2024 · Dance – stage work
The Wednesday Club
Archive folder: The Wednesday Club (UC Berkeley)
Joe Goode (playwright/director) · UC Berkeley
A play with songs by Joe Goode about the Wednesday Club, a group of LGBTQ+ drama enthusiasts and allies who meet in a church basement to test theatrical ideas. Built on songs from the JGPG repertoire, it looks at the hard work of collaboration and the search for belonging.
- Premiere
- 2024-04-25
- Venue
- Zellerbach Playhouse, UC Berkeley (Department of Theater, Dance & Performance Studies)
- Where
- Berkeley, CA
- Performances
- Apr 25–28, 2024. Archival recordings were made on Apr 25 (2 cameras, Leila DeMoss) and Apr 28 (1 camera, Nick Reulbach).
- Credits
- Written by Joe Goode. Music direction/composition: Ben Juodvalkis (songs from the JGPG repertoire by Ben and other JGPG composers). Cast: UC Berkeley student actors. Production/publicity: Ben Dillon (TDPS). Stage management: Hazel Horton, Emily Fassler. Creative team members on e-mails: Arnel (ArnelDesigns), Winter Felton-Priestner, Dominique Hill, Athena Ngo Nordvall, Jason Joo, Lauren Chang. TDPS staff: Jean-Paul Gressieux, Jamila Cobham.
Press
“written and directed by Joe Goode with music direction and composition by Ben Juodvalkis.”
“Each character has a moment to shine, whether it's through intricate relationship subplots or beautiful song and dance breaks.”
Elsewhere
- UC Berkeley Presents THE WEDNESDAY CLUB, A New Musical Based On Songs By Joe Goode Performance Group — Broadway World, 2024-04-12
- Bold, hilarious 'The Wednesday Club' is artistic odyssey into self-discovery — The Daily Californian, 2024-05
- The Wednesday Club — UC Berkeley TDPS
- The Wednesday Club: A New Musical — Events at UC Berkeley, 2024-04-25
- Announcing the TDPS 2023/2024 Performance Season — UC Berkeley TDPS, 2023