In a London in the not-too-distant future, the British government has imposed a strict limitation on the number of words any individual can speak in a twenty-four-hour time period. That’s the basic premise of Sam Steiner’s Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons. The “whys?” for the limitations are barely addressed (and the “hows?” never are) in…
The last few years have been exceedingly challenging for the theatre community, and Mill Valley’s Mountain Play is no different. “Since 2019 the Mountain Play has been weathering storms,” said Executive Director Eileen Grady, “both literal and figurative. From the climate crisis to employment law changes to the pandemic and its aftershocks, we’ve been through…
My guests on an extended May 23 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 were Argo Thompson and Serena Elize Flores from the Left Edge Theatre production of Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons. The show runs at The California in Santa Rosa though June 8. Click below to hear the interview about the show.…
It’s been more than forty years since Harvey Fierstein exploded into our cultural consciousness with Torch Song Trilogy. At a time when being gay could get you thrown out of the military and the concept of marriage equality was considered a fantasy, the story of a gay man (and a drag queen at that) searching…
My guests on the May 16 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 were Ron Smith and Lexus Fletcher from the 6th Street Playhouse production of Native Gardens. The show runs on the 6th Street Playhouse’s Monroe Stage from May 24 though June 16. Click below to listen: ********** Click HERE for more information…
“Is this funny? I think it’s sad.” That comment was murmured from one audience member to her seatmate after other audience members chuckled at the recent Mother’s Day matinee performance of Sarah Ruhl’s Dead Man’s Cell Phone. The Raven Players production runs through May 26 at the Raven Performing Arts Theater in Healdsburg. It’s a…
My guests on the May 9 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 were Matt Farrell and Jeanette Seisdedos from the Raven Players production of Dead Man’s Cell Phone. The show runs at the Raven Performing Arts Theater in Healdsburg through May 26. Click below to listen: ********** Click HERE for more information on…
Large scale, family-friendly theatre returns to the North Bay with the Spreckels Theatre Company production of The Wind in the Willows. Julian Fellowes of Downton Abbey fame adapted Kenneth Grahame’s classic 1908 novel in collaboration with composer George Stiles and lyricist Anthony Drewe (the same team that adapted Mary Poppins for the stage.) The musical…
My guests on the May 2 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 were Sean O’Brien and Keene Hudson from the Spreckels Theatre Company production of The Wind in the Willows. The show runs at the Spreckels Performing Arts Center in Rohnert Park through May 19. Click below to listen: ********** Click HERE for…
You’ve probably heard of this new age, hippy dippy thing that many people, overwhelmed with today’s hectic pace of life, are doing: a silent retreat. This is where you go to a retreat center for a few days or even a week, and do not speak to anyone the entire time. The idea behind this…
North Bay Stage and Screen 