2nd Review: “Hamlet” in Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa’s 6th Street Playhouse has conspired with the Jacobethan Theatre Workshop to drag Shakespeare out of the parking lot and back into the comfy confines of a black box theater with their co-production of Hamlet. Their truncated version of what no less an authority than Laurence Olivier called “the tragedy of a man who…

Interview – “Hamlet” in Santa Rosa

My guests on the 06/12/25 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 were Lukas Raphael and Chris Schloemp from the 6th Street Playhouse/Jacobethan Theatre Workshop co-production of Hamlet. The show runs on the Monroe Stage of the 6th Street Playhouse in Santa Rosa through June 21. Click below to listen: ********** Click HERE for…

Healdsburg Film Fest Seeks Housing for Filmmakers

The Healdsburg International Short Film Festival (HISFF) is looking for volunteers to provide housing for the filmmakers attending the 2025 festival, which takes place September 26-28. Hosts will enjoy meeting a remarkable collection of creative artists from all over the world and they’ll receive passes to individual screening blocks of the riveting collections of work presented…

Review: “Hamlet” in Santa Rosa

by Beulah F. Vega 6th Street Playhouse, in collaboration with the Jacobethan Theater Workshop, is presenting a ‘stripped down’ version of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet on their Monroe Stage through Saturday, June 21. For those unfamiliar with the Jacobethan Theater Workshop, it’s the company that for the last few years has produced “Shakespeare in the Parking…

A Second Look: “The Pirates of Penzance” in Santa Rosa

In my original review of the 6th Street Playhouse production of The Pirates of Penzance (running in their GK Hardt Theater through June 21), I noted that the five principal roles were double-cast. The performance I originally attended and reviewed featured the “Bones” cast – Aidan Cumming, Caroline Flett, Drew Bolander, Ginger Beavers, and Ted…

Interview – “Bright Star” at Cinnabar

My guests on the 06/05/25 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 were Megan Bartlett and David Bradbury from the Cinnabar Theater production of Bright Star. The musical runs at Warren Auditorium in Ives Hall on the campus of Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park through June 29. Click below to listen: ********** Click…

Review: “The Pirates of Penzance” in Santa Rosa

Every well-rounded theatre-goer should see at least one Gilbert and Sullivan production in their lifetime and Santa Rosa’s 6th Street Playhouse is presenting a delightful opportunity to do so right now. Their robust production of The Pirates of Penzance runs through June 21.   Perhaps W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan’s most-produced piece, the comic opera debuted…

Review: “The Burdens” in Healdsburg

Who hasn’t been tripped up by the slip of a finger while texting with family or been infuriated with ducking autocorrect? Who hasn’t had their message misunderstood because tone and attitude can’t be conveyed via modern communication methods? Who hasn’t mistakenly wished for the death of their grandfather in a text chain with a sibling…

Review: “The Sound Inside” in Santa Rosa

Adam Rapp’s The Sound Inside is an odd play. It’s about people who may or may not exist and things that may or may not have happened. It’s a story being told about a story being told about a story being told. Confused? Maybe, maybe not. After a Tony Award-winning run on Broadway in 2019,…