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…
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. **********
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: **********
Performing Arts in the North Bay Today – 05/16/20
Four events taking place today (Saturday, May 16) in the North Bay (and viewable around the world!) 1. 4:30 p.m. Dirty Cello Dirty Cello performs love as part of Hopmonk Tavern Sebastopol’s new “In The Meantime’ love concert series. It happens on the Hopmonk Tavern Facebook page. Watch the show, send Rebecca Roudman and company…
Main Stage West cancels season, announces change in leadership
Sebastopol’s Main Stage West has announced the cancellation of the remainder of their 2019/2020 season. In an email released today, outgoing Artistic Director Elizabeth Craven had this to say: “As our country and community continue to face the COVID-19 crisis, we here at MAIN STAGE WEST are beginning to turn our emergency response efforts into a…
KSRO Interview: Theaters Deal with Closing
My guests on the Thursday, March 19 theatre segment on KSRO’s The Drive with Steve Jaxon were Left Edge Theatre Artistic Director Argo Thompson, Main Stage West incoming Producing Artistic Director Keith Baker, and Technology High School English and Drama Teacher Emily Walters to discuss the effect of cancellations and closures on their theatres. Click…
Going Dark – How to support your local theater in a pandemic
Running a theatre company anywhere is never easy but running one in the North Bay has been even more challenging than usual for the past few years. Many companies rely on the ticket sales from one show to finance the next one so the loss of even a single performance can have significant consequences on…
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