Keynote speakers:

• Gerard Aching, New York University
  Author of Masking and Power: Carnival and Popular Culture in the Caribbean
• Pauline Malefane, South Africa’s Isango Portobello Productions
  Star and translator of film U-Carmen eKhayelitsha
• Tejumola Olaniyan, University of Wisconsin, Madison
  Author of Scars of Conquest/Masks of Resistance: The Invention of Cultural Identities in African, African-American, and Caribbean Drama

Convened by Leo Cabranes-Grant, UCSB and Catherine M. Cole, UCB <colecat@berkeley.edu>

For more information please visit: http://www.berkeleytdps.org/home.html

CATHERINE COLE, Professor, Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies, University of California, Berkeley

Cole is the author of Ghana’s Concert Party Theatre (2001) which received a 2002 Honorable Mention for The Barnard Hewitt Award for outstanding research in theatre history from the American Society for Theatre Research and was a finalist for the Herskovitz Prize in African Studies. Cole is the co-editor of Africa After Gender? (2007), and she is currently completing Stages of Transition: Performing South Africa’s Truth Commission (forthcoming, Indiana UP). Her essays have appeared in Critical Inquiry, Theatre Survey, Theatre Journal, Theatre Magazine, and Africa, and as well as numerous edited collections. Cole’s dance theater piece Five Foot Feat, created in collaboration with Christopher Pilafian, toured North America in 2002-2005. Her research has received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Fund for U.S. Artists, the American Association of University Women, the ELA Foundation, the University of California Institute for Research in the Arts, and the National Humanities Center. She is currently the editor of Theatre Survey. At UC Berkeley, Cole teaches courses in African and African Diaspora culture, postcolonial theatre, ethnography and disability studies.

http://ls.berkeley.edu/dept/theater/AboutUs/cole.html

http://www.fivefootfeat.com/

Major productions from this period included: Still Moon on Fire a music-theatre piece commissioned by the Canada Council (1996), for which the lead singer won a Dora award (analogous to a Tony or an Olivier award in Canada), and a production of Jean-Paul Sartre’s The Flies at the Stratford Festival of Canada in 2003. He directed Endgame at Shakespeare Santa Cruz (2007), and he is currently working on a production of Romeo and Juliet for the Dramatic Arts Centre in Shanghai, which will open in November 2008 and tour to Beijing.

Since arriving at UC Davis in 2003, he has continued to write articles and has just completed a co-written book on Romeo and Juliet: Negotiating Shakespeare’s Language (Ashgate 2008) which is accompanied by a full critical edition just up on the web. He has also served as Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance 2004-8, and has created exchanges with Shakespeare’s Globe London, and the Shanghai Theatre Academy. He currently sits on the oversight committee of the Mondavi Centre for the Arts.

