Christine Cook

The Broad Stage Announces Live and In Person Programming for Fall 2021

The Broad Stage has announced three live and in person attractions for fall 2021 – starting with the West Coast Premiere of the new opera Birds in the Moon, co-commissioned by The Broad Stage, for four outdoor performances in Santa Monica September 1 through 4.

Aurora Theatre Company Extends August Strindberg's CREDITORS

Aurora Theatre Company will add five performances to its run of August Strindberg's CREDITORS, a new version by David Greig, directed by Barbara Damashek (A Number, Splendour).

Aurora Theatre Company Presents August Strindberg's CREDITORS

Aurora Theatre Company continues its dynamic 27th season with August Strindberg's CREDITORS, a new version by David Greig, directed by Barbara Damashek (A Number, Splendour). The cast features Rebecca Dines (Mud Blue Sky, The Homecoming, Widower's Houses), Joseph Patrick O'Malley (A Number), Jonathan Rhys Williams (Therese Raquin, The Homecoming).

Merola Opera Program to Present TRANSFORMATIONS, Today

The Merola Opera Program presents Conrad Susa's Transformations, led by conductor Neal Goren and director Roy Rallo, in two performances Today, July 21 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, July 23 at 2 pm at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in San Francisco.

Merola Opera Program to Present TRANSFORMATIONS, 7/21

(San Francisco, June 9, 2016) The Merola Opera Program presents Conrad Susa's Transformations, led by conductor Neal Goren and director Roy Rallo, in two performances Thursday, July 21 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, July 23 at 2 pm at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in San Francisco.

Z Space Presents World Premiere of The Bengsons' HUNDRED DAYS, Now thru 4/6

Continuing its tradition of presenting innovative and cutting-edge works, Lisa Steindler, Artistic Director of Z Space announces the world premiere of Hundred Days, a folk rock odyssey conceived and composed by The Bengsons.

Z Space to Present World Premiere of The Bengsons' HUNDRED DAYS, 2/20-4/6

Continuing its tradition of presenting innovative and cutting-edge works, Lisa Steindler, Artistic Director of Z Space announces the world premiere of Hundred Days, a folk rock odyssey conceived and composed by The Bengsons.

Aurora Theatre Company Receives 33 BATCC Nominations

The Bay Area Critics Circle Award nominations are in and Berkeley's Aurora Theatre Company, now celebrating its 20th season, garnered 33 nods for the company's 2011 productions, the most of any company in its theater tier in the Bay Area. Top honors included nominations in the Drama category with recognition going to A DELICATE BALANCE, METAMORPHOSIS, THE ECCENTRICITES OF A NIGHTINGALE, and THE SOLDIER'S TALE. Aurora Artistic Director Tom Ross received two nominations for direction, as well as a co-directing nomination with Muriel Maffre. The 33 nominations are a record number for Aurora, the most nominations received during the company's 20 seasons.

Bryon Wein, Jared Bernstein, et al. Set for Hamptons Institute Symposium, 7/15-17

From July 15 through July 17, The Hamptons Institute will host a 3 day symposium consisting of six sessions over the course of the weekend, interspersed with informal dinners and lunches for participants and sponsors of the program. Conversations feature prominent commentators and thought leaders on a range of topical issues.

BLIND THOUGHTS to Have Private Screening and After Party at China Club 10/27

Unrated Entertainment, in association with Exit 9 Productions is set to release BLIND THOUGHTS, their debut feature film presentation in fall 2008. BLIND THOUGHTS is set in suburban New Jersey and outlines the hunt for a serial killer known as Tally Mark who leaves his victims with tally marks cut into their bodies as a taunt to the detectives referring to the growing number of murders. There will be a premiere private red carpet screening on October 27 at Times Square Arts Center in New York.