KPFA - Bay Area Theater

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August 12, 2018 Interview: Bill English, San Francisco Playhouse
Bill English, Artistic Director of San Francisco Playhouse, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.
In this yearly interview, Bill English discusses the previous and upcoming seasons at San Francisco Playhouse. In addition, he discusses the current production of “Sunday in the Park with George” and examines the role of lighting in creating the feel of Playhouse productions.
San Francisco Playhouse website
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38 min
August 12, 2018 Interview: Bill English, San Francisco Playhouse
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Bill English, Artistic Director of San Francisco Playhouse, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.
In this yearly interview, Bill English discusses the previous and upcoming seasons at San Francisco Playhouse. In addition, he discusses the current production of "Sunday in the Park with George" and examines the role of lighting in creating the feel of Playhouse productions.
San Francisco Playhouse website [1]
[1] https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/
38 min
July 20, 2018 Interview: Michael Gene Sullivan about “Seeing Red” by the San Francisco Mime Troupe
Michael Gene Sullivan, in conversation with KPFA associate theater critic C.S. Soong.
The San Francisco Mime Troupe’s current production, “Seeing Red: A Time-Traveling Musical,” juxtaposes the current political conjuncture with a time in the U.S. when socialism wasn’t a dirty word. Veteran actor, writer, and Mime Troupe member Michael Gene Sullivan plays two roles in the production: a present-day bartender and a union leader in 1912. “Seeing Red” runs through September 9 in parks and other venues throughout the Bay Area and beyond.
The San Francisco Mime Troupe’s website
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16 min
July 20, 2018 Interview: Michael Gene Sullivan about “Seeing Red” by the San Francisco Mime Troupe
Michael Gene Sullivan, in conversation with KPFA associate theater critic C.S. Soong.
The San Francisco Mime Troupe’s current production, "Seeing Red: A Time-Traveling Musical," juxtaposes the current political conjuncture with a time in the U.S. when socialism wasn’t a dirty word. Veteran actor, writer, and Mime Troupe member Michael Gene Sullivan [1] plays two roles in the production: a present-day bartender and a union leader in 1912. “Seeing Red” runs through September 9 in parks and other venues throughout the Bay Area and beyond.
The San Francisco Mime Troupe’s website [2]
[1] http://www.michaelgenesullivan.com/michael
[2] http://www.sfmt.org/index.php
16 min
July 16, 2018 Interview: Jeanne Sakata, “Hold These Truths” at Theatreworks Lucie Stern Theatre
Jeanne Sakata is the author of the play “Hold These Truths” at Theatreworks Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto, July 11 – August 5, 2019. Jeanne Sakata is an actress who has appeared on several TV shows and films, and on stage at both ACT and Berkeley Rep.
Hold These Truths is the true true story following Gordon Hirabayashi, a Japanese-American student who fought internment to a relocation camp during World War II. This Northern California premiere celebrates the human spirit as it chronicles Hirabayashi’s journey from college in Seattle all the way to the Supreme Court, and eventually to a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Directed by Lisa Rothe, with Joel de la Fuente starring as Hirabayashi,
Hold These Truths made its world premiere in 2007 at East West Players in Los Angeles. In 2012, the solo play made its Off Broadway premiere at Epic Theatre Company starring Joel de la Fuente, and received a 2013 Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Solo Performance. Since its world premiere, it has gone on to play throughout the nation including theatres in Boston, Honolulu, Washington, D.C., Portland, and many others.
Theatreworks website

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41 min
July 16, 2018 Interview: Jeanne Sakata, “Hold These Truths” at Theatreworks Lucie Stern Theatre
Jeanne Sakata is the author of the play "Hold These Truths" at Theatreworks Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto, July 11 - August 5, 2019. Jeanne Sakata is an actress who has appeared on several TV shows and films, and on stage at both ACT and Berkeley Rep.
Hold These Truths is the true true story following Gordon Hirabayashi, a Japanese-American student who fought internment to a relocation camp during World War II. This Northern California premiere celebrates the human spirit as it chronicles Hirabayashi's journey from college in Seattle all the way to the Supreme Court, and eventually to a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Directed by Lisa Rothe, with Joel de la Fuente starring as Hirabayashi,
Hold These Truths made its world premiere in 2007 at East West Players in Los Angeles. In 2012, the solo play made its Off Broadway premiere at Epic Theatre Company starring Joel de la Fuente, and received a 2013 Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Solo Performance. Since its world premiere, it has gone on to play throughout the nation including theatres in Boston, Honolulu, Washington, D.C., Portland, and many others.
Theatreworks website [1]

[1] https://theatreworks.org/
41 min
July 14, 2018 Review: Sunday in the Park with George, at SF Playhouse
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the James Lapine-Stephen Sondheim musical, “Sunday in the Park with George,” directed by Bill English, at San Francisco Playhouse through September 8, 2018.
SF Playhouse website

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4 min
July 14, 2018 Review: Sunday in the Park with George, at SF Playhouse
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the James Lapine-Stephen Sondheim musical, "Sunday in the Park with George," directed by Bill English, at San Francisco Playhouse through September 8, 2018.
SF Playhouse website [1]

[1] https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/
4 min
July 07, 2018 Interview: Emily Jeanne Brown about “Dry Powder” at Aurora Theatre
Emily Jeanne Brown, in conversation with KPFA associate theater critic C.S. Soong.
Emily Jeanne Brown plays the role of a private equity firm’s managing director in Sarah Burgess’s play “Dry Powder,” now at Aurora Theatre in Berkeley through July 29. In “Dry Powder,” sparks fly and ethical questions arise when two principals of the firm disagree on what to do with a company that the firm plans to acquire.
The Aurora Theatre is located at 2081 Addison Street in Berkeley.
Aurora Theatre Company’s website
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29 min
July 07, 2018 Interview: Emily Jeanne Brown about “Dry Powder” at Aurora Theatre
Emily Jeanne Brown, in conversation with KPFA associate theater critic C.S. Soong.
Emily Jeanne Brown [1] plays the role of a private equity firm’s managing director in Sarah Burgess’s play “Dry Powder,” now at Aurora Theatre in Berkeley through July 22. In “Dry Powder,” sparks fly and ethical questions arise when two principals of the firm disagree on what to do with a company that the firm plans to acquire.
The Aurora Theatre is located at 2081 Addison Street in Berkeley.
Aurora Theatre Company’s website [2]
[1] https://www.emilyjeannebrown.com/
[2] http://auroratheatre.org/dry-powder
29 min