBIES in the pass code box, click ACCEPT
7. Swoosh! You’ve just saved $2.25-$4.95 a ticket.  No magic lamp necessary!

Offer must end 7/15/10

Disney’s Aladdin brings all your favorite movie moments and songs to life on stage in a Bollywood pageant of color!xTo read more about Aladdin and see who is in the cast list, click here.

Perform in our Professional Mainstage Production of Cinderella, Enchanted!

AUDITIONS FOR ALL GRADES K-2:  MONDAY, AUGUST 2 from 3:15pm-4:00pm, Studio D at Julia Morgan Center.

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DESCRIPTION: Kids who will be in grades K-5 in the Fall may want to participate in the educational program of our Fall professional show, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Enchanted, as members of the “CinderKids” group – a group that will portray mystical forest animals. A multi-cultural cast, led by Grammy-nominated Frenchie Davis as the fairy godmother, will perform weekend shows November 5 thru December 6, 2010. The CinderKids will be double-cast, so the performance commitment will be ½ of the 24 public performances.  See our website for more info on performance dates. Show is directed by Artistic Director Elizabeth McKoy.

START DATE: September 15, 2010
REHEARSALS: CinderKids meet every Wednesday, 3:45-5:45pm and every Sunday, 12-2pm, with some Saturday rehearsals and extended Sunday rehearsals, as follows:

• Sunday, Sept. 26, 4-6:30pm: 1^st read-through (not the usual 12-2pm this day)
• Saturday, October 16 and 23, 12-2pm
• Sunday, October 24, 12-4pm
• Saturday, October 30, 12-5pm
• Sunday, October 31, 12-4pm

Tech Week rehearsals (Tues-Fri, Nov 2-5, 6pm-9pm)

TUITION: $100 downpayment due upon admission to hold spot; 2 additional payments of $150 each, due on September 15 and October 15 (Total for this 3-month program is $400)

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CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE K-2 “TRY-ON” SESSION – LET US KNOW YOU’RE COMING ON AUGUST 2

It’s the Return of the Hit Pop/Rock Middle School Musical, Bravado!

AUDITIONS FOR ALL GRADES 6-8:  MONDAY, AUGUST 2 from 5:30pm-6:45pm, Studio D at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts

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DESCRIPTION: This middle school pop/rock musical will be an incredible experience for students going into grades 6, 7 & 8 next year. Bravado was the first big success of Berkeley Playhouse’s youth company a few years ago. The original creative team (Elizabeth McKoy, Kimberly Dooley & Phil Gorman) has been reassembled to bring it to BP’s new home, the Julia Morgan Center.

ABOUT THE SHOW: A group of talented school friends are trying to get into a prestigious performing arts school, but as the audition process reveals, it’s not only a test of talent and skill, but also of the friendships around you.

START DATE: September 16, 2010
REHEARSALS: The cast meets for training and rehearsal as follows:

• Sept 16 thru Nov 4, Thursdays only – 4pm-6:30pm
• Starting Nov 8, Mondays & Thursdays – 4pm-6:30pm
• No rehearsal Thanksgiving Week
• Winter Vacation Begins December 17
• Starting Jan 3, increase to 4 days per week: Mon, 4-6:30pm / Thurs, 4-6:30pm / Sat, 10am-3pm / Sun, 10am-3pm
• Tech Week: Tues-Fri, Jan 25-28, 4pm-8:30pm

PERFORMANCES: Sat, Jan, 29, 2pm & 7pm / Sun, Jan 30, 12pm & 5pm

TUITION: $100 downpayment due upon admission to hold spot; 3 additional payment of $250, due September 15, October 15 & November 15. (Total for this 4.5-month program is $850, approximately $8.50 per instructional hour)

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CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE 6-8 AUDITION – LET US KNOW YOU’RE COMING ON AUGUST 2

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD SHEET MUSIC OF SONG TO PREPARE FOR AUDITION
Please learn verse 1 of the song; Print out and bring with you to audition.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD LIVE PERFORMANCE (2008) OF BODY IMAGE BLUES
MP3 for reference; Use this recording to help you learn the song

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AND LISTEN TO A WINDOW OPENS
Get comfortable with the style and the song for auditions

Two Exciting Options: Cinderella, Enchanted and/or Disney’s The AristoCats!

AUDITIONS FOR ALL GRADE 3-5: MONDAY, AUGUST 2 from 4:00pm-5:15pm, Studio D at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts.

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CINDERELLA DESCRIPTION: Kids who will be in grades K-5 in the Fall may want to participate in the educational program of our Fall professional show, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Enchanted, as members of the “CinderKids” group – a group that will portray mystical forest animals. A multi-cultural cast, led by Grammy-nominated Frenchie Davis as the fairy godmother, will perform weekend shows November 5 thru December 6, 2010. The CinderKids will be double-cast, so the performance commitment will be ½ of the 24 public performances.  See our website for more info on performance dates. Show is directed by Artistic Director Elizabeth McKoy.

