KSRO Interview – “Sweat”
My guests on the Thursday, August 27 theatre segment on KSRO’s The Drive with Steve Jaxon were director Argo Thompson and actor Mike Pavone from the Left Edge Theatre production of Sweat. Click below to listen: **********
No “Fun” at Left Edge, but there’s a Festival
Left Edge Theatre has announced the cancellation of their 2020/21 season production of Fun Home. The show, originally scheduled to open in January 2021, is now planned for their 2021/22 season and will be replaced with a New Works Festival. “We came to the conclusion that we could not do Fun Home justice over Zoom…
They’re coming to get you, Napa
Zombies soon to be seen in Wine Country No, I’m not referring to the usual plethora of out-of-town tourists after all-day tastings. Napa Valley College Performing Arts has announced auditions for their fall production of Night of the Living Dead. The community is invited to submit video auditions for their upcoming live stream performance of…
Pandemic Playbill
North Bay theaters adapt to Covid-19 “Creative people are like the shark that has to keep moving forward to live”, says Barry Martin, Managing Director of Napa’s Lucky Penny Productions. “If we don’t tell stories, who are we?” That “show must go on attitude” continues as local theatre companies adjust to the pandemic-necessitated limitations on…
KSRO Interview – “I Hope You Dance”
My guest on the Thursday, August 13 theatre segment on KSRO’s The Drive with Steve Jaxon was Tony Gonzales, Artistic Associate of the Transcendence Theatre Company, to discuss I Hope You Dance, the latest “show” of their 2020 Best Night Ever online season. **********
North Bay theatre company announces pandemic-themed play festival
With the return of live theatrical performances no where in sight, many companies have resorted to Zoom technology to live stream shows while others have found themselves turning their theatres into video production facilities. Napa’s Lucky Penny Productions is the latest to invest in a multi-camera system and has announced a new theatre festival to…
The Independent Eye Closes
One of the most unique theatre entities in the North Bay has closed shop. After 46 years traveling and entertaining the world with their unique style of performance art and puppetry, Conrad Bishop and Elizabeth Fuller have decided The Independent Eye will no longer be an operating concern. They’ve released the following statement: “As of…
KSRO Interview – “Don’t Stop Believin'”
My guest on the Thursday, July 9 theatre segment on KSRO’s The Drive with Steve Jaxon was Tony Gonzales, Artistic Associate of the Transcendence Theatre Company to discuss the opening “show” of their 2020 Best Night Ever online season. Click below to listen: **********
KSRO Interview – “Small Mouth Sounds”
My guest on the Thursday, May 28 theatre segment on KSRO’s The Drive with Steve Jaxon was Argo Thompson, director of the Left Edge Theatre production of Small Mouth Sounds. Click below to listen: **********
Why review theatre now?
What is the point of reviewing theatre? If you had asked me that question 90 days ago, my answer would be to provide potential audience members some information with which they could make informed decisions on which of the numerous North Bay productions they might choose to spend their discretionary income. If you had asked…
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