• 1976 Wax by Howard Barker, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh and Bush Theatre, London, U.K.
• 1976 The Collected Works of Billy the Kid by Michael Ondaatje, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
• 1976 Me by C.P. Taylor, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, U.K.
• 1977 And They Used to Star in Movies by Campbell Black, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
• 1977 Next Time by Paul Vincent, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
• 1977 The Hardman by Tom McGrath & Jimmy Boyle, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh and an extensive tour of Britain which included Glasgow, Liverpool, Birmingham, Cardiff, I.C.A. London and the Kammerspiele, Munich.
• 1978 A & R by Pete Atkin, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
• 1978 The Peter Pan Man by C.P. Taylor, Scottish Youth Theatre, Glasgow, U.K.
• 1978 Livingstone and Sechele by David Pownall, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. Also performed at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, U.K. (1980)
• 1979 Magic by William Grant, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
• 1979 The Black Stuffer by Elizabeth Bond, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
• 1980 Travesties by Tom Stoppard, Liverpool Playhouse, U.K.
• 1980 Chish ‘n’ Fips by David Wood, Liverpool Playhouse.
• 1980 Bodies by James Saunders, Liverpool Playhouse.
• 1980 Filumena by Eduardo De Fillipo, Liverpool Playhouse.
• 1980 Revenger’s Tragedy by Cyril Tourneur, Liverpool Playhouse.
• 1980 The Fantasticks by Jones, Liverpool Playhouse.
• 1980 Royal Flush by William Grant, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
• 1981 Laurel & Hardy by Tom McGrath, Liverpool Playhouse.
• 1981 Every Good Boy Deserves Favour by Tom Stoppard and Andre Previn, With the Scottish National Orchestra. Tours: Usher Hall, Edinburgh (June 3, 1981); MacRobert Centre, Stirling (June 6, 1981) and Kelvin Hall, Glasgow (June 18, 1981)
• 1981 Accounts by Michael Wilcox, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh and Riverside Studio, London. Winner of George Devine Award for Best New Writer. BBC Radio 4 (August 2 and 8, 1981) Filmed for television by Granada TV for Channel 4.
• 1981 The Hot Hello by David Pownall, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
• 1982 Sailmaker by Alan Spence, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
• 1982 Not Waving by Catherine Hayes, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
• 1982 The Boys in the Backroom by Andrew Dallmeyer, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
• 1983 My Fair Lady by Lerner and Loewe, Scottish Opera, Glasgow.
• 1983 Space Invaders by Alan Spence, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
• 1984 Bread and Butter by C.P. Taylor, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
• 1984 The Clean Sweeps by Stuart Patterson, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. Also at the Holland Festival in Amsterdam (June 5, 1984).
• 1984 78 Revolutions by Michael Wilcox, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh and Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith.
• 1984 An Historie of the Machine by Martyn Hobbs, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
• 1984 Bread and Butter by C.P. Taylor, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
• 1985 Dead Men by Mike Stott, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh (1985) and Perth Festival, Australia (February 1986).
• 1985 The Price of Experience by Ken Ross, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
• 1985 Aus der Fremde by Ernst Jandl, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
• 1986 The Sea by Edward Bond, Leeds Playhouse, Leeds, U.K.
• 1987 Summer & Smoke by Tennessee Williams, Haymarket Theatre, Leicester, U.K
• 1988 Guys and Dolls by Frank Loesser, Leicester Haymarket Theatre. Cast included Joe McGann and Emile Wolk.
• 1990 The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Leicester Haymarket Theatre. Cast included Kevin Whateley.
• 1992 Human Cannon by Edward Bond, Manchester Metropolitan University.
• 1992 Tartuffe by Moliere, University of California Davis.
• 1993 Women of Troy by Euripides, Manchester Metropolitan University.
• 1994 Richard III by Shakespeare, Manchester Metropolitan University.
• 1995 Plastic Rose by Shogo Ohta, University of California Davis and Kinki University, Osaka, Japan. [view photos of show]
• 1996 Still Moon on Fire by Alison MacAlpine and Wende Bartley, Solun Theatre Company, DuMaurier Theatre, Toronto, Canada. [view photos of show]
• 1997 Peer Gynt, Manchester Metropolitan University.
• 1998 Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, University of California Davis. Two full productions (male cast and female cast). [view photos of show]
• 1999 The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare, Manchester Metropolitan University, U.K.
• 1999 Anthony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare, Manchester Metropolitan University, U.K.
• 2000 Grimm’s Tales by Carol Ann Duffy, Manchester Metropolitan University, U.K.
• 2001 Woman in Mind by Alan Ayckbourn, Manchester Metropolitan University
• 2002 Hamlet by Shakespeare, Manchester Metropolitan University.
• 2002 Midsummer Night’s Dream by Shakespeare, University of California, Davis. [view photos of the show]
• 2003 The Flies by Jean Paul Sartre, The Shakespeare Festival of Canada, Stratford, Ontario, Canada (June-August 2003).
• 2007 Endgame, Shakespeare Santa Cruz (July 20^th to September 3^rd 2005)
• 2007 The Island, Global Conversations International Conference, University of California, Irvine (October 25^th 2007)

