After bringing live theatre to Healdsburg’s Downtown Plaza recently with a successful run of Woody Guthrie’s American Song, the Raven Players return to the West Plaza Park with some ol’, reliable Shakespeare al fresco. They’ve been producing Shakespeare (or Shakespeare-ish) plays there for a few years now and have a production of Twelfth Night running…
“I hate theatre.” No, that’s not the long-suspected confession of a theatre critic. It’s the opening line from Sonoma Arts Live’s production of The Drowsy Chaperone. The show runs through July 31. That line, followed by a litany of complaints about modern theatre (shows are too long, actors shouldn’t interact with the audience, Elton John,…
My guest on the July 21 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive with Steve Jaxon on KSRO was Craig Miller, former 6th Street Playhouse Artistic Director and current Assistant Professor of Acting and Directing at the University of Idaho about his upcoming benefit performances at 6th Street of the one-person show Every Brilliant Thing. Click…
An interview with filmmaker C.M. Conway about her film “How to Successfully Fail in Hollywood” which will have its premiere screening in Santa Rosa on Saturday, July 16 at the Summerfield Cinemas in Santa Rosa. Click below to listen: Click the graphic below from more info:
My guest on the July 14 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive with Steve Jaxon on KSRO was Maeve Smith from the Sonoma Arts Live production of The Drowsy Chaperone. Click below to listen: Click the graphic below for more info:
My guests on the July 7 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive with Steve Jaxon on KSRO were Robert Bauer and Adam Paulson from the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center to talk about their upcoming production of Butterflies are Free. Click below to listen: ********** Click the graphic below for more info:
My guests on the June 30 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive with Steve Jaxon on KSRO were Tika Moon and Matthew Witthaus from the Raven Players production of Woody Guthrie’s American Song. Click below to listen: ********** Click the graphic below for more information:
The Raven Players bring live outdoor entertainment to Healdsburg’s Downtown Plaza with their production of Woody Guthrie’s American Song: A Truly American Musical. Peter Glazer’s adaptation of the writings and songs of “America’s premiere folk poet” runs weekends July 1 through July 10. The show, which premiered in 1988, has Northern California roots as playwright…
My guest on the June 23 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive with Steve Jaxon on KSRO was James Newman, Artistic Director of the Summer Repertory Theatre Festival. Click below to listen: ********** Click the graphic below for more info:
It’s been over 40 years since Dolly Parton made her film debut in 9 to 5 and the title tune topped the charts. The film and song (which garnered Parton an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song) became markers in the struggle for parity in the workplace for women. Thank goodness it was achieved…
North Bay Stage and Screen 