KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Marjorie Prime” by Jordan Harrison at Marin Theatre Company through May 27, 2018.

Marin Theatre Company

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Liz Diamond, director of “Father Comes Home from the Wars, Parts 1, 2 and 3” by Suzan-Lori Parks, at ACT’s Geary Theatre April 25-May 20, 2018, and the head of Yale Drama School’s Directing Department, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.

Liz Diamond’s love affair with theatre began when she was in the Peace Corps in Africa, and took off after she teamed with playwright Suzan Lori-Parks, working on plays in New York. Eventually she found herself at Yale, where she began to teach, eventually becoming the Chair of the Directing Department at Yale School of Theatre. She returns to directing with the latest Suzan-Lori Parks play, an epic about African-American slaves during the Civil War.

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KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky gives capsule reviews of Angels in America at Berkeley Rep; FAther Comes Home from the Wars Parts 1, 2 and 3 at ACT Geary Theatre; The Color Purple at SHN Orpheum, and Tinderella, a Faultline Theatre production at Custom Made.

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Tom Alan Robbins portrayed Pumbaa the warthog on Broadway for thirteen years in The Lion King. At present he plays Dametas, the king’s servant, in Head over Heels at the Curran through May 6, 2018 and in June, on Broadway. He also performed in the original casts of Sunset Blvd, Jerome Robbins Broadway and other shows. Richard Wolinsky had a chance to speak with Tom Alan Robbins during press day for Head Over Heels. He turned out to be an extremely articulate and interesting guy.

This Bay Area Theatre interview is web-only

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KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Aurora Day,” a world premiere play by Jonathan Spector, at Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley through May 13, 2018

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