Forthcoming

• 2008 Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shanghai Theatre Company/Dramatic Arts Centre

1995 Plastic Rose Photos

1996 Still Moon on Fire Photos

1998 Romeo and Juliet Photos

2002 Midsummer Night’s Dream Photos

BP: British Premiere
WP: World Premiere

TRAVERSE THEATRE

1981-1982:

• THE ASCENT OF WILBERFORCE III by Chris Judge-Smith & J. Maxwell Hutchinson.
• HEAVEN AND HELL by Dusty Hughes.
• WEDDING BELLES AND GREEN GRASSES by Marcella Evaristi.Writer, BP.
• TRAFFORD TANZI by Claire Luckham. Subsequently produced on Broadway with Deborah Harry of BLONDIE.

1982-1983:

• THE SLAB BOYS TRILOGY (THE SLAB BOYS, CUTTIN’ A RUG, STILL LIFE) by John Byrne. Subsequently produced on Broadway by Schuberts, with Sean Penn. WP.
• BLOOD & ICE by Liz Lochhead.

Visiting Companies Produced

• THE BLACK HOLE OF CALCUTTA by Briony Lavery and Patrick Barlow. National Theatre of Brent. WP.
• HONI COLES AND CHUCK GREEN. New York. WP.
• A PRELUDE TO DEATH IN VENICE by Lee Breuer. Mabou Mines. New York. BP
• WOZA ALBERT! by Barney Simon, Percy Mtwa, and Mbongeni Ngema. Market Theatre. Johannesburg. BP
• THE GOSPEL AT COLONUS by Lee Breuer and Robert Otis Telson. Mabou Mines. New York. New writer, WP

1983-1984:

• FUGUE by Rona Munro.
• BUGLAR BOY by Stanley Eveling.
• MEDEA by Barney Simon (after Grillparzer). BP

Visiting Companies

• TRIO by Joseph Chaikin. New York. Co-production. WP
• FALKLAND SOUNDS/VOCES DE MALVINAS by Louise Page. Co-produced with Royal Court Theatre.
• NASTASSIA FILIPOVNA by Andre Wajda (after Dostoyevsky). Stary Theatre. Poland. BP
• PUT IT ON YOUR HEAD. Theatre de Complicite. New writer, WP
• A MINUTE TOO LATE. Theatre de Complicite.
• DIE HOSE by Carl Sternheim.
• A NIGHT IN THE UKRAINE. Borderline Theatre Company.
• OMLETTE BROADCASTING COMPANY.
• THEATRE OF THE FILM NOIR by George Walker. Factory Theatre Lab. Toronto. BP
• WELCOME HOME by Tony Marchant. Paines Plough. New writer, WP

1984-1985:

• KLIMKOV by Chris Hannan.
• BARRY by Frederic Mohr.
• MARK’S GOSPEL translated into the Scots by W.L. Lorimer. WP.
• OPIUM EATER by Andrew Dallmeyer.
• SANDRA/MANON by Michel Tremblay. BP.
• THE WORKS by Marcella Evaristi. New writer, WP.
• CANDY KISSES by John Byrne. Traverse Co-Production with Leicester Haymarket.
• THE INNOCENT by Tom McGrath. Co-production.

