My guests on the 07/30/26 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 FM were Nicola Vann and Josh Wolonick from the Los Angeles-based Bardfly Theatre Co. for a chat about their production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It. They’re bringing their site-specific production of the bard’s comedy to two North Bay venues – Kenwood’s…
My guests on the 07/23/26 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 FM were Lukas Raphael and Amanda Vitiello from the Jacobethan Theatre Workshop to talk about their season of “Shakespeare in the Park(ing Lot)”. They’ll be bringing a stripped-down, modern-dress version of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar to three locations this year – Santa Rosa…
My guest on the 07/09/26 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 FM was Michael Gene Sullivan, writer of and performer in the San Francisco Mime Troupe’s latest theatrical poke in the eye of the establishment called WRECKAGE: A Musical Tragicomedy. The show is on tour throughout Northern California with stops in Sonoma County…
My guests on the second of two 07/02/26 “Theatre Thursday” segments on The Drive on 95.5 FM were writer/director Maureen O’Neill and performer Gregory Bailey from the 6th Street Playhouse workshop production of The (Unbelievably True) Story of Nicky O. The original rock musical has three performances at 6th Street Playhouse in Santa Rosa on…
Cites “cumulative effect of years of cuts, instability, neglect, and diminishing support”. by Harry Duke * Santa Rosa High School’s award-winning ArtQuest Theatre program has lost Jereme Anglin as a Theatre Arts teacher. In a lengthy letter of resignation submitted to the Santa Rosa High School Administration and Santa Rosa City Schools on June 29,…
by Harry Duke * Dysfunctional family dramas have been around since the beginning of theatre (Oedipus Rex, anyone?) Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey into Night, and Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman are prime examples of American playwrights’ takes on the genre. Leave it to a British playwright to steer…
My guests on the second of two “Theatre Thursday” segments on The Drive on 95.5 FM on 06/11/26 were director Clark Lewis and cast member Jared Wright from the Roustabout Theater Professional Ensemble production of Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming. The dark comedy runs through June 28 in the Carsten Cabaret of the Luther Burbank Center…
by Cari Lynn Pace * It’s hallelujah and high praise for Sister Act, now running in Santa Rosa at 6th Street Playhouse through June 27. This stage version patterns the plot of Whoopi Goldberg’s popular 1992 movie. The movie’s rock ‘n roll soundtrack has been scrubbed to feature original rock and soul music by…
by Harry Duke * Adaptations of film and television shows into stage musicals range from the fairly faithful (The Producers, any Disney film) to the barely recognizable (The Addams Family Musical). Sister Act, now running at Santa Rosa’s 6th Street Playhouse through June 27, falls into the latter category. Sitcom writers Bill and Cheri Steinkellner…
My guests on the 05/28/26 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 were actor Hannah Passanisi, choreographer Jorey Cantu, and director Megan Bartlettt from the 6th Street Playhouse production of Sister Act. The show runs in the GK Hardt Theatre from May 29 through June 27. Click below to listen: ********** Click HERE for…
