KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Yoga Play” by Dipika Guha, directed by Bill English, at San Francisco Playhouse through April 20, 2019.
James Lapine, director, and William Finn, composer/lyricist of the musical “Falsettos,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. The National Tour of the Lincoln Center production of “Falsettos” is at SHN’s Golden Gate Theatre through April 14th. James Lapine is the Tony Award winning director of such shows as “Sunday in the Park with George” and “Into The Woods.” William Finn won a Tony for “Falsettos,”and his other hit musical was “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.”
Mfoniso Udofia is one of America’s fastest rising playwrights. A second-generation Nigerian-American, plays in her Ufot family cycle have been performed in New York, Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Bay Area. “Her Portmanteau” plays at the ACT Strand through March 31st, and “In Old Age” opens in previews at the Magic Theatre on March 27th. She is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “American Hero” by Bess Wohl, at Custom Made Theatre in San Francisco through April 6, 2019.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Marie & Rosetta” by George Brant, at Theatreworks Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto through March 31, 2019
Don Reed, whose solo show, “That Don Reed Show,” can be seen at the Marsh in Berkeley through April 28th, and then later at the Marsh in San Francisco, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “The Who & The What” by Ayad Akhtar, directed by Hana S. Sharif, at Marin Theatre Company through March 24, 2019.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Her Portmanteau” by Mfoniso Udofia, at ACT’s Strand Theatre through March 31, 2019.
Barry Eisler, whose latest novel is “The Killer Collective,” is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky. Barry Eisler spent three years in the CIA before leaving to become a lawyer and novelist. Bringing together his protagonists, an assassin named John Rain and a detective named Livia Lone in one book, he examines the relationship of government to mercenary outsourcing, along with governmental cover-ups.
In this episode of “Did You Hear?” author Tom Nichols talks about his new book “The Death of Expertise.” It’s a well-thought out treatment of how the internet has given rise to a culture of distrust of experts. Knowledge gained from years of study and research can sometimes give way to wild theories spun online without evidence to back them up. “Alternative facts,” argues Nichols, can supplant actual facts and the result can be a danger to our health, our social cohesion and our democracy.