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SPRING 2020 Performing Arts Institute APRIL 6 - JUNE 12, 2020 Registration OPENS on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24 at 10AM (510) 444 - 4755 [email protected] stagebridge.org Wednesdays The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol’s School of the Anarchist Improv Getdown 10 - 11:30am — NEW OAKLAND ROOM 10am - 12pm — CHOIR ROOM $100 *6-weeks: May 6 – June 10 Improvised Singing with David Norfleet $248 1 – 3pm ­— CHOIR ROOM StoryLab with Joel ben Izzy *8-weeks: April 8 – May 27 10am - 1pm — ANGEL ROOM $204 *4-weeks: April 8 – April 29 $162 Mondays Thursdays Monday Singing with Scrumbly Traces: Writing Legacy with J.K. Fowler Fundamentals of Acting with Ely Orquiza 10am - 12pm — ANGEL ROOM 12:30 – 2:30pm — ANGEL ROOM 9:30 - 11:30am — NEW OAKLAND ROOM $233 $233 $233 Devised Theatre with Bruce Bierman Musical Theatre: West Side Story with Ellen Thursday Singing with Scrumbly 10am - 12pm — CHOIR ROOM Robinson, Bruce Bierman 10am - 12pm — ANGEL ROOM $233 1 - 3pm — CHOIR ROOM $233 Long-Form Improv with Radhika Rao $279 The Company We Keep: Character Development 10am - 12pm — NEW OAKLAND ROOM Performance Project: Love and Information with in Stories with MaryGay Ducey $233 Ely Orquiza 10am - 12pm — GALLERY ROOM 12:30 – 3:30pm — NEW OAKLAND ROOM *8-weeks: April 23 – June 11 $397 $211 Tuesdays Advanced Acting with Ely Orquiza Joy of Dance with Bruce Bierman Intermediate Tap (I) with Sam Weber 12 - 2:30pm — NEW OAKLAND ROOM 10am - 12pm — CHOIR ROOM 2 - 3pm — REIDENBACH HALL $253 $233 $207 Fridays Tuesday Singing with Scrumbly Intermediate Tap (II) with Sam Weber Stand-Up Comedy with Yael Schy 10am - 12pm — ANGEL ROOM 3 - 4pm — REIDENBACH HALL 10am - 12pm — ANGEL ROOM $233 $207 $233 Introduction to Tap Basics with Lucia Fanelli Advanced Playback Theatre with Martin Holtz Never Too Late with Joanne Grimm & Scrumbly 11am - 12pm — REIDENBACH HALL 3 - 5pm — ANGEL ROOM 1pm - 3pm — ANGEL ROOM $157 $233 $233 Beginner’s Tap — Level 1 with Lucia Fanelli 12 - 1pm — REIDENBACH HALL *NOTE: Some classes are shorter than the full session or begin after April 6, 2020. $157 all levels, shapes and sizes—tailor-made to everyone’s unique body and expression! Music & Singing NOTE: Students must bring comfortable clothes and movement-friendly shoes. Singing with Scrumbly Minimum enrollment: 9 — Maximum enrollment: 12 Mondays (I), Tuesdays (II) & Thursdays (III) • 10am – 12pm • $233 The Joy of Tap Dancing! — Introduction to Tap Basics One of Stagebridge’s best-loved classes. For singers, both experienced and aspiring, who Tuesdays • 11am – 12pm • $157 want to broaden their singing experience. The class features group warm-ups and work on Why tap dance? For no better reason than you’ve always wanted to! Here is your opportunity technique, plus individual work with an emphasis on finding and developing the real singer in to learn basic moves, so you can trip the lights fantastic! No tap shoes? No worries! You can you. Students should bring a solo to work on, sheet music, or just lyrics for fairly well-known come to the first class wearing a leather-soled shoe that stays on your feet (no sandals or songs. Scrumbly is a popular and well-known pianist, singer, performer, teacher and the rubber soles). If you decide to continue, Lucia Fanelli will guide you where to buy tap shoes. with Scrumbly composer of many musicals, including several Stagebridge productions. Grab ahold of this opportunity to give yourself the gift of joy through tap dancing. Koldewyn Minimum enrollment: 9 — Maximum enrollment: 15 with Lucia Fanelli NOTE: “Introduction to Tap Basics” is a beginner’s class. Students with some tap dancing Improvised Singing experience should enroll in “Beginner’s Tap ­­­— Level 1.” Minimum enrollment: 8 — Maximum enrollment: 12 Wednesdays • 1 – 3pm • $204 *8 WEEKS ONLY (April 8 – May 27) Beginner’s Tap — Level 1 This Spring, enjoy creating your own songs with musical improvisor, David Norfleet! In this Tuesdays • 12 – 1pm • $157 class you will work on rhyming, song structure, song styles, song presentation, lyrics, duets, short In this class, we will build on the fundamentals from “Introduction to Tap Basics” and introduce form singing games, and how to communicate with the musical improviser. Intermediate and other basic tap moves designed to help you with balance, coordination, and shifting of weight. Experience the fun and joy of tap dance with Lucia Fanelli! She is a professional dancer who with David Norfleet advanced level improvisors will get a kick out of this class and if you love to sing, you’ll enjoy this class too! studied tap extensively with San Francisco tap master Stan Kahn and his protégé, tap virtuoso Minimum enrollment: 9 — Maximum enrollment: 15 Sam Weber. Fanelli helps her students overcome their fears and empowers them to express with Lucia Fanelli themselves through the joy of tap dancing. The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol’s School of the Getdown – NEW! NOTE: This class requires minimal tap training such as knowing the difference between a Wednesdays • 10am – 12pm • $248 shuffle and a flap. *6 WEEKS ONLY (May 6 – June 10) Minimum enrollment: 8 — Maximum enrollment: 12 Explore the gift of song with Bay Area vocal