KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Gloria” by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins at ACT’s Strand theatre through April 12, 2020.
Bay Area Theater
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
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Culture Clash (Still) in America” at Berkeley Rep through April 5, 2020.
Anne Darragh plays a nuclear engineer in Aurora Theatre Company’s presentation of “The Children,” a play by Lucy Kirkwood. “The Children” is at Aurora Theatre through March 1. She is interviewed by KPFA associate theater critic C. S. Soong. [photo by Kevin Berne]
John Collins and Scott Shepherd are with Elevator Repair Service, creator of “Gatz,” a play based on “The Great Gatsby.” “Gatz” is at Berkeley Rep through March 1. They are interviewed by KPFA associate theater critic C. S. Soong. [photo by Mark Barton]
Noted playwright Will Eno, whose latest play “Wakey Wakey” starring Tony Hale, directed by Anne Kauffman, is at ACT’s Geary Theatre through February 16, 2019, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Tiny Beautiful Things,” based on the book by Cheryl Strayed, at San Francisco Playhouse through March 6, 2020.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “How to Transcend a Happy Marriage” by Sarah Ruhl, at Custom Made Theatre through Feb. 16, 2020.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Noura” by Heather Raffo, a co-production of Marin Theatre and Golden Thread, at Marin Theatre Company through Feb. 9, 2020.
Valerie Soe’s “Love Boat: Taiwan” examines a summer program that attracts overseas Taiwanese and Chinese interested in learning about their culture and, in many cases, finding romance. Soe is interviewed by KPFA associate theater critic C. S. Soong.
Mona Golabek is bringing her one-woman show, The Pianist of Willisden Lane, which was adapted and directed by Hershey Felder, to Theaterworks in Mountain View, from January 15th through February 16, 2020. This interview conducted by Richard Wolinsky was recorded in 2013 when The Pianist of Wilisden Lane was produced by Berkeley Rep.