KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Becky Nurse of Salem” at Berkeley Rep‘s Peets Theatre through January 26, 2020. Text of review (audio is slightly different and has actuality from Sarah Ruhl) The notion of witch hunt as metaphor comes from Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible,” which translated what happened in Salem in 1693 to … Continued
Michael Nava, whose latest novel in the Henry Rios mystery series is titled “Carved in Bone,” is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky. When Michael Nava began writing his Henry Rios mysteries in the late 1980s, the only other mystery writer with a gay male detective was Joseph Hansen. But Henry Rios is more: one of the first Latino noir detectives in American literature. He is also the author of “Lay Your Sleeping Head.”
An exciting new addition to the Area 941 line-up. A dramatization of Michael Nava’s Henry Rios mystery, “Lay Your Sleeping Head,” adapted and produced by the author. Episode 3: Hugh Paris turns up with a story Rios doesn’t believe and an offer he can’t refuse. Episodes one and two available on the podcast page.
After Rios’s encounter with Hugh Paris, he makes a momentous decision. Michael Nava adapted and produced this podcast, based on his novel “Lay Your Sleeping Head.”
Hugh Paris turns up with a story Rios doesn’t believe and an offer he can’t refuse. Michael Nava adapted and produced this podcast, based on his novel “Lay Your Sleeping Head.”
Alla Kovgan, director and writer of the film “Cunningham,” about the choreographer and dancer Merce Cunningham, is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky. “Cunningham” takes us from the 1940s to early 1970s in the work and career of Merce Cunningham (1919-2009), with many of his dances recreated in 3D. In this discussion, Alla Kovgan talks about … Continued
We begin the year with inspiring, effective kick butt protection of life, as Caroline welcomes the return of indefatigable, dedicated ally – Diane Wilson, Sea Drift Texas fisher-woman-activist, recently triumphant, “This feels like Justice!” legal victory over Formosa Plastics! “TRLA said the $50 million settlement is the largest in U.S. history involving a private citizen’s … Continued
A conversation with John Skelley (Harry Potter), Yanna McIntosh (Hermoine) and David Abeles (Ron), from the production of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” a sequel to the Harry Potter books and films, playing in two parts at the Curran in San Francisco, hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Noted playwright Sarah Ruhl, whose latest work “Becky Nurse of Salem” is having its premiere at Berkeley Rep, is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.
Nick Tosches (1949- October 20, 2019) in conversation with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff, recorded October 19, 1994, during the tour for his novel “Trinities.” An essayist and novelist who got his start as a music journalist with Creem and Rolling Stone, Nick Tosches also wrote definitive biographies of Jerry Lee Lewis, Dean Martin and Sonny Liston, among others.