legend The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol. Study improvisation, group singing, harmony, , and solo delivery to build your confidence with Intermediate Tap encouragement from Miss Faye and her accompanist Joe Warner. Students choose a solo Tuesdays • 2 – 3pm (I) & 3 – 4pm (II) • $207 piece to develop over the six-week course. All styles and levels of experience welcome. Come The heyday of tap dance is no longer behind us! Tap has re-emerged as a vital, creative art with Faye Carol and discover the magic in the music! through the work of the Tap Ensemble, Gregory Hines and, most recently, Dorrance Dance. Minimum enrollment: 8 — Maximum enrollment: 10 In this class, you’ll learn how to build on the fundamentals, add sounds to the basic steps, and create fast and intricate rhythms. Sam Weber, a protégé of tap master Stan Kahn and former Dance & Movement principal dancer with the Jazz Tap Ensemble, is the winner of numerous awards including the with Sam Weber New York Dance Critics’ Bessie. Joy of Dance NOTE: Interested students should have previous experience with tap dance or should have Tuesdays • 10am – 12pm • $233 completed “Introduction to Tap Basics” and/or “Beginner’s Tap — Level 1.” Join a warm and supportive circle of movers and shakers to discover the energizing power of Minimum enrollment: 6— Maximum enrollment: 10 rhythm and dance from around the globe! This class explores a banquet of glorious world music from Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and beyond. Each week, students warm up with the 5Rhythms (flowing, staccato, chaos, lyrical, and stillness) before exploring the basics of Volunteer at Stagebridge! dance improvisation and a new piece of choreography each week. This combination stimulates There are many opportunities for you to assist at Stagebridge events or even in the office! with Bruce Bierman creativity and imagination while activating new brain cells. Past choreographies include: Contact us at [email protected] for more information. Klezmer, Flamenco, soft shoe, mambo, Israeli, and Broadway. This class is radically inclusive of Theatre & Acting Storytelling, Improv & Poetry Fundamentals of Acting The Company We Keep: Character Development in Stories Thursdays • 9:30 – 11:30am • $233 Thursdays • 10am – 12pm • $211 Explore the fundamentals of acting at Stagebridge and immerse yourself to the elements of *8 WEEKS ONLY (April 23 – June 11) drama, text work & analysis, and acting techniques to build an authentic character under All stories have characters: human, animal, even celestial. The care with which we treat these imaginary circumstances through vocal and physical actions. This course is open and friendly story-citizens influences the depth of our telling. We will explore methods for developing and to aspiring actors who may or may not have prior experience in theatre or someone who just animate these story characters by using personal experience and imagination to encourage wants a fun and creative challenge along the way! them to speak. And we will listen to what they have to say. with Ely Sonny Minimum enrollment: 9 — Maximum enrollment: 12 with MaryGay NOTE: Students will be encouraged to experiment and join in group excercises. Orquiza Ducey Minimum enrollment: 9 — Maximum enrollment: 12 Advanced Acting StoryLab Thursdays • 12 – 2:30pm • $253 Wednesdays • 10am – 1pm • $162 Student-actors will be focusing on contemporary texts for scene work and performance putting *4 WEEKS ONLY (April 8 - 29) into practice acting techniques and text analysis to examine dramatic literature, to build on This is an opportunity for experienced storytellers to develop stories in progress, working with character development, and to make strong authentic choice of actions. Student-actors will feedback from Joel ben Izzy and fellow classmates. perform at least two (2) scenes off-book and are expected to meet with a scene partner outside NOTE: Priority will go to students currently enrolled in either of Joel ben Izzy’s Winter 2020 of class for rehearsals; a showcase may occur at the end of spring session. storytelling courses. with Ely Sonny NOTE: All attendance is required. with Joel ben Izzy Minimum enrollment: 10 — Maximum enrollment: 12 Orquiza Minimum enrollment: 9 — Maximum enrollment: 12 Advanced Playback Theatre Traces: Writing Legacy — NEW! Mondays • 12:30 – 2:30pm • $233 Tuesdays • 3 – 5pm • $233 Join us as we explore traces through the written word. For writers of all levels, we ask: What is Playback Theatre transforms audience members’ stories into theatre pieces right on the spot legacy, what footprints do we leave behind, what offerings are here with us now, and what can through spoken improvisation, movement, music, and ritual. This class will move deeper into we offer over the years to come? Each week, we will be visited by a guest Nomadic Press writer story forms and techniques that capture the essence of this interactive art. This advanced class who will lead us into various writing practices and genres. From poetry to creative non fiction to gives students possibilities to perform throughout the community. fiction, together we will explore the myriad voices within each of us. NOTE: Students who have previously taken Advanced Playback theatre at