Review: Berkeley Playhouse’s ‘In the Heights’ strives to make it to the top...
Usnavi (Carlos Diego Mendoza) engages his affection for Vanessa (Melissa Rivera) in the Berkeley Playhouse production of “In the Heights” at the Julia Morgan Theater, running through Oct. 16. (Ben...
View ArticleGluckstern’s ‘Forever Wave’ aims to make a radio splash
San Francisco artist Nicole Gluckstern readies for her radio world premiere “Forever Wave,” running through March 28 on multiple radio stations. (John Rock photo) There are those for which the term...
View ArticleComedy pioneers Palacios and Gomez set to host big April events at Brava in S.F.
It’s safe to say that Bay Area comedy would not be the same without Monica Palacios and Marga Gomez. The comic luminaries, the only two women who were part of the founding of comedy troupe “Culture...
View Article‘An incredible process’: Crowded Fire shakes up leadership structure
In these trying times for the world of American theater, with stories dropping daily about the challenges that spaces all over the country are facing, one local company is making a full recalculation...
View ArticleBay Area theater company isn’t bad meaning bad but BAD meaning good
BAD Musical Theatre is readying for a big weekend of shows for their “Rock Cabaret,” taking place in Gilroy, Berkeley and San Jose (BAD website art). (Cover photo) BAD co-founder and artistic director...
View ArticleNarratives of humanity explored in Golden Thread’s signature ‘ReOrient Festival’
Golden Thread artistic director Sahar Assaf (left) and resident artist Amal Bisharat are preparing for the return of the “ReOrient Festival 2023,” opening Monday, Oct. 16 at San Francisco’s Potrero...
View ArticleSFBATCO’s New Roots Festival celebrates community through art
Ely Sonny Orquiza is directing “Shidaiqu – A Partly-Historical Musical” for SFBATCO’s New Roots Festival, taking place in San Francisco Nov. 10 – 12. (Cover photo) The cast of “Shidaiqu” (Bekah Lynn...
View ArticleBlanco hopes to bring Spanish speakers to the theatre through ‘La Lengua’
Fueled by a desire to provide access to Spanish speakers to theatre, Virginia Blanco started a bilingual theatre company in 2019. Their first in-person production, entitled “Las Azurduy,” is running...
View ArticleBlanco espera acercar a los hispanohablantes el teatro a través de ‘La Lengua’
Impulsada por el deseo de brindar acceso al teatro a los hispanohablantes, Virginia Blanco comenzó una compañía de teatro bilingüe en 2019. Su primera producción en persona, titulada “Las Azurduy”, se...
View ArticleThe magic of love finds a winning ‘Formula’ at Santa Cruz Shakespeare
Kathryn Chetkovich’s new play “The Formula,” is getting one heck of a run in repertory at Santa Cruz Shakespeare. The show, which runs through Sunday, Aug. 28, spins firmly off William Shakespeare’s...
View ArticleReview: Berkeley Playhouse’s ‘In the Heights’ strives to make it to the top...
Usnavi (Carlos Diego Mendoza) engages his affection for Vanessa (Melissa Rivera) in the Berkeley Playhouse production of “In the Heights” at the Julia Morgan Theater, running through Oct. 16. (Ben...
View ArticleGluckstern’s ‘Forever Wave’ aims to make a radio splash
San Francisco artist Nicole Gluckstern readies for her radio world premiere “Forever Wave,” running through March 28 on multiple radio stations. (John Rock photo) There are those for which the term...
View ArticleComedy pioneers Palacios and Gomez set to host big April events at Brava in S.F.
It’s safe to say that Bay Area comedy would not be the same without Monica Palacios and Marga Gomez. The comic luminaries, the only two women who were part of the founding of comedy troupe “Culture...
View Article‘An incredible process’: Crowded Fire shakes up leadership structure
In these trying times for the world of American theater, with stories dropping daily about the challenges that spaces all over the country are facing, one local company is making a full recalculation...
View ArticleBay Area theater company isn’t bad meaning bad but BAD meaning good
BAD Musical Theatre is readying for a big weekend of shows for their “Rock Cabaret,” taking place in Gilroy, Berkeley and San Jose (BAD website art). (Cover photo) BAD co-founder and artistic director...
View ArticleNarratives of humanity explored in Golden Thread’s signature ‘ReOrient Festival’
Golden Thread artistic director Sahar Assaf (left) and resident artist Amal Bisharat are preparing for the return of the “ReOrient Festival 2023,” opening Monday, Oct. 16 at San Francisco’s Potrero...
View ArticleSFBATCO’s New Roots Festival celebrates community through art
Ely Sonny Orquiza is directing “Shidaiqu – A Partly-Historical Musical” for SFBATCO’s New Roots Festival, taking place in San Francisco Nov. 10 – 12. (Cover photo) The cast of “Shidaiqu” (Bekah Lynn...
View ArticleBlanco hopes to bring Spanish speakers to the theatre through ‘La Lengua’
Fueled by a desire to provide access to Spanish speakers to theatre, Virginia Blanco started a bilingual theatre company in 2019. Their first in-person production, entitled “Las Azurduy,” is running...
View ArticleBlanco espera acercar a los hispanohablantes el teatro a través de ‘La Lengua’
Impulsada por el deseo de brindar acceso al teatro a los hispanohablantes, Virginia Blanco comenzó una compañía de teatro bilingüe en 2019. Su primera producción en persona, titulada “Las Azurduy”, se...
View ArticleThe magic of love finds a winning ‘Formula’ at Santa Cruz Shakespeare
Kathryn Chetkovich’s new play “The Formula,” is getting one heck of a run in repertory at Santa Cruz Shakespeare. The show, which runs through Sunday, Aug. 28, spins firmly off William Shakespeare’s...
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