KPFA - Bookwaves/Artwaves

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.

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

Links to assorted local theater & book venues [1]

Bookwaves

Mick LaSalle, author of Dream State: California in the Movies, and film critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Recorded as a Zoom event for KPFA, edited for audio. Link to complete 81-minute video. [2]

A wide-ranging discussion that includes a look at the work of French director Eric Rohmer, movie viewing during the pandemic, the rise of long-form television, and the real reason why Dorothy should never have gone back to Kansas.

From the San Francisco Chronicle:

Mick LaSalle is the film critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, where he has worked since 1985. He is the author of two books on pre-censorship Hollywood, "Complicated Women: Sex and Power in Pre-Code Hollywood" and "Dangerous Men: Pre-Code Hollywood and the Birth of the Modern Man." Both were books of the month on Turner Classic Movies and "Complicated Women" formed the basis of a TCM documentary in 2003, narrated by Jane Fonda. He has written introductions for a number of books, including Peter Cowie's "Joan Crawford: The Enduring Star" (2009). He was a panelist at the Berlin Film Festival and has served as a panelist for eight of the last ten years at the Venice Film Festival.

Complete 63-minute edited audio podcast [3]

 

Review: The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare, at Cal Shakes [4]

 

Bookwaves

[caption id="attachment_366076" align="alignleft" width="190"] Stephen Greenblatt in 2004.[/caption]

Stephen Greenblatt, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky about his book Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare, recorded in 2005.

Stephen Greenblatt is a literary historian and an expert on Shakespeare. Among his other books on Shakespeare are  Shakespearean Negotiations: The Circulation of Social Energy in Renaissance England, Hamlet in Purgatory, Shakespeare’s Freedom, and most recently Tyrant: Shakespeare in Politics, set in motion by his feelings about the Trump presidency.

Host Richard Wolinsky interviewed Stephen Greenblatt twice afterward, for his award-winning best-seller, The Swerve: How the World Became Modern, and in 2016 for The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve.

Will in the World focuses on William Shakespeare's life, and how that life and the events in his world affected his work. The interview looks at, among other plays, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, MacBeth and Richard III and gives a brief overview of London in the waning days of the 1500s.

Complete 40-minute podcast [5]

 

Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links

Note: Several theatre companies are postponing their September shows due to the Delta variant. Please be aware that these changes are being made day-to-day. Most in-person events require vaccination proof or recent negative Covid test, and masks. Check the venue before arrival.

Bay Area Book Festival  [6]  Festival events streaming on-demand.

Book Passage. [7]  Calendar for September. [8]Mix of on-line and in-store events.

Books Inc. [9]  Mix of on-line and in-store events.

The Booksmith  [10]  Calendar for September. [11]On-line events.

Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. [12] Check website for archived events.

Kepler’s Books [13]  On-line Refresh the Page program listings. [14]

Alter Theatre. [15] Brer Peach, an audio play by Andrew Saito, on-line October 21-December 12.

American Conservatory Theatre [16] Freestyle Love Supreme opens January 21, 2022 at the Geary Theater.

Aurora Theatre [17] Stoop Stories by Dael Orlandersmith, September 3 - October 3, 2021 as a filmed production.

Berkeley Rep [18] Wintertime by Charles L. Mee, opens November 12, 2021, Roda Theater. The Ripple, That Wave That Carried Me Home by Christina Anderson, has been postponed until 2022.

Brava Theatre Center: [19] See website for live and streaming events.

California Shakespeare Theatre [20](Cal Shakes)  The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare, adapted by Eric Ting & Philippa Kelly, on stage September 1 - 26, 2021.

Central Works [21] Audio plays: Bystanders by Patricia Milton, streaming now. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, streaming now.  2022 season to be announced in October.

Cinnabar Theatre. [22] Cry It Out by Molly Smith Metzler, on stage weekends in September starting September 10, 2021. Streaming on demand September 24-26.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre [23]Our Town by Thornton Wilder, on stage October 1-31, 2021.

Curran Theater: [24] Harry Potter and the Cursed Child set to resume January 11, 2022 as a single evening play. Taylor Mac videos available on-line.

Custom Made Theatre [25] Season schedule to be announced.

42nd Street Moon [26]. Chess In Concert, September 24-26, Alcazar Theater. A Little Night Music, November 4-13, Alcazar Theater.

Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. [27] Upcoming season to be announced.

Magic Theatre. [28] In-theater performances to resume 2022. Joy and Pandemic by Taylor Mac, postponed to a later date.

Marin Theatre Company [29] On stage: Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, November 2021. The Sound Inside postponed.

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [30] Upcoming Events Page. [31]

New Conservatory Theatre Center [32] Streaming: Hold Me The Forgotten Way, through December, 31, 2021. In Theater: Interlude by Harrison David Rivers, October 8 - November 7, 2021.

Oakland Theater Project [33]. In Theater: Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan, October 8 - 31.

Pear Theater. [34]In Theater: Mothers of the Bride by Megan Maugeri, directed by Katie Hipol Garcia, on stage and streaming August 20- September 12, 2021. Somewhere by Marisela Trevino Orta and The Tempest by William Shakespeare, in repertory, October 1 - October 24, 2021.

Ray of Light: [35] The Rocky Horror Show, October 7-31, at the Oasis.

San Francisco Playhouse [36]. In Theatre/Streaming On Demand, Starting Here, Starting Now, the songs of Maltby and Shire. August 31 - October 2.

SFBATCO [37]See website for upcoming streaming and in theatre shows.

Shotgun Players. [38] In person with streaming options: The Claim by Tim Cowbury, October 14-30.

The Breath Project. [39] Streaming archive.

The Marsh: [40] MarshStream updated calendar. In theater performances to be announced.

Theatre Rhino [41]Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available.  Streaming: Hold Me the Forgotten Way, episodes 1-4. On stage: At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen by Terry Guest, Oct. 28 - Nov. 14.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [42].  On stage: Lizard Boy, a new musical by Justin Huertas, October 6 - October, 31, 2021.

Word for Word. [43] Wordcast: A Pair of Eyeglasses by by Anna Maria Ortese, posts September 2; Home by George Saunders, October 7; two by Toni Cade Bambara, November 4. Each will be streamed for a year.

