Interview – “Perfect Arrangement” at SSU

My guests on the 02/27/25 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 were director Ely Sonny Orquiza and dramaturg Estrella Gonzalez from the Sonoma State University School of Performing Arts production of Perfect Arrangement. We chatted about the show and the impact of the budget issues at SSU on the students and the program.…

Interview – “Steel Magnolias” at Cinnabar

My guests on the 02/13/25 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 were Sarah Dunnavant and Miriam Ani from the Cinnabar Theater production of Steel Magnolias. The show runs at Warren Auditorium in Ives Hall on the campus of Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park through February 23. Click below to listen: ********** Click…

Preview: Sonoma/Napa Winter Theatre

North Bay theatre companies have their collective fingers crossed that audiences will continue to come out and support them in 2025. Holiday-themed shows now give way to the usual mixture of comedies, dramas, and musicals from classics to contemporary works to a short play festival. Santa Rosa’s 6th Street Playhouse gets things going in early…

Preview: Marin Winter Theatre

Marin theatre companies have their collective fingers crossed that audiences will continue to come out and support them in 2025. The New Year in theatre begins with a classic comedy, a musical adaptation of a Sundance Film Festival favorite, and a political drama that was banned for decades in its native England. The Novato Theatre…