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May 13, 2021 Bookwaves/Artwaves – May 13, 2021: Pre-empted for fund drive
On-air program pre-empted for fund drive.
Weekly Links to streaming book and theatre events.
Bay Area Book Festival Richard Flanagan, Thursday June 3, 7 pm. See website for streaming events from the 2021 festival
Books Inc Stacey Abrams, May 13, 6 pm. Jhumpa Lahiri, May 18, 6 pm; Rachel Kushner, May 20, 5 pm; Michael Lewis, May 20, 6 pm. Andy Weir, May 27, 5 pm.
Book Passage. Ian Manuel, May 16, 4 pm. Neal Allen with Anne Lamott, May 27, 5 pm.
The Booksmith The Bindery has moved to 1727 Haight Street in San Francisco. Lilly Dancyger with Alia Volz, May 13, 6 pm.
Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. See website for events in May.
Kepler’s Books This Is Now with Angie Coiro: Michael Moss, May 13, both at 6 pm.
Alter Theatre. Brer Peach, an audio play by Andrew Saito, Preview available now, dates to be announced.
American Conservatory Theatre Animal Wisdom, a film produced by ACT and Woolly Mammoth, created by and starring Heather Christian, streams May 15 – June 13. Communion by by Christopher Chen, featuring Stacey Ross, directed by Pam McKinnon, Saturday May 22, 2021, live on zoom; limited engagement, May 28 – June 27, 2021.
Aurora Theatre Streaming now: The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, Aurora Connects conversations every other Thursday at 5 pm. Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, adapted for audio, streams through May 21.
Berkeley Rep The Waves in Quarantine by Lisa Peterson, through May 28, 2021; 10-episode audio series: Place/Settings: Berkeley, all episodes available now. What’s in a Play, Mondays 6:30 & 8 pm. Zoom, Registration required.
Brava Theatre Center: Who’s Your Mami, May 20, 7 pm. The Break-Up! A Latina Queer Torch Song, June 3, 8 pm live; June 13, 2 pm, encore recorded performance.
California Shakespeare Theatre (Cal Shakes) Live at the Bruns: May 15-16, Snapshot of new operas from West Edge Opera. Shakespeare in Depth with Philippa Kelly on Zoom.
Central Works Audio plays: Bystanders by Patricia Milton, streaming now. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, streaming now. .
Cinnabar Theatre. Becoming Dr. Ruth, streaming May 14-23.
Contra Costa Civic Theatre Upcoming events to be announced.
Curran Theater: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child set to resume November 28, 2021. Taylor Mac videos available on line.
Custom Made Theatre See website for upcoming readings.
42nd Street Moon.Doris Bumpus, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, May 8-30. Don’t Touch That Dial, June 5-27. Third Tuesday, Talks Over the Moon, 8 pm: Every other Friday at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia.
Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. New Artistic Director: Margo Hall. Coming soon: Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage.
Magic Theatre. New Artistic Director, Sean San Jose. See website for plays in the upcoming season, dates to be announced.
Marin Theatre Company The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, streaming through July 24, 2021. Natural Shocks by Lauren Gunderson, streaming through Soundcloud.
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts See website for upcoming events.
New Conservatory Theatre Center TransNational Cabaret, streaming now.
Pear Theater. Pear Slices streams April 30 – May 23.
Ray of Light: Carrie: The Musical, dates to be announced.
San Francisco Playhouse. Shoot Me When … by Ruben Grijalva, now streaming through May 22, 2021. Live Theatre returns to the Playhouse, Hold These Truths by Jeanne Sakata, June 8 – July 3.
SFBATCO Live with Rod and Marce, every Thursday in May at 6 pm, Best of the series reruns.
Shotgun Players. The Program, a show by the SF Neo-Futurists, performed over the phone, May 14-30, Friday to Sunday.
Stagebridge. Finding Ourselves in America: Asian American Voices. May 20, 3 pm.
The Breath Project. Complete collection streaming on demand.
The Marsh: See calendar for listings.
Theatre Rhino Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8:30 pm: May 13: Kitchen Farce. All previous weekly performances available on demand on the website. Gay As They Say by Mark Nadler, May 21-23, see website for times of the live performance.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. Hershey Felder live from Florence: Anna and Sergei (Sergei Rachmaninoff), May 16, 2021. Streaming to follow. New Works Festival online: April 23-May 15, 2021.
National, Misc:
Chamber Music San Francisco: All five concerts available on demand through June 1, 2021.
Dance Mission Theatre. See website for listings
Oregon Shakespeare Festival: From past seasons, currently streaming: Manahatta; Snow in Midsummer. This Is Who I Am. Talking Back, a six part web series. On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc.
Atlantic Theatre Company. And In This Corner, Cassius Clay by Idris Goodwin, an audio drama, streaming through May 24, 2021.
Irish Repertory Theatre. John Cullum, An Accidental Star, through May 6. Little Gem, by Elaine Murphy, through May 9.
Public Theatre, New York. Streaming now: Shadow/Land, audio play. Video: Under the Greenwood Tree. Also streaming: selected concerts from Joe’s Pub.
Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: Updated weekly, this is probably the best list you’ll find of national and international streaming plays and musicals. Each week has its own webpage, so scroll down.
National Theatrical Streaming: Upcoming plays from around the country.
If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected]

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May 06, 2021 Bookwaves/Artwaves – May 6, 2021: Kurt Vonnegut – Lidia Yuknavitch
Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Links to on-line and streaming local theater & book events [1]

Bookwaves
Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007), interviewed in 1991 by Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff.
In September 1991, while on tour for his collection of essays, “Fates Worse Than Death,” Kurt Vonnegut Jr. stopped in the KPFA studios to speak with the hosts of the “Probabilities” program about his work, his career, and his feelings about life and politics.
This interview was originally recorded in September, 1991 and was digitized, remastered and re-edited in 2011 by Richard Wolinsky.
This was the last interview of any kind to occur in the off-air studio in KPFA’s old offices on Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley. The new radio station on Martin Luther King Jr Way was already operational but we were able to squeeze in this last one in the old building.
Complete 31-minute Radio Wolinsky podcast. [2]

Bookwaves
Lidia Yuknavitch discusses her collection of short stories, "Verge." The author of novels, essays, a memoir and short stories, Lidia Yuknavitch details life of people on the margins of society. Her new collection is culled from several years of her work, and much of the book was rewritten or written for the publication. She is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky, recorded at KPFA, February 7, 2020 (the final Bookwaves/Artwaves interview recorded in the KPFA studios before the pandemic shutdown).
Radio Wolinsky podcast. [3]

