Reserve Workshop Space

Doria E. Charlson, visiting professor of dance, is pleased to announce the second musical theatre dance workshops on Nov. 1. Students are invited to participate and learn choreography for “Ever After,” the first act finale from the award-winning Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine musical Into the Woods.

The workshop will be led by Meredith Joelle Donato, an acclaimed Bay area choreographer and teaching artist. 

The workshop begins at 2 p.m. in the Hickey Gym. The workshop is free, but space is limited so please reserve a space at the link above.

Donato has a diverse work experience that includes American Conservatory Theater, where they worked on the world premiere of A Walk on the Moon. They also served as a theater director and teaching artist at Berkeley Playhouse. Donato has experience as a director of writing at CAMPANILE COLLEGE COUNSELING INC and as a choreographer at The Custom Made Theatre Company, where they worked on multiple world premieres. A public engagement associate and virtual workshop producer at The OpEd Project and a Lead Instructor at UC Berkeley Extension, Donato has also worked as a guest artist at the College of San Mateo, a children’s chorus rehearsal director at ODC/Dance, and a choreographer at Palo Alto Players-Peninsula Center Stage. Additionally, they have prior experience as a Trainee at Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company.