START DATE: September 15, 2010
REHEARSALS: CinderKids meet every Wednesday, 3:45-5:45pm and every Sunday, 12-2pm, with some Saturday rehearsals and extended Sunday rehearsals, as follows:

• Sunday, Sept. 26, 4-6:30pm: 1^st read-through (not the usual 12-2pm this day)
• Saturday, October 16 and 23, 12-2pm
• Sunday, October 24, 12-4pm
• Saturday, October 30, 12-5pm
• Sunday, October 31, 12-4pm

Tech Week rehearsals (Tues-Fri, Nov 2-5, 6pm-9pm)

TUITION: $100 downpayment due upon admission to hold spot; 2 additional payments of $150 each, due on September 15 and October 15 (Total for this 3-month program is $400)

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ARISTOCATS DESCRIPTION: The AristoCats is a 16-week performance program that culminates in a fully-produced production of the Disney classic, with our young performers in the lead and supporting roles. Directed by Executive Director Jerry R. Foust, an award-winning music teacher & musical theatre director.

THE SHOW: Madame’s jealous butler Edgar catnaps Duchess and her kittens and abandons them in the Parisian countryside. Luckily, Thomas O’Malley and his rag-tag bunch of Alley Cats come to their rescue! This feline adventure is sure to have your tapping your feet to its hip, jazzy score, which includes the Disney favorites “Scales and Arpeggios” and “Ev’rybody Wants to Be a Cat.”

START DATE FOR ARISTOCATS: September 14, 2010
REHEARSALS: Cast meets Tuesdays & Thursdays 4-6pm, thru December 17 (with Thanksgiving Week off).  After the winter vacation, there is a more concentrated schedule, as follows:

• Tuesday & Thursday, Jan. 4 & 6, 4pm-6pm
• Saturday, Jan 8, 12:30pm-5:30pm
• Sunday, Jan. 9, 12:30pm-5:30pm
• Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Jan. 11-14, 4pm-8pm

PERFORMANCES: 6 shows / Sat, Jan.15, 2pm & 7pm / Sun, Jan. 16, 12pm & 5pm / Mon, Jan. 17 (holiday), 12pm & 5pm

TUITION: $100 downpayment due upon admission to hold spot; 3 additional payment of $250, due September 15, October 15 & November 15.  (Total for this 4-month program is $850, approximately $11 per instructional hour)

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CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE 3-5 AUDITION – LET US KNOW YOU’RE COMING ON AUGUST 2

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD & PREPARE THE SCENE FOR READING
Prepare both parts, please / This excerpt is for both AristoCats & Cinderella

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD SONG – EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE (66 to END)
Prepare measure #66 to the end (4 pages) / This song is for both AristoCats & Cinderella
Note:  This song is THREE pages – make sure you get all three!

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE mp3 OF THE SONG
This sample will be helpful in preparing the music.  The excerpt for the audition begins at 1:56.

Welcome friends and fans of  Berkeley Playhouse! You have made a wise choice to be an early bird ticket buyer  – early purchasers get the best seats at the West Coast premiere as well as the best discount! (Don’t forget,  you can save more than 25% and get the best seats for all shows in season if you become a subscriber – to check out our season and subscription packages, click here!)

HERE’S HOW TO GET YOUR 15% DISCOUNT ON TICKETS TO DISNEY’S ALADDIN (Offer valid until midnight 7/15/10)

1. Go to BOX-OFFICE on our menu and choose PURCHASE/REDEEM tickets.
2. Scroll down to Aladdin and click BUY TICKETS
3. Select any Friday, Saturday or Sunday evening show  -  checkout our new family-friendly evening show-times!
4. Choose your seats (fantastic seats available right now for early birds)
5. Select your ticket types and proceed to checkout
6. When you get to the payment page, type in the code ABU in the pass code box, click ACCEPT
7. Swoosh! You’ve just saved $2.25-$4.95 a ticket.  No magic lamp necessary!

Offer must end midnight 7/15/10

To read more about Aladdin and see who is in the cast list, click here.

The “Broadway Cast” (grades 6-7) of Guys and Dolls will perform at the Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave in Berkeley. Buy tickets here!

Saturday, July 24, 2pm and 6pm
Sunday, July 25, 1pm

Starring:
Siena Bogatin
Isaac Brooks-Church
Brianna Carnegie
Abigail Cohen
Isabel Colon
Rachael Cornejo
Sarah Isen
Chloe Killebrew-Bruehl
Sam Knobel
Madeleine Leibovitch
Talya Levine
Mikayla Martin
Maya Oderberg
Laurel Rosenbaum
Tess Rubenzahl
Jenna Tessler

To find out more about our youth performances, click here for Summer Programs and here for the Youth Company.