Streaming Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links
Bay Area Book Festival [4]Ends May 9, 2021. Douglas Stuart, Shuggie Bain, May 6, 7 pm; Jeff VanderMeer in conversation with Nnedi Okorafor, May 7, 6 pm. Tracy K. Smith and others, May 8, 7 pm; Joyce Carol Oates and Irvin Yalom, May 9, 1 pm.
Books Inc [5] Michelle Zauner and Bowen Yang, May 6, 6 pm; Alison Bechdel, May 7, 6 pm. David Mitchell, May 8, 6 pm. Stacey Abrams, May 13, 6 pm. Jhumpa Lahiri, May 18, 6 pm; Rachel Kushner, May 20, 5 pm; Michael Lewis, May 20, 6 pm. Andy Weir, May 27, 5 pm.
Book Passage. [6] Julianna Margulies, May 7, 1 pm. Brad Stone with Michael Krasny, May 10 1 pm. Jhumpa Lahiri, May 12, 6 pm. Ian Manuel, May 16, 4 pm. Neal Allen with Anne Lamott, May 27, 5 pm.
The Booksmith [7] The Bindery has moved to 1727 Haight Street in San Francisco. Lara Bazalon, May 11, 5 pm. Your Computer is on Fire, May 12, 5 pm. Lilly Dancyger with Alia Volz, May 13, 6 pm.
Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. [8] Otessa Moshfegh, May 6, 7 pm. See website for further events in May.
Kepler’s Books [9] This Is Now with Angie Coiro: Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky, May 11; Michael Moss, May 13, both at 6 pm.
Alter Theatre. [10] Brer Peach, an audio play by Andrew Saito, Preview available now, dates to be announced.
American Conservatory Theatre [11] Animal Wisdom, a film produced by ACT and Woolly Mammoth, created by and starring Heather Christian, streams May 15 - June 13. Communion by by Christopher Chen, featuring Stacey Ross, directed by Pam McKinnon, Saturday May 22, 2021, live on zoom; limited engagement, May 28 - June 27, 2021.
Aurora Theatre [12] Streaming now: The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, Aurora Connects conversations every other Thursday at 5 pm. Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, adapted for audio, streams through May 21.
Berkeley Rep [13] The Waves in Quarantine by Lisa Peterson, through May 28, 2021, opening night tonight, May 6 5:30 pm RSVP for both, both are free; 10-episode audio series: Place/Settings: Berkeley, all episodes available now. What's in a Play, [14] Mondays 6:30 & 8 pm. Zoom, Registration required.
Brava Theatre Center: [15] Who's Your Mami, May 20, 7 pm. The Break-Up! A Latina Queer Torch Song, June 3, 8 pm live; June 13, 2 pm, encore recorded performance.
California Shakespeare Theatre [16](Cal Shakes) The Bruns outdoor theater reopens May 9 with Smuin al Fresco at 1 pm. More live events at the Bruns in May [17]. Shakespeare in Depth [18]with Philippa Kelly on Zoom.
Central Works [19] Audio plays: Bystanders by Patricia Milton, streaming now. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, streaming now. .
Cinnabar Theatre. [20] Becoming Dr. Ruth, streaming May 14-23.
Contra Costa Civic Theatre [21]Upcoming events to be announced.
Curran Theater: [22] Harry Potter and the Cursed Child set to resume November 28, 2021. Taylor Mac videos available on line.
Custom Made Theatre [23] Undiscovered Works: Tiny Fires by Aimee Suzada, May 7, 7 pm.
42nd Street Moon [24].Doris Bumpus, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill, May 8-30. Don't Touch That Dial, June 5-27. Third Tuesday, Talks Over the Moon, 8 pm: Every other Friday at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia.
Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. [25] New Artistic Director: Margo Hall. Coming soon: Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage.
Magic Theatre. [26] New Artistic Director, Sean San Jose. See website for plays in the upcoming season, dates to be announced.
Marin Theatre Company [27] The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, streaming through July 24, 2021. Natural Shocks by Lauren Gunderson, streaming through Soundcloud [28].
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [29] See website for upcoming events.
New Conservatory Theatre Center [30] TransNational Cabaret, starts May 10.
Pear Theater. [31]Pear Slices streams April 30 - May 23.
Ray of Light: [32] Carrie: The Musical, dates to be announced.
San Francisco Playhouse [33]. Shoot Me When ... by Ruben Grijalva, now streaming through May 22, 2021. Live Theatre returns to the Playhouse, Hold These Truths by Jeanne Sakata, June 8 - July 3.
SFBATCO [34]Live with Rod and Marce, every Thursday in May at 6 pm, Best of the series reruns.
Shotgun Players. [35] The Program, a show by the SF Neo-Futurists, performed over the phone, May 14-30, Friday to Sunday.
Stagebridge [36]. Finding Ourselves in America: Asian American Voices. May 20, 3 pm.
The Breath Project. [37] Complete collection streaming on demand.
The Marsh: [38] See calendar for listings.
Theatre Rhino [39]Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8:30 pm: May 6: MOMMY - MOTHER - MOM (about, guess what?). All previous weekly performances available on demand on the website. Gay As They Say by Mark Nadler, May 21-23, see website for times of the live performance.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [40]. Hershey Felder live from Florence: Anna and Sergei (Sergei Rachmaninoff), May 16, 2021. Streaming to follow. New Works Festival online: April 23-May 15, 2021.
National, Misc:
Chamber Music San Francisco: [41]All five concerts available on demand through June 1, 2021.
Dance Mission Theatre. [42] See website for listings
Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [43] From past seasons, currently streaming: Manahatta; Snow in Midsummer. This Is Who I Am. Talking Back, a six part web series. On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc.
Atlantic Theatre Company. [44] And In This Corner, Cassius Clay by Idris Goodwin, an audio drama, streaming through May 24, 2021.
Irish Repertory Theatre. [45] John Cullum, An Accidental Star, through May 6. Little Gem, by Elaine Murphy, through May 9.
Public Theatre, [46] New York. Streaming now: Shadow/Land, audio play. Video: Under the Greenwood Tree. Also streaming: selected concerts from Joe's Pub.
Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: [47] Updated weekly, this is probably the best list you'll find of national and international streaming plays and musicals. Each week has its own webpage, so scroll down.
National Theatrical Streaming: [48] Upcoming plays from around the country.
If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected] [49]
[1] https://kpfa.org/episode/bookwaves-artwaves-may-6-2021/#EVENTLINKS
[2] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/encore-interview-kurt-vonnegut-1991/
[3] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/lidia-yuknavitch-verge/
[4] https://www.baybookfest.org/
[5] https://www.booksinc.net/
[6] https://www.bookpassage.com/
[7] https://www.booksmith.com/
[8] https://www.clasanjose.org/
[9] https://www.keplers.com/
[10] https://www.altertheater.org/
[11] https://www.act-sf.org/
[12] https://auroratheatre.org/
[13] https://berkeleyrep.org/
[14] https://berkeleyrep.org/whatsinaplay/index.asp
[15] https://www.brava.org/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=https%3A//d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net/20201027/72/27/90/b1/06aa7e5aaa3473a1c7496592_1280x212.jpg&utm_campaign=October%2028%2C%202020
[16] https://calshakes.org/
[17] https://calshakes.org/whats-happening-at-the-bruns/
[18] https://calshakes.org/learn/shakespeare-in-depth-with-philippa-kelly/
[19] http://centralworks.org/
[20] https://cinnabartheater.org/
[21] https://ccct.org/
[22] https://sfcurran.com/
[23] https://www.custommade.org/
[24] https://42ndstmoon.org/
[25] https://www.lhtsf.org/
[26] http://magictheatre.org/
[27] https://www.marintheatre.org/
[28] https://soundcloud.com/lauren-gunderson-1/natural-shocks-a-one-woman-play-in-a-tornado-by-lauren-gunderson?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1
[29] https://missionculturalcenter.org/
[30] https://www.nctcsf.org/
[31] https://www.thepear.org/
[32] http://rayoflighttheatre.com/
[33] https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/
[34] https://www.sfbatco.org/
[35] https://shotgunplayers.org/
[36] https://www.stagebridge.org/findingourselves
[37] https://www.thebreathproject2020.com/
[38] https://themarsh.org/
[39] http://therhino.org/
[40] https://theatreworks.org/
[41] http://www.chambermusicsf.org/
[42] https://dancemissiontheater.org/2021/01/26/march-5-13-d-i-r-t-festival-2021-harriets-gun/
[43] https://www.osfashland.org/
[44] https://atlantictheater.org/
[45] https://irishrep.org/
[46] https://publictheater.org/
[47] https://playbill.com/
[48] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/theater/streaming-theater.html
[49] https://kpfa.orgmailto:[email protected]
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May 06, 2021 Bookwaves/Artwaves – May 6, 2021: Kurt Vonnegut – Lidia Yuknavitch
Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Links to on-line and streaming local theater & book events

Bookwaves
Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007), interviewed in 1991 by Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff.
In September 1991, while on tour for his collection of essays, “Fates Worse Than Death,” Kurt Vonnegut Jr. stopped in the KPFA studios to speak with the hosts of the “Probabilities” program about his work, his career, and his feelings about life and politics.
This interview was originally recorded in September, 1991 and was digitized, remastered and re-edited in 2011 by Richard Wolinsky.
This was the last interview of any kind to occur in the off-air studio in KPFA’s old offices on Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley. The new radio station on Martin Luther King Jr Way was already operational but we were able to squeeze in this last one in the old building.
Complete 31-minute Radio Wolinsky podcast.

