Remembering Judy Holland, Berkeley Rep development director who lived in a ‘castle of love’
Holland also worked as a substitute teacher at Berkeley public schools and was renowned for her vivacious spirit and sense of humor.
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Whaling crew is shipwrecked and ‘Swept Away’ in spellbinding Berkeley Rep musical
The world premiere Berkeley Rep production, long delayed by the pandemic, is set to music by folk/rock band The Avett Brothers.
Berkeley Rep managing director Susie Medak is stepping down after 3 decades
A self-described “animal of the theater,” Medak will depart Berkeley Rep in August. She’ll pursue executive coaching.
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‘Civic trauma’ of pandemic brings East Bay arts community together
A new coalition of East Bay arts organizations is making joint funding requests of Alameda County and cooperating on a regional “return to the arts” campaign.
Remembering Peggy Love, mother of the ’60s who broke race barriers while struggling with family secrets
Peggy Love opened one of the first unsegregated coffee houses in downtown Atlanta, and turned her Berkeley home on Elmwood Avenue into an oasis of poetry readings, sunbathing, pot smoking, political meetings, and “hookups” of all sorts.
Remembering Dorothy Snodgrass, playwright, activist, radio broadcaster for the blind
Dorothy Snodgrass was an administrative assistant at Boalt Hall School of Law at UC Berkeley, and an active member of the UC Berkeley Retirees’ Board of Directors.
In brief
Berkeley Rep delays its reopening due to rise of COVID-19 cases
The Berkeley Rep is pushing back its opening one month until November.
Finally, a chance to learn in person at Berkeley Unified’s summer school
With pressure mounting for schools to address learning loss, BUSD takes care to prioritize socio-emotional enrichment.
Here’s a look ahead at live performances as local theaters prepare to reopen
After months of being entertained through livestreaming, artists are eager to return to the stage, so pull up a seat, sit back and enjoy.
Free from Berkeley Rep: ‘The Waves in Quarantine,’ six short, evocative films
The six-part series is patterned after the 1990 musical adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s 1931 experimental novel, ‘The Waves.’
Your favorite places, inspired by Berkeley Rep’s Place/Settings
They include the now-closed pier, the UC Berkeley eucalyptus grove and the tunnel between Codornices Park and the Rose Garden.
Do you have a favorite Berkeley place or memory? We’d like to hear from you
Please send us 100 words about a place in Berkeley or a favorite memory.