Stagebridge, or with J.K. Fowler Minimum enrollment: 9 — Maximum enrollment: 12 with Martin Holtz who have received instructor consent, have priority registration. Minimum enrollment: 9 — Maximum enrollment: 12 Stand-up Comedy Devised Theatre – NEW! Fridays • 10am – 12pm • $233 Have people often told you that you’re funny? Do you love watching standup comedy shows Mondays • 10am – 12pm • $233 and wonder if that’s something that you can do? YES YOU CAN!!! In this fun, supportive class Jump in to this innovative and thought-provoking theater-making class and discover the environment, you will learn about the principles of comedy, what makes things funny, and how electrifying joy of creating theatre from scratch with an ensemble. We start with an empty to apply them to solo standup performance. Students will write, develop, and practice their own rehearsal space, a group of creative participants, and an agreed upon theme. Over time, a original standup material. You will learn how to capture funny experiences from your life and to text emerges covered with the fingerprints of each participant. There will be opportunity to with Yael Schy hone your inner comedian onstage. You will get lots of practice time and supportive feedback. deconstruct well-known pieces of literature and mythology, as well as developing each student’s Also, you will learn techniques for overcoming stage fright and letting your inner comic shine! By with Bruce Bierman own creative ideas. The ensemble will present their original piece(s) before a live audience. the end of the class, you will have created your very own five-minute standup comedy routine! Some of the techniques used will be drawn from well-known devised theater teachers and What have you got to lose? Come laugh together and show that people of all ages can be companies around the world including Anne Bogart, whom Bierman has trained closely with. incredibly funny! NOTE: All attendance is required. Minimum enrollment: 9 — Maximum enrollment: 12 Minimum enrollment: 9 — Maximum enrollment: 13 Long-Form Improv — NEW! Performance Project: Love and Information — NEW! Mondays • 10am – 12pm • $233 Mondays • 12:30 – 3:30pm • $397 Saying “Yes” to the Unknown in your story, your scene­ — this is the starting point for our improv Stagebridge’s Performance Project creatively explores Caryl Churchill’s elastic play Love and learning adventure. Using the foundational improv principles of “yes-and” and a profound Information, a production that features a vignette of scenes that give actors freedom to play respect for the creative gifts offered by your scene partners, participants in this class will learn with theatrical form, theme, and artistic expression. In this Performance Project, each actor to build scenes with rich characters and creative plot lines. Sometimes silly and sometimes will be cast in multiple scenes and will be working under the instructor in a simulated pre- outrageous but always unexpected, prepare to laugh no matter what and, along the way, your professional production. Please note additional rehearsal time (2 hours per week) will be with Radhika Rao imagination will be freed, your confidence will be boosted, your spontaneity doubled, and your with Ely Sonny reserved outside of class time. Final performances will occur during the final week of classes. joy elevated! A playful, supportive atmosphere is guaranteed while you engage in a variety of Orquiza Minimum enrollment: 12 — Maximum enrollment: 15 creative, interactive games. Minimum enrollment: 9 — Maximum enrollment: 12 Never Too Late Fridays • 1 – 3pm • $233 Anarchist Improv Joanne Grimm (artistic director) and Scrumbly Koldewyn (music director) conduct this Wednesdays • 10 – 11:30am • $100 class, which produces short skits and songs in a variety format to reach out to the senior Do you like to play improv games? Does it sound intriguing to have 90 minutes in your week communities around the Bay Area. Students hone their acting and singing skills in rehearsals when you have no idea exactly what will happen? Then Anarchist Improv is for you. It began and by the practical experience of live performance. The production of “Never Too Late” tours when improv students were having so much fun at Stagebridge they dreaded a summer to senior centers and residences, health fairs, community events, and special gatherings. without games. They rented a room and continued to play without a teacher, exploring new NOTE: Spring 2020 registration is open to continuing members only. games and forms led by the students themselves. The atmosphere is supportive and pleasantly crazy. NOTE: This class is led by its students, new and experienced to improv are welcome. Minimum enrollment: 8 — Maximum enrollment: 15

