Bay Area Theater

03.25.18

By Richard Wolinsky

Richard Fouts is the playwright and Suze Allen the director of “The Birthday Lottery,” at Z Space in San Francisco, March 29th through April 1st. The play concerns the first Vietnam draft lottery of students in 1969, and is set in a fraternity house as the numbers are being called. Those with low numbers will no longer have student deferments; those with high numbers will be free of the draft. The Nixon era lottery, created to even the playing field, took the anti-war movement to new heights. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky

03.20.18

By Richard Wolinsky

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “A Number” by Caryl Churchill, directed by Barbara Damashek, at Aurora’s Harry’s Upstage theatre in Berkeley through April 22, 2018.

03.19.18

By Richard Wolinsky

Ryan Weible, director of the Bay Area professional premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s first show, “Saturday Night,” a 42nd Street Moon production at the Gateway (formerly Eureka) Theatre in San Francisco, which runs March 28-April 15, discusses the show, its history, and his own history in theatre and as a director, with host Richard Wolinsky.

03.15.18

By C.S. Soong

Jackie Chung plays a writing professor who reaches out to a troubled student in Julia Cho’s play “Office Hour,” now at Berkeley Repertory Theatre through March 25. She is interviewed by KPFA associate theater critic C.S. Soong.

03.11.18

By Richard Wolinsky

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Vietgone” by Qui Nguyen, directed by Jaime Castaneda, at ACT Strand Theater in San Francisco through April 22, 2018.

03.08.18

By Richard Wolinsky

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Office Hour,” by Julie Cho, directed by Lisa Peterson, at Berkeley Rep’s Peets Theater through March 25, 2018.

02.24.18

By Richard Wolinsky

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Widowers’ Houses” by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Joy Carlin, at Aurora Theatre Company through March 4, 2018.

02.12.18

By Richard Wolinsky

Joy Carlin, noted actor and director, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. A former member of ACT’s acting company. and interim Artistic Director at Berkeley Rep, Joy Carlin has a noted career as both actor and director. She currently directs George Bernard Shaw’s first produced play, “Widowers’ Houses” at Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley.

02.05.18

By Richard Wolinsky

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Born Yesterday” by Garson Kanin, at San Francisco Playhouse through March 10, 2018.

02.01.18

By Richard Wolinsky

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Skeleton Crew” by Dominique Morisseau, at Marin Theatre Company through February 18, 2018.