by Rotimi Agbabiaka As shelter in place drives group gatherings onto the virtual platforms of cyberspace, theatre artists are contemplating a world in which their performances, classes, and…
by Velina Brown Q: I love performing. At least I usually do. But I don?t appreciate the pressure to participate in the constant Zoom meetups, rehearsals, play readings, and ?Let?s all sing …
by Rotimi Agbabiaka  With last week?s extension of California?s shelter in place order to May 3, a definite end to the ban against group gatherings remains elusive. As Bay Area theatre…
by Nicole Gluckstern On March 12, during the brief liminal period between the moment theatres across the Bay Area closed down indefinitely due to COVID-19 concerns, and the official shelter…
Westfield News ArtsBeat 4/1/20. Hartford Stage announces 2020-21 season; Sevenars Concerts announces summer season, and arts news for WMass and No.CT.
ArtsBeat Radio/TV 3/6/20. Eric Ort, director, and Chad Jennings, star, chat about TheaterWorks' Hartford's "Every Brilliant Thing".
March 3, 2020 COVID-19 The Coronavirus Protecting Your Staff and Your Audience Theatre Bay Area is monitoring developments with the spread of the coronavirus and is in close contact with…
by Nicole Gluckstern  In 2018, after bringing her then work-in-progress, The Lady Scribblers, to the Women?s Theatre Festival (aka WTF) in North Carolina for a staged reading, local pl…
by Velina Brown  Q: I?m a 26 year old Bay Area actor and feel like I?m already behind in my career. I?d like to move to Hollywood because that?s the place to be if I want to do movies.…
Westfield News ArtsBeat 2/26/20. Review of Hartford Stage's "Jane Eyre"; a preview of "The Pitch", a world premiere at The Majestic, and arts news for WMass and No.CT.
by Rotimi Agbabiaka  Last month, California?s AB5 went into effect, requiring companies across the state to reclassify their independent contractors as employees. The law, which was ai…
by Emily Wilson  The new year has brought some new faces to Theatre Bay Area. Emily Wilson chats with the new folx in our office.  Shannon R. Davis.  Shannon R. Davis, de…
ArtsBeat Radio/TV Valentine's Day Edition. Actors, directors, musicians, teachers and spouses James Barry and Tara Franklin, seen frequently at Berkshire Theatre Group and now Chester Theatr…
Westfield News ArtsBeat 2/13/20. A review of "The Lifespan of a Fact" at Hartford's TheaterWorks. Previews: "Pride and Prejudice" at Playhouse on Park, an Elvis tribute at Goodspeed, and art…
Since late in 2019, Theatre Bay Area and allied advocacy organizations have been working to educate both lawmakers and the field on the impacts of Assembly Bill 5 on the nonprofit arts secto…
by Nicole Gluckstern Ah, love! For those of us in the arts, our love might contain ?multitudes,? encompassing a wide variety of creative partnerships. Here?s a snapshot of just four of the …
by Velina Brown Q: I was in a show awhile ago in which there was some over-the-stage-rigging, that probably weighed about 200 pounds, which crashed down onto the stage during one of our per…
We?re barely three weeks into the year and already it seems many months into this new decade. A presidential campaign surges forward with growing acrimony. A war with an almost-nuclear power…
by Nicole Gluckstern Although the practice of land acknowledgement has long been the norm in activist circles, it?s one that still hasn?t proliferated very far into the mainstream. The firs…
Westfield News ArtsBeat 1/15/20. Barrington Stage's 10x10 New Play Festival, Shakespeare & Company's Winter Play Reading Festival, and other arts news for WMass and No.CT.
A message from the board of Theatre Bay Area: Many in our community are asking questions about AB5, the new California employment law that went into effect January 1 and outlines new rule…
by Rotimi Agbabiaka Anyone concerned about the future of hip hop in theatre can look past the recent closing of Chicago?s Hamilton to the Bay Area, where Brecht is inspiring nascent rap sta…
by Rotimi Agbabiaka The beginning of a new year provides a great opportunity to dream about the future. In the spirit of setting intentions for the year, TBA asked some Bay Area faves to sh…
ArtsBeat Radio TV 12/20/19. Part Two of our visit to Hartford Stage. Mark G. Auerbach and Patrick Berry chat with new Artistic Director Melia Bensussen and Managing Director Cynthia Rider.
by Rotimi Agbabiaka This October, Jessica Bird Beza succeeded Amy Mueller as executive artistic director of Playwrights Foundation. Previously a resident of San Diego, Bird Beza served in p…