Bookwaves
Lidia Yuknavitch discusses her collection of short stories, “Verge.” The author of novels, essays, a memoir and short stories, Lidia Yuknavitch details life of people on the margins of society. Her new collection is culled from several years of her work, and much of the book was rewritten or written for the publication. She is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky, recorded at KPFA, February 7, 2020 (the final Bookwaves/Artwaves interview recorded in the KPFA studios before the pandemic shutdown).
The complete 42-minute version of this interview can be found as a Radio Wolinsky podcast.

Streaming Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links
Bay Area Book Festival Ends May 9, 2021. Douglas Stuart, Shuggie Bain, May 6, 7 pm; Jeff VanderMeer in conversation with Nnedi Okorafor, May 7, 6 pm. Tracy K. Smith and others, May 8, 7 pm; Joyce Carol Oates and Irvin Yalom, May 9, 1 pm.
Books Inc Michelle Zauner and Bowen Yang, May 6, 6 pm; Alison Bechdel, May 7, 6 pm. David Mitchell, May 8, 6 pm. Stacey Abrams, May 13, 6 pm. Jhumpa Lahiri, May 18, 6 pm; Rachel Kushner, May 20, 5 pm; Michael Lewis, May 20, 6 pm. Andy Weir, May 27, 5 pm.
Book Passage. Julianna Margulies, May 7, 1 pm. Brad Stone with Michael Krasny, May 10 1 pm. Jhumpa Lahiri, May 12, 6 pm. Ian Manuel, May 16, 4 pm. Neal Allen with Anne Lamott, May 27, 5 pm.
The Booksmith The Bindery has moved to 1727 Haight Street in San Francisco. Lara Bazalon, May 11, 5 pm. Your Computer is on Fire, May 12, 5 pm. Lilly Dancyger with Alia Volz, May 13, 6 pm.
Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. Otessa Moshfegh, May 6, 7 pm. See website for further events in May.
Kepler’s Books This Is Now with Angie Coiro: Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky, May 11; Michael Moss, May 13, both at 6 pm.
Alter Theatre. Brer Peach, an audio play by Andrew Saito, Preview available now, dates to be announced.
American Conservatory Theatre Animal Wisdom, a film produced by ACT and Woolly Mammoth, created by and starring Heather Christian, streams May 15 – June 13. Communion by by Christopher Chen, featuring Stacey Ross, directed by Pam McKinnon, Saturday May 22, 2021, live on zoom; limited engagement, May 28 – June 27, 2021.
Aurora Theatre Streaming now: The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, Aurora Connects conversations every other Thursday at 5 pm. Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, adapted for audio, streams through May 21.
Berkeley Rep The Waves in Quarantine by Lisa Peterson, through May 28, 2021, opening night tonight, May 6 5:30 pm RSVP for both, both are free; 10-episode audio series: Place/Settings: Berkeley, all episodes available now. What’s in a Play, Mondays 6:30 & 8 pm. Zoom, Registration required.
Brava Theatre Center: Who’s Your Mami, May 20, 7 pm. The Break-Up! A Latina Queer Torch Song, June 3, 8 pm live; June 13, 2 pm, encore recorded performance.
California Shakespeare Theatre (Cal Shakes) The Bruns outdoor theater reopens May 9 with Smuin al Fresco at 1 pm. More live events at the Bruns in May. Shakespeare in Depth with Philippa Kelly on Zoom.
Central Works Audio plays: Bystanders by Patricia Milton, streaming now. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, streaming now. .
Cinnabar Theatre. Becoming Dr. Ruth, streaming May 14-23.
Contra Costa Civic Theatre Upcoming events to be announced.
Curran Theater: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child set to resume November 28, 2021. Taylor Mac videos available on line.
Custom Made Theatre Undiscovered Works: Tiny Fires by Aimee Suzada, May 7, 7 pm.
42nd Street Moon.Doris Bumpus, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, May 8-30. Don’t Touch That Dial, June 5-27. Third Tuesday, Talks Over the Moon, 8 pm: Every other Friday at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia.
Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. New Artistic Director: Margo Hall. Coming soon: Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage.
Magic Theatre. New Artistic Director, Sean San Jose. See website for plays in the upcoming season, dates to be announced.
Marin Theatre Company The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, streaming through July 24, 2021. Natural Shocks by Lauren Gunderson, streaming through Soundcloud.
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts See website for upcoming events.
New Conservatory Theatre Center TransNational Cabaret, starts May 10.
Pear Theater. Pear Slices streams April 30 – May 23.
Ray of Light: Carrie: The Musical, dates to be announced.
San Francisco Playhouse. Shoot Me When … by Ruben Grijalva, now streaming through May 22, 2021. Live Theatre returns to the Playhouse, Hold These Truths by Jeanne Sakata, June 8 – July 3.
SFBATCO Live with Rod and Marce, every Thursday in May at 6 pm, Best of the series reruns.
Shotgun Players. The Program, a show by the SF Neo-Futurists, performed over the phone, May 14-30, Friday to Sunday.
Stagebridge. Finding Ourselves in America: Asian American Voices. May 20, 3 pm.
The Breath Project. Complete collection streaming on demand.
The Marsh: See calendar for listings.
Theatre Rhino Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8:30 pm: May 6: MOMMY – MOTHER – MOM (about, guess what?). All previous weekly performances available on demand on the website. Gay As They Say by Mark Nadler, May 21-23, see website for times of the live performance.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. Hershey Felder live from Florence: Anna and Sergei (Sergei Rachmaninoff), May 16, 2021. Streaming to follow. New Works Festival online: April 23-May 15, 2021.
National, Misc:
Chamber Music San Francisco: All five concerts available on demand through June 1, 2021.
Dance Mission Theatre. See website for listings
Oregon Shakespeare Festival: From past seasons, currently streaming: Manahatta; Snow in Midsummer. This Is Who I Am. Talking Back, a six part web series. On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc.
Atlantic Theatre Company. And In This Corner, Cassius Clay by Idris Goodwin, an audio drama, streaming through May 24, 2021.
Irish Repertory Theatre. John Cullum, An Accidental Star, through May 6. Little Gem, by Elaine Murphy, through May 9.
Public Theatre, New York. Streaming now: Shadow/Land, audio play. Video: Under the Greenwood Tree. Also streaming: selected concerts from Joe’s Pub.
Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: Updated weekly, this is probably the best list you’ll find of national and international streaming plays and musicals. Each week has its own webpage, so scroll down.
National Theatrical Streaming: Upcoming plays from around the country.
If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected]
The post Bookwaves/Artwaves – May 6, 2021: Kurt Vonnegut – Lidia Yuknavitch appeared first on KPFA.
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April 29, 2021 Bookwaves/Artwaves – April 29, 2021: David Thomson – Johanna Pfaelzer
Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Links to on-line and streaming local theater & book events [1]

Bookwaves
Film critic and historian David Thomson discusses his latest book, "A Light in the Dark: A History of Movie Directors" with host Richard Wolinsky.
David Thomson is the author of The Biographical Dictionary of Film, How to Watch a Movie, The Big Screen: The Story of the Movies, Have You Seen... and several other books examining film and the people who make movies.
This book discusses directors and their role in the making of films. In the interview, he talks about reassessment of films and directors, directors Fritz Lang, D.W. Griffith and Alfred Hitchcock, and changes in how we watch films in the past several years, focusing on how our lives have changed during the pandemic.
The complete 50-minute interview can be found as a Radio Wolinsky podcast. [2]

Artwaves
Johanna Pfaelzer is tha Artistic Director of Berkeley Rep, one of America' premier regional theatres. She is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky
In this interview, she discusses in depth a new streaming production, "The Waves in Quarantine: An Experiment in Six Movements," which consists of six short films based on Virginia Woolf's "The Waves," written by Lisa Peterson, conceived by Lisa Peterson and Raul Esparza, and directed by Lisa Peterson, which runs on the Berkeley Rep website [3] through May 28, 2021, free with RSVP required.
Johanna Pfaelzer also discusses Berkeley Rep's life during the pandemic, through the events of Black Lives Matter, and how the company is hoping to open up in the coming months.
(photo by Benjamin Michel/Berkeley Rep).
Bay Area Theater podcast. [4]

