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During the Corona Virus lockdown, new podcasts will go live Sunday afternoons. 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. Review air dates can be found: http://bookwaves.homestead.com/Theatre_Reviews.html

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Sheryl Kaller & Pamela Gray, “A Walk on the Moon”, 2018

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02.20.21

By Richard Wolinsky

Sheryl Kaller, director, and Pamela Gray, playwright of “A Walk on the Moon,” a world premiere musical which played at A.C.T. Geary Theatre, June 9-July 1, 2018, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. Podcast originallly posted on May 30, 2018.

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Jeanine Tesori & David Henry Hwang, “Soft Power,” 2018

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02.14.21

By Richard Wolinsky

Playwright David Henry Hwang and composer Jeanine Tesori discuss their latest project, an original musical titled “Soft Power,” which played at the Curran Theatre June 20-July 8, 2018, with host Richard Wolinsky. Originally posted June 8, 2018.

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Playwright Octavio Solis, 2018

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02.09.21

By Richard Wolinsky

Octavio Solis, whose play “Quixote Nuevo” was performed at at California Shakespeare Theatre in June 2018, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.

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Jeanine Tesori and Alison Bechdel: “Fun Home”

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01.31.21

By Richard Wolinsky

Jeanine Tesori and Alison Bechdel discuss their Tony Award winning muiscal “Fun Home” with host Richard Wolinsky. The touring company of “Fun Home” played at the Curran Theatre in early 2017, and TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presented its own production in 2018.

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Director Liz Diamond, 2015

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01.24.21

By Richard Wolinsky

Liz Diamond, Chair of the Directing Department at the Yale School of Drama, interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky. First posted May 9, 2018 while she was directing Suzan Lori-Park’s “Father Comes Home from the Wars, Parts I, II and II” at ACT’s Geary Theatre.

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Playwright Interview: Jessica Hagedorn, 2018

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01.17.21

By Richard Wolinsky

Playwright Jessica Hagedorn is interviewed about “The Gangster of Love, which premiered at the Magic Theatre in spring, 2018, and about her career, with host Richard Wolinsky.

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Playwright Interview: John Kolvenbach, 2018

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01.10.21

By Richard Wolinsky

Playwright John Kolvenbach discusses his play “Reel to Reel” and his career in this interview which originally posted on January 22, 2018. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

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Judith Ivey, “The Birthday Party” at ACT, 2017

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01.03.21

By Richard Wolinsky

From December 2017, actress Judith Ivey discusses her career and her work on Pinter’s “The Birthday Party” at ACT with host Richard Wolinsky.

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Robert Hurwitt, former theatre critic, SF Chronicle, 2017

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12.27.20

By Richard Wolinsky

Robert Hurwitt, former drama critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, and before that the San Francisco Examiner and the East Bay Express, is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky. Encore podcast, originally posted April 9, 2017.

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Theatre in the Time of Covid: Bill English, San Francisco Playhouse

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12.20.20

By Richard Wolinsky

Bill English, Artistic Director of San Francisco Playhouse, discusses how his theatre company has dealt with the Covid pandemic shutdown, and its current move into streaming plays. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

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