Begin forwarded message: > For photos, interviews, etc. contact: > Terence Keane, Director of Public Relations 510.647.2917, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CLEARANCE SALE AT BERKELEY REP FOR OUTRAGEOUS > COSTUMES & PROPS > WHO: Theatre folks, bargain hunters, Burners, and anyone who loves > wacky stuff > WHAT: Berkeley Rep’s Props & Costumes Clearance Sale > WHERE: Berkeley Rep’s Stadium Garage / 2020 Addison St @ Shattuck / > Downtown Berkeley > WHEN: Costumes – Friday, June 15, 10 AM - 4 PM Props – Saturday, > June 16, 10 AM - 2 PM > INFO: 510.647.2900 > > JUNE 5, 2007 – For years, Berkeley Repertory Theatre has stored its > costumes and props in a huge warehouse across the street from its > stage – but now it has to relocate its inventory, so it’s time for a > clearance sale! Theatre folks, bargain hunters, and Burners preparing > for the playa take note: anyone who loves wacky stuff won’t want to > miss this two-day sale. Come down to Berkeley Rep’s Stadium Garage – > which is located directly across from the Theatre at 2020 Addison > Street in downtown Berkeley – and put a piece of theatre in your life. > First, it’s a costume sale on Friday, June 15 from 10 AM to 4 PM. > “We’ve got the craziest things,” says Costume Director Maggi Yule. > “There’s footwear – from bowling shoes to hip waders, from > rollerblades to platform heels. There are tons of hats, from turbans > to a bird’s nest chapeau. There are clothes – from jumpsuits to > wedding dresses – including vintage outfits and recreated period > garb. There’s even a bra made of hook > tape, a vest made of collars, and a shirt made from a pair of > pants!” Then, the props sale takes place on Saturday, June 16 from > 10 AM to 2 PM. “Our items are more practical,” remarks Prop Manager > Ashley Dawn. “We’ve got dishes, furniture, baskets, books, curtains, > TVs, and other household items. Our stuff ranges from dress forms and > toolboxes to paintings and patio umbrellas. We even have odd treasures > like dragon flags, gun racks, Christmas trees, and a tiger rug – and > it all has to be sold.” With two theatres on Addison Street, > Berkeley Rep is the linchpin of the city’s Downtown Arts District. > The Theatre’s storage is being relocated as part of the District’s > continued growth, making room for the new home of Berkeley’s beloved > music venue, Freight & Salvage. The Arts District also includes the > Aurora Theatre, the Jazzschool, Downtown Restaurant, the Addison > Street Windows Gallery, the East Bay Media Center, and an outdoor > collection of public art that > includes 126 poetry panels selected by Poet Laureate Robert Haas. > 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. In 2001, Berkeley Rep opened the Roda Theatre, a 600-seat > proscenium theatre that complements the 400-seat Thrust Stage, and the > Berkeley Rep School of Theatre, housed in the Nevo Education Center. > The addition of these two buildings has transformed what was once a > single stage into a vital and > versatile performing arts complex. For more information, visit > berkeleyrep.org.
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