Michael Ray Wisely

FROGGY World Premiere to be Presented at Center REP

Kicking off the new year, Center Repertory Company will present the world premiere of the graphic novel noir thriller, FROGGY, performing at the Lesher Center for the Arts. Learn how to purcahse tickets.

Center REP to Present A CHRISTMAS CAROL This Holiday Season

Center Repertory Company will usher in the holiday season with the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol, performing at `Walnut Creek’s Lesher Center for the Arts. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The Actors' Reading Collective Will Host Summer Reading Series Outside the Box

The Actors’ Reading Collective, in residence at Marin Shakespeare Company, will present a summer reading series of Shakespeare-themed contemporary plays.

Central Works' BOSS MCGREEDY Extends Through April 7

Central Works' Boss McGreedy by Gary Graves, at the historic Berkeley City Club has extended through April  7, 2024 (originally scheduled to close March 31).

BOSS MCGREEDY, A Gilded Age Comedy, to Open Central Works 2024 Season

Central Works 2024 Season opens March 2 with Boss McGreedy (Mar 2–Mar 31) by Gary Graves, at the historic Berkeley City Club. Learn more about the production here!

Central Works Opens Season With BOSS MCGREEDY Premiere At Berkeley City Club

Central Works 2024 season opens March 2 with Boss McGreedy (Mar 2–Mar 31) by Gary Graves, at the historic Berkeley City Club.

Central Works Season Opens With BOSS MCGREEDY in March

Central Works Season opens March 2 with Boss McGreedy (Mar 2–Mar 31) by Gary Graves, at the historic Berkeley City Club.

Review: CLUE at SF Playhouse

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CLUE to be Presented at San Francisco Playhouse in March

Directed by San Francisco Playhouse Co-Founder and Producing Director Susi Damilano, Clue will perform March 9 – April 22, 2023 at San Francisco Playhouse.

Photos: First Look at David Greig's DUNSINANE at Marin Theatre Company

Brand-new production photos have been released from David Greig's acclaimed play, Dunsinane, now playing at Marin Theatre Company through Sunday, October 16, 2022. See the photos here!

Marin Theatre Company Announces Cast & Creative Team For DUNSINANE

Marin Theatre Company has announced the cast and creative team for David Greig's acclaimed play, Dunsinane. Being produced for the first time by an American team, Dunsinane is a captivating, imagined sequel to Shakespeare's Macbeth that explores one man's attempt to restore peace in a country consumed by war.

Photos: First Look at San Jose Stage Company's AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

San Jose Stage Company presents its first production of 2022, Tracy Letts ’Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning play AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY.

San Jose Stage Company Presents AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

San Jose Stage Company has announced the cast and creative team for the first production of 2022, Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award​®​-winning play AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY.

BWW Interview: Jessica Bird Beza of BAY AREA PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL at Playwrights Foundation Uplifts the Work of a Diverse Array of Theater Makers

Pulitzer winners Paula Vogel, Katori Hall, Annie Baker & Sam Shepard are just 4 of the many celebrated playwrights whose work was developed in the Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF). Established in 1976 and currently led by Playwrights Foundation’s Executive Artistic Director Jessica Bird Beza, this year’s BAPF runs July 16-25, featuring 5 very different new works. Casts include acclaimed actors such as Emily Kuroda. BroadwayWorld recently caught up with Beza to talk about the festival.

Bay Area Playwrights Fest Announces Artists and Added Events

The casts for BAPF’s live streamed readings spotlight acclaimed actors including TV/film actor and theatre mainstay Emily Kuroda, known for her role as Mrs. Kim in “Gilmore Girls,” as well as Bay Area theatre veterans Halili Knox, Tasi Alabastro, Keiko Shimosato Carreiro and Michael Ray Wisely, plus many others.

San Jose Stages Presents A Virtual Re-Imagining of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

San Jose Stage Company has announced the full cast and creative team for The Stage's opening show of its 2020-2021 virtual season, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (October 28 - 31, 2020).

Virtual Theatre Today: Monday, June 22- Andrea Burns, Michael Riedel, and More!

Today (June 22) in live streaming: BWW Book Club is back, Andréa Burns guest hosts Stars in the House, and so much more!

Virtual Theatre Today: Friday, June 19- The Antonyo Awards, PETER PAN LIVE! and More!

Today (June 19) in live streaming: the first ever Antonyo Awards, Peter Pan Live! and so much more!

30+ Theatres Join To Present Live Juneteenth Streamed Reading

San Francisco's new works incubator PlayGround in partnership with Bay Area theatre veteran Aldo Billingslea, Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, Planet Earth Arts, and more than 30 leading theatres from the Bay Area and beyond team up to present a Juneteenth livestreamed Zoom reading of Vincent Terrell Durham's thrilling and timely play, Polar Bears, Black Boys & Prairie Fringed Orchids.

MTJA Announces Award Winners At Fourth Annual Celebration Of Sonoma County Theater

San Francisco North Bay theater artists gathered Monday night at 3 Disciples Brewing in downtown Santa Rosa for the Fourth Annual Marquee Theater Journalists Association Awards. Eighteen awards were given to local theatre artists and productions whose nominations were culled from the sixty-eight Sonoma County productions attended by members from September 1, 2018 through August 31, 2019.