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Teen Night

Teen Night gives Bay Area teens the opportunity to attend the first preview of a Berkeley Rep play for an extremely discounted price, with dinner and a behind-the-scenes workshop before the show.

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Friday, January 15, 2010: Coming Home
(R.S.V.P. deadline: Wednesday, January 13)

Written by Athol Fugard / Directed by Gordon Edelstein
Time magazine calls Athol Fugard “the greatest active playwright in the English-speaking world.” Now South Africa’s master dramatist comes back to Berkeley Rep with a new show: Coming Home. Ten years after running off to the city to pursue her dreams, Veronika returns in rags. Among her meager belongings, she carries a desperate secret—and determination to plant the seeds of a new life for her son. In Coming Home, Fugard once again confronts the hard truths of his homeland while celebrating the power of hope.

Teen Night begins at 6:30pm at the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre, 2071 Addison Street, one block from the downtown Berkeley BART station.

The cost for the evening, which includes dinner, an interview and discussion with a member of the creative team and a ticket to the show is $10. This can be paid by Visa, MasterCard, American Express, check or with cash at the door. Even if you choose to pay with cash at the event, you must R.S.V.P. to have a ticket held in your name.

We invite all interested high school students to participate in this Teen Night.

To learn more or to R.S.V.P., call Teen Council at 510 647–2974 or e-mail teencouncil@berkeleyrep.org.

Upcoming Teen Nights

Friday, February 26, 2010: Concerning Strange Devices
Friday, April 16, 2010: Girlfriend
Friday, May 14, 2010: The Wake

Past Teen Night guests have included

Tony Taccone, Berkeley Rep’s artistic director
Les Waters, Berkeley Rep’s associate artistic director
Mary Zimmerman, director of Argonautika and The Arabian Nights
Mina Morita, assistant director of Yellowjackets and In the Next Room
Austin Regan, assistant director of American Idiot, and the assistant to the producer, Chris Maring, talked about the process of creating an original show and working with Green Day!