In Galatea, local playwright David Templeton examined humanity through the eyes of a synthetic human. In his latest play, Featherbaby, Templeton looks at humanity through the eyes of a… foul-mouthed parrot? Questions, questions, questions. Where does he come up with these things? Playwright David Templeton – “In my 20s, I had a girlfriend who owned…
By Harry Duke * The Jacobethan Theatre Workshop’s Shakespeare in the Park(ing Lot) summer series concludes with a production of The Merry Wives of Windsor. The Shakespeare comedy features one of the Bard’s greatest characters as well as the usual masquerading and comeuppances.The show has two remaining performances – Saturday, August 23, at 7:30 pm,…
My guests on the 08/21/25 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 were director Skylar Evans and cast member Nate Musser from the Spreckels Theatre Company production of Featherbaby. The David Templeton-penned comedy premieres in the Condiotti Experimental Theatre at the Spreckels Performing Arts Center in Rohnert Park on August 29 and runs through…
My guest on the August 14 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 was Lukas Raphael, Artistic Director of the Jacobethan Theatre Workshop. The JTW’s second Shakespeare in the Park(ing Lot) production for this season is The Merry Wives of Windsor. It runs in the meadow adjacent to the 6th Street Playhouse parking lot…
by Harry Duke * It’s been fourteen years since the Transcendence Theatre Company landed and took root in the Sonoma Valley with their Broadway-caliber musical revues. They added the occasional fully-produced Broadway show to their repertoire in 2018 with A Chorus Line and in 2023 they showed The Full Monty in Glen Ellen. After a…
By Cari Lynn Pace * When I was 20, I listened to Carole King’s album Tapestry so often it’s a wonder the phonograph needle didn’t cut through to the other side. I sang along with the gusto of youth and the emotion of young love. I was nurtured by all the heartfelt lyrics to “It’s…
by Harry Duke * The “green-eyed monster” is running amok in the field next to the 6th Street Playhouse in Santa Rosa with the Jacobethan Theatre Workshop’s Shakespeare in the Park(ing Lot) production of Othello. The show has two remaining performances – Saturday, August 9, at 7:30 pm, and Sunday, August 10, at 6:00 pm. …
Documentary producer Matlock Zumsteg joined me on the August 7 broadcast of The Drive on 95.5 for a discussion about the film Your Friend Logan. The film aims to shine a spotlight on the accomplishments and personality of Logan Whitehurst, a truly unique person, and hopes to inspire others to follow their creative pursuits. The…
My guests on the August 7 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 were Justin Thompson and Mari Pagan from the Jacobethan Theatre Workshop production of Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor. Shakespeare in the Park(ing Lot) continues in Santa Rosa with this second of two productions in the meadow adjacent to the 6th…
by Harry Duke * For years, Healdsburg’s Raven Players has been presenting a summer Shakespeare production “under the stars” at the perfectly serviceable but rather bland West Plaza Park. They’ve upgraded a bit this year by relocating to Bacchus Landing for their production of Two Gentlemen of Verona. The Wine & Event Center is hosting…
North Bay Stage and Screen 