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KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Small Mouth Sounds” by Bess Whol, at A.C.T.’s Strand Theater through December 10, 2017.

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KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “The Eva Trilogy” by Barbara Hammond, directed by Loretta Greco, at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco through November 12, 2017.

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Loretta Greco, Artistic Director of the Magic Theatre in San Francisco, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. Entering her tenth year as Artistic Director of the Magic at Fort Mason Center, Loretta Greco is directing “The Eva Trilogy” by Barbara Hammond, three related one-act plays, in performance through November 12, 2017.

In this wide-ranging interview, she discusses these plays and the rest of the Magic season, as well as directing at different theaters, the controversy at Marin Theatre Company and diversity in artistic director hires on the San Francisco Bay Area.

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KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Imaginary Comforts, or The Story of the Ghost of the Dead Rabbit” by Daniel Handler, directed by Tony Taccone, at Berkeley Rep through November 19, 2017.

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Jonathan Moscone, Chief of Civic Engagement at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and former Artistic Director, California Shakespeare Theatre, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.

On Saturday, October 28th, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco is presenting the YBCA 100 Summit, based on “an annual compilation of the creative minds that inspire YBCA. The list celebrates thought leaders, provocateurs, and innovators who are using their platform to create cultural movement.” The program starts at 12:30 pm and continues into the evening. For more information, go to ybca.org

In this interview, Jon Moscone discusses the event as well as other projects by YBCA, goes into depth about his direction of Paula Vogel’s play “Baltimore Waltz,” recently at the Magic Theatre, discusses the controversial “Glass Menagerie” at Cal Shakes this past season, and talks about the relationship of politics and the arts.

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