National, Misc:

Chamber Music San Francisco: [44]Live concerts return February, 2022.

Dance Mission Theatre [45]. [46] On stage events calendar.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [47] Live on stage: Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer by Cheryl L. West. July 1 - October 9.

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-september-16-2021/#EVENTLINKS

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFcr-Vd0PMI&list=PLcKTcNwy7BrEaUe_zOh-wbJYBJ_SpgRaf&index=5

[3] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/mick-la-salle-dream-state-california-in-the-movies-2021/

[4] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/review-the-winters-tale-at-cal-shakes/

[5] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/stephen-greenblatt-when-shakespeare-became-shakespeare-2005/

[6] https://www.baybookfest.org/

[7] https://www.bookpassage.com/

[8] https://www.bookpassage.com/event

[9] https://www.booksinc.net/

[10] https://www.booksmith.com/

[11] https://www.booksmith.com/event

[12] https://www.clasanjose.org/

[13] https://www.keplers.com/

[14] https://www.keplers.org/refresh-the-page-online

[15] https://www.altertheater.org/

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

[17] https://auroratheatre.org/

[18] https://berkeleyrep.org/

[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] https://www.lhtsf.org/

[28] http://magictheatre.org/

[29] https://www.marintheatre.org/

[30] https://missionculturalcenter.org/

[31] https://missionculturalcenter.org/upcoming-events/

[32] https://www.nctcsf.org/

[33] https://oaklandtheaterproject.org/

[34] https://www.thepear.org/

[35] http://rayoflighttheatre.com/

[36] https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/

[37] https://www.sfbatco.org/

[38] https://shotgunplayers.org/

[39] https://www.thebreathproject2020.com/

[40] https://themarsh.org/

[41] http://therhino.org/

[42] https://theatreworks.org/

[43] http://www.zspace.org/pod

[44] http://www.chambermusicsf.org/

[45] https://dancemissiontheater.org/shows-and-events/

[46] https://dancemissiontheater.org/2021/01/26/march-5-13-d-i-r-t-festival-2021-harriets-gun/

[47] https://www.osfashland.org/

[48] https://playbill.com/

[49] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/theater/streaming-theater.html

[50] https://kpfa.orgmailto:[email protected]

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

Links to assorted local theater & book venues [1]

 

Artwaves

Eric Ting, Artistic Director of California Shakespeare Theater (Cal Shakes), in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded August 31, 2021 via zencastr.

This interview is part of a series of discussions with artistic directors and their staff about how various theatre companies dealt with the Covid shutdown and its continuing aftermath.

Cal Shakes is slightly different from other companies in that it has an outdoor venue, the Bruns Amphitheater in Orinda, California, and only operates during the summer months. Here, Eric Ting discusses the time of the shutdown, in March 2020; the effect of the murder of George Floyd on Cal Shakes' on-line programming, how the company survived during the many months after the shutdown, and its continuing coordination with the community it serves.

The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare, adapted by Eric Ting and Philippa Kelly, plays at the Bruns in Orinda through October 2, 2021.

Cal Shakes website [2]

Complete 44-minute podcast [3]

 

Artwaves

Kitty Carlisle Hart (1910-2007), in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded by phone. This interview has never been heard via radio or podcast.

Created for an unfinished radio documentary on the life of George Gershwin, this interview was the final of seven interviews recorded for the program before it was abandoned, recorded in 2001 or 2002.

Best known for a long stint as panelist on a popular television quiz show, To Tell the Truth, from 1956 to 1978, with cameos in a handful of films late in life, Kitty Carlisle was born in 1910 and died in 2007.  She came of age as an opera singer and Broadway performer, moving to Hollywood for a handful of  films, including the Marx Brothers A Night at the Opera.

She dated George Gershwin from 1933 until he moved to Hollywood six months before his death. After that, she married playwright Moss Hart, a marriage that lasted until his early death in 1961. She was a leading advocate for the arts and arts funding, serving on the New York State Arts Council for twenty years. In the interview, she mentions going out with George, accompanied by a friend, a "piano player." Most likely, that person was composer Burton Lane (Finian's Rainbow, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever).

George Gershwin was born in 1898 and his brother Ira two years earlier. At the age of 15 he took a job as a song-plugger, playing other people’s songs on a piano for Remick Music Publisher for the sale of their sheet music. His first composed song was published when he was 17, and at 21 he scored his first big hit, Swanee. But it wasn’t until 1924 when he teamed up with his brother Ira as lyricist that George Gershwin became, what we might call a superstar, which he remained until his untimely death from a brain tumor in 1937. Ira Gershwin, who went on to work with other composers until he retired in the early 1960s, died in 1983.

Previous Gershwin Project interviews:

Interview I: [4] English Strunsky, Ira Gershwin's brother-in-law and George's wingman in the 1920s.

Interview II: [5] Musicologist Deena Rosenberg and Michael Strunsky, Ira Gershwin's nephew.

Image from "A Night At The Opera," Alamy stock photo available for non-profit use.

 

Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links

Note: Several theatre companies are postponing their September shows due to the Delta variant. Please be aware that these changes are being made day-to-day. Most in-person events require vaccination proof or recent negative Covid test, and masks. Check the venue before arrival.

Bay Area Book Festival  [6]  Festival events streaming on-demand.

Book Passage. [7]  Calendar for September. [8]Mix of on-line and in-store events.

Books Inc. [9]  Mix of on-line and in-store events.

The Booksmith  [10]  Calendar for September. [11]On-line events.

Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. [12] Check website for archived events.

Kepler’s Books [13]  On-line Refresh the Page program listings. [14]

Alter Theatre. [15] Brer Peach, an audio play by Andrew Saito, on-line October 21-December 12.

American Conservatory Theatre [16] Freestyle Love Supreme opens January 21, 2022 at the Geary Theater.

Aurora Theatre [17] Stoop Stories by Dael Orlandersmith, September 3 - October 3, 2021 as a filmed production.

Berkeley Rep [18] Wintertime by Charles L. Mee, opens November 12, 2021, Roda Theater. The Ripple, That Wave That Carried Me Home by Christina Anderson, has been postponed until 2022.

Brava Theatre Center: [19] See website for live and streaming events.

