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INNOVATION @ THE CORE OF CREATIVITY

The California Educational Theatre Association is pleased to present its annual Fall Conference, 2024: The Creativity in Creativity in partnership with Berkeley Repertory Theatre October 24th (Evening of Theatre) – 27th.  The conference will take place at both Berkeley Rep and the historic Hotel Shattuck Plaza in Berkeley, CA. Honoring Yom Kippur, we are holding this year’s conference during the last weekend in October.

As theatre educators, every day we are presented with new challenges to our work and the ways in which we innovate are at the core of our creative process.  We find new ways to create productions, we experiment with forms, we innovate in methodology – adapting our practice to serve students (consent-based practices, reimagining the cannon, reframing our standards-based lessons for neurodivergent students, etc.), and we help our students find their voices through artistic creation.

Reinvigorate your creative process and professional development with exciting workshops, guest speakers and presentations.

Here’s why every California Theatre Educator should be here.

• Updates on Prop 28, Credentialing and more
• Ideas for the classroom
• Ideas for production
• Building (and rebuilding!) your program
• Making use of the latest technologies
• Working together as community
• Diversity, access and social justice
• Energizing your personal creative journey as a teaching artist

PLUS: Live theatre, awards and more!

NEW TEACHERS: Find the help you need!  Find resources and mentoring through our special opportunities, just for you.

We invite you to explore the site and reserve your lodging early!

ABOUT BERKELEY REP
Berkeley Repertory Theatre has grown from a storefront stage to an international leader in innovative theatre. Known for its ambition, relevance, and excellence, as well as its adventurous audience, the nonprofit has provided a welcoming home for emerging and established artists since 1968. Over 6 million people have enjoyed more than 500 shows at Berkeley Rep, including 85 world premieres. Berkeley Rep shows have gone on to win 8 Tony Awards, 9 Obie Awards, 11 Drama Desk Awards, 1 Grammy Award, 1 Pulitzer Prize, and many other honors. In recognition of its place on the national stage, Berkeley Rep received the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre in 1997. Through its annual seven-play season, together with up to four special event presentations, Berkeley Rep invites audiences to enjoy an eclectic range of theatrical experiences featuring diverse artistic voices, themes, and perspectives. To formalize, enhance, and expand the processes by which Berkeley Rep makes theatre, The Ground Floor: Berkeley Rep’s Center for the Creation and Development of New Work was launched in 2012. Serving some 20,000 people a year, Berkeley Rep’s School of Theatre ensures broad access to dynamic arts educational activities, especially for Bay Area youth, and provides immersive training for current and future theatre makers. In 2021, Berkeley Rep launched In Dialogue, a program that places its theatre-making skills and resources in service of the community. Using storytelling as an anchor, In Dialogue is developing long-term collaborations with local, socially centered organizations, as well as educating and activating our audiences around organizations whose work aligns with the themes of our productions. Berkeley Rep’s bustling facilities—which include the 600-seat Roda Theatre, 400-seat Peet’s Theatre, Medak Center, and a spacious campus in West Berkeley—are helping revitalize a renowned city. Learn more at berkeleyrep.org.

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CETA is committed to a safe and accessible conference for everyone.

Read here for our BIPOC Position Statement and Action Plan.