Streaming Book Interview and Theatre Links
Bay Area Book Festival [5]May 1-9: Virtual Festival; Kazuo Ishiguro, Sunday May 2, 2 pm. See website for other guests.
Books Inc [6] Erin Bowman, with Jodi Meadows, April 28, 6 pm; Rachel Michelberg with Laura Davis, April 29, 5 pm.
Book Passage. [7] Sen Mazie Horono with George Takei, May 1, 4 pm. Alec MacGillis, May 2, 4 pm. Olivia Laing, May 4, 12 noon. Lee Child & Laurie King, May 4, 6 pm. Sharon Stone, May 5, 6 pm. Julianna Margulies, May 7, 1 pm. Brad Stone, May 10 1 pm. Jhumpa Lahiri, May 12, 6 pm.
The Booksmith [8] Wall + Response, April 30, 7 pm. The Bindery has moved to 1727 Haight Street in San Francisco.
Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. [9] Imani Cezanne, April 29, 7 pm. zoom.
Kepler’s Books [10] Stacey Lee with Stephanie Garber, May 4, 6pm.
Alter Theatre. [11] Brer Peach, an audio play by Andrew Saito, Preview available now.
American Conservatory Theatre [12] Act Out Loud, Virtual Play Reading Series: The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder, April 26 - May 2. 2022 season starts January 21, 2022. Annual Gala: Communion by by Christopher Chen, featuring Stacey Ross, directed by Pam McKinnon, Saturday May 22, 2021, live on zoom; limited engagement, May 28 - June 27, 2021.
Aurora Theatre [13] Streaming now: The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, Aurora Connects conversations every other Thursday at 5 pm. Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, adapted for audio, streams through May 21.
Berkeley Rep [14] The Waves in Quarantine by Lisa Peterson, through May 28, 2021; 10-episode audio series: Place/Settings: Berkeley, all episodes available now. What's in a Play, [15] Mondays 6:30 & 8 pm. Zoom, Registration required.
Brava Theatre Center: [16] Manifesto, a film by Rotimi Agbabiaka, streams April 29-May 3, 2021.
California Shakespeare Theatre [17](Cal Shakes) Upcoming events to be scheduled.
Central Works [18] Audio plays: Bystanders by Patricia Milton, streaming now. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, streaming now. .
Cinnabar Theatre. [19] Becoming Dr. Ruth, streaming May 14-23.
Contra Costa Civic Theatre [20]Upcoming events to be announced.
Curran Theater: [21] Harry Potter and the Cursed Child set to resume November 28, 2021. Taylor Mac videos available on line.
Custom Made Theatre [22] Undiscovered Works: Tiny Fires by Aimee Suzada, May 7, 7 pm.
42nd Street Moon [23]. Jason Graae, Perfect Hermany, musical tribute to Jerry Herman, April 10 - May 2. Doris Bumpus, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill, May 8-30. Don't Touch That Dial, June 5-27. Third Tuesday, Talks Over the Moon, 8 pm: Every other Friday at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia.
Magic Theatre. [24] See website for plays in the upcoming season, dates to be announced.
Marin Theatre Company [25] The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, streaming through July 24, 2021. Natural Shocks by Lauren Gunderson, streaming through Soundcloud [26].
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [27] See website for upcoming events.
New Conservatory Theatre Center [28] TransNational Cabaret, starts May 10.
Pear Theater. [29]Pear Slices streams April 30 - May 23.
Ray of Light: [30] Carrie: The Musical, dates to be announced.
San Francisco Playhouse [31]. Shoot Me When ... by Ruben Grijalva, starts streaming May 1, 2021.
SFBATCO [32]Twitch TV May 6, 6 pm.
Shotgun Players. [33] Feel the Spirit by Noelle Vinas, a Zoom commission, on demand, extended to May 2, 2021.
Stagebridge [34]. Finding Ourselves in America: Asian American Voices. May 20, 3 pm.
The Breath Project. [35] Complete collection streaming on demand.
The Marsh: [36] See calendar for listings.
Theatre Rhino [37]Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8:30 pm: April 29: Battle of Ruhr Pocket. All previous weekly performances available on demand on the website. Gay As They Say by Mark Nadler, May 21-23, see website for times of the live performance.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [38]. Hershey Felder live from Florence: Anna and Sergei (Sergei Rachmaninoff), May 16, 2021. Streaming to follow. New Works Festival online: April 23-May 15, 2021.
National, Misc:
Chamber Music San Francisco: [39]All five concerts available on demand through June 1, 2021.
Dance Mission Theatre. [40] See website for listings
Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [41] From past seasons, currently streaming: Manahatta; Snow in Midsummer. This Is Who I Am. Talking Back, a six part web series. On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc.
Atlantic Theatre Company. [42] See website for streaming programs.
Irish Repertory Theatre. [43] Poetic Reflections: Words Upon the Window Pane, streaming through May 2.
Public Theatre, [44] New York. Streaming now: Shadow/Land, audio play. Video: Under the Greenwood Tree.
Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: [45] Updated weekly, this is probably the best list you'll find of national and international streaming plays and musicals. Each week has its own webpage, so scroll down.
National Theatrical Streaming: [46] Upcoming plays from around the country.
If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected] [47]
[1] https://kpfa.org/episode/bookwaves-artwaves-april-29-2021/#EVENTLINKS
[2] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/david-thomson-a-light-in-the-dark-2021/
[3] https://berkeleyrep.org/
[4] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/johanna-pfaelzer-artistic-director-of-berkeley-rep-in-conversation-with-richard-wolinsky/
[5] https://www.baybookfest.org/
[6] https://www.booksinc.net/
[7] https://www.bookpassage.com/
[8] https://www.booksmith.com/
[9] https://www.clasanjose.org/
[10] https://www.keplers.com/
[11] https://www.altertheater.org/
[12] https://www.act-sf.org/
[13] https://auroratheatre.org/
[14] https://berkeleyrep.org/
[15] https://berkeleyrep.org/whatsinaplay/index.asp
[16] https://www.brava.org/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=https%3A//d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net/20201027/72/27/90/b1/06aa7e5aaa3473a1c7496592_1280x212.jpg&utm_campaign=October%2028%2C%202020
[17] https://calshakes.org/
[18] http://centralworks.org/
[19] https://cinnabartheater.org/
[20] https://ccct.org/
[21] https://sfcurran.com/
[22] https://www.custommade.org/
[23] https://42ndstmoon.org/
[24] http://magictheatre.org/
[25] https://www.marintheatre.org/
[26] https://soundcloud.com/lauren-gunderson-1/natural-shocks-a-one-woman-play-in-a-tornado-by-lauren-gunderson?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1
[27] https://missionculturalcenter.org/
[28] https://www.nctcsf.org/
[29] https://www.thepear.org/
[30] http://rayoflighttheatre.com/
[31] https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/
[32] https://www.sfbatco.org/
[33] https://shotgunplayers.org/
[34] https://www.stagebridge.org/findingourselves
[35] https://www.thebreathproject2020.com/
[36] https://themarsh.org/
[37] http://therhino.org/
[38] https://theatreworks.org/
[39] http://www.chambermusicsf.org/
[40] https://dancemissiontheater.org/2021/01/26/march-5-13-d-i-r-t-festival-2021-harriets-gun/
[41] https://www.osfashland.org/
[42] https://atlantictheater.org/
[43] https://irishrep.org/
[44] https://publictheater.org/
[45] https://playbill.com/
[46] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/theater/streaming-theater.html
[47] https://kpfa.orgmailto:[email protected]
48 min
April 29, 2021 Bookwaves/Artwaves – April 29, 2021: David Thomson – Johanna Pfaelzer
Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Links to on-line and streaming local theater & book events

Bookwaves
Film critic and historian David Thomson discusses his latest book, “A Light in the Dark: A History of Movie Directors” with host Richard Wolinsky.
David Thomson is the author of The Biographical Dictionary of Film, How to Watch a Movie, The Big Screen: The Story of the Movies, Have You Seen… and several other books examining film and the people who make movies.
This book discusses directors and their role in the making of films. In the interview, he talks about reassessment of films and directors, directors Fritz Lang, D.W. Griffith and Alfred Hitchcock, and changes in how we watch films in the past several years, focusing on how our lives have changed during the pandemic.
The complete 50-minute interview can be found as a Radio Wolinsky podcast.

