Berkeley Playhouse Theater Arts Education

Berkeley Playhouse Theater Arts Education Where music and theater come to life.

06/11/2026

๐‘ด๐’†๐’†๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฐ๐‘ต๐‘ป๐‘ถ ๐‘ป๐‘ฏ๐‘ฌ ๐‘พ๐‘ถ๐‘ถ๐‘ซ๐‘บ ๐‘ช๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐‘ป๐’†๐’‚๐’Ž!

โœจ ๐Œ๐„๐†๐€๐ ๐Œ๐‚๐†๐‘๐€๐“๐‡ โ€” ๐‚๐จ-๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ & ๐‚๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ก๐ž๐ซ
Megan is an imaginative director and choreographer, and is the Youth Productions Manager for Berkeley Playhouse. She has produced over 100 productions featuring the YouthStage community, and recently directed and choreographed Annie, co-directed/co-choreographed last seasonโ€™s The Prom, and choreographed past productions of Mamma Mia and The Wizard of Oz.

โœจ ๐‰๐„๐’๐’๐„ ๐‚๐Ž๐‘๐“๐„๐™ โ€” ๐‚๐จ-๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ
Jesse has been performing on Bay Area stages for over 10 years. He believes in the power of theater to teach us all how to channel empathy and is grateful to be able to work with this amazing team to create art. He has performed in Berkeley Playhouse productions of Kinky Boots, In the Heights, and Sister Act.

โœจ ๐ƒ๐€๐๐ˆ๐„๐‹ ๐€๐‹๐‹๐„๐˜ โ€” ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ
Daniel is a Bay Area conductor and music director. He is the Resident YouthStage Music Director for Berkeley Playhouse, where he has led eighteen productions, including Something Rotten, Mean Girls, Les Misรฉrables, Newsies, and A Chorus Line.

๐Ÿ“† Performances begin July 11!
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Berkeleyplayhouse.org

Rehearsals have officially started for this summerโ€™s YouthStage Spotlight Show, INTO THE WOODS ๐Ÿชพ๐Ÿ‚Catch this incredible g...
06/10/2026

Rehearsals have officially started for this summerโ€™s YouthStage Spotlight Show, INTO THE WOODS ๐Ÿชพ๐Ÿ‚

Catch this incredible group of actors on the Julia Morgan stage as they take on the magical Sondheim classic July 11-19!

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธCast info & tickets at Berkeleyplayhouse.org

๐™๐™๐™š ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™–๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™–๐™จ ๐™ข๐™ž๐™ก๐™ โ€ฆ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™š ๐™–๐™จ ๐™ง๐™š๐™™ ๐™–๐™จ ๐™—๐™ก๐™ค๐™ค๐™™โ€ฆ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ž๐™ง ๐™–๐™จ ๐™ฎ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™–๐™จ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฃโ€ฆ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™Ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง ๐™–๐™จ ๐™ฅ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š ๐™–๐™จ ๐™œ๐™ค๐™ก๐™™โ€ฆ๐Ÿงบ๐Ÿง™๐ŸบโœจDonโ€™t miss ...
06/05/2026

๐™๐™๐™š ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™–๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™–๐™จ ๐™ข๐™ž๐™ก๐™ โ€ฆ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™š ๐™–๐™จ ๐™ง๐™š๐™™ ๐™–๐™จ ๐™—๐™ก๐™ค๐™ค๐™™โ€ฆ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ž๐™ง ๐™–๐™จ ๐™ฎ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™–๐™จ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฃโ€ฆ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™Ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง ๐™–๐™จ ๐™ฅ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š ๐™–๐™จ ๐™œ๐™ค๐™ก๐™™โ€ฆ๐Ÿงบ๐Ÿง™๐Ÿบโœจ

Donโ€™t miss this summerโ€™s YouthStage Spotlight Show, INTO THE WOODS, performing on the Julia Morgan stage July 11-19!

โ€ข Co-directed by Jesse Cortez and Megan McGrath
โ€ข Music Directed by Daniel Alley
โ€ข Choreographed by Megan McGrath

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Tickets at Berkeleyplayhouse.org
๐Ÿ“ธ Cameron Turner (Little Red), Kate Cheng (Narrator), and Jonathan Paul Smith III (Baker), photographed by Thomas Campitelli

Congratulations to the Fire & Blood casts on closing out TeenStageโ€™s CARRIE THE MUSICAL this past weekend!A big round of...
05/06/2026

Congratulations to the Fire & Blood casts on closing out TeenStageโ€™s CARRIE THE MUSICAL this past weekend!

