Photos: First Look at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's FANNIE
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 12, 2023
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer will run through April 2, 2023 at Lucie Stern Theatre. Greta Oglesby, who starred in last season’s critically acclaimed Gem of the Ocean, reunites with TheatreWorks Artistic Director Tim Bond, who will direct this stirring musical play about the famed civil rights activist. Check out production photos here!
BWW Review: GEM OF THE OCEAN at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
by Steve Murray - Apr 14, 2022
August Wilson's powerful drama of racial unrest in Pittsburgh circa 1905 seems exceptionally prescient these days, confirming that the struggle for equality and freedom are a constant for African Americans that shapes their everyday lives in ways both subtle and overt.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Stages August Wilson's GEM OF THE OCEAN
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 9, 2022
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner August Wilson’s sweeping drama Gem of the Ocean. This seminal classic will be directed by Artistic Director Tim Bond, a close friend of the late playwright and a leading interpreter of his work, making his TheatreWorks directorial debut with this play.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley to Stage August Wilson's GEM OF THE OCEAN
by Marissa Tomeo - Mar 4, 2022
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner August Wilson’s sweeping drama Gem of the Ocean. This seminal classic will be directed by Artistic Director Tim Bond, a close friend of the late playwright and a leading interpreter of his work, making his TheatreWorks directorial debut with this play.
Playwright Brenda Wong Aoki Selected As Recipient Of The 2019 Map Fund For New Works
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 27, 2019
Award-winning storyteller, playwright, and Bay Area local Brenda Wong Aoki, is pleased to announce that she has been selected as a recipient of the 2019 MAP Fund for New Works. In celebration of its 30th anniversary of grantmaking, the MAP Fund will present grants to 42 original, live performance projects that will receive funding, totaling $1.3 million in direct support for development and production. www.mapfundblog.org
Brenda Wong Aoki Selected As Recipient Of The 2019 MAP Fund For New Works
by Stephi Wild - Jun 27, 2019
Award-winning storyteller, playwright, and Bay Area local Brenda Wong Aoki, is pleased to announce that she has been selected as a recipient of the 2019 MAP Fund for New Works. In celebration of its 30th anniversary of grantmaking, the MAP Fund will present grants to 42 original, live performance projects that will receive funding, totaling $1.3 million in direct support for development and production. www.mapfundblog.org
A.C.T. Stages MONSTRESS This Fall
by BWW News Desk - Sep 16, 2015
American Conservatory Theater continues its 2015-16 season with Monstress, two world-premiere one-act plays about love, longing, and the American dream. Based on the short stories by Lysley Tenorio, Monstress was adapted for the stage by Bay Area playwrights Philip Kan Gotanda and Sean San Jose.
A.C.T. to to Stage MONSTRESS, 9/16-11/22
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 30, 2015
American Conservatory Theater continues its 2015-16 season with Monstress, two world-premiere one-act plays about love, longing, and the American dream. Based on the short stories by Lysley Tenorio, Monstress was adapted for the stage by Bay Area playwrights Philip Kan Gotanda and Sean San Jose.
Kwame Kwei-Armah's LET THERE BE LOVE Begins at A.C.T. Today
by BWW News Desk - Apr 8, 2015
Continuing its 2014-15 season, American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) presents Let There Be Love, an intimate and disarmingly honest play from Kwame Kwei-Armah, one of England's most distinguished contemporary playwrights.
A.C.T. to Stage Kwame Kwei-Armah's LET THERE BE LOVE, 4/8-5/3
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 27, 2015
Continuing its 2014-15 season, American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) will present Let There Be Love, an intimate and disarmingly honest play from Kwame Kwei-Armah, one of England's most distinguished contemporary playwrights.