Special Performances with Joanne Grimm & Scrumbly Musical Theatre: West Side Story Mondays • 1 – 3pm • $279 Always dreamed of belonging to the Jets or Sharks? Join the musical theater gang led by Ellen Robinson (musical director) and Bruce Bierman (director and choreographer) as they stir up some trouble in what many call the greatest musical ever written: West Side Story. Song Not sure what class to take? Can’t commit to a full session? Try FLEX CLASS. This option is a great way selections include: “Jet Song,” “America” and “Somewhere.” Individual attention will be given to sample different programs, feel out a new instructor or get some flexibility if you plan to be traveling! to each student through a series of master classes that address acting, vocal technique, and For one low price of $122.00, you get access to four drop-ins on designated classes. Treat your pass choreography. like cash. Remember the first class is always free—that is five classes for one low price! Passes are 100% NOTE: Spring 2020 registration is open to continuing Winter 2020 students only. transferable. Eligible classes include: Monday Singing with Scrumbly Tuesday Singing with Scrumbly Thursday Singing with Scrumbly with Ellen Robinson Improvised Singing with David Norfleet & Bruce Bierman Joy of Dance with Bruce Bierman Introduction to Tap Basics with Lucia Fanelli Joel ben Izzy: It was thirty-six years ago that Joel set off to travel the of citizenship. Her work is based on the respect for life and social Instructor Bios world, gathering and telling stories. Since then, he has performed justice. Rao’s work partners include organizations such as American and taught in some 36 countries and recorded six award-winning Conservatory, Theater Works, Berkeley Repertory Theater, Leela recordings. His memoir The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness Improv, Enacte, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Eth-Noh-Tec Bruce Bierman is an award-winning director, choreographer and Dancer Synectics Studio in San Francisco. Her performance career (Algonquin, 2003), which weaves together stories from his travels to Storytelling, Larkin St Youth Services, Life Theatre Services, Peers & teaching artist known for his special way of inviting all into a safe is highlighted by shows with Mason-Kahn, Peninsula Ballet Theatre, tell his own remarkable story, is now in 18 international editions and in Players, University of San Francisco, Santa Clara University, Samuel supportive space to play, explore and create dynamic theater using Fascinating Rhythm Productions and industrial shows backing up development as a musical. Izzy is a highly saught-after story coach and Merritt University, Stanford University, Adyen, and Cisco. each student's special talent and unique expression. He has served on such performers as Bing Crosby, Phil Harris and Julio Iglesias. Her consultant, both to individuals and organizations. radhikarao.org the teaching faculty of Stagebridge since 2006 and began the Musical teaching experience includes teaching tap to children and adults at www.storypage.com. Theater program with Ellen Robinson along with the first dance and Mason-Kahn Dance Studios, Peninsula Ballet Theatre School and for Ellen Robinson ­­— jazz vocalist, composer and educator ­— has theater movement programs (Joy of Dance & Viewpoints). He has San Francisco Ballet Soloist, Claudia Alfieri at Studio C. Fanelli loves Scrumbly Koldewyn is an accomplished composer who has worked with literally thousands of students throughout her life. Her directed and choreographed several original Stagebridge productions working with the students teaching tap at Stagebridge and is excited performed with the Cockettes, the Distractions and the Jesters Vocal musical journey has led her through many genres: folk, rock, Blue including: Grandfather's Journey, Tomas & the Library Lady and Sylvia: to be a part of this program! Trio, touring throughout Europe. He has been musical director at Grass, Cabaret, musical theater, a cappella and finally jazz. Her third many Bay Area theatres including Berkeley Rep and 42nd Street and latest CD, Don’t Wait Too Long, was released in 2011. Robinson is a How to Age Gracefully on the Planet Denial at the Ashby Stage. J. K. Fowler is the founder and executive director of Nomadic Press, Other productions include: Passion of Carmen (Celebration Theater Moon. His awards include the Bay Area Critic’s Circle and Bay Area member of National Association of Teachers of Singing and is a gifted a community-focused literary and arts non-profit with operations in Cabaret Gold Awards. Revivals of his shows with the Cockettes have and dedicated vocal coach. In addition to her own jazz performance *Backstage West Choreography Award*), Wade in the Water (Odyssey Oakland, CA, Des Moines, IA, and Brooklyn, NY. He also serves as Theater Ensemble "NFJC award), The Blue Dress (New Conservatory been playing at Thrillpeddlers in SF for 4 years. For Stagebridge, he dates and recording projects, Robinson has been a vocal instructor for the Director of Communications for Peace and Partnerships at the has been musical director for Comedy Tonight and currently co- adults at U.C. Berkeley Extension, a choral director for teenagers in the Theater *Dean Goodman Choice Award*), Di Megillah of Itzik Manger Oakland Peace Center. He is currently the Co-chair on the board of (Berkeley Jewish Music Festival) and Wonder (Phoenix Theater). As a directs the touring show Never Too Late. He also created the music for Oakland Youth Chorus and a Music Instructor for children at Walden North Atlantic Books, sits on the board of the Oakland Peace Center Stagebridge’s world premiere musical Sylvia’s Advice on How to Age Center and School in Berkeley and Beacon Day School in Oakland, dancer and dance educator, Bruce