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March 21, 2017 Review: Peerless, at Marin Theatre Company
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Peerless” by Jiehae Park, at Marin Theatre Company in Mill Valley through April 2, 2017.
Marin Theatre Company website.
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March 21, 2017 Review: Peerless, at Marin Theatre Company
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews "Peerless" by Jiehae Park, at Marin Theatre Company in Mill Valley through April 2, 2017.
Marin Theatre Company website. [1]
[1] http://www.marintheatre.org/
4 min
March 12, 2017 Review: John, by Annie Baker, at ACT Strand
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the play “John” by Annie Baker, starring Georgia Engel, at ACT Strand through April 23, 2017.
ACT website
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March 12, 2017 Review: John, by Annie Baker, at ACT Strand
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the play "John" by Annie Baker, starring Georgia Engel, at ACT Strand through April 23, 2017.
ACT website [1]
[1] http://www.act-sf.org/
4 min
March 06, 2017 Interview: Liesl Tommy and Ayesha Jordan, “Eclipsed” at the Curran
Liesl Tommy, director, and Ayesha Jordan, one of the performers in Danai Gurira’s Tony-nominated play Eclipsed, in coversation with host Richard Wolinsky
Eclipsed runs at the Curran Theater in San Francisco through March 19, 2017 in a short, limited run.
Liesl Tommy, born in apartheid South Africa in a township of Capetown, is today an award-winning director, recently the associate artistic director at Berkeley Rep, and directed the acclaimed production of Party People, about the history of the Black Panther party. Ayesha Jordan served as understudy to Tony-nominated Lupita Nyongo in the key role of the unnamed Girl in the Broadway production of Eclipsed, and takes on the role here in San Francisco.
Eclipsed is set during the second Liberian Civil War, and concerns the plight of four women, kidnapped and forcibly married to a commander of the rebel army.
Eclipsed received six Tony Award nominations for its Broadway production, including one for Liesl Tommy, the first woman of color ever nominated for the Tony for Best Director. Eclipsed is co-produced by New York’s non-profit Public Theatre.
Curran Theater website
A shorter version of this interview airs on KPFA’s Arts-Waves program on March 13, 2017.
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March 06, 2017 Interview: Liesl Tommy and Ayesha Jordan, “Eclipsed” at the Curran
[caption id="attachment_257583" align="alignleft" width="390"] Ayesha Jordan and Liesl Tommy. Photo: Richard Wolinsky[/caption]
Liesl Tommy, director, and Ayesha Jordan, one of the performers in Danai Gurira’s Tony-nominated play Eclipsed, in coversation with host Richard Wolinsky
Eclipsed runs at the Curran Theater in San Francisco through March 19, 2017 in a short, limited run.
Liesl Tommy, born in apartheid South Africa in a township of Capetown, is today an award-winning director, recently the associate artistic director at Berkeley Rep, and directed the acclaimed production of Party People, about the history of the Black Panther party. Ayesha Jordan served as understudy to Tony-nominated Lupita Nyongo in the key role of the unnamed Girl in the Broadway production of Eclipsed, and takes on the role here in San Francisco.
Eclipsed is set during the second Liberian Civil War, and concerns the plight of four women, kidnapped and forcibly married to a commander of the rebel army.
Eclipsed received six Tony Award nominations for its Broadway production, including one for Liesl Tommy, the first woman of color ever nominated for the Tony for Best Director. Eclipsed is co-produced by New York's non-profit Public Theatre.
Curran Theater website [1]
A shorter version of this interview airs on KPFA's Arts-Waves program on March 13, 2017.
[1] https://sfcurran.com/
31 min
March 05, 2017 Review: Hand to God, at Berkeley Rep
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Hand to God” by Robert Askins, directed by David Ivers, at Berkeley Rep through March 26, 2017.
Berkeley Rep website
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March 05, 2017 Review: Hand to God, at Berkeley Rep
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews "Hand to God" by Robert Askins, directed by David Ivers, at Berkeley Rep through March 26, 2017.
Berkeley Rep website [1]
[1] http://berkeleyrep.org/
4 min
February 28, 2017 Review: Isaac’s Eye by Lucas Hnath, at Custom Made Theatre
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Isaac’s Eye” by Lucas Hnath, at Custom Made Theatre in San Francisco through March 11, 2017.
Custom Made website
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February 28, 2017 Review: Isaac’s Eye by Lucas Hnath, at Custom Made Theatre
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews "Isaac's Eye" by Lucas Hnath, at Custom Made Theatre in San Francisco through March 11, 2017.
Custom Made website [1]
[1] https://www.custommade.org/
4 min