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Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links

Note: Most in-person events require proof of full vaccination for all audience members over 12 (some may allow unvaccinated audience members with recent negative Covid tests), and masks. Shows may unexpectedly close early or be postponed due to actors' positive COVID tests. Check the venue for mandates or closures before arrival. Dates are in theater performances unless otherwise noted.

Book Stores

Bay Area Book Festival  [1] Bay Area Book Festival, May 7-8, 2022,

Book Passage. [2]  Calendar for December. [3]Mix of on-line and in-store events.

Books Inc. [4]  Mix of on-line and in-store events.

The Booksmith  [5]  Calendar for December. [6]On-line events only.

Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. [7] Check website for archived events.

Kepler’s Books [8]  On-line Refresh the Page program listings. [9]

Live Theater Companies

Alter Theatre. [10] Brer Peach, an audio play by Andrew Saito, on-line  through-December 12.

American Conservatory Theatre [11] The Woman in Black, original London production, December 15 - January 16, Strand. 2022 season: Freestyle Love Supreme opens January 21, 2022 at the Geary Theater.

Aurora Theatre [12] Father/Daughter by Dael Orlandersmith, By Kait Kerrigan, directed by M. Graham Smith, in performance now; streaming Dec. 7-12.

Awesome Theatre Company [13]. On-line now: The Jersey Devil Play.

Berkeley Rep [14] Wintertime by Charles L. Mee, through December 19, Roda Theater. Fran Lebowitz, Jan. 22-26, 2022.

Brava Theatre Center: [15] See page for updated listings.

BroadwaySF: [16] Touring companies: A Christmas Carol, November 26 - December 26, 2021 at the Golden Gate. Rent, December 3 -12, Orpheum. The Band's Visit, January 11 - February 6, 2022, Golden Gate.

Broadway San Jose: [17] A Magical Cirque Christmas, Dec. 30. The Simon and Garfunkel Story, January 12, 2022, 7:30 pm.

California Shakespeare Theatre [18](Cal Shakes)  Streaming: A Winter's Tale, Dec. 13-19, 2021. Streaming: Br'er Peach, through January 11, 2022.

Central Works [19] Audio plays: Bystanders by Patricia Milton, streaming now. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, streaming now.  2022 season to be announced.

Cinnabar Theatre. [20] Cinnebar Young Rep: Beauty and the Beast, Nov. 19 - Dec. 5.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre [21]See page for upcoming productions.

Curran Theater: [22] Harry Potter and the Cursed Child set to resume January 11, 2022 as a single evening play. Taylor Mac videos available on-line.

Custom Made Theatre [23] Season schedule resumes in 2022.

42nd Street Moon [24]. Fun Home, February 3-22. 2022, Gateway Theater.

Landmark Musical Theater. [25]Check website for upcoming schedule.

Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. [26] Upcoming season to be announced.

Magic Theatre. [27] Check website for upcoming schedule.

Marin Theatre Company [28] On stage: Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, November 18 - December 19, 2021.

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [29] Upcoming Events Page. [30]

New Conservatory Theatre Center [31] Streaming: Hold Me The Forgotten Way, through December, 31, 2021. In Theater: Plot Points in Our Sexual Development by Miranda Rose Hall, November 12 - December 19, 2021. Gently Down the Stream by Martin Sherman, December 3, 2021 - January 9, 2022.

Oakland Theater Project [32]. In Theater: sAiNt jOaN (burn/burn/burn) by Lisa Ramirez, Nov 12 - Dec 19, 2021. 2022 season starts with Shakespeare's The Tempest, February 11 - March 6, 2022, at FLAX art & design, 1501 MLK, Oakland.

Pear Theater. [33]In Theater: Eight Nights by Jennifer Maisel and The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa FastHorse, in repertory, November 19 - December 12, 2021.

PianoFight [34]. Calendar of shows. [35] Expansion to The Flight Deck in Oakland. [36]SF Sketchfest, January 7-23.

Ray of Light: [37] Upcoming shows to be announced.

San Francisco Playhouse [38]. Twelfth Night, a musical adaptation. Nov. 24 - January 15, in theater. On Demand: December 1 - January 15.

