Theatre Bay Area Announces New Board Officers
by Stephi Wild
- Jul 13, 2021
This change in organization leadership follows an announcement last month that Brad Erickson would be leaving the executive director position. Erickson is set to depart at the end of the calendar year after 18 years of service.
Cast Announced for 11th ANNUAL SHORT NEW PLAY FESTIVAL Presented by Red Bull Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jul 8, 2021
Red Bull Theater today announced the selections for The 2021 Short New Play Festival, their eleventh annual festival of 10-minute plays of heightened language and classic themes, featuring a World Premiere from José Rivera, alongside six brand new plays that have been selected from hundreds of open submissions from playwrights across the country.
Aurora Theatre Company Announces 2021/2022 Season Featuring 3 World Premieres & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- May 6, 2021
Berkeley’s Aurora Theatre Company announced today the plays that will comprise the theatre’s 30th season, with the first slot to be announced at a later date. In the second slot, opening November 2021, will be the World Premiere of Kait Kerrigan’s touching tale of romance and relationships in FATHER/DAUGHTER.
A.C.T. Presents Filmed Reading Of Alice Childress's TROUBLE IN MIND
by A.A. Cristi
- Mar 29, 2021
American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) will present a filmed reading of Alice Childress's brilliant comedy/drama Trouble in Mind now through Sunday, April 4, 2021. Directed by Awoye Timpo, Trouble in Mind is part of the A.C.T. Out Loud series, which features a series of enduring play readings by some of the greatest minds of generations past.
Company Of Angels Expands Staff By Three Positions
by Stephi Wild
- Mar 1, 2021
Company of Angels will welcome three new hires who are passionate about furthering CoA's mission to create a theater of Los Angeles that is deeply connected to communities who are under-represented on Los Angeles stages.
A.C.T. Announces New Performance Dates and Casting for A.C.T. Out Loud Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Feb 18, 2021
The three upcoming readings are: Alice Childress’s Trouble in Mind, directed by Awoye Timpo; George Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Man, directed by 2020 SAG Award nominee, Obie Award winner, and Tony Award nominee Colman Domingo; and Thornton Wilder’s The Matchmaker, directed by Dawn Monique Williams.
Aurora Theatre Company Presents Toni Morrison's THE BLUEST EYE
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jan 7, 2021
Aurora Theatre Company will continue its 29th season with Toni Morrison’s THE BLUEST EYE, adapted by Lydia R. Diamond. Associate Artistic Director Dawn Monique Williams (Bull In A China Shop) directs this poignant drama about Black girlhood, the poisonous effects of racism, and the heartbreak of shame.
BWW Review: LAS MENINAS at Profile Theatre
by Krista Garver
- Jan 2, 2021
You have just a few days left to catch the audio production of Lynn Nottage’s LAS MENINAS at Profile Theatre. Don't miss your chance -- it's excellent.
Theatre Bay Area Adds Two Local Theatremakers To Board Of Directors
by A.A. Cristi
- Dec 23, 2020
Theatre Bay Area (TBA), the San Francisco Bay Area's theatre arts service organization, voted two new members onto its board of directors—Brenda Wong Aoki and Dawn Monique Williams. Both Aoki and Williams are originally from the Bay Area and are recognized nationally for their respective work.
TheatreSquared's THE HALF-LIFE OF MARIE CURIE Extends
by A.A. Cristi
- Dec 21, 2020
Hailed by The Wall Street Journal and now streamed by thousands of streaming audience members across the nation, TheatreSquared's The Half-Life of Marie Curie will extend nationwide streaming through January 17, 2021 to meet demand.
Aurora Theatre Company Announces New Originate + Generate Commission
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Dec 10, 2020
Aurora Theatre Company has announced the company’s newest Originate + Generate (O+G) commission, Bay Area playwright Cleavon Smith (The Flats). Smith has been commissioned to create a new play specifically for Aurora. The working title of the piece is MORE OFTEN THAN NOT.
Magic Theatre Announces 2020 Martha Heasley Cox Virgin Play Festival
by Stephi Wild
- Dec 10, 2020
Magic Theatre (Sonia Fernandez, Interim Artistic Director and Kevin Nelson, Managing Director) has announced dates for our 2020 Martha Heasley Cox Virgin Play Festival. The public virtual play readings kick off on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. PST with When My Mama was a Hittite, a new play by Melis Aker.
Elm Shakespeare Company Presents BIPOC DIRECTOR'S FORUM
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Nov 5, 2020
Elm Shakespeare Company continues its free, online event series, Building a Brave New Theater: Exploring Shakespeare & Race in 2020 with a BIPOC DIRECTOR'S FORUM on Thursday November 12 at 7pm on Zoom.
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