California Shakespeare Theatre [20](Cal Shakes)  The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare, adapted by Eric Ting & Philippa Kelly, on stage September 1 - 26, 2021.

Central Works [21] Audio plays: Bystanders by Patricia Milton, streaming now. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, streaming now.  2022 season to be announced in October.

Cinnabar Theatre. [22] Cry It Out by Molly Smith Metzler, on stage weekends in September starting September 10, 2021. Streaming on demand September 24-26.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre [23]Our Town by Thornton Wilder, on stage October 1-31, 2021.

Curran Theater: [24] Harry Potter and the Cursed Child set to resume January 11, 2022 as a single evening play. Taylor Mac videos available on-line.

Custom Made Theatre [25] Season schedule to be announced.

42nd Street Moon [26]. Chess In Concert, September 24-26, Alcazar Theater. A Little Night Music, November 4-13, Alcazar Theater.

Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. [27] Upcoming season to be announced.

Magic Theatre. [28] In-theater performances to resume 2022. Joy and Pandemic by Taylor Mac, postponed to a later date.

Marin Theatre Company [29] On stage: Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, November 2021. The Sound Inside postponed.

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [30] Upcoming Events Page. [31]

New Conservatory Theatre Center [32] Streaming: Hold Me The Forgotten Way, through December, 31, 2021. In Theater: Interlude by Harrison David Rivers, October 8 - November 7, 2021.

Oakland Theater Project [33]. The Dream Life of Malcolm X by John Wilkins. Outdoor production cancelled.

Pear Theater. [34]In Theater: Mothers of the Bride by Megan Maugeri, directed by Katie Hipol Garcia, on stage and streaming August 20- September 12, 2021. Somewhere by Marisela Trevino Orta and The Tempest by William Shakespeare, in repertory, October 1 - October 24, 2021.

Ray of Light: [35] The Rocky Horror Show, October 7-31, at the Oasis.

San Francisco Playhouse [36]. In Theatre/Streaming On Demand, Starting Here, Starting Now, the songs of Maltby and Shire. August 31 - October 2.

SFBATCO [37]See website for upcoming streaming and in theatre shows.

Shotgun Players. [38] In person with streaming options: The Claim by Tim Cowbury, October 14-30.

The Breath Project. [39] Streaming archive.

The Marsh: [40] MarshStream updated calendar. In theater performances to be announced.

Theatre Rhino [41]Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available.  Streaming: Hold Me the Forgotten Way, episodes 1-4. On stage: At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen by Terry Guest, dates to be announced.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [42].  On stage: Lizard Boy, a new musical by Justin Huertas, October 6 - October, 31, 2021.

Word for Word. [43] Wordcast: A Pair of Eyeglasses by by Anna Maria Ortese, posts September 2; Home by George Saunders, October 7; two by Toni Cade Bambara, November 4. Each will be streamed for a year.

National, Misc:

Chamber Music San Francisco: [44]Live concerts return February, 2022.

Dance Mission Theatre [45]. [46] On stage events calendar.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [47] Live on stage: Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer by Cheryl L. West. July 1 - October 9.

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-september-9-2021/#EVENTLINKS

[2] https://calshakes.org/

[3] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/interview-eric-ting-artistic-director-cal-shakes-2021/

[4] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/gershwin-project-english-strunsky/

[5] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/gershwin-project-ii-fascinating-rhythm/

[6] https://www.baybookfest.org/

[7] https://www.bookpassage.com/

[8] https://www.bookpassage.com/event

[9] https://www.booksinc.net/

[10] https://www.booksmith.com/

[11] https://www.booksmith.com/event

[12] https://www.clasanjose.org/

[13] https://www.keplers.com/

[14] https://www.keplers.org/refresh-the-page-online

[15] https://www.altertheater.org/

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

[17] https://auroratheatre.org/

[18] https://berkeleyrep.org/

[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] https://www.lhtsf.org/

[28] http://magictheatre.org/

[29] https://www.marintheatre.org/

[30] https://missionculturalcenter.org/

[31] https://missionculturalcenter.org/upcoming-events/

[32] https://www.nctcsf.org/

[33] https://oaklandtheaterproject.org/

[34] https://www.thepear.org/

[35] http://rayoflighttheatre.com/

[36] https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/

[37] https://www.sfbatco.org/

[38] https://shotgunplayers.org/

[39] https://www.thebreathproject2020.com/

[40] https://themarsh.org/

[41] http://therhino.org/

[42] https://theatreworks.org/

[43] http://www.zspace.org/pod

[44] http://www.chambermusicsf.org/

[45] https://dancemissiontheater.org/shows-and-events/

[46] https://dancemissiontheater.org/2021/01/26/march-5-13-d-i-r-t-festival-2021-harriets-gun/

[47] https://www.osfashland.org/

[48] https://playbill.com/

[49] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/theater/streaming-theater.html

[50] https://kpfa.orgmailto:[email protected]

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

Links to assorted local theater & book venues [1]

 

Bookwaves

Andrew Altschul discusses his latest novel, The Gringa, with host Richard Wolinsky. The Gringa tells the story of an American activist who goes to Peru in the early 1990s and becomes involved with a radical group who is eventually charged and incarcerated with terrorist crimes, based loosely on the real-life story of Lori Berenson. Paralleling that story is one of Andres, an American writer living in Peru years later, who must cope not only with his own feelings about politics and American influence around the world, but with the notion of American exceptionalism.

Extended 50-minute podcast [2]

 

Bookwaves

Margaret Atwood in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, discussing her books, Moral Disorder, Writing with Intent and The Penelopiad, recorded in December, 2006 in the KPFA studios.

The author of such novels as The Handmaid's Tale and Oryx and Crake talks about her three recent works: Moral Disorder, a series of connected short stories; Writing with Intent, a collection of essays; and The Penelopiad, a comic take on the Odyssey from the perspective of Odysseus' wife.

She also discusses the relation of memoir and fiction, America's role in Afghanistan, her views about America from the perspective of a Canadian, genre fiction, and other issues

Complete 35-minute podcast [3]

 

Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links

Note: Several theatre companies are postponing their September shows due to the Delta variant. Please be aware that these changes are being made day-to-day. Most in-person events require vaccination proof or recent negative Covid test, and masks. Check the venue before arrival.

