Contact Information

Susan Lounsbury
Doug Berky
(518) 647-5916
[email protected]
https://loydartists.com/roster/f/c/47

Space Requirements

Clear, clean performance area 20′ wide x 15′ deep x 12′ high; no audience sharply to the sides or behind the performance area

Tech Requirements

Artist will provide sound; electrical outlet near stage

Availability

Year round

Fee Structure

In-person
$700 per routed performance
$650 per performance for same location/same day

Virtual
$500 for one week pre-recorded access with option for one live, online Q&A

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Performances by Doug Berky

Doug Berky

Performances by Doug Berky

Students experience a variety of theatre forms: mime, mask theater, circus arts, and storytelling. Performances vary in length, characters, and subject depending on the age of the audience. GEMS: THE WORLD’S WISDOM STORIES (elementary only): Doug Berky uses classic styles of storytelling from many cultures including large masks, mime, and puppetry to introduce this collection of Greek, Middle Eastern, and Native American wisdom stories. FOIBLES, FABLES & OTHER IMASKINATIONS: Doug’s newest large mask performance presents classic traditional teaching stories including “The Tiger’s Whisker”, a Korean folktale about healing; “Simple Gifts”, a French story; “The Crocodile and the Monkey”, a Jataka Tale from India. NO SHOW: A performance has been scheduled, but the actor fails to show. Or does he? What will happen when a lone spectator finds himself unwittingly on stage? Doug transforms into several characters ranging from a gorilla to a ballerina as he explores the props and masks on stage.

Use this link to view a video excerpt from this program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuvgqz6m72M&feature=youtu.be or this link for another option: https://youtu.be/qOtjtqvLUAA

Both in-person and virtual (live and pre-recorded) options are available for GEMS: THE WORLD’S WISDOM STORIES and NO SHOW.

Artist Background

Doug Berky’s performances are an intricately woven fabric of several classic theatre forms: mime, mask theatre, circus arts, and storytelling. His training includes a B.A. in Drama from Furman University, study at the Dell’Arte School of Mime and Comedy and an apprenticeship with mime artist, Tony Montanaro. Before beginning his solo career in 1983, Doug toured as a performer and mask maker with Two Penny Circus, Montanaro Mime Theatre and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. He has appeared on the award-winning children’s TV series, See-Saw, and four TV specials for Swedish National Television. Doug has been a featured performer and teacher at the Eugene O’Neill Symposium, Commedia School in Denmark, Roanoke College among others.

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