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This Summer 2024 At John Hinkel Park

The Imaginary Invalid - Opens August 24, 2024

 

The Imaginary Invalid by Moliere
Adapted by Constance Congdon, from the translation by Dan Smith
Directed by Jay Manley
produced by Actors Ensemble of Berkeley
4 p.m. Saturday/Sunday August 24th - September 8th plus Labor Day Monday, September 2nd.
John Hinkel Park Amphitheatre
41 Somerset Pl.,  Berkeley, CA 94707.
Performances are Free of Charge

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The Imaginary Invalid by Moliere
Adapted by Constance Congdon,
from the translation by Dan Smith
Directed by Jay Manley
4 p.m. Saturday/Sunday August 24th - September 8th plus Labor Day Monday, September 2nd.
John Hinkel Park Amphitheatre
41 Somerset Pl.,  Berkeley, CA 94707.
Performances are Free of Charge

Read More | Reservations | Photos | Program

 

KUDZU 2012: a gentrification tale

Written by Tracy Baxter
Directed by Cat Brooks
March 1-3, 2024
FRI & SAT 8PM | SAT & SUN 3 PM

A staged reading of the stinging little dark comedy that could! "KUDZU 2012: a gentrification tale" plays four shows only at BAM House, home of Black creatives in downtown Oakland.  Tickets | Program | Photos

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2023 In Review & Looking forward to 2024!

Actors Ensemble is the longest-running theatre organization in Berkeley, founded in 1957. We aim to produce quality theatre emphasizing the ensemble, with a community flavor.  This year, our first full year out of the pandemic, we overcame many challenges to provide the community with a rich and varied theatrical experience - THREE significant productions, Three For Thought, Part II + One at LaVal's Subterranean Theatre and two productions at the John Hinkel Park AmphitheatreA Room with a View and Faeries of the Moonlight, our first full productions in that beautiful venue since 2018. 

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Two Jews Walk into a War

By Seth Rozin
Directed by Gabriel Ross
A Zoom Workshopped Reading
April 10th and 11th @ 7 PM

"Two Jews Walk into a War", by Seth Rozin is inspired by the real life story of the last two Jews living in Afghanistan shortly after the fall of the Taliban. The Zoom production will be presented as a "work in progress" reading.

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Our 2022 - 2023 Season!

What's Next in 2022:

  • Mothers All, by Katie Tandy with Lauren Rosenfield, directed by Lauren Rosenfield, a special production at the Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive, April 16 and 17th, 2022.
  • Fortinbras, by Lee Blessing, directed by Michael Cohen, July 2022 at the Kensington Amphitheater.

Coming up in 2023:

  • Dragonfly, by Bijan Mofid, directed by Zara Houshmand, a co-production with Darvag Theatre Company,  date in 2023 and location TBA.
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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 ¦

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