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Staged Reading - Pseudolus

By Plautus

A staged Reading

Adapted and Directed by Anna Andersen

Tuesday - May 15th, 2012 8 p.m.

ONE NIGHT ONLY

Actors Ensemble is proud to announce the third in our 2012 Spring Staged Reading Series, PSEUDOLUS, by the comic Roman playwright Plautus - his play THE MENAECHMI was the source for THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, also presented in our Spring Series, which in turn is the source for A HOT DAY IN EPHESUS, our 2012 Spring Musical.

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Staged Reading - HENRY IV

By Luigi Pirandello

Translated by Tom Stoppard

A Staged Reading

Directed by Anna Anderson

Tuesday - February 14, 2012 at  8 p.m.

 

ONE NIGHT ONLY - $5 - $10 sliding scale (no one will be turned away for lack of funds)

A noted actor and historian falls off his horse whilst portraying the long-deceased Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, and wakes up believing himself to be the same.

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"Improv at AE!"

IMPROV at AE - The Streetlight People and The Five Deadly Improvisers
Two Nights Only: Sunday February 5th and 12th at 7 p.m.
$5 - $10 sliding scale (no one will be turned away for lack of funds)

Improvised Theater at AE - a new experiment in scriptless performance by Actors Ensemble of Berkeley - featuring "The Streetlight People" and "The 5 Deadly Improvisers" with music by David Norfleet and Joey Hassid. There will be a special Zheng performance at intermission, an ancient classical instrument also known as the Chinese Zither, performed by Jing-Yi Chung  -  Download Flyer

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Thank You

Actors Ensemble of Berkeley is delighted to acknowledge the Berkeley Civic Arts Program and Civic Arts Commission's support in the form of a grant of $8,000.00 awarded in 2017. Also, a thank you to Theatre Bay Area for a grant of $2,500.00.

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Actors Ensemble of Berkeley - P.O. Box 663 - Berkeley - California - 94701 ¦ Our Answering Service: (510) 649-5999 ¦

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