My guests on the 08/27/26 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 FM were cast members Jeff Coté and Jereme Anglin from the Spreckels Theatre Company production of Equivocation. The political thriller set in Shakespeare’s time runs in the Condiotti Black Box Experimental Theater in the Spreckels Performing Arts Center in Rohnert Park through…
My guests on the second of two 08/20/26 “Theatre Thursday” segments on The Drive on 95.5 FM were director/choreographer Malia Abayon and assistant director/choreographer HarriettePearl Fugitt from the 6th Street Playhouse production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific. The show runs on the GK Hardt stage at 6th Street Playhouse through September 20. Click HERE…
My guests on the first of two 08/20/26 “Theatre Thursday” segments on The Drive on 95.5 FM were Jeff Coté and playwright Joseph Rodota for a discussion about 6th Street Playhouse’s Live Reading Series presentation of Chessman. Jeff filled us in on the Live Reading Series while Joe talked about his dramatization of the circumstances…
My guests on the 08/14/26 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 FM were Nathan Cummings and Daphne Cummings from the Cinnabar Theater for Young Audiences production of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. The show runs in the Cinnabar Theater Studio Space located at the Petaluma Premium Outlet Mall, 2200 Petaluma Blvd.,…
by Harry Duke * With summer drawing to close, local theatre companies are prepping their houses for a robust 2026/27 season. Live theatre productions in Northern Sonoma County will include the usual mixture of the tried and true along with a sprinkling of newer works to keep things interesting for the frequent theatre-goer. Healdsburg’s Raven…
by Harry Duke * With summer drawing to close, local theatre companies are prepping their houses for a robust 2026/27 season. Live theatre productions in Marin will include the usual mixture of the tried and true along with a sprinkling of North Bay premieres to keep things interesting for the frequent theatre-goer. Mill Valley’s Marin…
by Harry Duke * With summer drawing to close, North Bay theatre companies are prepping their houses for a robust 2026 – 2027 season. Live theatre productions in Sonoma and Napa counties will include the usual mixture of the tried and true along with a sprinkling of North Bay premieres to keep things interesting for…
My guest on the 08/06/26 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 FM was Lori Haley Fox from the upcoming Transcendence Theatre Company presentation of Mamma Mia! Lori appeared in the original West End production, the National Touring company, the Broadway production, and the Meryl Streep movie version of the musical! The ABBA musical…
My guests on the 07/30/26 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 FM were Nicola Vann and Josh Wolonick from the Los Angeles-based Bardfly Theatre Co. for a chat about their production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It. They’re bringing their site-specific production of the bard’s comedy to two North Bay venues – Kenwood’s…
by Cari Lynn Pace * It’s no secret that many actors, singers, and performers are the “working poor” in our arts culture. Rarely can they sustain their livelihood if they don’t have a backup job, particularly if illness strikes. In 1994 two mothers lived through the deaths of their struggling actor sons from AIDS. Barbara…
North Bay Stage and Screen 