Bay Area Book Festival  [4]  Festival events streaming on-demand.

Book Passage. [5]  Calendar for September. [6]Mix of on-line and in-store events.

Books Inc. [7]  Mix of on-line and in-store events.

The Booksmith  [8]  Calendar for September. [9]On-line events.

Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. [10] Check website for archived events.

Kepler’s Books [11]  On-line Refresh the Page program listings. [12]

Alter Theatre. [13] Brer Peach, an audio play by Andrew Saito, on-line October 21-December 12.

American Conservatory Theatre [14] Freestyle Love Supreme opens January 21, 2022 at the Geary Theater.

Aurora Theatre [15] Stoop Stories by Dael Orlandersmith, September 3 - October 3, 2021 as a filmed production.

Berkeley Rep [16] Wintertime by Charles L. Mee, opens November 12, 2021, Roda Theater. The Ripple, That Wave That Carried Me Home by Christina Anderson, has been postponed until 2022.

Brava Theatre Center: [17] See website for live and streaming events.

California Shakespeare Theatre [18](Cal Shakes)  The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare, adapted by Eric Ting & Philippa Kelly, on stage September 1 - 26, 2021.

Central Works [19] Audio plays: Bystanders by Patricia Milton, streaming now. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, streaming now.  2022 season to be announced in October.

Cinnabar Theatre. [20] Cry It Out by Molly Smith Metzler, on stage weekends in September starting September 10, 2021. Streaming on demand September 24-26.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre [21]Our Town by Thornton Wilder, on stage October 1-31, 2021.

Curran Theater: [22] Harry Potter and the Cursed Child set to resume January 11, 2022 as a single evening play. Taylor Mac videos available on-line.

Custom Made Theatre [23] Season schedule to be announced.

42nd Street Moon [24]. Chess In Concert, September 24-26, Alcazar Theater. A Little Night Music, November 4-13, Alcazar Theater.

Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. [25] Upcoming season to be announced.

Magic Theatre. [26] In-theater performances to resume 2022. Joy and Pandemic by Taylor Mac, postponed to a later date.

Marin Theatre Company [27] The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, streaming through July 24, 2021. On stage: Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, November 2021. The Sound Inside postponed.

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [28] Upcoming Events Page. [29]

New Conservatory Theatre Center [30] Streaming: Hold Me The Forgotten Way, through December, 31, 2021. In Theater: Interlude by Harrison David Rivers, October 8 - November 7, 2021.

Oakland Theater Project [31]. The Dream Life of Malcolm X by John Wilkins. Outdoor production cancelled.

Pear Theater. [32]In Theater: Mothers of the Bride by Megan Maugeri, directed by Katie Hipol Garcia, on stage and streaming August 20- September 12, 2021. Somewhere by Marisela Trevino Orta and The Tempest by William Shakespeare, in repertory, October 1 - October 24, 2021.

Ray of Light: [33] The Rocky Horror Show, October 7-31, at the Oasis.

San Francisco Playhouse [34]. In Theatre/Streaming On Demand, Starting Here, Starting Now, the songs of Maltby and Shire. August 31 - October 2.

SFBATCO [35]See website for upcoming streaming and in theatre shows.

Shotgun Players. [36] In person with streaming options: The Claim by Tim Cowbury, October 14-30.

The Breath Project. [37] Streaming archive.

The Marsh: [38] MarshStream updated calendar. In theater performances to be announced.

Theatre Rhino [39]Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available.  Streaming: Hold Me the Forgotten Way, episodes 1-4. On stage: At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen by Terry Guest, dates to be announced.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [40].  On stage: Lizard Boy, a new musical by Justin Huertas, October 6 - October, 31, 2021.

Word for Word. [41] Wordcast: A Pair of Eyeglasses by by Anna Maria Ortese, posts September 2; Home by George Saunders, October 7; two by Toni Cade Bambara, November 4. Each will be streamed for a year.

National, Misc:

Chamber Music San Francisco: [42]Live concerts return February, 2022.

Dance Mission Theatre [43]. [44] On stage events calendar.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [45] Live on stage: Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer by Cheryl L. West. July 1 - October 9.

Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: [46] 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: [47] Upcoming plays from around the country.

If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected] [48]

 

[1] https://kpfa.org/episode/bookwaves-artwaves-september-2-2021/#EVENTLINKS

[2] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/andrew-altschul-the-gringa/

[3] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/margaret-atwood-v-2006-moral-disorder-writing-with-intent/

[4] https://www.baybookfest.org/

[5] https://www.bookpassage.com/

[6] https://www.bookpassage.com/event

[7] https://www.booksinc.net/

[8] https://www.booksmith.com/

[9] https://www.booksmith.com/event

[10] https://www.clasanjose.org/

[11] https://www.keplers.com/

[12] https://www.keplers.org/refresh-the-page-online

[13] https://www.altertheater.org/

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

[15] https://auroratheatre.org/

[16] https://berkeleyrep.org/

[17] 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

[18] https://calshakes.org/

[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://missionculturalcenter.org/

[29] https://missionculturalcenter.org/upcoming-events/

[30] https://www.nctcsf.org/

[31] https://oaklandtheaterproject.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] http://therhino.org/

[40] https://theatreworks.org/

[41] http://www.zspace.org/pod

[42] http://www.chambermusicsf.org/

[43] https://dancemissiontheater.org/shows-and-events/

[44] https://dancemissiontheater.org/2021/01/26/march-5-13-d-i-r-t-festival-2021-harriets-gun/

[45] https://www.osfashland.org/

[46] https://playbill.com/

[47] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/theater/streaming-theater.html

[48] https://kpfa.orgmailto:[email protected]

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

Links to assorted local theater & book venues [1]

 

Bookwaves

Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded in New York City on August 10, 1983.

Isaac Asimov, who died at the age of 72 in 1992, was considered, along with Ray Bradbury and Robert Heinlein, one of the three great masters of American science fiction in the 20th century.

