MIRIAM’S PLACE
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MIRIAM’S PLACE

A SEMINAR SERIES HOSTED BY PATRICK DOOLEY

Miriam Schiffman was a life-long learner with an insatiable curiosity and passion for bringing people together. She also loved theater. With the generous support of her beloved husband, Stan, we have dedicated space at our studios to host gatherings for the exploration of live theater and the promotion of fellowship around shared interests and perspectives. There’ll be coffee and tea at every session.

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LANCE GARDNER

FEBRUARY 6

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LANCE GARDNER

A familiar face in the San Francisco Bay Area theatre scene, Lance Gardner is an actor and producer born and raised in the Bay Area. He has earned dozens of theatre credits over the last 20 years, including six mainstage shows and a school tour at Marin Theatre. He has also performed in multiple shows at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, California Shakespeare Theater, Magic Theatre, TheatreWorks, and more recently served as the President of the Board of Aurora Theatre. He comes to Marin from KQED, where, as a live event producer, he helped launch KQED Live, a year-round, in-person and virtual events program where he crafted unique experiences marrying journalism, arts, and entertainment. Harnessing the power of public media, he created bespoke concerts, game shows, performances, food and dining events, interviews and more. His work has been featured on KQED TV and on the radio at KQED and KALW.

lily janiak

MARCH 13

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LILY JANIAK

Lily Janiak joined the San Francisco Chronicle as theater critic in May 2016. Previously, her writing appeared in Theatre Bay Area, American Theatre, SF Weekly, the Village Voice, and HowlRound. A Michigan native whose childhood also took her to Tennessee and Texas, she holds a BA in theater studies from Yale and an MA in drama from San Francisco State. She served on the jury for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Drama.

JON TRACY

APRIL 3

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JON TRACY

Jon Tracy works internationally across theatre and film as a producer, director, playwright, designer, educator, and facilitator. His work has been recognized with awards from the Kennedy Center, North Bay Artys, the Ellys, Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle, and Theatre Bay Area, along with the Solano College Theatre Alumni Award.Jon has served in artistic leadership roles with Darkroom Productions, Traveling Lantern Theatre Company, and Groundswell International, and completed a five-year facilitation tenure with TheatreFIRST, commissioning and developing the work of more than fifty playwrights. In addition to his institutional leadership at Marin Shakespeare, Jon maintains an active freelance practice as a director, deviser, collaborator, and creative consultant.

Join us for coffee and cookies on the first Friday of every month from 10:30 AM to 12 PM as we meet some of the most influential theater makers in the Bay Area. Each session will begin with an interview about their history and artistic endeavors, followed by an opportunity to ask questions and a group discussion.

Tickets are pay-what-you-can.

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the world of a play

Get an insider’s perspective on what goes into creating a play from the first read of a script, through design discussions, into the rehearsal rooms, and finally to full production. Shotgun Players’ artistic director Patrick Dooley and other collaborating artists will lead this exploration through the experience of producing Bess Wohl’s Continuity. This seminar involves six gatherings on Mondays from 10:30am – 12pm, and four other events, including a read-through with the cast, a rehearsal in our studios, a technical rehearsal, and a preview performance at the theater.

**Limit 20 participants per seminar

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