Visiting Companies

• THE TELL TALE HEART by Stephen Berkoff. London Theatre Group. WP.
• Theatre PKF and 1982 Theatre Company.
• SONGS FROM THE FRONT by Elaine Loudon.
• PALS by Tom McGrath. Cumbernauld Theatre.
• GLASGOW ZEN by Alan Spence. WP.
• BLACK MAS by John Constable. Foco Novo.
• BLACK DOG/INJ’EMNYANA by Barney Simon. Market Theatre. Johannesburg. BP.
• STILL LIFE by Emily Mann. Vietnam War Veterans Ensemble. New York. New writer, BP
• THE HUMAN VOICE by Jean Cocteau.
• MELANCHOLY JACQUES by Bernard Chartreux and Jean Jourdheuil, translated by Christopher Logue. Co-produced by Almeida Theatre. New writer, BP

1985-1986:

• THROUGH THE LEAVES by Franz Xaver Kroetz. BP.
• WHITE ROSE by Peter Arnott.
• MACQUINN’S METAMORPHOSES by Martyn Hobbs.
• ELIZABETH GORDON QUINN by Chris Hannan.
• LOSING VENICE by John Clifford.

Visiting Companies

• NO SON OF MINE by Philippe Gaulier. Paris. WP.
• TOSA GENJI by Tsuneichi Miyamoto. Tokyo. BP.
• TERRESTIAL EXTRAS by Marcella Evaristi. Tron Theatre. WP.

1986:

• BHOPA! by Percy Mtwa. The Market Theatre Johannesburg. BP.

LEICESTER HAYMARKET

1987:

• ROOM SERVICE by John Murray and Alan Boretz.
• MASK OF MORIARTY by William Gaunt
• FAT PIG by Mark Bramble and Henry Krieger.
• STRIPPERS BY Peter Terson
• THE TRAVELLER by Jean-Claude Van Italie. Cast included David Threlfall.
• HEDDA GABLER by Ibsen. Directed by Michael Boyd.
• LONG TO RAIN OVER US by Dick Edwards.

Visiting companies

• APART FROM GEORGE by Nick Ward. RNT Education.
• THE WAR IN HEAVEN by Sam Shepard. Joseph Chaikin, New York. BP.
• PHANTASMAGORIA. London Contemporary Dance.
• DON CHERRY’S NU. Contemporary Music Network.
• YOU STRIKE THE WOMAN, YOU STRIKE THE ROCK. Market Theatre, Johannesburg.
• BOPHA! By Percy Mtwa. Market Theatre, Johannesburg.

1988:

• NOISES OFF by Michael Frayn. Directed and designed by Ultz.
• WOMAN IN MIND by Alan Ayckbourn. Directed by David Levaux, Designed by Annie Smart, Cast included Alison Fiske and Jonathan Adams.
• EASTER by August Strindberg. Directed by David Levaux, Designed by Annie Smart, Cast included Gerard Murphy and Jemma Redgrave.
• FRENCH WITHOUT TEARS by Terence Rattigan. Directed by Simon Usher, Designed by Douglas Heap.
• OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR by Theatre Workshop. Directed by Tim Supple.
• JULIUS CAESAR by William Shakespeare, and CREON by Stephen Spender. Commissioned, WP
• THE SNOWMAN by Raymond Briggs and Howard Blake. New Writer.
• TIMON OF ATHENS by William Shakespeare. Directed by Simon Usher, Designed by Jocelyn Herbert.
• THE LAST SUPPER by Howard Barker. Directed by Kenny Ireland, Designed by Dermot Hayes. Tri-partite production with The Wrestling School and Royal Court. Commissioned, WP
• CRIMES OF PASSION by Joe Orton.
• THE BROKEN HEART by John Ford, Directed by Simon Usher, Designed by Brien Vahey; and
• DRUMS IN THE NIGHT by Bertholt Brecht, Directed by David O’Shea, Designed Beatrice Stein.
• THE BELLS by Leopold Lewis

Visiting Companies and Performers

• NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN, Qwaali singer.
• RAMBERT DANCE COMPANY.
• PESHKAR. Contemporary Music Network.
• HILLIARD ENSEMBLE. Contemporary Music Network.
• EVAN PARKER AND INSTANT COMPOSERS POOL. Contemporary Music Network.
• JAZZ WARRIORS. Contemporary Music Network.
• EXILE IN THE FOREST. Tara Arts.
• SONGS AND POEMS OF BERTHOLT BRECHT. Ekkehard Schall, East Berlin.
• RUSTAVELI COMPANY. Tblisi, Georgia.
• ADELAIDE HALL.
• THE BACCHAE by Euripides. Shared Experience.