Isaac Asimov began sending in stories and getting published in science fiction magazines at the age of nineteen, and at the age of 21, with the publication of the short story “Nightfall” in John W. Campbell’s Astounding Stories magazine. moved into the first ranks of science fiction writers. That status was confirmed a year later with the publication of the short story, "Foundation," later renamed "The Encyclopedists," which would be the first of several short stories and novellas republished as the three volumes of the Foundation trilogy.

In the 1940s, he turned to a series of stories focused on robots, which became the collection I Robot and then in the 1950s turned to novels, including Pebble in the Sky, The Caves of Steel and The End of Eternity. Along the way, through his entire career, he wrote dozens of non-fiction books on a wide variety of topics, along with young adult novels, and mystery novels and short stories. In the end, the number of books he wrote or edited exceeded 500, not counting separate short stories and articles.

This interview was conducted in a New York City bookstore Asimov was visiting to sign copies of a new collection, The Union Club Mysteries, a year after his return to the world of the Foundation trilogy, Foundation’s Edge, was published. Because his two –volume autobiography had come out a couple of years earlier and dealt with the plots and themes of his fiction, the interview focused instead on his life as a writer and his work with editors and publishers.

A miniseries adaptation of the Foundation Trilogy is due to be released on the Apple + streaming app in September, 2021. Isaac Asimov Wikipedia entry. [2]

Complete 47-minute Radio Wolinsky podcast [3].

 

Bookwaves

Ray Bradbury, the legendary author who passed away in 2012, sat down for an interview with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff in 1992 at his home in Los Angeles.

Though called a science fiction or fantasy writer, Ray Bradbury spanned all genres, from poetry to mystery to mainstream fiction. Among his works include The Martian Chronicles, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Farenheit 451 and The Illustrated Man.

This interview has been digitized and re-edited by Richard Wolinsky. Complete 38-minute Radio Wolinsky podcast. [4]

Ray Bradbury Wikipedia entry [5]

 

Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links

Note: Several theatre companies are postponing their September shows due to the Delta variant. Please be aware that these changes are being made day-to-day. Most in-person events require vaccination proof or recent negative Covid test, and masks. Check the venue before arrival.

Bay Area Book Festival  [6] In person: Heather Young, September 1, 6 pm, Sausalito Books by the Bay. 2021 Festival events streaming on-demand.

Book Passage. [7]  Calendar for August. [8]Mix of on-line and in-store events.

Books Inc. [9]  Mix of on-line and in-store events.

The Booksmith  [10]  Calendar for August. [11]On-line events.

Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. [12] Check website for archived events.

Kepler’s Books [13]  On-line Refresh the Page program listings. [14]

Alter Theatre. [15] Brer Peach, an audio play by Andrew Saito, see website for details.

American Conservatory Theatre [16] Freestyle Love Supreme opens January 21, 2022 at the Geary Theater.

Aurora Theatre [17] Stoop Stories by Dael Orlandersmith, September 3 - October 3, 2021 as a filmed production.

Berkeley Rep [18] Wintertime by Charles L. Mee, opens November 12, 2021, Roda Theater. The Ripple, That Wave That Carried Me Home by Christina Anderson, has been postponed until 2022.

Brava Theatre Center: [19] See website for live and streaming events.

California Shakespeare Theatre [20](Cal Shakes)  The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare, adapted by Eric Ting & Philippa Kelly, on stage September 1 - 26, 2021.

Central Works [21] Audio plays: Bystanders by Patricia Milton, streaming now. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, streaming now.  2022 season to be announced in October.

Cinnabar Theatre. [22] Cry It Out by Molly Smith Metzler, on stage weekends in September starting September 10, 2021. Streaming on demand September 24-26.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre [23]Our Town by Thornton Wilder, on stage October 1-31, 2021.

Curran Theater: [24] Harry Potter and the Cursed Child set to resume January 11, 2022 as a single evening play. Taylor Mac videos available on-line.

Custom Made Theatre [25] Season schedule to be announced.

42nd Street Moon [26]. Chess In Concert, September 24-26, Alcazar Theater. A Little Night Music, November 4-13, Alcazar Theater.

Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. [27] Upcoming season to be announced.

Magic Theatre. [28] In-theater performances to resume 2022. Joy and Pandemic by Taylor Mac, postponed to a later date.

Marin Theatre Company [29] The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, streaming through July 24, 2021. On stage: Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, November 2021. The Sound Inside postponed.

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [30] Upcoming Events Page. [31]

New Conservatory Theatre Center [32] Streaming: Hold Me The Forgotten Way, through December, 31, 2021. In Theater: Interlude by Harrison David Rivers, October 8 - November 7, 2021.

Oakland Theater Project [33]. The Dream Life of Malcolm X by John Wilkins. Outdoor production cancelled.

Pear Theater. [34]In Theater: Mothers of the Bride by Megan Maugeri, directed by Katie Hipol Garcia, on stage and streaming August 20- September 12, 2021.

Ray of Light: [35] The Rocky Horror Show, October 7-31, at the Oasis.

San Francisco Playhouse [36]. In Theatre/Streaming On Demand, Starting Here, Starting Now, the songs of Maltby and Shire. August 31 - October 2.

SFBATCO [37]See website for upcoming streaming and in theatre shows.

Shotgun Players. [38] In person with streaming options: The Claim by Tim Cowbury, October 14-30.

The Breath Project. [39] Streaming archive.

The Marsh: [40] MarshStream updated calendar. In theater performances to be announced.

Theatre Rhino [41]Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available. August 26: Wilde and Maugham, live at Sparks Arts in San Francisco, streaming on Zoom and Facebook. Streaming: Hold Me the Forgotten Way, episodes 1-4. On stage: At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen by Terry Guest, dates to be announced.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [42].  On stage: Lizard Boy, a new musical by Justin Huertas, October 6 - October, 31, 2021.

Word for Word. [43] Wordcast: A Pair of Eyeglasses by by Anna Maria Ortese, posts September 2; Home by George Saunders, October 7; two by Toni Cade Bambara, November 4. Each will be streamed for a year.

National, Misc:

Chamber Music San Francisco: [44]Live concerts return February, 2022.

Dance Mission Theatre [45]. [46] On stage events calendar.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [47] Live on stage: Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer by Cheryl L. West. July 1 - October 9.

Atlantic Theatre Company. [48] Live theater in New York resumes August 26, 2021.

