Fall is usually marked by the local theatre community with a series of ambitious announcements heralding the shows each company plans to produce for their new season. COVID continues to be a factor as companies optimistically make plans while struggling to fill casts and schedule rehearsals. Some companies have reacted to the continued uncertainty surrounding…
A fun interview on today’s The Drive with Steve Jaxon on KSRO with Blake McIver and Emerson Collins about their show I Dreamed a Dreamgirl, running this weekend at Sonoma Arts Live. Click below to listen: Click the graphic below for more information:
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic forced the theatre community to be even more creative than usual to survive, a struggle for many companies even in the best of times. As theatres dealt with dwindling audiences, theatre artists dealt with dwindling opportunities as theatres postponed or cancelled performances or worse, shut their doors completely. Streaming theatre was…
My guests on a second August 4 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive with Steve Jaxon on KSRO were Education Director Aja Gianola-Norris, Co-Assistant Director and Choeographer Peri Zoe Yildirim-Stanley, and lead performer Katie Winkelman from 6th Street Playhouse’s Young Adult production of Legally Blonde Jr. Click below to listen: ********** Click the graphic below…
“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 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 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…
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…
My guest on the June 16 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive with Steve Jaxon on KSRO was Anne Clark from the 6th Street Playhouse production of 9 to 5, the Musical. Click below to listen: ********** Click the graphic below for more info:
North Bay Stage and Screen 