Artwaves
Johanna Pfaelzer is tha Artistic Director of Berkeley Rep, one of America’ premier regional theatres. She is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky
In this interview, she discusses in depth a new streaming production, “The Waves in Quarantine: An Experiment in Six Movements,” which consists of six short films based on Virginia Woolf’s “The Waves,” written by Lisa Peterson, conceived by Lisa Peterson and Raul Esparza, and directed by Lisa Peterson, which runs on the Berkeley Rep website through May 28, 2021, free with RSVP required.
Johanna Pfaelzer also discusses Berkeley Rep’s life during the pandemic, through the events of Black Lives Matter, and how the company is hoping to open up in the coming months.
(photo by Benjamin Michel/Berkeley Rep).
The complete 48-minute version of this interview can be found as a Bay Area Theater podcast.

Streaming Book Interview and Theatre Links
Bay Area Book Festival May 1-9: Virtual Festival; Kazuo Ishiguro, Sunday May 2, 2 pm. See website for other guests.
Books Inc Erin Bowman, with Jodi Meadows, April 28, 6 pm; Rachel Michelberg with Laura Davis, April 29, 5 pm.
Book Passage. Sen Mazie Horono with George Takei, May 1, 4 pm. Alec MacGillis, May 2, 4 pm. Olivia Laing, May 4, 12 noon. Lee Child & Laurie King, May 4, 6 pm. Sharon Stone, May 5, 6 pm. Julianna Margulies, May 7, 1 pm. Brad Stone, May 10 1 pm. Jhumpa Lahiri, May 12, 6 pm.
The Booksmith Wall + Response, April 30, 7 pm. The Bindery has moved to 1727 Haight Street in San Francisco.
Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. Imani Cezanne, April 29, 7 pm. zoom.
Kepler’s Books Stacey Lee with Stephanie Garber, May 4, 6pm.
Alter Theatre. Brer Peach, an audio play by Andrew Saito, Preview available now.
American Conservatory Theatre Act Out Loud, Virtual Play Reading Series: The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder, April 26 – May 2. 2022 season starts January 21, 2022. Annual Gala: Communion by by Christopher Chen, featuring Stacey Ross, directed by Pam McKinnon, Saturday May 22, 2021, live on zoom; limited engagement, May 28 – June 27, 2021.
Aurora Theatre Streaming now: The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, Aurora Connects conversations every other Thursday at 5 pm. Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, adapted for audio, streams through May 21.
Berkeley Rep The Waves in Quarantine by Lisa Peterson, through May 28, 2021; 10-episode audio series: Place/Settings: Berkeley, all episodes available now. What’s in a Play, Mondays 6:30 & 8 pm. Zoom, Registration required.
Brava Theatre Center: Manifesto, a film by Rotimi Agbabiaka, streams April 29-May 3, 2021.
California Shakespeare Theatre (Cal Shakes) Upcoming events to be scheduled.
Central Works Audio plays: Bystanders by Patricia Milton, streaming now. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, streaming now. .
Cinnabar Theatre. Becoming Dr. Ruth, streaming May 14-23.
Contra Costa Civic Theatre Upcoming events to be announced.
Curran Theater: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child set to resume November 28, 2021. Taylor Mac videos available on line.
Custom Made Theatre Undiscovered Works: Tiny Fires by Aimee Suzada, May 7, 7 pm.
42nd Street Moon. Jason Graae, Perfect Hermany, musical tribute to Jerry Herman, April 10 – May 2. Doris Bumpus, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, May 8-30. Don’t Touch That Dial, June 5-27. Third Tuesday, Talks Over the Moon, 8 pm: Every other Friday at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia.
Magic Theatre. See website for plays in the upcoming season, dates to be announced.
Marin Theatre Company The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, streaming through July 24, 2021. Natural Shocks by Lauren Gunderson, streaming through Soundcloud.
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts See website for upcoming events.
New Conservatory Theatre Center TransNational Cabaret, starts May 10.
Pear Theater. Pear Slices streams April 30 – May 23.
Ray of Light: Carrie: The Musical, dates to be announced.
San Francisco Playhouse. Shoot Me When … by Ruben Grijalva, starts streaming May 1, 2021.
SFBATCO Twitch TV May 6, 6 pm.
Shotgun Players. Feel the Spirit by Noelle Vinas, a Zoom commission, on demand, extended to May 2, 2021.
Stagebridge. Finding Ourselves in America: Asian American Voices. May 20, 3 pm.
The Breath Project. Complete collection streaming on demand.
The Marsh: See calendar for listings.
Theatre Rhino Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8:30 pm: April 29: Battle of Ruhr Pocket. All previous weekly performances available on demand on the website. Gay As They Say by Mark Nadler, May 21-23, see website for times of the live performance.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. Hershey Felder live from Florence: Anna and Sergei (Sergei Rachmaninoff), May 16, 2021. Streaming to follow. New Works Festival online: April 23-May 15, 2021.
National, Misc:
Chamber Music San Francisco: All five concerts available on demand through June 1, 2021.
Dance Mission Theatre. See website for listings
Oregon Shakespeare Festival: From past seasons, currently streaming: Manahatta; Snow in Midsummer. This Is Who I Am. Talking Back, a six part web series. On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc.
Atlantic Theatre Company. See website for streaming programs.
Irish Repertory Theatre. Poetic Reflections: Words Upon the Window Pane, streaming through May 2.
Public Theatre, New York. Streaming now: Shadow/Land, audio play. Video: Under the Greenwood Tree.
Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: Updated weekly, this is probably the best list you’ll find of national and international streaming plays and musicals. Each week has its own webpage, so scroll down.
National Theatrical Streaming: Upcoming plays from around the country.
If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected]
The post Bookwaves/Artwaves – April 29, 2021: David Thomson – Johanna Pfaelzer appeared first on KPFA.
48 min
April 22, 2021 Bookwaves/Artwaves – April 22, 2021: Cherilyn Parsons – Jason Graae
Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Links to on-line and streaming local theater & book events [1]

Bookwaves
Cherilyn Parsons is the founder and Executive Director of the seventh annual Bay Area Book Festival, held digitally this year from May 1 through May 9, 2021. She is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.
In this interview she presents highlights from this year's festival, focusing in on writers such as Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro, China expert Orville Schell, Joyce Carol Oates, KPFA's Davey D, and others. She also discusses the future of the Festival, which promises to be both live and streamed in coming years.
Festival video teaser [2]
Bay Area Book Festival website [3]
Bay Area Book Festival You Tube channel [4]

Artwaves
Jason Graae discusses his latest show, "Perfect Hermany," singing the songs of computer/lyricist Jerry Herman, streaming on the 42nd Street Moon [5] (April 10 -May 2) and Musical Theatre West [6] (April 15-25) websites, with host Richard Wolinsky.
Jason Graae has appeared on Broadway in A Grand Night for Singing, Falsettos, Stardust, and Do Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? and off-Broadway in several shows, including the original cast of Forever Plaid. He's appeared on television as a guest on Frasier, Friends, China Beach and other shows, and has appeared innumerable times in various concerts. He has also sung on over 45 CDs, including reconstructions of several musicals of the 1920s through 1940s.
Jerry Herman (1931-2019) was the composer/lyricist of such shows as Helly Dolly!, Mama, Mack & Mabel, Milk and Honey and La Cage Aux Folles, along with several lesser known musicals.
Jason Graae has performed several times with both 42nd Street Moon and Musical Theatre West, and along with various benefit concerts for Moon, he appeared on "Scrooge in Love" on the Gateway Theatre stage in late 2019.
Both productions also feature local singers as a warm-up act. The 42nd Street Moon production streams at specific times Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only. The Musical Theatre West production streams on demand.
Bay Area Theater podcast. [7]