Irish Repertory Theatre. [49] George M. Cohan Tonight, streaming August 17 - August 29, 2021.

Public Theatre, [50] New York. Streaming now: Shadow/Land, audio play. Events Calendar. [51] Shakespeare in the Park: Merry Wives at the Delacorte.

Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: [52] 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: [53] Upcoming plays from around the country.

If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected] [54]

 

[1] https://kpfa.org/episode/bookwaves-artwaves-august-26-2021/#EVENTLINKS

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov

[3] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/the-probabilities-archive-isaac-asimov-1920-1992-1983/

[4] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/ray-bradbury-1920-2012/

[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Bradbury

[6] https://www.baybookfest.org/

[7] https://www.bookpassage.com/

[8] https://www.bookpassage.com/event

[9] https://www.booksinc.net/

[10] https://www.booksmith.com/

[11] https://www.booksmith.com/event

[12] https://www.clasanjose.org/

[13] https://www.keplers.com/

[14] https://www.keplers.org/refresh-the-page-online

[15] https://www.altertheater.org/

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

[17] https://auroratheatre.org/

[18] https://berkeleyrep.org/

[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] https://www.lhtsf.org/

[28] http://magictheatre.org/

[29] https://www.marintheatre.org/

[30] https://missionculturalcenter.org/

[31] https://missionculturalcenter.org/upcoming-events/

[32] https://www.nctcsf.org/

[33] https://oaklandtheaterproject.org/

[34] https://www.thepear.org/

[35] http://rayoflighttheatre.com/

[36] https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/

[37] https://www.sfbatco.org/

[38] https://shotgunplayers.org/

[39] https://www.thebreathproject2020.com/

[40] https://themarsh.org/

[41] http://therhino.org/

[42] https://theatreworks.org/

[43] http://www.zspace.org/pod

[44] http://www.chambermusicsf.org/

[45] https://dancemissiontheater.org/shows-and-events/

[46] https://dancemissiontheater.org/2021/01/26/march-5-13-d-i-r-t-festival-2021-harriets-gun/

[47] https://www.osfashland.org/

[48] https://atlantictheater.org/

[49] https://irishrep.org/

[50] https://publictheater.org/

[51] https://publictheater.org/calendar/

[52] https://playbill.com/

[53] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/theater/streaming-theater.html

[54] https://kpfa.orgmailto:[email protected]

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

Links to assorted local theater & book venues [1]

 

Bookwaves

Erik Larson, author of The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.

Erik Larson is the author of several best-selling works of narrative non-fiction, including Dead Wake, In the Garden of Beasts and The Devil in the White City. His latest book takes us one year, from May 1940 to May 1941, a time which encompasses not only Winston Churchill’s first year as Prime Minister of England, but also the Blitz, the often daily air raids by the Germans on London, Coventry and other cities, which began at the same time and ended almost to the day one year later. We follow the Churchill family’s quotidian lives during that time, from watching to bombs to various wartime love affairs and break-ups, along with a look at how both the British and German governments worked during that year.

Complete 46-minute Radio Wolinsky podcast. [2]

 

Bookwaves

W.P. Kinsella, author of the now classic novel Shoeless Joe, which became the film Field of Dreams, died on September 16, 2016 at the age of 81.  In this archive interview recorded April 19, 1988, he talks about the book and his career with Richard A Lupoff and Richard Wolinsky.

Over the past decades, Field of Dreams has become a classic, and last week Major League Baseball created a ballpark in the cornfields of Iowa in both celebration and exploitation of the movie and the themes from the film.

Digitized, remastered and edited in 2016 by Richard Wolinsky.

W.P. Kinsella Wikipedia entry [3]

 

Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links

Note: Several theatre companies are postponing their September shows due to the Delta variant. Please be aware that these changes are being made day-to-day. Most in-person events require vaccination proof or recent negative Covid test, and masks. Check the venue before arrival.

Bay Area Book Festival  [4] In person: Heather Young, September 1, 6 pm, Sausalito Books by the Bay. 2021 Festival events streaming on-demand.

Book Passage. [5]  Calendar for August. [6]Mix of on-line and in-store events.

Books Inc. [7]  Mix of on-line and in-store events.

The Booksmith  [8]  Calendar for August. [9]On-line events.

Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. [10] Check website for archived events.

Kepler’s Books [11]  On-line Refresh the Page program listings. [12]

Alter Theatre. [13] Brer Peach, an audio play by Andrew Saito, see website for details.

American Conservatory Theatre [14] Freestyle Love Supreme opens January 21, 2022 at the Geary Theater.

Aurora Theatre [15] Stoop Stories by Dael Orlandersmith, September 3 - October 3, 2021 as a filmed production.

Berkeley Rep [16] Wintertime by Charles L. Mee, opens November 12, 2021, Roda Theater. The Ripple, That Wave That Carried Me Home by Christina Anderson, has been postponed until 2022.

Brava Theatre Center: [17] See website for live and streaming events.

California Shakespeare Theatre [18](Cal Shakes)  The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare, adapted by Eric Ting & Philippa Kelly, on stage September 1 - 26, 2021.

Central Works [19] Audio plays: Bystanders by Patricia Milton, streaming now. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, streaming now.  2022 season to be announced in October.

Cinnabar Theatre. [20] Cry It Out by Molly Smith Metzler, on stage weekends in September starting September 10, 2021. Streaming on demand September 24-26.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre [21]Our Town by Thornton Wilder, on stage October 1-31, 2021.

Curran Theater: [22] Harry Potter and the Cursed Child set to resume January 11, 2022 as a single evening play. Taylor Mac videos available on-line.

Custom Made Theatre [23] Season schedule to be announced.

42nd Street Moon [24]. Chess In Concert, September 24-26, Alcazar Theater. A Little Night Music, November 4-13, Alcazar Theater.

Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. [25] Upcoming season to be announced.

Magic Theatre. [26] In-theater performances to resume 2022. Joy and Pandemic by Taylor Mac, postponed to a later date.

Marin Theatre Company [27] The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, streaming through July 24, 2021. On stage: Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, November 2021. The Sound Inside postponed.

