Re: Chat About Berkeley Playhouse, Berkeley, CA 2/16 - 3/25/2017
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 1:23 am
I LOVE this paragraph from the article. It really stresses such an important reason for the success of the show:CJ-Rochester wrote:Broadway World has this nice article about the production:
BILLY ELLIOT to Dance Into Berkeley Playhouse
http://www.broadwayworld.com/san-franci ... y-20170124
"Helming a cast that includes more than three dozen actors is Berkeley Playhouse Producing Artistic Director, Kimberly Dooley. "What's truly fulfilling about directing Billy Elliot the Musical at Berkeley Playhouse is exploring this extraordinary work that demands its multitude of young performers be in absolute control of the storytelling. Berkeley Playhouse was founded as a home for live productions and a theater conservatory where kids can explore and understand their own potential through creativity. As a director and educator, there is nothing more thrilling than seeing a young actor realize they are holding the core of a big Broadway musical all on their own. Billy Elliot is a beautiful story about the power of realizing potential, but made even more beautiful by how it gives that very opportunity to the young actors involved. The adult professionals in our cast, many of whom audiences have seen on stages throughout the Bay Area, not only inspire the young actors they work with, but are incredibly inspired by them as well."