Actors Ensemble is proud to announce our 2026 Season in John Hinkel Park, an inventive Alice in Wonderland, by Duffield, from the book by Lewis Carroll, directed by Michael Sally, and the evergreen A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Shakespeare, directed by Michael R. Cohen.
Actors Ensemble is the longest-running theatre organization in Berkeley, founded in 1957. This year we were proud to produce 2 wonderful productions at the John Hinkel Park Amphitheater, Cymbeline and The Taming of the Shrew, and partnered with Nate Presents to produce an innovative No Exit in the cozy confines of LaVal's Subterranean, We want to wish you Happy Holidays and thank you for a wonderful 2025!
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Jay Manley with Jane Goodwin
Saturdays and Sundays August 16 - 31 plus Labor day Sept 1st. , 4PM
John Hinkel Park Amphitheater
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Show dates are Saturdays and Sundays August 16 - 31 plus Labor Day Monday, September 1st, performed in the beautiful outdoor setting of the John Hinkel Park Amphitheater, 41 Somerset Pl, Berkeley, CA 94707, all at 4 pm.
Actors Ensemble of Berkeley invites proposals from potential DIRECTORS for our Summer 2026 season at the John Hinkel Park Amphitheatre in Berkeley. We are seeking bold, thoughtful, and creative productions that are well-suited to our outdoor venue and align with our mission to present accessible, engaging theater to the East Bay community.
The Taming of the Shrew was reviewed by Emily S. Mendel for CultureVulture Website. For a quote from the review and a link to the article click on "continue reading.
Actors Ensemble is very proud of our acclaimed production of Death of a Salesman, which closes its run today in a sold-out final performance. This production would not be the success it is without the contributions of the entire cast and staff. With heavy hearts, we'd like to especially remember on this day the composer and performer of the beautiful, heartfelt original music for this production, Jeff Dunn, who also designed and recorded the various sound effects in cooperation with the cast. Jeff passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on November 21st.
Actors Ensemble of Berkeley is delighted to acknowledge the Berkeley Civic Arts Program and Civic Arts Commission's support in the form of a grant of $8,000.00 awarded in 2017. Also, a thank you to Theatre Bay Area for a grant of $2,500.00.
Actors Ensemble of Berkeley - P.O. Box 663 - Berkeley - California - 94701 ¦ Our Answering Service: (510) 649-5999 ¦ 
We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Federal Tax ID #946139640, since 04-1967
