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Actors Ensemble Presents

Our Cymbeline Video

Performed at the

John Hinkel Park

Amphitheater

Actors Ensemble Presents Our Cymbeline Video
Performed at the John Hinkel Park Amphitheater

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Announcing the cast of ALICE IN WONDERLAND, opens July 3rd, 2026

Actors Ensemble is pleased to announce the cast of ALICE IN WONDERLAND, by Duffield from the book by Lewis Carroll, directed by Michael Sally.  Opens Friday, July 3rd 2026 and continues on Saturdays and Sundays at 4 p.m. through July 19th, free-of-charge.  Make your plans now!

We are so excited, and we are all looking forward to bringing this production to life together with an audience in the beautiful John Hinkel Park Amphitheater.  Join us!

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Announcing the cast of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, opens August 22nd, 2026

Actors Ensemble is pleased to announce the cast of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, by William Shakespeare, directed by Michael R. Cohen assisted by Ben Prusiner.  Opens Saturday, August 22nd 2026 and continues on Saturdays and Sundays at 4 p.m. through and including Labor Day Monday, September 7th, free-of-charge.  Make your plans now!

We are all looking forward to bringing this production to life together with an audience in the beautiful John Hinkel Park Amphitheater.  Join us!

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Actors Ensemble 2026 Season in John Hinkel Park

Actors Ensemble is proud to announce our 2026 Season in John Hinkel Park, an inventive Alice in Wonderland, by Duffield, from the book by Lewis Carroll, directed by Michael Sally, and the evergreen A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Shakespeare, directed by Michael R. Cohen. 

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Request for Proposals Summer 2026 in John Hinkel Park

Actors Ensemble of Berkeley invites proposals from potential DIRECTORS for our Summer 2026 season at the John Hinkel Park Amphitheatre in Berkeley. We are seeking bold, thoughtful, and creative productions that are well-suited to our outdoor venue and align with our mission to present accessible, engaging theater to the East Bay community. 

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We would like to thank everyone for supporting our 2025 season!

Actors Ensemble is the longest-running theatre organization in Berkeley, founded in 1957.  This year we were proud to produce 2 wonderful productions at the John Hinkel Park Amphitheater, Cymbeline and The Taming of the Shrew, and partnered with Nate Presents to produce an innovative No Exit in the cozy confines of LaVal's Subterranean, We want to wish you Happy Holidays and thank you for a wonderful 2025!

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Berkeleyside News interview with director Glenn Havlan

Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ comes to North Berkeley’s John Hinkel Park — with a twist

Berkeleyside spoke with director Glenn Havlan about taking the Shakespeare comedy “out of doublet and hose”  The article by Iris Kwok

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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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We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Federal Tax ID #946139640, since 04-1967