Announcement Links
Bay Area Book Festival [8]May 1-9: Virtual Festival; Kazuo Ishiguro, Sunday May 2, 2 pm. See website for other guests.
Books Inc [9] Erin Bowman, with Jodi Meadows, April 28, 6 pm; Rachel Michelberg with Laura Davis, April 29, 5 pm.
Book Passage. [10] Heidi Kuhn, April 22, 6 pm. Julia Sweig with Robin Givham, April 24 4 pm. Rickie Lee Jones & Peter Coyote, April 26, 6 pm. Richard Thompson, April 18, 6 pm. Sen Mazie Horono with George Takei, May 1, 4 pm.
The Booksmith [11] Amanda Ripley with Jason Marsh, April 22, 6 pm; Yung Pueblo, April 27, 6 pm.
Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. [12] Imani Cezanne, April 29, 7 pm. zoom.
Kepler’s Books [13] Becky Albertalli with Leah Johnson, April 22, 6 pm; Kawaii Strong Washburn, interviewed by Angie Coiro, April 27, 6 pm.
Alter Theatre. [14] Brer Peach, an audio play by Andrew Saito, Preview available now.
American Conservatory Theatre [15] Act Out Loud, Virtual Play Reading Series: The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder, April 26 - May 2. 2022 season starts January 21, 2022. Annual Gala: Communion by by Christopher Chen, featuring Stacey Ross, directed by Pam McKinnon, Saturday May 22, 2021, live on zoom; limited engagement, May 28 - June 27, 2021.
Aurora Theatre [16] Streaming now: The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, Aurora Connects conversations every other Thursday at 5 pm. Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, adapted for audio, streams through May 21.
Berkeley Rep [17] 10-episode audio series: Place/Settings: Berkeley, all episodes available now. What's in a Play, [18] Mondays 6:30 & 8 pm. Zoom, Registration required. Swept Away, a new musical, moved to January/February 2022. 2021-22 season set to start in the fall, dates to be announced. See website for titles.
Brava Theatre Center: [19] Manifesto, a film by Rotimi Agbabiaka, streams April 22; April 29-May 3, 2021.
California Shakespeare Theatre [20](Cal Shakes) Upcoming events to be scheduled.
Central Works [21] Audio plays: Bystanders by Patricia Milton, streaming now. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, streaming now. .
Cinnabar Theatre. [22] Becoming Dr. Ruth, streaming May 14-23.
Contra Costa Civic Theatre [23]Upcoming events to be announced.
Curran Theater: [24] Harry Potter and the Cursed Child set to resume November 28, 2021. Taylor Mac videos available on line.
Custom Made Theatre [25] Undiscovered Works: Tiny Fires by Aimee Suzada, May 7, 7 pm.
42nd Street Moon [26]. Jason Graae, Perfect Hermany, musical tribute to Jerry Herman, April 10 - May 7. Third Tuesday, Talks Over the Moon, 8 pm: Every other Friday at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia.
Magic Theatre. [27] See website for plays in the upcoming season, dates to be announced.
Marin Theatre Company [28] The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, streaming through July 24, 2021. Natural Shocks by Lauren Gunderson, streaming through Soundcloud [29].
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [30] See website for upcoming events.
New Conservatory Theatre Center [31] TransNational Cabaret, starts May 10.
Pear Theater. [32]Pear Slices streams April 30 - May 23.
Ray of Light: [33] Carrie: The Musical, dates to be announced.
San Francisco Playhouse [34]. I Was Right Here by Julia Brothers, streams through April 24, 2021. Shoot Me When ... by Ruben Grijalva, starts streaming May 1, 2021.
SFBATCO [35]Twitch TV May 6, 6 pm.
Shotgun Players. [36] Feel the Spirit by Noelle Vinas, a Zoom commission, on demand, extended to May 2, 2021.
The Breath Project. [37] Complete collection streaming on demand.
The Marsh: [38] See calendar for listings.
The Streaming Theater [39]. The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis, Saturday April 24, 2 pm. Sliding scale tickets.
Theatre Rhino [40]Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8:30 pm: April 22: Jared. All previous weekly performances available on demand on the website. Gay As They Say by Mark Nadler, May 21-23, see website for times of the live performance.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [41]. Hershey Felder live from Florence: Anna and Sergei (Sergei Rachmaninoff), May 16, 2021. Streaming to follow. New Works Festival online: April 23-May 15, 2021.
National, Misc:
Chamber Music San Francisco: [42]Mischa Maisky, cello, April 24, 7 pm. All five concerts available on demand through June 1, 2021.
Dance Mission Theatre. [43] See website for listings
Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [44] This Is Who I Am streams April 13 -25. From past seasons, currently streaming: Manahatta; Snow in Midsummer. Streaming now: Manahatta; This Is Who I Am. Talking Back, a six part web series. On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc.
Atlantic Theatre Company. [45] See website for streaming programs.
Irish Repertory Theatre. [46] Poetic Reflections: Words Upon the Window Pane, streaming through May 2; John Cullum: An Accidental Star, streaming through April 22.
Public Theatre, [47] New York. Streaming now: Shadowland, audio play. Video: Under the Greenwood Tree.
Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: [48] Updated weekly, this is probably the best list you'll find of national and international streaming plays and musicals. Each week has its own webpage, so scroll down.
National Theatrical Streaming: [49] Upcoming plays from around the country.
If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected] [50]
[1] https://kpfa.org/episode/bookwaves-artwaves-april-22-2021/#EVENTLINKS
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CON__h84po4
[3] https://www.baybookfest.org/
[4] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ErosL8s73PF6RtTzwlXQA
[5] https://42ndstmoon.org/
[6] https://musical.org/ktloconcerts/
[7] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/jason-graae-perfect-hermany-2021/
[8] https://www.baybookfest.org/
[9] https://www.booksinc.net/
[10] https://www.bookpassage.com/
[11] https://www.booksmith.com/
[12] https://www.clasanjose.org/
[13] https://www.keplers.com/
[14] https://www.altertheater.org/
[15] https://www.act-sf.org/
[16] https://auroratheatre.org/
[17] https://berkeleyrep.org/
[18] https://berkeleyrep.org/whatsinaplay/index.asp
[19] https://www.brava.org/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=https%3A//d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net/20201027/72/27/90/b1/06aa7e5aaa3473a1c7496592_1280x212.jpg&utm_campaign=October%2028%2C%202020
[20] https://calshakes.org/
[21] http://centralworks.org/
[22] https://cinnabartheater.org/
[23] https://ccct.org/
[24] https://sfcurran.com/
[25] https://www.custommade.org/
[26] https://42ndstmoon.org/
[27] http://magictheatre.org/
[28] https://www.marintheatre.org/
[29] https://soundcloud.com/lauren-gunderson-1/natural-shocks-a-one-woman-play-in-a-tornado-by-lauren-gunderson?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1
[30] https://missionculturalcenter.org/
[31] https://www.nctcsf.org/
[32] https://www.thepear.org/
[33] http://rayoflighttheatre.com/
[34] https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/
[35] https://www.sfbatco.org/
[36] https://shotgunplayers.org/
[37] https://www.thebreathproject2020.com/
[38] https://themarsh.org/
[39] https://www.arcstream.org/event-details/the-last-days-of-judas-iscariot-by-stephen-adley-guirgis
[40] http://therhino.org/
[41] https://theatreworks.org/
[42] http://www.chambermusicsf.org/
[43] https://dancemissiontheater.org/2021/01/26/march-5-13-d-i-r-t-festival-2021-harriets-gun/
[44] https://www.osfashland.org/
[45] https://atlantictheater.org/
[46] https://irishrep.org/
[47] https://publictheater.org/
[48] https://playbill.com/
[49] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/theater/streaming-theater.html
[50] https://kpfa.orgmailto:[email protected]
1 hr
April 22, 2021 Bookwaves/Artwaves – April 22, 2021: Cherilyn Parsons – Jason Graae
Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Links to on-line and streaming local theater & book events

Bookwaves
Cherilyn Parsons is the founder and Executive Director of the seventh annual Bay Area Book Festival, held digitally this year from May 1 through May 9, 2021. She is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.
In this interview she presents highlights from this year’s festival, focusing in on writers such as Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro, China expert Orville Schell, Joyce Carol Oates, KPFA’s Davey D, and others. She also discusses the future of the Festival, which promises to be both live and streamed in coming years.
Festival video teaser
Bay Area Book Festival website
Bay Area Book Festival You Tube channel

