Review: “Almost, Maine” in Rohnert Park

Welcome to Almost, Maine. You won’t find it on a map as its citizens were never organized enough to get it declared an official town. The almost-town has a mill, a bar, a snowmobiling club, and a couple of dozen residents whose main activity is falling in (or out) of love.  That’s the premise behind…

KSRO Interview – “The Glitter Games”

My guests on the March 24 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive with Steve Jaxon on KSRO were Redwood Ice Theatre Company Executive Director Carmen Mitchell and local hockey players Blake Johnson and Angus Brodeur for a discussion of their participation in The Glitter Games. Click below to listen: ********** Click the graphic below for…

Review: “Apologia” in Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa’s Roustabout Theater is best known as one of the leading theatrical training and performance programs in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a focus on youth ages 11 to 20, their Apprentice Program and Summer Theater Camp productions lean toward lighter fare, like this summer’s scheduled production of The SpongeBob Musical. Roustabout also…

Review: “The Glass Menagerie” in Sebastopol

A “classic” is defined as something judged over a period of time to be of the highest quality and outstanding of its kind. In theatre, it can be a mark of a quality script that is at the mercy of the artists producing it. I’ve seen plenty of non-classic productions of classic plays. The Glass…