KSRO Interview – “Vincent”
My guest on a special Friday, October 29 theatre segment on The Drive with Steve Jaxon on KSRO was actor Jean-Michel Richaud from the 6th Street Playhouse production of Vincent. Click below to listen: ***********
Reviews: “Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End” in Napa & “Vincent” in Santa Rosa
What do a 20th century Midwest American housewife turned author and a 19th century one-eared Dutch Post-Impressionist painter have in common? Well, they’re the subjects of two solo shows running now on North Bay stages. Napa’s Lucky Penny Productions is presenting Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End for a short run while Santa Rosa’s 6th Street…
KSRO Interview – “Dancing Lessons”
My theatre guests on the Thursday, October 14 broadcast of The Drive with Steve Jaxon on KSRO were actors Jess Headington and Trevor Hoffman from the Cinnabar Theater production of Dancing Lessons. Click below to listen: ***********
Review: “Fully Committed” in Healdsburg
“Fully Committed” is the term a pricey New York restaurant demands its reservations clerks use to inform potential guests that there’s no room for them at the table. It also describes what an actor has to be to take on 40 characters in a solo show that centers on the harried life of one of…
Review: “Noises Off” in Rohnert Park
There may be no group more deserving of a laugh right now than the theatre community as pandemic-related closures and cancellations led to a general lack of mirth for folks who enjoy going to theatre and the artists who create it. North Bay companies are aiming to bring the funny back by programming several broad…
Review: “The Beard of Avon” in Cloverdale
The centuries-old debate on just who did write the plays attributed to William Shakespeare takes center stage at the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center with their presentation of Amy Freed’s The Beard of Avon. Freed comes down squarely on the side of those who think Edward De Vere deserves the lion’s share of the credit and…
KSRO Interview – “Topdog/Underdog”
My guest on the Thursday, October 7 theatre segment on KSRO’s The Drive with Steve Jaxon was director (and Sebastopol cookie magnate) Bronwen Shears from the Main Stage West production of Topdog/Underdog. Click below to listen: ***********
KSRO Interview – “The Beard of Avon”
My guests on the Wednesday, October 6 theatre segment on KSRO’s The Drive with Steve Jaxon were director Beulah Vega and actor Martin Gilbertson from the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center production of The Beard of Avon. Click below to listen: ***********
Review: “Sunset Boulevard” in Sonoma
Billy Wilder’s 1950 film noir classic Sunset Boulevard reeks of cynicism. The story of a hack Hollywood writer who stumbles into an opportunistic relationship with a faded silent screen star is a tragedy of operatic proportions. The film’s star, Gloria Swanson, spent years trying to bring a radically altered musical version to the stage and…
KSRO Interview – Healdsburg’s Raven Players
My guest on a special Friday, October 1 theatre segment on KSRO’s The Drive with Steve Jaxon was Steven David Martin, Artistic Director for Healdsburg’s Raven Players. Click below to listen: ***********
North Bay Stage and Screen 