1989-1990:

• STEPPING OUT by Richard Harris, Directed by Tim Flavin, Designed by Michael Pavelka.
• M. BUTTERFLY by David Henry Hwang, Directed by John Dexter, Designed by Eiko Ishioka, Cast included Anthony Hopkins, G. G. Goei. New writer, BP, Co-produced.
• THE WIDOWING OF MRS. HOLROYD by D. H. Lawrence, Directed by John Dove, Designed by Brien Vahey, Cast included Kevin Whateley, Anna Carteret.
• A DOLL’S HOUSE by Henrik Ibsen, Directed by Nick Ward, Cast included Daniel Massey, Miranda Foster, T. P. McKenna.
• DAMES AT SEA by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller, Directed by Tim Flavin.
• HAMLET by William Shakespeare, Directed by Yuri Lyubimov, Designed by David Borowsky, Cast included Daniel Webb.
• FASHION by Doug Lucie, Directed by Michael Attenborough, Cast included Paul Freeman, Michael Culver, Norman Rodway.
• CABARET by Kander and Ebb, Directed by Tim Flavin.
• KIRTI, SONA AND BA by Jezz Simons and Jyoti Patel, Directed by David O’Shea, Designed by Rasshid Ali Din.
• YES AND NO BUT by Graham Alborough.
• PALE PERFORMER by David Drane.
• LOW PEOPLE by Dick Edwards.
• LOOKING AT YOU (REVIVED) AGAIN by Gregory Motton. New writer.
• KRAPP’S LAST TAPE and CATASTROPHE by Samuel Beckett, Directed by Antoni Libera, Designed by Jocelyn Herbert, Cast included David Warrilow.
• 7 LEARS by Howard Barker. Tri-partite production with The Wrestling School and Sheffield Crucible. WP.
• JACKETS by Edward Bond. Commissioned, WP.
• MURDER IN THE RUE MORGUE by Edgar Alan Poe. WP

Visitings Companies and Performers

• STIG OF THE DUMP by Clive King.
• GAVIN BRYARS. Contemporary Music Network.
• JOHN ZORN. Contemporary Music Network.
• OPERA 80.
• MASS CARIB.
• ADAM’S DREAM. Black Theatre Co-op.

1990-1991:

• THE NAKED by Luigi Pirandello.
• PERICLES by William Shakespeare.
• DAISY PULLS IT OFF by Denise Deegan, Directed by Jenny Killick, Designed by Dermot Hayes.
• ANOTHER LOVE STORY by Frederick Lonsdale.
• AN EVENING WITH PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE by Patricia Routlege.
• LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.
• TRIO by Edmund White.
• VICTORY by Howard Barker. Wrestling School.
• IRMA VEP by Charles Ludlum.

Visiting Companies

• TARTUFFE by Moliere. Royal National Theatre.
• LA BOHEME by Puccini. Travelling Opera.
• COSI FAN TUTTI by Mozart. Travelling Opera.