SFBATCO [39]See website for upcoming streaming and in theatre shows.

San Jose Stage Company: [40] Great Expectations, Nov. 17- Dec. 12

Shotgun Players. [41] The Cassandra Sessions: Recording the World, December 2 - 26.

The Breath Project. [42] Streaming archive.

The Marsh: [43] MarshStream updated calendar. Fool, La La: Holiday Tune-up, The Marsh in Berkeley, Dec. 23 - January 2.

Theatre Rhino [44]The Rhino Reading Series, see website for dates and times, 4229 18th St., SF. The 2021 Rhino Holiday Extravaganza, December 30, 8 pm. Gateway Theater. Streaming: Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available on demand, new: Turkmenistan!, live Saturday December 11, noon, from New York.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [45]. It's A Wonderful Life Radio Play, December 1 - 26, 2021

Word for Word. [46] Wordcast streaming: A Pair of Eyeglasses by by Anna Maria Ortese; Home by George Saunders; two by Toni Cade Bambara, live November 4. Each will be streamed through summer, 2022.

National, Misc:

Chamber Music San Francisco: [47]Live concerts return February, 2022.

Dance Mission Theatre [48]. [49] On stage events calendar.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [50] New 2022 season announced.

Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: [51] Updated weekly, this is probably the best list you'll find of national and international streaming plays and musicals. Each week has its own webpage, so scroll down.

National Theatrical Streaming: [52] Upcoming plays from around the country.

Filmed Live Musicals: [53] Searchable database [54] of all filmed live musicals, podcast, blog.

If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected] [55]

[1] https://www.baybookfest.org/

[2] https://www.bookpassage.com/

[3] https://www.bookpassage.com/event

[4] https://www.booksinc.net/

[5] https://www.booksmith.com/

[6] https://www.booksmith.com/event

[7] https://www.clasanjose.org/

[8] https://www.keplers.com/

[9] https://www.keplers.org/refresh-the-page-online

[10] https://www.altertheater.org/

[11] https://www.act-sf.org/

[12] https://auroratheatre.org/

[13] https://awesometheatre.org/

[14] https://berkeleyrep.org/

[15] https://www.brava.org/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=https%3A//d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net/20201027/72/27/90/b1/06aa7e5aaa3473a1c7496592_1280x212.jpg&utm_campaign=October%2028%2C%202020

[16] https://broadwaysf.com/Online/default.asp

[17] https://broadwaysanjose.com/

[18] https://calshakes.org/

[19] http://centralworks.org/

[20] https://cinnabartheater.org/

[21] https://ccct.org/

[22] https://sfcurran.com/

[23] https://www.custommade.org/

[24] https://42ndstmoon.org/

[25] https://www.landmarkmusicals.com/

[26] https://www.lhtsf.org/

[27] http://magictheatre.org/

[28] https://www.marintheatre.org/

[29] https://missionculturalcenter.org/

[30] https://missionculturalcenter.org/upcoming-events/

[31] https://www.nctcsf.org/

[32] https://oaklandtheaterproject.org/

[33] https://www.thepear.org/

[34] https://www.pianofight.com/

[35] https://www.pianofight.com/show-calendar/

[36] https://www.pianofight.com/major-announcement-were-expanding-to-oakland/

[37] http://rayoflighttheatre.com/

[38] https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/

[39] https://www.sfbatco.org/

[40] https://www.thestage.org/

[41] https://shotgunplayers.org/

[42] https://www.thebreathproject2020.com/

[43] https://themarsh.org/

[44] http://therhino.org/

[45] https://theatreworks.org/

[46] http://www.zspace.org/pod

[47] http://www.chambermusicsf.org/

[48] https://dancemissiontheater.org/shows-and-events/

[49] https://dancemissiontheater.org/2021/01/26/march-5-13-d-i-r-t-festival-2021-harriets-gun/

[50] https://www.osfashland.org/

[51] https://playbill.com/

[52] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/theater/streaming-theater.html

[53] https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/

[54] https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/musicals.html

[55] https://kpfa.orgmailto:[email protected]