# Event Details - **Event Name**: Berkeley Rep Docent Talk: How Shakespeare Saved My Life - **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 02 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Mon, 02 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 pm - **Event Description**: These docent talks provide education and enrichment opportunities about the plays that Berkeley Rep presents each season.About this EventJoin us for a docent talk on How Shakespeare Saved My Life in the intimate environment of the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute! Done in partnership with Berkeley Rep.About the PlayPlaying January 23 to March 1, at Peet's Theatre, get tickets here!Written and performed by Jacob Ming-Trent | Directed by Tony Taccone | A co-production with Folger Theatre and Red Bull Theater“America tried to take my life, and somehow a five-hundred-year-old white dude saved it.” In an autobiographical and music-filled tour-de-force, award-winning performer Jacob Ming-Trent dares to rescue himself from the “slings and arrows” of his past. Born with a gift for poetry but rejected as unfit to play the poet, his search for home yields results both hilarious and tragic. Invoking artistic geniuses like Biggie, Tupac, and Basquiat, he takes us on a propulsive ride that reaffirms the power of language and music. Directed by Tony Taccone, How Shakespeare Saved My Life begins with the Bard but becomes a ritual of communal salvation.About the Docent ProgramThe Berkeley Rep Docent Program is part of the theatre’s commitment to provide education and enrichment opportunities about the plays it presents in each season. The Docent Program has grown steadily since its inception in 2005. It is part of Berkeley Rep’s goal to engage the theatre’s audience and the community in a dialogue of ideas.Docents are volunteers who are theater-lovers. They facilitate Post-Show Discussions after matinees at Berkeley Rep to provide an opportunity for audience members to discuss their experience of seeing a play. Docents also give Talks in the community to provide information about each play and create shared experience through a discussion around plays. The talks cover historical and cultural context, the playwright’s intent, the process of the development of the play, and production elements. Talks also include discussion questions. Participants do not have to have seen a performance of the play to participate in the discussion. Both the Berkeley Rep Docent Post-Show Discussions at the theatre and the Docent Talks in the community broaden the conversation about theatre and the world it creates. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/san-francisco/berkeley-rep-docent-talk-how-shakespeare-saved-my-life/100001740104692979 - **Event Categories**: art, theatre, literary-art, performances, entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fberkeley-rep-docent-talk-how-shakespeare-saved-my-life-tickets-1740104692979 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 12.51, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: San Francisco - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Mechanics' Institute - **lat**: 37.7888616 - **long**: -122.4029759 - **full address**: Mechanics' Institute, 57 Post Street, San Francisco, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Mechanics' Institute (https://allevents.in/org/mechanics-institute/22515500) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/7bac88f4dea56238f277a77aa0e08f7cb67f929adfbe6603e4ccd1efd4af1605-rimg-w1200-h375-dc913011-gmir.jpg?v=1759214206 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/5cf00dca485d699bceed9bbc51250d7b4a0e70b3ab37d52ce7e8734bb3d2b81a-rimg-w400-h400-dc040303-gmir.jpg?v=1759214205 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Mon, 02 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Mechanics' Institute, 57 Post Street, San Francisco, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 12.51 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Mechanics' Institute - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** art, theatre, literary-art, performances, entertainment - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Berkeley Rep Docent Talk: How Shakespeare Saved My Life ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Berkeley Rep Docent Talk: How Shakespeare Saved My Life", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/7bac88f4dea56238f277a77aa0e08f7cb67f929adfbe6603e4ccd1efd4af1605-rimg-w1200-h375-dc913011-gmir.jpg?v=1759214206", "startDate": "2026-02-02", "endDate": "2026-02-02", "url": "https://allevents.in/san-francisco/berkeley-rep-docent-talk-how-shakespeare-saved-my-life/100001740104692979", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Mechanics' Institute", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "57 Post Street", "postalCode": "94104", "addressLocality": "San Francisco", "addressRegion": "CA", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "37.7888616", "longitude": "-122.4029759" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "These docent talks provide education and enrichment opportunities about the plays that Berkeley Rep presents each season.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "2026-02-02", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "12.51", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/san-francisco/berkeley-rep-docent-talk-how-shakespeare-saved-my-life/100001740104692979" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "url": "https://allevents.in/san-francisco/berkeley-rep-docent-talk-how-shakespeare-saved-my-life/100001740104692979", "price": "12.51", "name": "Non-Members/Public $10" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "url": "https://allevents.in/san-francisco/berkeley-rep-docent-talk-how-shakespeare-saved-my-life/100001740104692979", "price": 0, "name": "Mechanics' Institute Members" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Mechanics Institute", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/mechanics-institute/22515500", "description": "The Mechanics' Institute Library and Chess Room is a historic membership library, cultural event center, and chess club located in the Financial District of San Francisco, California at 57 Post Street. 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