A big round of applause for all of the winter/spring casts, teams, volunteers, and audiences for another fantastic session of kid and teen productions! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

๐Ÿ“ธ Chris Moraes and Guillermo Gonzalez

Congrats to the Judgement and Reckoning casts for a fantastic opening weekend of TeenStageโ€™s CARRIE THE MUSICAL! ๐ŸฉธThis h...
04/27/2026

Congrats to the Judgement and Reckoning casts for a fantastic opening weekend of TeenStageโ€™s CARRIE THE MUSICAL! ๐Ÿฉธ

This haunting and powerful production closes out this weekend with the Fire and Blood casts. Get your tickets now at Berkeleyplayhouse.org!

๐Ÿ“ธ Todd Boekelheide

Continuing our Spring youth productions is TeenStageโ€™s CARRIE THE MUSICAL ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿฉธ๐ŸŽญ Carrie the Musical is a powerful and haunt...
04/22/2026

Continuing our Spring youth productions is TeenStageโ€™s CARRIE THE MUSICAL ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿฉธ

๐ŸŽญ Carrie the Musical is a powerful and haunting musical adaptation of Stephen Kingโ€™s cult-classic 1970s novel. Set in a small-town high school, Carrie White is a shy teen with telekinetic powers who is bullied by her peers and dominated by her fanatical mother. As prom night approaches, tensions explode in a chilling climax that will change the studentsโ€™ lives forever.

Directors: Salim Razawi & Claire Ganem
Music Directors: Daniela Rodriguez-Chavez & Erika Oba
Choreographer: Noโ€™Eau Kahalakulu
Production Assistants: Camille Jones & Trevor Pearson

๐Ÿ“† Performing April 25โ€“May 3 on the Julia Morgan stage

๐Ÿ”— Cast info & tickets at BerkeleyPlayhouse.org

Congrats to the Rootbeer Floats and Formaldehyde casts for closing out KidStageโ€™s ZOMBIE PROM! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘Up next, TeenStageโ€™s bo...
04/20/2026

Congrats to the Rootbeer Floats and Formaldehyde casts for closing out KidStageโ€™s ZOMBIE PROM! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

Up next, TeenStageโ€™s bold and haunting CARRIE THE MUSICAL takes the stage starting this Saturday ๐Ÿฉธ๐Ÿชฉ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Tickets at Berkeleyplayhouse.org
๐Ÿ“ธ Paul Su / Joyce Jiang

04/16/2026

๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ/๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป!

The 26/27 YouthStage Season features an array of musicals that will dazzle, inspire, and entertain. Plus, YouthStage Company Members will have the chance to participate in this fallโ€™s Musical Theatre R***e and Stagecraft programs, as well as next summerโ€™s Showcase Cabarets!

โ„๏ธ Fall KidStage: Holiday musical to be announced in July
๐Ÿ‘‘ Fall TeenStage: ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL
๐Ÿ€ Spring KidStage: HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
๐Ÿ† Spring TeenStage: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
๐Ÿง… Summer YouthStage: SHREK THE MUSICAL
๐ŸŒน Spotlight Show: HADESTOWN TEEN EDITION

Students and parents: Keep an eye out for an email coming soon with audition and enrollment details!

๐ŸŽจ Designs by Urban Bird Design

Congrats to the Hooligans and Juvenile Delinquents casts for kicking off KidStageโ€™s ZOMBIE PROM this past weekend! ๐ŸงŸThe ...
04/15/2026

Congrats to the Hooligans and Juvenile Delinquents casts for kicking off KidStageโ€™s ZOMBIE PROM this past weekend! ๐ŸงŸ

The fun continues this Friday-Sunday as the Rootbeer floats and Formaldehyde casts close out the run. Get your tickets today at Berkeleyplayhouse.org!

๐Ÿ“ธ Mary Catherine Plunkett and Stephanie Senior

Kicking off our Spring youth productions is KidStageโ€™s ZOMBIE PROM! ๐ŸงŸ๐ŸŽญ This girl-loves-ghoul rock โ€˜nโ€™ roll Off-Broadway ...
04/03/2026

Kicking off our Spring youth productions is KidStageโ€™s ZOMBIE PROM! ๐ŸงŸ

๐ŸŽญ This girl-loves-ghoul rock โ€˜nโ€™ roll Off-Broadway delight is a hilarious parody of popular teen musicals that is sure to bring the laughs and campy fun. Set in the atomic 1950s at Enrico Fermi High School, sweet Toffee falls for rebel Jonny, and a romance blossoms. Their love is soon cut shortโ€”until Jonny returns from the grave as a zombie! If youโ€™ve ever wondered what Grease would be like with an undead twist,ย Zombie Promย is here to deliver!

Directors: Laura Marlin & Megan McGrath
Music Director: Daniel Alley
Choreographer: Alethea Delay
Production Assistants: Lily Lahrs & Kellinne Fontanilla

๐Ÿ“† Performing April 11-19, 2026 on the Julia Morgan stage

๐Ÿ”— Cast info & tickets at BerkeleyPlayhouse.org

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