Berkeley Repertory Theatre (Berkeley, CA)
To The Lighthouse, a world-premiere adaptation of Virginia Woolf's landmark novel, bring Woolf's incandescent characters to life on stage. Here, a couple lives, loves and endures; children play, fight and grow; and a painter struggles to capture the transient beauty of daily life.
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Born in a storefront on College Avenue, Berkeley Rep has moved to the forefront of American theatre—and is still telling unforgettable stories. Founded in 1968 by Michael Leibert, the Theatre quickly earned respect for presenting the finest plays with top-flight actors. In 1980, with the support of the local community, Berkeley Rep built the 400-seat Thrust Stage where its reputation steadily g
Last season, director Les Waters gave Bay Area audiences a breathtaking production of The Glass Menagerie. Now the Obie Award-winning director reflects upon another family with To The Lighthouse, a world-premiere adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s landmark novel. Waters and his cast bring Woolf’s incandescent characters to life on stage, and brilliant new music by Paul Dresher further illuminates the Ramsay house. Here, a couple lives, loves and endures; children play, fight and grow; and a painter struggles to capture the transient beauty of daily life.
The Artists
Known as both an essayist and novelist, Virginia Woolf’s innovative style exploded the boundaries of prose to shed light on the inner lives of women through works that include A Room of One’s Own, Mrs. Dalloway and Orlando.
Director Les Waters won an Obie at the Brooklyn Academy of Music for Big Love. The New York Times placed his production of Eurydice at Yale Rep among the Top 10 Plays of 2006, and Time Out New York named his off-Broadway production of Apparition one of the Best 5 Plays of 2005. Last year, he directed Rita Moreno in Berkeley Rep’s hit revival of The Glass Menagerie.
Composer Paul Dresher is just back from India. His work has been heard around the world—including at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the New York Philharmonic and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. A current Guggenheim fellow, he has applied his signature style to collaborations with diverse artists such as choreographer Margaret Jenkins, poet June Jordan, playwright Charles Mee and director Robert Woodruff.
Playwright Adele Edling Shank is known for her six-play cycle, The California Series. The editor of TheatreForum and head of the playwriting program at UC San Diego, she also wrote Rocks in Her Pocket, which features the ghosts of Diane Arbus, Sylvia Plath and Virginia Woolf.
The cast includes Broadway performers Monique Fowler, Edmond Genest and Rebecca Watson, as well as several hot local talents.
Founded in 1968, the Tony Award-winning Berkeley Repertory Theatre has established a national reputation for its ambitious programming and dynamic productions. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Tony Taccone and Managing Director Susan Medak, Berkeley Rep seeks to engage its audience in an ongoing dialogue of ideas. Through its bold choice of material and vivid style of production, Berkeley Rep reflects a commitment to diversity, excitement, and quality. The company is especially well known for its presentations of important new dramatic voices and its fresh adaptations of seldom-seen classics. Berkeley Rep operates two performance spaces: the Roda Theatre, a 600-seat proscenium theatre, and the 400-seat Thrust Stage.