Playwriting is often a form of artistic exorcism. Many a play have been written to bring a form of closure to unresolved conflicts, strained relationships, or traumatic experiences and to release the hold that personal demons have on their authors. For playwright Edward Albee (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), that demon happened to be his…
Mill Valley’s Marin Theatre Company has been presenting top-notch productions of often provocative plays for years, so color me a bit surprised by their latest offering. They are currently hosting the world premiere co-production (with Seattle’s ACT) of Yussef El Guindi’s Hotter Than Egypt. Selected by MTC’s new Associate Artistic Director Nakissa Etemad, the John Langs-directed…
My guests on the April 14, 2022 Theatre Thursday segment on The Drive with Steve Jaxon on KSRO were Lauren Heney and Elly Lichenstein from the Main Stage West production of One Flea Spare. Click below to listen: ********** Click the graphic below for more info:
My guests on the April 7 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive with Steve Jaxon on KSRO were Michael Fontaine and Laura Jorgensen from the Cinnabar Theater production of Three Tall Women. Click below to listen: ********** Click the graphic below for more information:
Joining me on the March 17 Theatre Thursday segment on The Drive with Steve Jaxon on KSRO were Anderson Templeton and Molly Larsen-Shine from the Spreckels Theatre Company production of Almost, Maine. We apologize for the incomplete audio. Click below to listen: **********
Santa Rosa’s Roustabout Theater is best known as one of the leading theatrical training and performance programs in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a focus on youth ages 11 to 20, their Apprentice Program and Summer Theater Camp productions lean toward lighter fare, like this summer’s scheduled production of The SpongeBob Musical. Roustabout also…
My guests on the March 10 Theatre Thursday segment on The Drive with Steve Jaxon on KSRO were Laura Downing-Lee, Theo Marvin, and Alex Delzell from the Santa Rosa Junior College Theatre Arts production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. Click below to listen: **********
My guests on the March 3 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive with Steve Jaxon on KSRO were Clark Lewis and Kate Brickley from the Roustabout Theater Company’s Professional Ensemble production of Apologia. Click below to listen: **********
A “classic” is defined as something judged over a period of time to be of the highest quality and outstanding of its kind. In theatre, it can be a mark of a quality script that is at the mercy of the artists producing it. I’ve seen plenty of non-classic productions of classic plays. The Glass…
The name Maria Callas means little these days to people unversed in the world of opera, but to those in the know the American-born Greek soprano will always be “La Divina”. Callas passed away in 1977 at the age of 53. Memories of her might have faded completely from the stage but for playwright Terrence…
North Bay Stage and Screen 