Located in Northwest Berkeley, the Waterfront Playhouse & Conservatory is dedicated to teaching both amateur and professional actors cutting-edge acting techniques. The playhouse specializes in the Meisner Acting Technique and the Linklater Voice Technique, which preaches a methodical approach to acting. The Feldenkrais Method is also a popular program at Waterfront, and encourages movement, which is considered crucial for physically expressive performances. The Waterfront Playhouse & Conservatory also hosts occasional productions.
Established in the 1950's as a center of learning for performing arts is the Belrose. It is housed in a historic structure and bathed in baby pink on the outside, convincing pedestrians to be a building from the bygone Century. Classes in acting, theater, and dance are regularly hosted for people of all ages. You can attend shows which are arranged across various genres.
Complete with brick-exposed walls and an old-school aura, this intimate music space is a far cry from venues brimming with thumping music and hoards of people. The Back Room is a compact place, which is best suited for acoustic, mild and laid-back music. A medley of artists perform at this cozy back space, from the likes of Michelle Jacques and Zeena Quinn to Alice DiMicele and Barwick & Siegfried. The Back Room also hosts private meetings, presentations and gatherings. You can choose from a limited range of packaged snacks and carry along a few drinks too.
1544 Events is a spacious multi-purpose event space with a wooden floor and brick wall on one of its sides. The overall decor of this place as characterized by the walls, flooring and the high ceiling make this place ideal for both any kind of celebrations including weddings and conferences.
Since 1982, over 100 main stage children's productions have been presented by this non-profit theater organization. Young Performers Theatre is the only full-time children's theater in San Francisco, and has been successfully turning out well known classics such as Peter Pan and Winnie the Pooh, along with locally written pieces, like The Baker Street Irregulars by Sean Owens. The theater is also an academy, dedicated to teaching and encouraging Bay Area youth to pursue theater as a form of artistic expression and self-esteem.