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Stagebridge began in 1978 as an acting class at a senior center taught by Stuart Kandell. Within a year, the actors began performing original collaborative plays at senior centers and in elementary schools. Audiences responded strongly to seeing their peers or grandmas and grandpas on stage.
Kandell hired playwright and teacher, Linda Spector, in 1980 and began a collaboration that has lasted over twenty years. Spector has written more than twenty plays for the company dealing with issues such as street crime, depression, volunteering, stereotypes, technology, love and sex.
In 1991, an annual play of “Grandparent Tales” began by adapting popular children’s books about grandparents and performing for large school audiences. This expanded to include storytelling programs in local schools.
The company receives support from the “Friends of Stagebridge” and grants from government agencies, foundations, and corporations.
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Meet the Staff
Executive Director:
Dr. Stuart Kandell
Phone: 510-444-4755 ext. 118
Email: director@stagebridge.org
Drama/Theatre Director:
Josiah Polhemus
Phone: 510-444-4755 ext. 113
Email: josiah@stagebridge.org
Storytelling Director:
Kirk Waller
Phone: 510-444-4755 ext. 115
Email: kirk@stagebridge.org
Storybridge Director:
Greacian Goeke
Phone: 510-444-4755 ext. 113
Email: greacian@stagebridge.org
Schools Program Coordinator:
Barbara Johnson
Phone: 510-444-4755 ext. 116
Email: barbara@stagebridge.org
TimeSlips Program Director:
Liz Nichols
Phone: 415-505-7941
Email: timeslips@stagebridge.org
Marketing Director:
Maryann Maslan
Phone: 510-444-4755 ext. 112
Email: maryann@stagebridge.org
Development Director:
Michael Stephens
Phone: 510-444-4755
Email: grants@stagebridge.org
Bookkeeper:
Suzanne Ludlum
Phone: 510-444-4755
Office Manager:
James Jenkins
Phone: 510-444-4755 ext. 114
Email: info@stagebridge.org
Administrative Assistant:
Greg Rosas
Phone: 510-444-4755 ext. 111
Email: greg@stagebridge.org
Board of Trustees
Tom Flynn – President
Joanne Grimm – Vice President
Jerry Fishman– Secretary
Stuart Kandell, Ph.D. – Treasurer
Sheri Davenport
Evelyn Wesley, Ph.D.
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