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Bayview Opera House

Theater Tech Program CAEG presentation 9.11.18

Allegra Madsen, Program Director Daid Saenz, Facilities & Production Manager Zarahia Perdomo, Assistant Production Manager

Thank You!

Bothin Foundation Fleishhacker Foundation Morris Stulsaft Foundation Joseph & Vera Long Foundation Google.org

Theater Tech Internship

• Accepted 5 college-aged

students in the BvOH Tech Internship.

• We offered hands-on training

and college credit.

• 4 students completed the

program.

• All 4 were offered career

advancement opportunities and continued learning.

Theater Mentorship

• This program, aimed at high-

school students, offered the

• pportunity to develop, perform

and produce 2 performance pieces.

• 15 Bayview High School Students

participated and 12 completed the 12 week course.

• The Tech Interns were employed

as mentors and teaching assistants.

• Students worked directly with

professional artists and dancers.

Theater Mentorship Productions

Codelining with Raissa Simpson and The PUSH Dance Company We Inventing the Real with Deavron

Key Takeaways

• Providing the opportunity for

Interns to be mentors was invaluable and helped cement their knowledge.

• Soft skills and exposure to

professional work environments are key when working with high school aged youth.

• Several participants of the

mentorship program are still working with the Opera House.

Where Are They Now?

• Meet Zarahira Perdomo,

BvOH Assistant Production Manager.

• Meet Hyakub Herring


NYU Graduate School for Music and Production.

• All - employment opportunities

in the field in the Bay Area

What’s Next

• We are currently recruiting

college students for the Fall session of the Theater Tech Internship.

• Students can receive college

credit, hands-on experience and employment

• pportunities.

Thank You!!

We couldn’t do it without our Theater Tech Program Funders: San Francisco Arts Council Grants for the Arts California Arts Council Private Donations