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KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Thomas and Sally” by Thomas Bradshaw, directed by Jasson Minadakis, at Marin Theatre Company through October 29, 2017

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KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the West Coast premiere of “Barbecue”, directed by Margo Hall, at San Francisco Playhouse through November 11, 2017.

SF Playhouse website

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KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “How I Learned to Drive” by Paula Vogel, at Custom Made Theatre in San Francisco through October 7, 2017.

Custom Made website

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Tom Ross, in conversation with KPFA associate theater critic C.S. Soong.

Tom Ross directs Rebecca Gilman’s play “Luna Gale,” now at Aurora Theatre in Berkeley through October 1. In “Luna Gale,” a social worker meets two teenaged meth addicts whose baby becomes the object of a tug-of-war between her parents and her evangelical Christian grandmother. Tom Ross is also Artistic Director of Aurora Theatre Company.

The Aurora Theatre is located at 2081 Addison Street in Berkeley.

Aurora Theatre Company’s website

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Taylor Mac, playwright/performer, “A 24 Decade History of Popular Music,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.

Taylor Mac is a playwright, actor, performance artist whose latest work is performed at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco over four six-hour performances Sept. 15th and 17th, and 22nd and 24th and in a three-hour abbreviated version on Sept. 27th at Stanford University. Wearing wild costumes and singing hundreds of songs, Taylor Mac takes the audience for a ride in order to open their eyes to America  and unpack the hidden meanings of the country’s most popular songs, decade by decade. It’s an audacious work, coming to San Francisco after rave reviews in New York, and a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Theater.

Taylor Mac has written several successful plays, two of which, “Hir” and “The Lily’s Revenge” recently played at San Francisco’s Magic Theatre.

Curran website

Taylor Mac website

Stanford Live website

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