Artwaves
Jason Graae discusses his latest show, “Perfect Hermany,” singing the songs of computer/lyricist Jerry Herman, streaming on the 42nd Street Moon (April 10 -May 2) and Musical Theatre West (April 15-25) websites, with host Richard Wolinsky.
Jason Graae has appeared on Broadway in A Grand Night for Singing, Falsettos, Stardust, and Do Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? and off-Broadway in several shows, including the original cast of Forever Plaid. He’s appeared on television as a guest on Frasier, Friends, China Beach and other shows, and has appeared innumerable times in various concerts. He has also sung on over 45 CDs, including reconstructions of several musicals of the 1920s through 1940s.
Jerry Herman (1931-2019) was the composer/lyricist of such shows as Helly Dolly!, Mama, Mack & Mabel, Milk and Honey and La Cage Aux Folles, along with several lesser known musicals.
Jason Graae has performed several times with both 42nd Street Moon and Musical Theatre West, and along with various benefit concerts for Moon, he appeared on “Scrooge in Love” on the Gateway Theatre stage in late 2019.
Both productions also feature local singers as a warm-up act. The 42nd Street Moon production streams at specific times Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only. The Musical Theatre West production streams on demand.
The complete 50-minute version of this interview can be found as a Bay Area Theater podcast.

Announcement Links
Bay Area Book Festival May 1-9: Virtual Festival; Kazuo Ishiguro, Sunday May 2, 2 pm. See website for other guests.
Books Inc Erin Bowman, with Jodi Meadows, April 28, 6 pm; Rachel Michelberg with Laura Davis, April 29, 5 pm.
Book Passage. Heidi Kuhn, April 22, 6 pm. Julia Sweig with Robin Givham, April 24 4 pm. Rickie Lee Jones & Peter Coyote, April 26, 6 pm. Richard Thompson, April 18, 6 pm. Sen Mazie Horono with George Takei, May 1, 4 pm.
The Booksmith Amanda Ripley with Jason Marsh, April 22, 6 pm; Yung Pueblo, April 27, 6 pm.
Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. Imani Cezanne, April 29, 7 pm. zoom.
Kepler’s Books Becky Albertalli with Leah Johnson, April 22, 6 pm; Kawaii Strong Washburn, interviewed by Angie Coiro, April 27, 6 pm.
Alter Theatre. Brer Peach, an audio play by Andrew Saito, Preview available now.
American Conservatory Theatre Act Out Loud, Virtual Play Reading Series: The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder, April 26 – May 2. 2022 season starts January 21, 2022. Annual Gala: Communion by by Christopher Chen, featuring Stacey Ross, directed by Pam McKinnon, Saturday May 22, 2021, live on zoom; limited engagement, May 28 – June 27, 2021.
Aurora Theatre Streaming now: The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, Aurora Connects conversations every other Thursday at 5 pm. Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, adapted for audio, streams through May 21.
Berkeley Rep 10-episode audio series: Place/Settings: Berkeley, all episodes available now. What’s in a Play, Mondays 6:30 & 8 pm. Zoom, Registration required. Swept Away, a new musical, moved to January/February 2022. 2021-22 season set to start in the fall, dates to be announced. See website for titles.
Brava Theatre Center: Manifesto, a film by Rotimi Agbabiaka, streams April 22; April 29-May 3, 2021.
California Shakespeare Theatre (Cal Shakes) Upcoming events to be scheduled.
Central Works Audio plays: Bystanders by Patricia Milton, streaming now. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, streaming now. .
Cinnabar Theatre. Becoming Dr. Ruth, streaming May 14-23.
Contra Costa Civic Theatre Upcoming events to be announced.
Curran Theater: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child set to resume November 28, 2021. Taylor Mac videos available on line.
Custom Made Theatre Undiscovered Works: Tiny Fires by Aimee Suzada, May 7, 7 pm.
42nd Street Moon. Jason Graae, Perfect Hermany, musical tribute to Jerry Herman, April 10 – May 7. Third Tuesday, Talks Over the Moon, 8 pm: Every other Friday at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia.
Magic Theatre. See website for plays in the upcoming season, dates to be announced.
Marin Theatre Company The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, streaming through July 24, 2021. Natural Shocks by Lauren Gunderson, streaming through Soundcloud.
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts See website for upcoming events.
New Conservatory Theatre Center TransNational Cabaret, starts May 10.
Pear Theater. Pear Slices streams April 30 – May 23.
Ray of Light: Carrie: The Musical, dates to be announced.
San Francisco Playhouse. I Was Right Here by Julia Brothers, streams through April 24, 2021. Shoot Me When … by Ruben Grijalva, starts streaming May 1, 2021.
SFBATCO Twitch TV May 6, 6 pm.
Shotgun Players. Feel the Spirit by Noelle Vinas, a Zoom commission, on demand, extended to May 2, 2021.
The Breath Project. Complete collection streaming on demand.
The Marsh: See calendar for listings.
The Streaming Theater. The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis, Saturday April 24, 2 pm. Sliding scale tickets.
Theatre Rhino Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8:30 pm: April 22: Jared. All previous weekly performances available on demand on the website. Gay As They Say by Mark Nadler, May 21-23, see website for times of the live performance.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. Hershey Felder live from Florence: Anna and Sergei (Sergei Rachmaninoff), May 16, 2021. Streaming to follow. New Works Festival online: April 23-May 15, 2021.
National, Misc:
Chamber Music San Francisco: Mischa Maisky, cello, April 24, 7 pm. All five concerts available on demand through June 1, 2021.
Dance Mission Theatre. See website for listings
Oregon Shakespeare Festival: This Is Who I Am streams April 13 -25. From past seasons, currently streaming: Manahatta; Snow in Midsummer. Streaming now: Manahatta; This Is Who I Am. Talking Back, a six part web series. On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc.
Atlantic Theatre Company. See website for streaming programs.
Irish Repertory Theatre. Poetic Reflections: Words Upon the Window Pane, streaming through May 2; John Cullum: An Accidental Star, streaming through April 22.
Public Theatre, New York. Streaming now: Shadowland, audio play. Video: Under the Greenwood Tree.
Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: Updated weekly, this is probably the best list you’ll find of national and international streaming plays and musicals. Each week has its own webpage, so scroll down.
National Theatrical Streaming: Upcoming plays from around the country.
If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected]
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April 15, 2021 Bookwaves/Artwaves – April 15, 2021
Bookwaves/Artwaves presents in-depth interviews with authors of fiction and narrative non-fiction, delving deeply into political and social issues, literary technique, and the life of the author, along with interviews devoted to theatre and film, and archive interviews from Bookwaves and Probabilities. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
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April 15, 2021 Bookwaves/Artwaves – April 15, 2021
Bookwaves/Artwaves presents in-depth interviews with authors of fiction and narrative non-fiction, delving deeply into political and social issues, literary technique, and the life of the author, along with interviews devoted to theatre and film, and archive interviews from Bookwaves and Probabilities. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
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April 08, 2021 Bookwaves/Artwaves – April 8, 2021: Larry McMurtry – Nathan Englander
Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Links to on-line and streaming local theater & book events [1]

Bookwaves
Larry McMurtry (1936-2021) in conversation with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff, recorded October 13, 1994 while on tour with Diana Ossana for their collaborative novel, Pretty Boy Floyd.
Larry McMurtry, the regional novelist who became an iconic American literary figure, died of congestive heart failure at the age of 84 on March 25, 2021. The author of such classic novels as Lonesome Dove, which won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, The Last Picture Show, Terms of Endearment and Desert Rose, he also wrote over thirty screenplays, many of them in collaboration with Diana Ossana, with whom he lived for several decades, including Brokeback Mountain, for which they won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Rarely one to go on a book tour, Larry McMurtry, along with Diana Ossana, showed up at the KPFA studios to publicize Pretty Boy Floyd, and it was there on, October 13, 1994, that Richard A. Lupoff and Richard Wolinsky had a chance to talk with both of them about their book, and with Larry McMurtry about his career. This program contains excerpts from Larry McMurtry's side of the discussion and does not include Diana Ossana. The complete interview, including Diana Ossana, can be found as a Radio Wolinsky podcast. [2]
In these excerpts from the interview, Larry McMurtry discusses the origins of Lonesome Dove, his focuses on small town Midwestern life and on the nature of family, on his feelings about film and television adaptations of his books, and about how he saw himself as a writer. This interview was digitized, remastered and edited by Richard Wolinsky in March 2021.

