Edwidge Danticat, is a Haitian-American novelist and short story writer. Her first novel, Breath, Eyes, Memory, was published in 1994 and went on to become an Oprah’s Book Club selection. Danticat has since written or edited several books and has been the recipient of many awards and honors. In this KPFA event from October 2013 Danticat talks about her … Continued
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Rhinoceros” by Eugene Ionesco, directed by Frank Galati, at ACT Geary Theatre through June 23, 2019.
In this speech titled, After the March, What? Bayard Rustin explains the specific intentions of the March on Washington. We’ve all heard about the legislative purpose…voting rights and so on. But he also described the March being planned as a way to prevent a violent Summer of unrest and the nonviolent strategy and being one … Continued
Giovanna Sardelli, director of “Archduke” by Rajiv Joseph, at Theatreworks Silicon Valley Mountain View Center for the Arts through June 30, 2019, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. “Archduke” tells the story of the recruitment of young men who were to commit the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir presumptive of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1914, an assassination that led directly to what become known as The Great War, and later World War I.
Tony Horwitz (1958 – May 27, 2019) discusses his most recent book, “Spying on the South” with host Richard Wolinsky. Recorded May 17, 2019 at the start of his book tour. The book follows the path of the creator of Central Park, Frederick Law Olmstead, down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to the Mexican border.
Frank Galati, director of “Rhinoceros” by Eugene Ionesco, at ACT’s Geary Theatre through June 23, 2019, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky.
Joanie McBrien directs “Kings,” a play by Sarah Burgess now being presented by Shotgun Players in Berkeley through June 16. She is interviewed by KPFA associate theater critic C.S. Soong. (Photo by Ben Krantz.)
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “The Good Book” by Denis O’Hare and Lisa Peterson, directed by Lisa Peterson, at Berkeley Rep’s Peets Theatre through June 9, 2019.
KPFA theatre critic reviews “Significant Other,” written by Joshua Harmon and directed by Lauren English, at SF Playhouse through June 15, 2019.
Joseph Heller, author of “Catch-22” and its sequel, “Closing Time,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff, recorded in San Francisco on October 17, 1994. In this interview, not heard in two decades, Heller talks about both books, the film based on “Catch-22” and some of the themes of his works.