was a member of the Los Angeles and Cogswell College’s English and Humanities Professional Advisory Aman Folk Ensemble and is currently in the company of East Bay's Gracefully on the Planet Denial, based on the works of Nicole Hollander. CA. Currently, Robinson teaches a beginning singing class for women Board, has taught anthropology and sociology at Rutgers University, called Swingshift Singers and she is the director of the Anything Goes Dandilion Dance Theater. He is a celebrated Jewish dance master and and has guest lectured at Mills College. He has been published in David Norfleethas been improvising music with companies around travels throughout the U.S. with his Joy of Jewish Dance workshops. the U.S. and Canada since 1991. During the day, he composes and Chorus, a community chorus that gives public concerts and also free a wide range of publications including Oakland Magazine, San performances at retirement homes and homeless shelters since the Faye Carol is one of the premiere vocalists of her time. After Francisco Chronicle, Datebook SF, Bay Area Reporter, Eleven Eleven, produces music for film, television, multimedia, installations, and anything else he can think of. From 1995 to 1998, Norfleet was active early 1980s. In 2011, Robinson was honored with a prestigious Jefferson beginning her career in gospel music, Carol made her name singing Foglifter, COG Magazine, and elsewhere. Fowler has performed Award for her community work. with Oakland blues and funk legend Johnny Talbot & De Thangs and across the Bay Area and Brooklyn, and has been featured in a number in New York’s improv, live theatre, and performance art scene. He performing with her own trio in the jazz and cabaret clubs of 1970s of radio shows and online podcasts, including KPFA, KPOO, Fuel transplanted himself to San Francisco to start his own music/sound Yael Schy is a dynamic theater & dance instructor, improviser, San Francisco. She is a highly decorated song stylist, having won four My Fiction, StoryCorps, and others. He is the recipient of the 2016 studio, Seal Rock Music. His music and audio clients include Pixar, storyteller, singer/songwriter, and stand-up comedian known for Cabaret Gold Awards, the 2014 Bay Area Jazz Hero Award, and Alameda County Arts Leadership Award and travels this world with a Dreamworks, Comedy Central, National Geographic, Intel, the city her creative approach to learning and performance. Yael has been a star on the Oakland Blues Walk of Fame, along with many other Kelpie named Stella. He is currently working on a book on events and of San Francisco, MasterCard, and National Public Radio. He began performing and teaching theater & dance for almost 50 years. She honors. She has shared the stage with artists such as , publishing tentatively titled Making Space. teaching music theory and electronic music in the early 1990’s. Since is the director of All That Jazz, a Bay Area musical improv troupe, the mid 90’s, he has taught all levels of classes in music improvisation and a founding member of the Applied Improvisation Network, an , Pharaoh Sanders, Charles Brown, Albert King, and Billy Joanne Grimm has been a Stagebridge cast member for almost Higgins. This living legend is not only a widely recognized vocalist and for singers, improv singing in various styles, as well as improv international association of business professionals and academics 20 years and the director of Never Too Late for the last six years. accompaniment. who use improv tools, experience, and theory for human development, performer, but also a dedicated vocal instructor. Well-versed in many She also performs with Generation Theatre, a Bay Area based styles of American music, she imparts the fundamentals of music and Ely Sonny Orquiza is a Filipino actor based in San Francisco Bay training, and coaching in communities and organizations. In her spare repertory company. She started out as a storyteller and keeps her time, Schy writes original jazz and blues songs! performance with a rare ease and enjoys instilling confidence in her hand in telling tales at assisted living facilities. She has appeared Area. Orquiza studied at the University of California, Berkeley in the students so that they can grow into their best selves. in numerous Grandparent’s Tales plays produced by Stagebridge. department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies with an Joe Warner is one of the Bay Area’s brightest young talents quickly MaryGay Ducey was raised in New Orleans with its rituals and play; Grimm’s background includes training in radio, public speaking, emphasis on Acting. At Cal, Orquiza has performed in many devised gaining recognition for his compelling style and strong performances. she is a descendent of Southern women who prized a sassy mouth. oral interpretation, improv, acting, and children’s theater. She’s been plays, mainstage shows, and student productions working with He has been Pianist and Musical Director for The Dynamic Miss Ducey tells all sorts of tales to all sorts of ages as befits a woman with acting in one venue or another since elementary school and enjoys prominent Bay Area artists including Rhodessa Jones, Sean San Jose, Faye Carol for seven years and has also worked with Marcus Shelby a restless nature, and