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Special edition of Arts-Waves devoted to Climate Change

Tim Flannery has been arguing about the effects of climate change for close to fifteen years. His book "The Weather Makers," published over 13 years ago, discusses the causes of climate change, the possible outcomes, and potential solutions -- all of which needed to begin at that time. On tour for "The Weather Makers," he talked about climate change with host Richard Wolinsky at KPFA on April 12, 2006. While reference is made to George W. Bush in the interview, it is still utterly timely in 2019. An extended version of this program can be found as a Radio Wolinsky [1] podcast.

Also: Review of "The Great Wave" at Berkeley Rep through Oct. 27, 2019.

[1] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/tim-flannery-the-weather-makers-2006/

Tamilla Woodard, director of "Top Girls" by Caryl Churchill, at ACT's Geary Theatre through October 13, 2019, is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky.

Tamilla is the recently named Associate Artistic Director of WP Theater (Formerly Womens Project). She is the co-founder of PopUP Theatrics, which has created immersive and participatory theatre for audiences in Europe, South America, Mexico and the US since 2007 and she serves as the Artistic Director of The Five Boroughs/One City Project, a multi-year initiative of The Working Theater. The project commissions Theatre makers to work in collaboration in creating works in response to working class communities in all 5 boroughs of New York City.

"Top Girls," set in England in the early 1980s, deals with the role of women in business, and women in society, during a period when, despite Margaret Thatcher being Prime Minister, it seemed the glass ceiling was only breakable through cold and heartless methods.

Complete interview [1] as a Bay Area Theater podcast.

ACT website [2]

Also: review of "Exit Strategy" by Ike Holter, directed by Josh Costello, at Aurora Theatre in Berkeley through September 29, 2019.

[1] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/interview-tamilla-woodard-director-top-girls/

[2] https://www.act-sf.org/

Daniel Thomas, Co-Executive Director of 42nd Street Moon theatre company, discusses the upcoming season at the Gateway Theatre, along with a brief history of the company and his own involvement, with host Richard Wolinsky.

42nd Street Moon website [1]

Also: Review of "Anastasia" at SHN Golden Gate Theatre through Sept. 29, 2019.

An extended version of this interview can be found as a Bay Area Theater podcast. [2]

[1] http://42ndstmoon.org/

[2] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/interview-daniel-thomas-42nd-st-moon/

Elizabeth Rosner, author of Survivor Cafe: The Legacy of Trauma and the Labyrinth of Memory, just out in trade paperback, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded in front of an audience at Pegasus Books, on Solano Avenue in Berkeley on November 30, 2017.

Elizabeth Rosner, the author of three novels and one poetry/prose collection, discusses her latest book, Survivor Cafe, which deals with trauma and its effects, both direct and indirect. The daughter of Holocaust survivors, she examines the effects of war and other tragedies on the psyche, and how those effects can be passed down, generation to generation.

Extended 49-minute Radio Wolinsky podcast. [1]

 

[1] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/elizabeth-rosner-survivor-cafe-2/

Nora Ephron in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded November 21, 2010, while on tour for her book, "I Remember Nothing."

Known as one of the finest screenplay writers Hollywood ever saw, she is best known for such films as Silkwood, When Harry Met Sally, and Sleepless in Seattle. Her final film was Julie & Julia. A playwright and essayist, her influence is still felt in the entertainment business.

Extended 46-minute Radio Wolinsky podcast. [1]

 

 

[1] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/nora-ephron-1941-2012/

Justine Bateman & Richard Wolinsky

Justine Bateman, actress and director, author of “Fame: The Hijacking of Reality,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky.

Justine Bateman jump-started her career at the age of sixteen with the role of Mallory in the hit television show “Family Ties.” She went on to other television shows, films and stage presentations before turning to directing and getting university degrees after she turned forty. Her book “Fame” details, from personal experience, what it’s like to be famous at an early age, how one deals with fame, and how a member of the public deals with a famous person. She details the ups and downs of fame, from the first time fans take notice to the later times, when nobody takes notice. Her latest projects involve film direction and creating content in new forms of media.

Special thanks to Green Apple Books [1] in San Francisco, where the interview was recorded.

An extended version of this interview can be found as a Radio Wolinsky podcast.

Review: House of Joy, at California Shakespeare Theatre through September 8, 2019.

[1] https://www.greenapplebooks.com/

John Fisher talks about his one man show, "A History of World War II, The D-Day Invasion to the Fall of Berlin," which deals with his own obsession about war movies, war heroes and villains, the the joys of the epic tale, which can be seen at the Marsh in Berkeley through September 7, 2019. He is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky.

John Fisher is also the Artistic Director of Theatre Rhinoceros, billed as "the longest running queer theatre in the world." in this interview, he also discusses the upcoming 2019-2020 season, as well as his future projects.

The Marsh website [1]    Theatre Rhino website [2]

 

An extended version of this interview can be found as a Bay Area Theatre podcast. [3]

[1] https://themarsh.org/history_of_world_war_ii/john-fisher/

[2] http://therhino.org/season-2018-19/

[3] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/interview-john-fisher-a-history-of-world-war-ii-at-the-marsh-berkeley/

Interviews devoted to the arts, focusing on theatre and literature, with side-trips to film and non-fiction narratives. Also on tap: archive interviews from Probabilities and Bookwaves. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

Interviews devoted to the arts, focusing on theatre and literature, with side-trips to film and non-fiction narratives. Also on tap: archive interviews from Probabilities and Bookwaves. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

Susan Oxtoby, Senior Film Curator at BAMPFA, Pacific Film Archive, and curator of the  "Against Authority: The Films of Masaki Kobayashi" series retrospective running in July and August 2019, is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky.

Masaki Kobayashi directed twenty films from the early 1950s into the 1990s, but it was over a brief eleven year span that he  became a legend of Japanese cinema, beginning with "I Will Buy You" in 1956, and continuing with the three-part "The Human Condition," "Hara Kiri," "Kwaidan," "The Inheritance" and "Samurai Rebellion." In these films he moved from a realist cinema to one that used Japanese stylizations to present films that are humanist in philosophy, strongly anti-war and poke holes in authority and authority figures.

BAMPFA presents these films in late July and August. For times and dates:

https://bampfa.org/program/against-authority-cinema-masaki-kobayashi [1]

Also: Review of "The Year of Magical Thinking" at Aurora Theatre Company.

[1] https://bampfa.org/program/against-authority-cinema-masaki-kobayashi