Bookwaves
Nathan Englander, whose latest novel is kaddish.com, now out in trade paperback, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky.
The author of two other novels, including Ministry of Special Cases, and two acclaimed short story collections, For the Relief of Unbearable Urges and What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank talks about his latest book, which deals with the intersection of religion and technology, as a religious Jew who can't bring himself to say Kaddish for his late father every day contracts with an on-line company that will do it for him.
Radio Wolinsky podcast. [3]

Announcement Links
Bay Area Book Festival [4]May 1-9: Virtual Festival; Kazuo Ishiguro, Sunday May 2, 2 pm.
Books Inc [5] S.A. Lelchuck, Tuesday, April 13, 5 pm; Alonzo King, Wednesday, April 14, 6 pm. Jenny Lawson with Christopher Moore, Wednesday, April 21, 5 pm.
Book Passage. [6] Elizabeth George, April 10, 1 pm. Dorothy Wickenden, April 10, 4 pm. Jazmin Darznik, April 17, 4 pm. Heidi Kuhn, April 22, 6 pm. Julia Sweig, April 24, 4 pm. Rickie Lee Jones & Peter Coyote, April 26, 6 pm.
The Booksmith [7] K.S. Komireddi [8]April 14, 12 pm; Miah Jeffra, April 19, 6 pm.
Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. [9] Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, the author of Travesty Generator, Thursday April 15, 7:30 pm.
Kepler’s Books [10] Temple Grandin, April 9, 6 pm. This Is Now: Our Climate Future, April 20, 12 noon.
American Conservatory Theatre [11] Act Out Loud, Virtual Play Reading Series: Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw, April 12-16, The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder, April 26 - May 2.
Aurora Theatre [12] Streaming now: The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, Aurora Connects conversations every other Thursday at 5 pm. Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, adapted for audio, starts on April 9th, runs through May 21.
Berkeley Rep [13] 10-episode audio series: Place/Settings: Berkeley, all episodes available now. What's in a Play, [14] Mondays 6:30 & 8 pm. Zoom, Registration required. June, 2021: Swept Away, a new musical.
Brava Theatre Center: [15] Who's Your Mami Comedy, April 15, 7 pm.
California Shakespeare Theatre [16](Cal Shakes) Upcoming events to be scheduled.
Central Works [17] Audio plays: Bystanders by Patricia Milton, streaming now. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, streaming now. .
Cinnabar Theatre. [18] Mac Beth, an update of Shakespeare's play, adapted by Erica Schmidt, starts April 16.
Contra Costa Civic Theatre [19]Running for My Life, April 11, 4 pm on Zoom: interviews about the January 6th insurrection.
Curran Theater: [20] Harry Potter and the Cursed Child set to resume May 30, 2021.
Custom Made Theatre [21] Undiscovered Works: Tiny Fires by Aimee Suzada, May 7, 7 pm.
42nd Street Moon [22]. Jason Graae, Perfect Hermany, musical tribute to Jerry Herman, April 10 - May 7. Third Tuesday, Talks Over the Moon, 8 pm: Every other Friday at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia.
Magic Theatre. [23] See website for plays in the upcoming season, dates to be announced.
Marin Theatre Company [24] The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, streaming through July 24, 2021. Natural Shocks by Lauren Gunderson, streaming through Soundcloud [25].
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [26] See website for upcoming events.
New Conservatory Theatre Center [27] Interlude by Harrison David Rivers streams March 1 - April 14, pay as you wish. TransNational Cabaret, starts May 10.
Pear Theater. [28]Under Milkwood by Dylan Thomas, streams March 12-April 11.
Ray of Light: [29] Upcoming schedule to be announced.
Remote Theater. [30] Upcoming schedule to be announced.
San Francisco Playhouse [31]. I Was Right Here by Julia Brothers, streams through April 17, 2021. Shoot Me When ... by Ruben Grijalva, starts streaming May 1, 2021.
SFBATCO [32]Hella Theatre, April 8, 6 pm.
Shotgun Players. [33] Feel the Spirit by Noelle Vinas, a Zoom commission, live performance, April 9-11, see website for times and ticket prices.
The Breath Project. [34] Complete collection streaming on demand.
The Marsh: [35] See calendar for listings.
Theatre Rhino [36]Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8:30 pm: April 8: Sutro. Free Zoom reading: Falling Skies by Brayden Frascome, April 8, 2021, free. Gay As They Say by Mark Nadler, May 21-23, see website for times of the live performance.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [37]. Hershey Felder live from Florence: Anna and Sergei (Sergei Rachmaninoff), May 16, 2021. Streaming to follow. New Works Festival online: April 23-May 15, 2021.
National, Misc:
Chamber Music San Francisco: [38] April 10, 7 pm: Quauor Arod from Paris.
Dance Mission Theatre. [39] See website for listings
Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [40] This Is Who I Am streams April 13 -25. From past seasons, currently streaming: Manahatta; Snow in Midsummer. Streaming now: Manahatta; This Is Who I Am. Talking Back, a six part web series. On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc.
Atlantic Theatre Company. [41] See website for streaming programs.
Irish Repertory Theatre. [42] Poetic Reflections: Words Upon the Window Pane, streaming through May 2; John Cullum: An Accidental Star, streaming April 8-22.
Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: [43] Updated weekly, this is probably the best list you'll find of national and international streaming plays and musicals. Each week has its own webpage, so scroll down.
National Theatrical Streaming: [44] Upcoming plays from around the country.
If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected] [45]
[1] https://kpfa.org/episode/bookwaves-artwaves-april-8-2021/#EVENTLINKS
[2] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/larry-mcmurtry-1936-2021-1994/
[3] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/nathan-englander-kaddish-com/
[4] https://www.baybookfest.org/
[5] https://www.booksinc.net/
[6] https://www.bookpassage.com/
[7] https://www.booksmith.com/
[8] https://www.booksmith.com/event/ks-komireddi
[9] https://www.clasanjose.org/
[10] https://www.keplers.com/
[11] https://www.act-sf.org/
[12] https://auroratheatre.org/
[13] https://berkeleyrep.org/
[14] https://berkeleyrep.org/whatsinaplay/index.asp
[15] https://www.brava.org/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=https%3A//d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net/20201027/72/27/90/b1/06aa7e5aaa3473a1c7496592_1280x212.jpg&utm_campaign=October%2028%2C%202020
[16] https://calshakes.org/
[17] http://centralworks.org/
[18] https://cinnabartheater.org/
[19] https://ccct.org/
[20] https://sfcurran.com/
[21] https://www.custommade.org/
[22] https://42ndstmoon.org/
[23] http://magictheatre.org/
[24] https://www.marintheatre.org/
[25] https://soundcloud.com/lauren-gunderson-1/natural-shocks-a-one-woman-play-in-a-tornado-by-lauren-gunderson?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1
[26] https://missionculturalcenter.org/
[27] https://www.nctcsf.org/
[28] https://www.thepear.org/
[29] http://rayoflighttheatre.com/
[30] https://remote.theater/
[31] https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/
[32] https://www.sfbatco.org/
[33] https://shotgunplayers.org/
[34] https://www.thebreathproject2020.com/
[35] https://themarsh.org/
[36] http://therhino.org/
[37] https://theatreworks.org/
[38] http://www.chambermusicsf.org/
[39] https://dancemissiontheater.org/2021/01/26/march-5-13-d-i-r-t-festival-2021-harriets-gun/
[40] https://www.osfashland.org/
[41] https://atlantictheater.org/
[42] https://irishrep.org/
[43] https://playbill.com/
[44] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/theater/streaming-theater.html
[45] https://kpfa.orgmailto:[email protected]
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