Elly Lichenstein’s statement on her departure as Cinnabar Theater’s AD
Cinnabar Theater released the following statement this afternoon from Elly Lichenstein regarding her departure as Artistic Director of the theater:
KSRO Interview – “She Kills Monsters”
My guests on the Thursday, March 4 theatre segment* on KSRO’s The Drive with Steve Jaxon were director Leslie McCauley, performer Claire Grodrian, and designer Kris Hakim from the Santa Rosa Junior College Theatre Arts streaming production of She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realm. * The audio file for this segment is incomplete. The file will…
Elly Lichenstein stepping down at Cinnabar
Cinnabar Theater in Petaluma announced today that long-time Artistic Director Elly Lichenstein would be stepping down from her post. According to a Cinnabar press release, Lichenstein is leaving her position “to focus on specific artistic endeavors at the theater and to pursue personal projects in the greater North Bay arts community. She will be awarded…
Transcendence responds to growing uproar
The Transcendence Theatre Company, at the center of a storm since the public resignation of its Director of Education and Community Engagement Nikko Kimzin for “…the Transcendence Executive Team’s ongoing suppression of equity, diversity, and inclusion practices and inaction toward becoming an equitable theater” and for their creation of “a hostile work environment where I…
Transcendence alumnus decries “culture of toxic positivity” at company
Brooke Tansley, a theatre artist who worked with the Transcendence Theatre Company (TTC) from 2011 through 2015, has added her voice to those seeking change at the company. In a post on the Medium web site, Tansley afffirmed the recent claims of Nikko Kimzin and Leah Sprecher of a hostile work environment at TTC, expanding…
Transcendence Theatre co-founders call for resignation of current leadership from Board
Two of the Transcendence Theatre Company’s original founders and Board members have called for the company’s Artistic and Executive Directors to resign from the Company’s Board of Directors. In a post on the Medium web site, Leah Sprecher, who resigned from the company in 2017, relays experiences with the company that support the allegations of…
Transcendence Theatre Company reacts to public resignation
The Transcendence Theatre Company has apparently reacted to the outcry following the public resignation of Nikko Kimzin, its former Director of Education and Community Engagement. In a post dated February 10, 2021 on the Medium web site, Kimzin attributed his resignation to “…the Transcendence Executive Team’s ongoing suppression of equity, diversity, and inclusion practices and…
Transcendence Theatre Director’s resignation cites “suppression of equity, diversity, and inclusion” and “a hostile work environment”
Nikko Kimzin, up until a few hours ago the Transcendence Theatre Company’s Director of Education and Community Engagement, has announced his resignation via a public post on the Medium web site. Kimzin, who first performed with the company in 2017 and joined it full-time in 2018, gives his reasons for his resignation as “…the Transcendence…
KSRO Interview – “Pinky”
My guests on the Thursday, February 11 theatre segment on KSRO’s The Drive with Steve Jaxon were Larry Williams and Mark & Julianne Bradbury from the Sonoma Arts Live streaming production of David Templeton’s Pinky. Click below to listen: **********
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