Marin theatre companies reach back to 1904,1942, and 2018 for shows to draw audiences into their houses in 2026. A classic drama, a Pulitzer Prize-winning allegory, and a modern musical look at the U.S.’s first women soldiers are what’s on tap for the New Year. The Novato Theater Company is first out of the gate…
Now that Ralphie got his BB gun, Scrooge became a better person, and George Bailey decided he really did have a wonderful life, it’s time for North Bay theatre companies to get their 2026 shows on the road. Petaluma’s Mercury Theater is first out of the gate with Woody Guthrie’s American Song. It’s a musical…
by Harry Duke It’s that time of year when critics looks back and attempt to encapsulate an entire year’s worth of productions into one easily read “best of” list. Why? Because it gives them something to do during the slow period between the close of the holiday shows and the onslaught of productions in the…
by Beulah F. Vega The Gift of Nothing, now running at Marin Theater through Tuesday, Dec. 23, begins on a special day when the residents of the Mutts world celebrate by giving gifts to their friends and families. But Mooch the cat (Jordan Covington) has a problem: what to get the dog that has everything?…
My guests on the 12/18/25 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 were Emily Cornelius and Drew Bolander from the 6th Street Playhouse’s New Year’s Eve Classical Voices Celebration 2025. The show features some of the North Bay’s most talented women (and a few men) who’ll fill New Year’s Eve with beautiful classical numbers…
by Harry Duke What’s Christmas without a production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) on a local stage? Sonoma Arts Live fills the bill with their production of Scrooge! The Musical. The SAL production runs at the Sonoma Community Center through Dec. 21. The stage version, which Leslie Bricusse adapted…
My guests on the 12/11/25 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 were Cinnabar Theater Executive Director Diane Dragone and director Bridget Codoni for a conversation about their upcoming holiday presentation of The Holiday Songbook. The show has four performances in the Warren Auditorium on the campus of Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park…
When I see a show late in its run, or the run itself is short, I’ll take some time and provide a short take on the production… It’s a Wonderful Life, A Live Radio Play – Spreckels Theatre Company, Rohnert Park Pluses: source material, performances, live sound effects Minuses: not really how a live radio…
by Cari Lynn Pace Scrooge! The Musical is Charles Dickens’ timeless story A Christmas Carol shined up by Leslie Bricusse with a book, music, and lyrics. It’s Sonoma Arts Live’s holiday show, now running on the Rotary Stage at the Sonoma Community Center through Dec. 21 The show gives several children and teens their shot…
by Cari Lynn Pace Want to see what goes on behind the broadcast at a 1940’s radio station? Audiences are urged to participate as station WBFR prepares to “go live.” Voice actors snuff out their cigarettes to take their places on cue. The “On Air” sign lights up as the Spreckels Theatre Company of Rohnert…
North Bay Stage and Screen 