her work has been described as “full of wit and introducing others to the thrill of applause! Joe Goode, Guillermo Gomez Pena y La Pocha Nostra, and Philip Kan Orchestra, Johnny Talbot & De Thangs, Mary Stallings, The California Gotanda. He has workshopped with internationally renowned artists Honeydrops, Stephanie Crawford, John Handy, John Santos, Oakland elegance, but aimed straight at the heart.” A celebrated storytelling Martin Holtz is a veteran of more than 30 years as a performer, educator with many workshops up her professional sleeve, she has from all over the world. He graduated from American Conservatory Symphony, among others. award winning writer and artist-as-educator, in both South Florida and Theater’s Summer Training Congress in the summer of 2016 and also taught storytelling at several universities—UC Berkeley among them. A the San Francisco Bay Area. Over this span of time he has managed Sam Weber is professional tap dancer who works internationally as featured storyteller at the National Storytelling Festival several times, became one of the first of many students to study under Lauren English a performer, master teacher, and choreographer. A protégé of San to interweave his love of teaching with the performing arts. He was in San Francisco Playhouse’s Rising Star Program. she is also the recipient of the Oracle Lifetime Achievement Award. a featured performer in the South Florida Shakespeare Festival, Francisco tap master Stan Kahn, Weber is the winner of numerous Lucia Fanelli is a professional dancer who studied tap extensively Miami Beach Art Deco Festival, the New World Festival, as well as Radhika Rao is a theater performer, teacher, and communications awards, including the New York Dance Critics’ Bessie. with San Francisco tap master, Stan Kahn, and his protege, tap creative director of Unexpected Company. He is a trainer and creative consultant. She performs and teaches improv with Leela Improv in San virtuoso Sam Weber. Fanelli studied ballet at Peninsula Ballet Theatre consultant for the Center for Domestic Peace dealing with domestic Francisco. Radhika earned an Ed.D. from Harvard Graduate School School under its founding director, Anne Bena and jazz dance with violence and founding member of the Bay Area Playback Theatre. of Education, where she focused on theater and the performance have the opportunity for an in-class showcase but are not guaranteed a showcase at an off-site venue. Enrollment Policy & FAQs 10. WAITLISTS: If you would like to sign up for a class that is full, please contact us to be placed on a waiting list. Stagebridge is committed to: You can also add your name to a waiting list if you register online. If you’re on a waiting list, you can come to class on the first day and we’ll let you know before the beginning of the second week if there is room in the class. • Providing the highest possible level of instruction with outstanding professional artists. 11. DISCOUNTS: We offer a 5% discount for individuals and households signing up for 3 or more classes. • Offering reasonable fees and payment plans that take into account our students’ financial Discounts are not transferrable. Please check with a staff member if unsure — some classes are not eligble for situations. discounts. • Continuing to expand our programs and class offerings according to the needs and interests 12. CLASS COSTS: Our basic cost for classes is approximately $225 for a session. Costs might be lower in the of our student population. case of shorter classes, and might be higher in the case of new classes, classes with more than one instructor, classes that meet more than once per week, last longer than 2 hours, or classes that meet off site and/or culminate in a 1. Prospective students are encouraged to visit any class during the first week of instruction. Please note that some public performance. We do our best to make our classes accessible and affordable. If you have concerns about class classes fill before the session begins. affordability, please contact our office about a scholarship or payment plan. 2. Each class must have a minimum number of students enrolled (10 for most classes) in order for that course to be 13. LIABILITY: Stagebridge is not liable for any injury incurred during class time, performances, or related activities. offered. If a course is under-enrolled at the end of the first week, the class may be cancelled or shortened. In the event By signing that you have read our enrollment policy, you release Stagebridge from any liability in the case of injury or of cancellation, students will be refunded their tuition, or they can choose to apply that tuition to a different course. other harm incurred during class time, performances, or related activities. 3. Maximum class size will be at Instructor’s discretion. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. You are still welcome to visit any first class to check it out. Are there qualifications or prerequisites for taking a class? 