A podcast of theater reviews by Richard Wolinsky that air on KPFA’s Up Front, Arts-Waves and Talkies programs, plus additional unaired reviews by Richard Wolinsky and C.S. Soong. Also: interviews with Bay Area artistic directors, as well as performers, playwrights, directors and others in the local theatrical industry.
Bill English, Artistic Director of San Francisco Playhouse, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.
In this yearly interview, Bill English discusses the previous and upcoming seasons at San Francisco Playhouse. In addition, he discusses the current production of “Sunday in the Park with George” and examines the role of lighting in creating the feel of Playhouse productions.
Michael Gene Sullivan is one of the stars of the San Francisco Mime Troupe’s current production “Seeing Red: A Time-Traveling Musical,” which runs through September 9. He is interviewed by KPFA associate theater critic C.S. Soong.
Jeanne Sakata is the author of the play “Hold These Truths” at Theatreworks Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto, July 11 – August 5, 2019. Jeanne Sakata is an actress who has appeared on several TV shows and films, and on stage at both ACT and Berkeley Rep. Hold These Truths is the true true story following Gordon Hirabayashi, a Japanese-American student who fought internment to a relocation camp during World War II.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the James Lapine-Stephen Sondheim musical, “Sunday in the Park with George,” directed by Bill English, at San Francisco Playhouse through September 8, 2018
Emily Jeanne Brown plays a managing director of a private equity firm in Sarah Burgess’s play “Dry Powder,” now at Aurora Theatre through July 29. She is interviewed by KPFA associate theater critic C.S. Soong.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Dry Powder,” written by Sarah Burgess and directed by Jennifer King, at Aurora Theatre Company through July 22, 2018.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the new musical “Soft Power,” at the Curran Theatre through July 8, 2018.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Straight White Men” by Young Jean Lee, at Marin Theatre Company through July 8, 2018.
Octavio Solis, whose latest play is “Quixote Nuevo” at California Shakespeare Theatre, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. Author of over 20 plays, Octavio Solis is considered by many to be one of the most prominent Latino playwrights in America.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews a world premiere musical, “A Walk on the Moon” at ACT’s Geary Theatre, through July 1, 2018.