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [28] Upcoming Events Page. [29]

New Conservatory Theatre Center [30] Streaming: Hold Me The Forgotten Way, through December, 31, 2021. In Theater: Interlude by Harrison David Rivers, October 8 - November 7, 2021.

Oakland Theater Project [31]. The Dream Life of Malcolm X by John Wilkins. Outdoor production cancelled.

Pear Theater. [32]In Theater: Mothers of the Bride by Megan Maugeri, directed by Katie Hipol Garcia, on stage and streaming August 20- September 12, 2021.

Ray of Light: [33] The Rocky Horror Show, October 7-31, at the Oasis.

San Francisco Playhouse [34]. In Theatre/Streaming On Demand, Starting Here, Starting Now, the songs of Maltby and Shire. August 31 - October 2.

SFBATCO [35]See website for upcoming streaming and in theatre shows.

Shotgun Players. [36] Main stage: Passing Strange, March 5 - April 10, 2022.

The Breath Project. [37] Streaming archive.

The Marsh: [38] MarshStream updated calendar. In theater performances to be announced.

Theatre Rhino [39]Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available. August 19: National Trust. Streaming: Hold Me the Forgotten Way, episodes 1-4. On stage: At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen by Terry Guest, dates to be announced.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [40].  On stage: Lizard Boy, a new musical by Justin Huertas, October 6 - October, 31, 2021.

Word for Word. [41] Wordcast: A Pair of Eyeglasses by by Anna Maria Ortese, posts September 2; Home by George Saunders, October 7; two by Toni Cade Bambara, November 4. Each will be streamed for a year.

National, Misc:

Chamber Music San Francisco: [42]Live concerts return February, 2022.

Dance Mission Theatre [43]. [44] On stage events calendar.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [45] Live on stage: Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer by Cheryl L. West. July 1 - October 9.

Atlantic Theatre Company. [46] Live theater in New York resumes August 26, 2021.

Irish Repertory Theatre. [47] George M. Cohan Tonight, streaming August 17 - August 29, 2021.

Public Theatre, [48] New York. Streaming now: Shadow/Land, audio play. Events Calendar. [49] Shakespeare in the Park: Merry Wives at the Delacorte.

Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: [50] 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: [51] Upcoming plays from around the country.

If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected] [52]

 

[1] https://kpfa.org/episode/bookwaves-artwaves-august-19-2021/#EVENTLINKS

[2] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/erik-larson-the-splendid-and-the-vile/

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._P._Kinsella

[4] https://www.baybookfest.org/

[5] https://www.bookpassage.com/

[6] https://www.bookpassage.com/event

[7] https://www.booksinc.net/

[8] https://www.booksmith.com/

[9] https://www.booksmith.com/event

[10] https://www.clasanjose.org/

[11] https://www.keplers.com/

[12] https://www.keplers.org/refresh-the-page-online

[13] https://www.altertheater.org/

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

[15] https://auroratheatre.org/

[16] https://berkeleyrep.org/

[17] 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

[18] https://calshakes.org/

[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://missionculturalcenter.org/

[29] https://missionculturalcenter.org/upcoming-events/

[30] https://www.nctcsf.org/

[31] https://oaklandtheaterproject.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] http://therhino.org/

[40] https://theatreworks.org/

[41] http://www.zspace.org/pod

[42] http://www.chambermusicsf.org/

[43] https://dancemissiontheater.org/shows-and-events/

[44] https://dancemissiontheater.org/2021/01/26/march-5-13-d-i-r-t-festival-2021-harriets-gun/

[45] https://www.osfashland.org/

[46] https://atlantictheater.org/

[47] https://irishrep.org/

[48] https://publictheater.org/

[49] https://publictheater.org/calendar/

[50] https://playbill.com/

[51] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/theater/streaming-theater.html

[52] https://kpfa.orgmailto:[email protected]

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

Links to assorted local theater & book venues [1]

 

Artwaves

Jack Arnold, who died at the age of 75 in 1992, was the 1950s master of the science fiction film. Among the films he directed were It Came From Outer Space, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, Revenge of the Creature, Tarantula, and The Incredible Shrinking Man. The Probabilities crew – Richard A. Lupoff, Lawrence Davidson and Richard Wolinsky – received a small stipend from a science fiction convention and flew to Los Angeles to interview Jack Arnold in his office at Universal Studios. The interview is undated but was recorded in around 1980, give or take a year.

It Came from Outer Space, along with two film noirs, were released  in 1953, Creature from the Black Lagoon in 1954 and Revenge of the Creature in 1955. The first western, The Man from Bitter Ridge along with Tarantula and his work on This Island Earth also came from 1955. The rest of the westerns, along with The Incredible Shrinking Man and the Peter Sellers classic The Mouse That Roared, came between 1956 and 1959. After that, he directed a couple more A pictures, as he called them, but his primary work moved to television, and from then until his retirement in 1984, he was constantly working on projects for the small screen, interspersed with the occasional film.

Remastered and re-edited by Richard Wolinsky in July 2021.

Complete 75-minute podcast [2]

 

Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links

Note: Several theatre companies are postponing their September shows due to the Delta variant. Please be aware that these changes are being made day-to-day.

Bay Area Book Festival  [3] Check website for streaming events from the 2021 Festival and upcoming events.

Books Inc. [4]  See website for upcoming events.

Book Passage. [5]  Calendar for August. [6]

The Booksmith  [7]  Calendar for August. [8] .

Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. [9] Check website for listings.

Kepler’s Books [10]  On-line Refresh the Page program listings. [11]

Alter Theatre. [12] Brer Peach, an audio play by Andrew Saito, see website for details.

American Conservatory Theatre [13] Freestyle Love Supreme opens January 21, 2022 at the Geary Theater.

Aurora Theatre [14] Stoop Stories by Dael Orlandersmith, September 3 - October 3, 2021 on the main stage.

Berkeley Rep [15] Wintertime by Charles L. Mee, opens November 12, 2021, Roda Theater. The Ripple, That Wave That Carried Me Home by Christina Anderson, has been postponed until 2022.

Brava Theatre Center: [16] See website for live events.

California Shakespeare Theatre [17](Cal Shakes)  The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare, adapted by Eric Ting & Philippa Kelly, September 1 - 26, 2021. Check website for added shows at the Bruns over the summer.

