578 stories from Theatre Bay Area
Theatre Bay Area's Arts Leadership Residency removes roadblocks to arts leadership for historically marginalized groups by funding theatremakers in residence at professional theatres where t…
Theatre Bay Area and the RHE Charitable Foundation are thrilled to announce Angel Adedokun as the 2022 RHE Foundation Artistic Fellow.Â
Angel is a bilingual vocalist, songwriter, and dan…
Mean Girls are hanging out at The Bushnell this week. My Pioneer Valley Radio review of the hit Broadway musical with its stunning sets and projections, fabulous dance numbers and more. Segm…
We've been using this space to share a peek behind the curtain on the exciting transformation-in-process here at TBA. In the past six weeks, we have welcomed three new leaders into the fold:…
Spring Greetings, Everyone,After a busy month and a half here at TBA, it's a pleasure to re-connect with our "insiders."What a treat it was to join nearly 150 artists and administrators in B…
DEAR MEMBERS, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES,After participating as a Theatre Bay Area Board member for many seasons, I am delighted to be involved in leading our organization through this period of…
A fascinating but thinly written new play by Lloyd Suh
New ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio. A recap of the 2021 Arts Scene. The good. The bad. The ugly. The last ArtsBeat of 2021. Segment begins at: 4:19.
by Rotimi Agbabiaka Â
It?s hard to believe that it?s been five years since I first came on as features curator for Theatre Bay Area. I guess the cliche is true: time flies when you?…
by Sam Hurwitt
Interim managing director Ann Marie Lonsdale comes to Theatre Bay Area at a transitional time for the organization. Brad Erickson is scheduled to end his 18-year tenure as exe…
New "On The Mark" from WCPC15 and 89.5fm/WSKB. The ArtsHub Virtual Summit will provide resources for the creative economy (artists, performing arts groups, venues). Dee Boyle-Clapp, Justin B…
by Rotimi Agbabiaka
Tis the season for holiday shows and after an almost two-year hiatus, live, in-person holiday theatre is back. In keeping with the unprecedented times, many of the pro…
by Sam HurwittÂ
When COVID-19 pandemic precautions started closing venues in March of 2020, theaters were hungry for any information about what they could expect. That?s when consulting…
 by Sam Hurwitt
Bay Area arts organizations want you to know that they?re ready. They?re ready to invite patrons back into their spaces in as safe a way as can be managed amid an ongoi…
by Jean Schiffman
?Today we are practicing the art of letting go,? said Deb?rah Eliezer, artistic director of FoolsFURY, at a recent public closure ceremony at the Mission Cultural Center…
My Westfield News review of the Tony Award winning "The Band's Visit" at The Bushnell through Sunday.
 by Edward Guthmann
When COVID hit early last year, Cindy Goldfield was rehearsing Nine to Five at Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek. She was playing Violet Newstead, the role…
by Rotimi AgbabiakaÂ
When Brad Erickson announced this June that he would be departing his role as Theatre Bay Area executive director after 18 years of service, the organization was f…
by Edward Guthmann
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Four Bay Area theatre artists have been chosen in the second round of Theatre Bay Area?s Arts Leadership Residency. Virginia Blanco, Devin Cunningham, Daniel Duque-E…
by Rotimi Agbabiaka
The return of live, in-person theatre has brought new challenges to theatre staff, chief among which is the responsibility of enforcing vaccine and masking mandate…
by Nicole Gluckstern
In September 2020, despite the privations of the pandemic shutdown, San Raphael-based AlterTheater announced an expanded cohort of playwrights selected for the 2020-2…
New ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio (new streaming format too). A dancer's story about Bob Fosse at The Mahaiwe, Someone Else's House at TheaterWorks, MOSSO at Symphony Hall. and more. segm…
by Rotimi Agbabiaka
With the shutdown of public gatherings last March, theatre companies across the world had to figure out new ways to keep telling stories. For a wide variety of Bay Are…
by Rotimi AgbabiakaÂ
Jeffrey Lo is staying busy. Fresh off directing, Hold These Truths at San Francisco Playhouse, which was one of the first indoor, in-person shows in the Bay Area s…
by Rotimi Agbabiaka
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On August 26, SB 805, or the ?Save The Performing Arts Act of 2021,? a California Senate bill that aims to help nonprofit performing arts companies, with annual re…