4. Stagebridge is able to offer a limited number of full and partial scholarships. Students seeking scholarships should No. Most of our classes are open to everyone of all levels. We have a few audition-only touring and fill out the scholarship form, available in the Stagebridge office or online. Scholarship forms are due no later than performing groups. two weeks before classes begin. The staff will review each form, and applicants will be notified of their status no later than one week before the start of classes. Where and when are classes held? 5. REFUND POLICY: If you decide to drop a course, you may request a refund or credit ONLY if you notify us by Classes meet weekdays at the First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison Street, Oakland, the end of the first week. Any credit must be used by the following class session (Fall credits must be used by Winter, CA 94612. Winter by Spring, and Spring by Fall). Special circumstances that require a student to leave a course after the second week will be considered individually. If Stagebridge cancels a class AFTER the second week, students may How much is the tuition? request a refund, apply their payment to another class, or request a credit toward a future class (see information Tuition is generally between $100-$300 per class each 8-10 week session. Scholarships and payment plans about credits above). In addition, we are unable to pro-rate class tuition. This is to ensure that we maintain our are also available. enrollment minimums and are able to pay our instructors fairly for their time and talent. 6. DEPOSIT POLICY: Deposits are required to reserve your seat in a class. You can choose to either pay your full How long are most of the classes? tuition within a week of registration OR make a deposit of $75. If you are unable to make the required deposit and Classes are typically 2 hours per week for 10 weeks. There are 3 sessions each year: Fall, Winter, and Spring. wish to discuss a payment plan, please contact Lily at [email protected] or call 510-444-4755 x122. A shorter summer session is also offered. 7. CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE: There is a 2.7% processing fee for all credit card transactions taken in person. There is a 2.9% +$0.30 processing fee for all credit card transactions online and over the phone. Can I observe a class before signing up? Yes. You can attend the first meeting of any class for free. You can sign up, pay a $75.00 deposit or make a 8. REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION: Your registration is not confirmed unless you have received an email full payment for a class and, if you change your mind, request a refund before the second week begins. receipt or registered in person. We may not honor registrations left as phone messages or made in advance of open registration. To check your registration, contact us at [email protected] or call 510-444-4755. Is your building accessible? 9. SHOWCASES: Showcases are scheduled at the discretion of Stagebridge, pending space and time availability. Our building is wheelchair accessible, and we are always happy to talk to students about accessibility of the We will do our best to notify students at the beginning of their class if and when a showcase is scheduled. All classes space and specific classes. About Stagebridge First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison Street, Oakland 94612 Stagebridge’s mission is to transform   the lives of older adults and their communities through the performing arts. Stagebridge uses the performing Exit arts to change the way people view  Basement  Room and experience aging. For more than Kitchen (Enter from Exit Harrison St.) 40 years, our innovative workshops and critically acclaimed performances Reidenbach have had a dramatic and wide- Hall ranging impact on the lives of seniors New Oakland Gallery and their communities. Alongside our Room Performing Arts Institute is our Seniors Reaching Out program, which brings storytelling workshops and a variety of   Driveway performances to thousands of seniors in retirement communities, convalescent hospitals, senior centers and community Entrance Atrium Stagebridge organizations. We also hold our Storybridge program to bring elders trained in storytelling to classrooms throughout the Office  (upstairs) Bay Area. In addition to preparing them for success in the schools, Storybridge gives children a chance to experience  Driveway Parking (Enter from empowering intergenerational relationships while building their language skills and self confidence. Church (Please park Parking Lot) Office with two wheels Parking on the curb.) Lot Chapel The Performing Arts Institute (PAI) Angel Room Exit Our Performing Arts Institute will help you develop the skills and confidence in a fun, supportive community. Harrison Stagebridge’s PAI program is the nation’s first professional performing arts program for older adults. Our classes are Street Exit customized for beginning to advanced students with instructors drawn from prestigious local theater programs such as Exit Studio ACT, CalShakes, the Theater Department of California State East Bay, and the Drama Therapy Program of CIIS. Staff Board Members Shannon McDonnell, Executive Director Claire Wahrhaftig, Board Chair Choir Room Sanctuary Narthex Exit Lily Nguyen, Director of Performing Arts Institute & Eleanor Clement Glass W H Seniors Reaching Out Lynne Hollander O L Clara Kamunde, Director of Storytelling & Joseph Grossman E Schools Programs Marcia Grossman F Julius Rea, Marketing & Communications