After having attended over one hundred Bay Area theatrical productions in 2019, it’s time to clear out the file cabinet of a year’s worth of theatre programs and select my Top Torn Tickets. Here, in alphabetical order, is my list of the best and/or most interesting work done in the musical genre by wine country…
Compared to neighboring counties, Marin has relatively few regularly-producing theatre companies. Ah, but quantity does not equal quality as my ‘Top Torn Tickets for 2019’ list proves. Here, in alphabetical order, are the best and/or most interesting works done in the past year by that handful of Marin-based companies: A Bright New Boise (College of…
My guest on the Thursday, December 18 theatre segment on KSRO’s The Drive with Steve Jaxon was Patrick Varner from the 6th Street Playhouse production of Fully Committed. Click below to listen: **********
Healdsburg’s Raven Players has announced the selections for their first annual Raven Short Play Festival. The competitive festival, themed “Love Bites,” will produce the 15 winning short plays February 27, 28, 29, and March 1, 2020 at the Raven Performing Arts Theater in Healdsburg. The 10-minute plays represent an eclectic variety of comedy, farce, drama,…
My guests on the Thursday, December 12 theatre segment on KSRO’s The Drive with Steve Jaxon were Clark Sterling and Brandy Noveh from the Cinnabar Theater production of The World Goes ‘Round. Click below to listen: **********
My guests on the second of two theatre segments on the Thursday, December 5 broadcast of KSRO’s The Drive with Steve Jaxon were David Templeton and Mark Bradbury from the Left Edge Theatre Company production of Polar Bears. Click below to listen: **********
My guest on the first of two theatre segments on the Thursday, December 5 broadcast of KSRO’s The Drive with Steve Jaxon was Lois Pearlman from the Pegasus Theater Company production of It’s a Wonderful Life, a Live Radio Play. Click below to listen: **********
‘Tis the season for holiday-themed shows to take center stage at many North Bay theatres. Family-friendly musicals continue to be the go-to choices of a lot of companies, but there are a few offering a break to those who’ve grown weary of the Christmas music thrust upon them since late September. Lauren Gunderson and Margot…
After repeated delays due to the Kincade Fire and PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoffs, the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center finally held its “Big Reveal” party on Sunday, November 24 and announced its 2020 season. At the event co-sponsored by the Cloverdale Chamber of Commerce, CPAC Artistic Director Yavé Guzman announced a season of four plays…
My guests on the Thursday, November 21 theatre segment on KSRO’s The Drive with Steve Jaxon were Laura Downing-Lee, Michael Coury Murdock, and Ariana LaMark from the SRJC/SSU production of The Sound of Music. Click below to listen: **********
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