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
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.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Born Yesterday” by Garson Kanin, at San Francisco Playhouse through March 10, 2018.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Skeleton Crew” by Dominique Morisseau, at Marin Theatre Company through February 18, 2018.
John Kolvenbach is the author of several plays, including Sister Play and Goldfish, both previously performed at the Magic. His latest, Reel to Reel, has its world premiere January 31, 2018 and deals with a 55-year marriage, what really happens inside a marriage compared to how it appears to the outside world. He is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the musical “Man of La Mancha” at Custom Made Theatre in San Francisco through February 17, 2018.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “The Birthday Party” by Harold Pinter, directed by Carey Perloff, at ACT’s Geary Theatre through February 4, 2018.
Judith Ivey is one of the stars of Harold Pinter’s “The Birthday Party” at ACT starting January 10, 2018. A two-time Tony Award winner, she has starred several times on Broadway, and has appeared in dozens of films and television shows. She is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky takes a look back at the 2017 in the world of Bay Area theatre.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Watch on the Rhine” by Lillian Hellman, at Berkeley Rep through January 14, 2017.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Shakespeare in Love,” based on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, adapted for the stage by Lee Hall, at Marin Theatre Company through December 23, 2017.
