Bay Area theatre reviews with KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky, plus interviews with local Artistic Directors, actors and directors. Older posts include interviews witth former associate KPFA theatre critic C.S. Soong. Dates when reviews airs can be found at http://bookwaves.homestead.com/Theatre_Reviews.html
Bill Irwin, creator and performer of “On Beckett,” which was performed at A.C.T.’s Strand Theatre through January 22, 2017, is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.
Bill Irwin won the Tony Award for his portrayal of George opposite Kathleen Turner’s Martha in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.” on Broadway. He has played in Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and Endgame. Most recently, since 2017, he was a featured player in the TV series “Legion,” and appears regularly on “Law & Order: SVU.”
Gamal Abdel Chasten, the artistic director of “The Breath Project,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. The Breath Project consists of twenty-four films of 8 minutes, 46 seconds in duration (the time it took George Flloyd to die) focusing on social issues and produced by people of color.
Playwright and actress Jeanne Sakata in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky.
Jeanne Sakata is the author of the play “Hold These Truths” which played at TheatreWorks Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto, July 11 – August 5, 2018, and was recorded during its run and is now available streaming through November 3, 2020. For more information on how to watch, go to the TheatreWorks website
Kathleen Turner, star of “Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins,” discusses her work in this 2014 interview with host Richard Wolinsky.
Actor/director Delroy Lindo discusses the work of August Wilson, and his own work as director of “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.” Recorded in November 2008. He is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.
Playwright Laurel Ollstein, whose latest work, “Pandora,” will be streaming on the theatreworks.org website Sept 24-38, 2020 (postponed from June), is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky.
Playwright Terry Baum, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded in December 2014, just prior to her solo show, HICK: A Love Story, The Romance of Lorena Hickok and Eleanor Roosevelt, co writtten by Pat Bond, played at the Berkeley City Club the following month
Hershey Felder has made a career of portraying different composers in his one-man shows. His first show, “George Gershwin Alone,” will be presented live from Florence on September 13, 2020 at 5 pm through the auspices of Berkeley Rep and TheatreWorks. He discusses his career and this particular show with Richard Wolinsky in an interview recorded in April, 2013 during the Berkeley Rep run.
Playwright Madhuri Shekar in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. Her play “In Love and Warcraft” is the first in a series of live/streamed plays from ACT’s InterAct Home Initiative, playing live September 4-12, and streamed September 18-25, 2020. She discusses the play, the production and her career in this in-depth discussion.
Rachel Bonds is a young playwright whose work, Swimmers, played at at Marin Theatre Company in March 2016. She talks about the play and its development, and about her career as a playwright with host Richard Wolinsky.
