My guests on the January 11 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 were director Jourdán Olivier-Verdé and actor Keene Hudson from the 6th Street Playhouse production of August Wilson’s Fences. The show runs in Santa Rosa through February 4. *Note – Technical difficulties prevented the entire interview from being recorded, but here is…
My guest on the January 4 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 was Diane Dragone, Executive Director of Petaluma’s Cinnabar Theater, for a conversation about their planned relocation. Click below to listen: ********** Click HERE for more information.
While musicals may be the bread and butter of local theatre, much can be learned about a community through the plays programmed in a company’s season. Comedies seemed few and far between this year, which may be a reflection of our local and perhaps national feelings of unease with what’s going on in our schools…
Petaluma’s Cinnabar Theater has announced their plan to relocate after 50+ years in the “Little Red Schoolhouse” on the hill. The company’s website announced the following: “Cinnabar is at a crossroads after five decades of producing shows. The infrastructure of our current space, built in 1908, cannot support modern theater technology, limiting the scope of…
Live theatre continues to struggle to find its footing in a post pandemic world. The year was marked by audience numbers still failing to return to pre-pandemic levels, the use of understudies becoming more prevalent as a way to reduce cancellations due to COVID, the passing of some beloved members of the local theatre community,…
My guests on the December 14 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 were Grant Bramham and Izzy Peregrina for a discussion about North Bay Productions and their presentation of The Gift: 7 Pounds, 3 Ounces now running in Sebastopol. Click below to listen: ********** Click HERE for more information on the show.
My guests on the December 7 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 were director Serena Elize Flores and performers Jonathen Blue and Molly Larsen-Shine from the Left Edge Theatre production of [title of show] now running in Santa Rosa. Click below to listen: ********** Click HERE for more information on the show.
My guests on the November 30 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 were 6th Street Playhouse Executive Director Emily Lynn Cornelius and actor David Bradbury from their production of Elf, the Musical now running in Santa Rosa. Click below to listen: ********** Click HERE for more information on the show.
My guest on the second “Theatre Thursday” segment on the November 16 broadcast of The Drive on 95.5 was Matt Smart, Music Supervisor for the Transcendence Theatre Company, for a conversation about their upcoming Broadway Holiday show in Sonoma. Click below to listen: ********** Click HERE for more information on the show.
My guests on the first “Theatre Thursday” segment on the November 16 broadcast of The Drive on 95.5 were Kevin Bordi and Brady Voss from the Spreckels Theatre Company production of The Metromaniacs in Rohnert Park. Click below to listen: ********** Click HERE for more information on the show.
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