Directing Portfolio
Featured Productions
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"Cats" • Assistant Director
Berkeley Playhouse, May-June 2026
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"Annie" • Director
Berkeley Playhouse YouthStage, January 2026
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"Chicago" • Director
San Diego State University Musical Theatre Club, November 2024
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"Survival Island" • Producer, Writer, Director
Canyon Elementary School, May 2024
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"Point B" • Writer, Designer, Director
CalShakes Bruns Memorial Theater, June 2021
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"Nightmare on Pinehurst" • Actor, Writer, Director
Canyon Elementary School, June 2017
Video Highlights
Conservatory Credits
Clara works as a teaching artist for theater camps and conservatories across the Bay Area.
"Pippin" (Berkeley Playhouse Limelighters; March 2026)
"Press Start" (Town Hall Theatre YouthStage; February 2026)
"Mary Poppins" (Berkeley Playhouse Limelighters; November 2025)
Scene from "Shrek" (Berkeley Playhouse Triple Threat; November 2025)
"Hamilton" (Kids N Dance N Theatre Arts; July 2020)
"Macbeth" (California Shakespeare Conservatory; June 2023)
“[My child] had a fantastic time, and I’ve really seen her grow in her poise and confidence as a performer and sense of belonging, as a member of a community.”
Anonymous • Parent at Berkeley Playhouse
“I thought of them not as a student, but as a colleague. They demonstrated over and over again that theatre is their number one commitment.”
Heather Cousins • Drama and Stagecraft Teacher at Miramonte High School
“Clara is mature, organized, creative, and dependable. They can inspire and create a safe space for others to be creative.”
Kris Mueller • Founder and Owner of Kids N Dance N Theatre Arts
Full List of Directing Credits
Cats
July 30th-August 1st, 2026
by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Berkeley Playhouse YouthStage, Berkeley CA
Cats
Assistant Director
May 22nd-June 28th, 2026
by Andrew Lloyd Webber
directed by Kimberly Dooley
Berkeley Playhouse, Berkeley CA
The Outsiders
Assistant Director
April 24th-26th, 2026
adapted and directed by Rebecca Young
Stanley Middle School, Lafayette CA
Triple Threat: Acting Workshop
March 26th, 2026
Berkeley Playhouse Spring Conservatory, Berkeley CA
Triple Threat: Acting Workshop
March 25th, 2026
Berkeley Playhouse Spring Conservatory, Berkeley CA
Pippin (workshop)
March 25th, 2026
Berkeley Playhouse Spring Conservatory, Berkeley CA
Press Start!
February 19th-20th, 2026
by Beat by Beat Press
Burton Valley Elementary @ Town Hall Theatre, Lafayette CA
Annie
January 3rd-4th, 2026
by Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin, Thomas Meehan
Berkeley Playhouse YouthStage, Berkeley CA
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (workshop)
December 26th, 2025
Berkeley Playhouse Holiday Conservatory, Berkeley CA
Triple Threat: Acting Workshop
November 14th, 2025
Berkeley Playhouse Fall Conservatory, Berkeley CA
Mary Poppins (workshop)
November 12th, 2025
Berkeley Playhouse Fall Conservatory, Berkeley CA
Into The Woods (workshop)
July 25th, 2025
Berkeley Playhouse Summer Conservatory, Berkeley CA
The Wizard of Oz (workshop)
June 20th, 2025
Berkeley Playhouse Summer Conservatory, Berkeley CA
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (workshop)
January 3rd, 2025
Berkeley Playhouse Holiday Conservatory, Berkeley CA
Chicago
November 7-10th, 2024
by Kander, Ebb and Fosse
SDSU Musical Theatre Club, San Diego CA
The Little Mermaid (workshop)
July 19th, 2024
Berkeley Playhouse Summer Conservatory, Berkeley CA
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (workshop)
June 21st, 2024
Berkeley Playhouse Summer Conservatory, Berkeley CA
Survival Island
May 23rd, 2024
by Clara Holland
Canyon Elementary School, Canyon CA
Hamilton (workshop)
December 22nd, 2021
Kids ‘N Dance ‘N Theater Arts, Orinda CA
Mary Poppins (workshop)
August 6th, 2021
Kids ‘N Dance ‘N Theater Arts, Orinda CA
The Greatest Showman (workshop)
July 16th, 2021
Kids ‘N Dance ‘N Theater Arts, Orinda CA
Trolls (workshop)
June 25th, 2021
Berkeley Playhouse Summer Conservatory, Berkeley CA
Wicked (workshop)
June 18th, 2021
Kids ‘N Dance ‘N Theater Arts, Orinda CA
Point B
June 2-3rd, 2021
by Clara Holland
Miramonte Players and the CalShakes Bruns Theatre, Orinda CA
— Award for “Outstanding Contribution”
The Greatest Showman (workshop)
April 2nd, 2021
Kids ‘N Dance ‘N Theater Arts, Orinda CA
Hamilton (workshop)
November 25th, 2020
Kids ‘N Dance ‘N Theater Arts, Orinda CA
Grease (workshop)
July 31st, 2020
Kids ‘N Dance ‘N Theater Arts, Orinda CA
Annie (workshop)
July 17th, 2020
Kids ‘N Dance ‘N Theater Arts, Orinda CA
Hamilton (workshop)
July 3rd, 2020
Kids ‘N Dance ‘N Theater Arts, Orinda CA
A Scottish Bewitching
November 2019 - February 2020
by Clara Holland
Miramonte Drama, Orinda CA; Acalanes High School, Lafayette CA
The Glass Slipper
October 31st, 2018
by Clara Holland
Miramonte Drama, Orinda CA
Nightmare on Pinehurst
June 8th, 2017
by Clara Holland
Canyon Elementary School, Canyon CA
678 Unsupervised
June 2nd, 2016
Canyon Elementary School, Canyon CA
The Purest Rose
December 17th, 2015
by Clara Holland
Canyon Elementary School, Canyon CA