Elijah Alexander plays the central character of Henry in Aurora Theatre Company’s production of “The Real Thing,” a play by Tom Stoppard now at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley through March 5. He is interviewed by KPFA associate theater critic C.S. Soong.
KPFA Drama Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “The Christians,” a play by Lucas Hnath, at San Francisco Playhouse through March 11th.
Maria Semple, author of the novel “Today Will be Different,” interviewed by Richard Wolinsky. Author of the best-selling novel “Where’d You Go, Bernadette,” Maria Semple’s latest novel is a comic look at a day in the life of a wife and mother, dealing with the kinds of issues we all deal with, and trying to be better. In the interview she discusses in depth her work in television, narrative arcs, and how she creates character and place.
Affordable Housing? The Transgender District in San Francisco; and The Future of Sanctuary Cities.
KPFA theater critic reviews “Fun Home,” playing at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco through February 19th.
With our first podcast since the inauguration of Steve Bannon and Donald Trump as President, we wanted to speak with someone who could look forward at the path ahead and towards the potentials for revolt, as well as look back at what has gone down over the Obama era with a critical eye. Catching up … Continued
Fun Home: Alison Bechdel and Jeanine Tesori, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. Alison Bechdel is the author of the graphic novel “Fun Home,” and Jeanine Tesori is the composer of the musical adaptation of “Fun Home”. Originally opening at New York’s Public Theatre, “Fun Home” moved to Broadway and won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Musical. Jeanine Tesori shared the Tony for Best Original Score with lyricist and librettist Lisa Kron.
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews Native Son by Nambi E. Kelley, adapted from the novel by Richard Wright, at Marin Theatre Company through February 12, 2017.
Robert Olen Butler, author of the novel “Perfume River,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. Robert Olen Butler is the author of several novels and short story collections. His collection, “A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain” won the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. The author of sixteen novels and six collections of short stories, his best-known works focus on the legacy of Vietnam, either looking at the war itself or on its aftermath in Vietnam and in America.
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the Jewish Circle Theatre production of “Love Sick,” at the Osher Studio in Berkeley through February 12th and at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, February 23-March 12.
