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Community theaters are a vital part of the art form. But they may not be equipped to deal with a crisis as complex and ever-evolving as the COVIDÂ pandemic.
The long journey to your seat is the highlight of the production, in which a floating structure serves as stage and set.
Would you help us return to in-person indoor performances in two to 36 months by telling us how you feel right now?
We've been pitting the struggles of Black men against the struggles of white women for a long, long time, according to "The Agitators."
The cause was metastatic breast cancer. There are tentative plans for a memorial service at Z Space in October. Â
BroadwaySF is once again making a limited number of tickets for every performance available for $10 each through a digital lottery.Â
After more than a year without indoor, in-person theater, actors performing right in front of you packs a surprise wallop.
John Wilkins and his reviews remain the same; it's my understanding that changed.
Though playwright John Wilkins identifies as African American, he is light-skinned enough not to get followed at the grocery store.
For too long now, the 62-year-old company has been coasting on nostalgia.
The $616 million allocation could herald a new era in how the state supports the arts.
First strangers met by phone. This time, audiences meet in person, separated by a pane of glass.
The company's in-person season starts in October. There are no plans to offer an online option.
Melusina Gomez, who both writes and directs, invites audience participation, but only of the gentlest sort.
What's best for the industry and the art form and what's best for individual careers and pocketbooks aren't always the same.
Applicants for grants administered by the Small Business Administration express frustration over delays and bureaucracy.
Performances for 'Dear San Francisco,' which succeeds Beach Blanket Babylon, begin Sept. 22, new producer Club Fugazi Experiences announced Tuesday, June 29.
The new version allows audiences to take in the entire "Cursed Child" story in one sitting.
A decade later, the casting of a cisgender actor in a transgender role still feels painful for Bay Area trans theater makers.
In spring of last year, he got the idea to produce Naomi Wallace's "One Flea Spare" " and a new company, Remote Theater was born.
How does a theater leader know when her work is complete? Lily Janiak asked outgoing Golden Threads head Torange Yeghiazarian and her successor, Sahar Assaf.
Theatre Bay Area plans to select Erickson's successor by early 2022.
Even in-person shows on actual stages are making sure not to leave out their loyal patrons who are staying home.
In January, the company is also scheduled to present a solo work by comedian Mike Birbiglia and host six conversations with writer Fran Lebowitz.
Here are a few insights into the show as told by four Bay Area theater workers who've worked on "In the Heights" productions over the years.