Manager, David Sayen Exit O O Barbara Johnson, Community Outreach Manager Nader Robert Shabahangi D Parking Lot S Michele Simon, Bookkeeper Mel Terry Entrance Alfonse L. Upshaw 27th Street Office Hours Monday - Thursday Friday Stagebridge is located in Oakland at 2501 Harrison Street, at the First Congregational Church of Oakland 9:30AM - 4:30PM 9:30AM - 12:30PM (across from Whole Foods). stagebridge.org • (510) 444-4755 We are accessible via AC Transit bus (the 33 line is close by - we’re on Harrison St. near Bay Pl. or Westlake School), The Stagebridge office is located on the 2nd floor at the First Congregational Church of Oakland or a short walk from the 19th St. BART station. at 2501 Harrison Street Oakland, CA 94612. Parking Permits on church premises will be available for Spring 2020. Request a permit/pass from a Stagebridge staff member. Stagebridge is supported by: Alameda County Art Commission, Arts for Oakland Kids, Bernard Osher Foundation, California Arts Council, City of Oakland Cultural Funding Program, Clorox Company Foundation, East Bay Community Foundation, Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation, Lowell Berry Foundation, Sam Mazza Foundation, Walter & Elise Haas Fund, West Davis Bergard Foundation, and donations from individuals like you! Our community partners include: AgeSong, Albany Senior Center, Theatre Aluminous, Aurora Theatre Company, Alzheimer's Association of Northern California and Northern Nevada, Bridgegood, Center for Elders' Independence, Cornerstone Theater Company, Department of Health and Human Services Brain Health Campaign, Elder Care Alliance, FICTILIS, First Congregational Church of Oakland, The Flight Deck, Institute on Aging, Jack London Improvement District, The Marsh, Kindred Medical Hill, Mercy Retirement and Care Center, Northern California Presbyterian Homes, Oakland Unified School District, Piedmont Center for the Arts, Piedmont Players, Ragged Wing Ensemble, RealTime Oakland, St. Mary's Center, Satellite Affordable Housing Associates, Shields Nursing Center, StoryCorps, Storytelling Association of California, Strawberry Creek Lodge, Tell It On Tuesday at The Marsh, Timeslips, UCSF Memory & Aging Center, Wee Poets, Well Connected, West Contra Costa School District, and The City of Oakland Mayor’s Commission on Aging. Local businesses that support Stagebridge include: Amazon Smiles, Barefoot Wine, Books Inc. Alameda, C.L.P. Specialties, Grand Copy Center, Grocery Outlet, Momo’s Flowers and More, Noah's Bagels, Numi Organic Tea, Oaklandish, Oakland Athletics, Oracle, Piedmont Grocery, The Piedmont Post, Piedmont Spa, Roast Co. Coffee, RustRidge Winery, Salesforce, Solano Express, Sprouts, The Saap Avenue, Whole Foods, Z Café and Bar, and 7-Eleven (at 2350 Harrison Street, Oakland, CA) Special Thanks to: Edmund Au Yeung, Dee Bell and Nicki Chapman, The Berkeley Group (consulting), Ronnie Casey, B. Avalon and everyone at FCCO, Creative Aging Collective SF, Gray Cathrall and Nancy Kurkjian, Jazmin Mora and RealTime Oakland, Keye Liu, Denise Pate and Roberto Bedoya at the City of Oakland, Sue Dichter, Mayor of Alameda Trish Herrera Spencer, Neda Thiele at Knoll, Darlene Flynn, Scott Means, and City of Oakland Department of Race & Equity.

UP NEXT for PAI: Summer Camp July 13-17, 2020 CLASS REGISTRATION FORM: Please fill out the form completely, front and back.

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TIME CLASS/INSTRUCTOR PRICE (X) TIME CLASS/INSTRUCTOR PRICE (X) Mondays 1-3p Improv. Singing / Norfleet $204 Devised Theatre / 10-12p $233 Bierman Thursdays Mon Singing / Scrumbly 10-12p $233 Fundamentals Acting / 9:30-11:30a $233 Orquiza 10-12p Long-form Improv / Rao $233 10-12p Thurs Singing / Scrumbly $233 12:30-2:30p Writing Legacy / Fowler $233

Love and Information / 10-12p Character Dev. / Ducey $211 12:30-3:30p $397 Orquiza 12-2:30p Adv Acting / Orquiza $253 West Side Story / 1-3p $279 Bierman & Robinson Fridays Tuesdays Stand-Up Comedy / 10-12p $233 Schy 10-12p Joy of Dance / Bierman $233 Never Too Late / Grimm & 1-3p $233 Scrumbly 10-12p Tues Singing / Scrumbly $233

11-12p Tap Basics / Fanelli $157

12-1p Tap — Level 1 / Fanelli $157 4 CLASSES - $122.00 2-3p Intermed. Tap (I) / Weber $207 Not sure what class to take? Can’t commit to a full 3-4p Intermed. Tap (II) / Weber $207 session? Try FLEX CLASS. This option is a great way to 3-5p Adv. Playback / Holtz $233 sample different classes, feel out a new instructor or get some flexibility if you plan to be traveling this session! Wednesdays

School of Getdown / 10-12p $248 You can purchase multiple FLEX CLASS packs (4 passes Carol per pack) when you submit your registration form or 10-1p StoryLab / Izzy $162 online at www.stagebridge.org/flex-pass. 10-11:30a Anarchist Improv $100

Scholarships + Payment Plans are available! No student is turned away! Email Lily at [email protected] or call 510-444-4755 x122 for more information. Discounts: 5% off 3 or more classes or 5% family discount. Subject to availability. Cannot be combined with any other discounts/offers. Deposits: Make a $75.00 payment to reserve your spot before classes fill up! Note: The Stagebridge office will be closed on Memorial Day 5/25. No classes will be held.

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