View Post

Dell’Arte to mentor TCG grant recipient Jamie Van Camp

Dell’Arte is excited to announce that MFA graduate Jamie Van Camp is one of eight recipients of the Theatre Communications Group Leadership U[niversity] One-on-One Grants and will be joining Dell’Arte in 2016/17 to be mentored by our Producing Artistic Director, Michael Fields. The grant, funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, aims to strengthen the field by developing individuals at …

View Post

“Mary Jane – A Musical Potumentary” wins BEST MUSICAL at OIFF

  In partnership with Emmy-nominated filmmaker John Howarth, Dell’Arte International transformed its highest-grossing stage production, Mary Jane: the Musical, into a “Musical Potumentary,” combining elements of the live show with footage of real-life issues facing Northern California. Mary Jane – A Musical Potumentary had its world premiere during the 2016 Mad River Festival and has continued on with entry into …

View Post

The 2016 Prize of Hope Awarded to Cornerstone Theater

The Danish Institute for Popular Theater & Dell’Arte International are proud to present the 2016 Prize of Hope to Cornerstone Theater Company. The public is invited to the award ceremony and party, which will take place on June 25, 2016 as part of the 26th annual Dell’Arte Mad River Festival. The event will begin at 5 p.m. in Dell’Arte’s Carlo Theatre. …

View Post

Dell’Arte 2nd Year MFA Students Present Community Based Arts Projects

Dell’Arte 2nd Year MFA Students Present Community Based Arts Initiatives in Partnership with Humboldt Domestic Violence Services, Humboldt Literacy Project, and CASA One of Dell’Arte International’s deepest values is engendering the relationship between art and place and artists in their community. As part of their MFA studies, students of the Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre work with community partners to …

View Post

World Premiere of “Mary Jane – A Musical Potumentary” on June 10!

Dell’Arte is thrilled to invite you to the world premiere of the highly anticipated “potumentary” based on the highest grossing show in Dell’Arte’s history Mary Jane: The Musical. This black-tie and tie-dyed affair will roll out the green carpet and blaze-up the silver screen for one night only at the Eureka Theater. Tickets and Information HERE. Visit maryjanethemusical.com for information …

View Post

2016 Mad River Festival Lineup

“The River, Our Home” / “Lalilh, Jouwa Hinarr Daduk” ANNOUNCING THE 2016 MAD RIVER FESTIVAL LINEUP The 2016 Mad River Festival is centered around Dell’Arte’s current initiative “The River, Our Home,” which explores through a variety of community partnerships, including with the Wiyot Tribe of Table Bluff, the ways in which we impact and are impacted by our relationship to …

View Post

AriLu Productions Recipient of Nancy Lafrenz Memorial Scholarship

Dell’Arte is proud to announce that alumni company AriLu Productions (MFA 2014 graduates Ariel Lauryn and Lucy Shelby) is the recipient of the 2016 Nancy Lafrenz Memorial Scholarship. AriLu’s production Whether We Like It Or Not will be featured in the 2016 Mad River Festival July 7 – 10 in Dell’Arte’s Carlo Theatre. On December 26, 2005, Nancy Jacobs Lafrenz succumbed to colon cancer. At …

View Post

Dell’Arte Goes Solar With A Grant from All Points North Foundation

Dell’Arte International has been awarded $60,000 by All Points North Foundation, a small, private foundation that supports projects that promote solar energy awareness and implementation, to design and install a solar electricity generation system. Going solar is part of Dell’Arte’s ongoing environmental and sustainability effort, reflected not only in the message of Dell’Arte’s artistic programming, but also in administration operations …