by Cari Lynn Pace In Eureka Day, a multiculturally sensitive school set in Berkeley, enlightenment is virtuous and facts are probably suspicious. A mirror could reveal other hamlets where this theme reigns supreme. Whether you put your trust in the CDC, where RFK Jr. is the chief mountebank selling snake oil, or the medical professionals…
Marin Theatre announced earlier today the cancellation of a total of five performances of their season-ending production of Do You Feel Anger? The show, after several previews, was supposed to officially open this evening. All shows through Saturday, June 14 have been canceled. Performances are scheduled to resume with the Sunday, June 15 matinee. Marin…
The Mountain Play, currently on hiatus while it deals with the financial challenges being faced by many arts organizations today, announced today that it was cancelling its upcoming benefit concert due to “lower than expected funding and lackluster ticket sales”. The concert, originally scheduled for June 15 and titled Tradition!, was to be “a tribute…
The San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle announced the nominations for their 48th Excellence in Theatre Awards and North Bay theatre productions received 58 nominations over 15 categories. The recipients will be announced at the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle’s 48th Excellence in Theatre Awards Gala. The Gala returns to San Francisco’s…
by Beulah F. Vega First things first. Is The Epic of Gilgamesh (currently playing at Marin Shakespeare Company’s downtown theater through Feb. 23) really the oldest story ever written? That’s a question for the philologists to argue (but probably not). It’s the tale of Gilgamesh, the first king of Uruk, who was a tyrant until…
For audiences who didn’t get their fill of Noël Coward with the recent Ross Valley Players production of Blithe Spirit, the Novato Theater Company is offering a second helping of Coward comedy with their production of Present Laughter. The show runs in Novato through February 16. But Coward purists beware. Audiences expecting a traditional production…
The holiday season will soon be upon us and with it a plethora of live theatre choices with which to escape pushy crowds, long lines, traffic, overbearing relatives, and the thought of what January 20, 2025 holds in store for our nation. There’s a conspicuous absence of productions of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol this…
The predominant story in Bay Area theatre for the past year continues to be company closures and the regular announcement of emergency fund raisers to stave off further closures. No theatre company is immune to the financial pressures created by the combination of the increase in costs of doing business and the reduction of income…
The Novato Theater Company closes out their 103rd season with a production of Michael Frayn’s award-winning farce Noises Off. The three-act comedy runs at the Novato Playhouse through July 14. Act I introduces us to stressed-out director Lloyd Dallas (Mike Pavone), who has his hands full at the final rehearsal of a touring production of…
The last few years have been exceedingly challenging for the theatre community, and Mill Valley’s Mountain Play is no different. “Since 2019 the Mountain Play has been weathering storms,” said Executive Director Eileen Grady, “both literal and figurative. From the climate crisis to employment law changes to the pandemic and its aftershocks, we’ve been through…
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