Plays Transfered as Artistic/Theater Director

• 1981 Accounts by Michael Wilcox to Riverside Studios. London. 8.9.1981.
• 1981 Heaven And Hell by Dusty Hughes to Royal Court Theatre. London. 9.9.1981.
• 1981 Wedding Belles and Green Grasses by Marcella Evaristi to Tron Theatre, Glasgow.
• 1982 The Ascent of Wilberforce 3 by Chris Judge Smith & J. Maxwell Hutchinson to Lyric Studio Hammmersmith. London. 4.1.1982
• 1982 Trafford Tanzi by Claire Luckham to The Mermaid Theatre. London. 30.9.1982. Glasgow. 10.11.1981.
• 1983 The Slab Boys Trilogy (The Slab Boys, Cuttin’ A Rug, Still Life) by John Byrne to Royal Court Theatre. London. 17.11.1982; and to Citizen’s Theatre. Glasgow. 5.5.1983.
• 1983 Medea by Barney Simon to Riverside Studios. Hammersmith. London. 13.9.1983.
• 1984 The Innocent by Tom McGrath to Tron TheTheatre. Glasgow. 9.1984
• 1984 78 Revolutions by Michael Wilcox to Lyric Theatre. Hammersmith. London. 6.1984.
• 1984 Sacre Sandra/Damnee Manon by Michel Tremblay to Donmar Warehouse. London. 1.10.1984. 11.10.1984; and to Tron Theatre. Glasgow. 18.12.1984.
• 1985 Through The Leaves by Franz Xavier Kroetz to Bush Theatre. London. 23.10.1985.
• 1985 White Rose by Peter Arnott to Almeida Theatre. London. 12.1985
• 1987 Losing Venice by John Clifford to Almeida Theatre. London. 5.1.1987.
• 1987 The Traveller by Jean-Claude Van Itallie to Almeida Theatre. London. 12.1987.
• 1988 The Last Supper by Howard Barker to Royal Court Theatre. London. 1988.
• 1989 M Butterfly by David Henry Hwang to Shaftesbury Theatre. London. 1989.
• 1989 Looking at You (Revived) Again to Bush Theatre. London. 1989.
• 1989 Krapp’s Last Tape, and Catastrophe by Samuel Beckett to Riverside Studios. Hammersmith. London. 1989, and Beckett Festival in Milan. Invited to Next Wave Festival in Brooklyn, and Festival D’Automne, Paris.
• 1989 7 Lears by Howard Barker to Royal Court Theatre. London. 1989.
• 1989 Jackets by Edward Bond to Bush Theatre. London. 1989.
• 1990 Fashion by Doug Lucie to Tricycle Theatre. London. 1990.
• 1990 Irma Vep by Charles Ludlum to Ambassadors Theatre. London. 1990.

Plays Toured as Artistic/Theater Director

• 1981 Every Good Boy Deserves Favour by Tom Stoppard and Andre Previn with the Scottish National Orchestra to Usher Hall. Edinburgh. 3.6.1981; to MacRobert Centre. Stirling 6.6.1981; to Kelvin Hall. Glasgow 18.6.1981.
• 1981 Trafford Tanzi by Claire Luckham to Birmingham Repertory Theatre. 26.10.1981; Lyric Theatre Hammersmith. London. 20.11.1981.
• 1986 Losing Venice by John Clifford tours Sweden. 11.1986.
• 1988 Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare to New Delhi, Luknow, Hyderbad, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta. India. 1988,
• 1988 Creon by Stephen Spender to New Delhi, Luknow, Hyderbad, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta. India.1988.
• 1988 Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare tours throughout the East Midlands. 1988.
• 1988 The Broken Heart by John Ford tours throughout the East Midlands. 1988.
• 1988 Drums in the Night by Bertholt Brecht tours throughout the East Midlands. 1988
• 1988 The Bells by Leopold Lewis tours throughout the East Midlands. 1988.
• 1989 Hamlet by William Shakespeare to Rome. Italy; Amsterdam. Holland; Cracow, Warsaw. Poland; Copenhagen.Denmark; Dusseldorf, Ludwigshaven, Berlin, Germany; Luxembourg; Old Vic Theatre.London; Antwerp, Belgium; Tokyo, Sapporo. Japan; Taiwan.Formosa. 1989.
• 1989 The Naked by Luigi Pirandello tour throughout East Midlands. 1989.
• 1989 Pericles by William Shakespeare tours throughout the East Midlands. 1989.
• 1989 Murder in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe tours throughout the East Midlands. 1989.
• 1989 Jackets by Edward Bond tours throughout the East Midlands and Yorkshire. 1989.