Central Works [18] Audio plays: Bystanders by Patricia Milton, streaming now. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, streaming now.  Script Club for July: Years in the Hundreds by Jesse Potterveld. 2022 season to be announced in October.

Cinnabar Theatre. [19] Cry It Out by Molly Smith Metzler, weekends in September starting September 10, 2021. Streaming on demand September 24-26.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre [20]Upcoming in-theater schedule to be announced.

Curran Theater: [21] Harry Potter and the Cursed Child set to resume January 11, 2022 as a single evening play. Taylor Mac videos available on-line.

Custom Made Theatre [22] Season schedule to be announced.

42nd Street Moon [23]. A Little Night Music, November 4-13, Alcazar Theater.

Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. [24] Upcoming season to be announced.

Magic Theatre. [25] In-theater performances to resume 2022. Joy and Pandemic by Taylor Mac, postponed to a later date.

Marin Theatre Company [26] The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, streaming through July 24, 2021. On stage: The Sound Inside by Adam Rapp, September/October 2021.

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [27] Upcoming Events Page. [28]

New Conservatory Theatre Center [29] Streaming: Hold Me The Forgotten Way, through December, 31, 2021. In Theater: Interlude by Harrison David Rivers, October 8 - November 7, 2021.

Oakland Theater Project [30]. The Dream Life of Malcolm X by John Wilkins. Outdoor production cancelled.

Pear Theater. [31]In Theater: Mothers of the Bride by Megan Maugeri, directed by Katie Hipol Garcia, August 20- September 12, 2021

Ray of Light: [32] Carrie: The Musical, dates to be announced.

San Francisco Playhouse [33]. In Theatre/Streaming On Demand, The Song of Summer by Lauren Yee, July 20 - August 14. Starting Here, Starting Now, the songs of Maltby and Shire. August 31 - October 2.

SFBATCO [34]See website for upcoming streaming and in theatre shows.

Shotgun Players. [35] Streaming: Sassafras  through July 10, 2021. Main stage: Passing Strange, March 5 - April 10, 2022.

The Breath Project. [36] Streaming archive.

The Marsh: [37] MarshStream updated calendar. In theater performances to be announced.

Theatre Rhino [38]Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available. August 12: Murder at Hetch Hetchy. Free reading: Stuck by Paris Crayton III, August 17, 7 pm, Zoom link. [39]  In theater: At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen by Terry Guest, dates to be announced.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [40].  On stage: Lizard Boy, a new musical by Justin Huertas, October 6 - October, 31, 2021.

Word for Word. [41] Wordcast: A Pair of Eyeglasses by by Anna Maria Ortese, posts September 2; Home by George Saunders, October 7; two by Toni Cade Bambara, November 4. Each will be streamed for a year.

National, Misc:

Chamber Music San Francisco: [42]Live concerts return February, 2022.

Dance Mission Theatre [43]. [44] On stage events calendar.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [45] Live on stage: Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer by Cheryl L. West. July 1 - October 9.

Atlantic Theatre Company. [46] Live theater in New York resumes August 26, 2021.

Irish Repertory Theatre. [47] George M. Cohan Tonight, streaming August 17 - August 29, 2021.

Public Theatre, [48] New York. Streaming now: Shadow/Land, audio play. Events Calendar. [49] Shakespeare in the Park: Merry Wives at the Delacorte.

Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: [50] 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: [51] Upcoming plays from around the country.

If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected] [52]

 

[1] https://kpfa.org/episode/bookwaves-artwaves-august-12-2021/#EVENTLINKS

[2] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/jack-arnold-1916-1992-film-director-1980/

[3] https://www.baybookfest.org/

[4] https://www.booksinc.net/

[5] https://www.bookpassage.com/

[6] https://www.bookpassage.com/event

[7] https://www.booksmith.com/

[8] https://www.booksmith.com/event

[9] https://www.clasanjose.org/

[10] https://www.keplers.com/

[11] https://www.keplers.org/refresh-the-page-online

[12] https://www.altertheater.org/

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

[14] https://auroratheatre.org/

[15] https://berkeleyrep.org/

[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] https://www.lhtsf.org/

[25] http://magictheatre.org/

[26] https://www.marintheatre.org/

[27] https://missionculturalcenter.org/

[28] https://missionculturalcenter.org/upcoming-events/

[29] https://www.nctcsf.org/

[30] https://oaklandtheaterproject.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.thebreathproject2020.com/

[37] https://themarsh.org/

[38] http://therhino.org/

[39] https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WVDBBudRTNOLMHbvkgTX6Q

[40] https://theatreworks.org/

[41] http://www.zspace.org/pod

[42] http://www.chambermusicsf.org/

[43] https://dancemissiontheater.org/shows-and-events/

[44] https://dancemissiontheater.org/2021/01/26/march-5-13-d-i-r-t-festival-2021-harriets-gun/

[45] https://www.osfashland.org/

[46] https://atlantictheater.org/

[47] https://irishrep.org/

[48] https://publictheater.org/

[49] https://publictheater.org/calendar/

[50] https://playbill.com/

[51] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/theater/streaming-theater.html

[52] https://kpfa.orgmailto:[email protected]

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

Links to assorted local theater & book venues [1]

 

Artwaves

Sean San Jose, the newly appointed Artistic Director of the Magic Theatre in Fort Mason Center, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.

One of the founders and current Program Director of the legendary Campo Santo performance troupe, Sean San Jose is a noted Bay Area actor who has worked in several venues, including the Magic, Cal Shakes, ACT and Berkeley Rep. He's also a playwright, director and most importantly, an activist in expanding the arts to unrepresented communities. He is also a guest lecturer at UC Berkeley and has served on several boards throughout the Bay Area artistic community.

The Magic is presenting a block party event at Fort Mason on Thursday, August 5th, starting with a VIP event at 5 pm and food trucks, music, and performance outdoors at 6 pm. For more information, go to the Magic Theatre Website. [2]

Complete 44-minute podcast. [3]

Theatre Review: [4] The Song of Summer by Lauren Yee, directed by Bill English, at San Francisco Playhouse through August 14, 2021.

Bookwaves

Tony Horwitz discussing his book, "Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War," with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded November 12, 2011.

​​​​​Tony Horwitz, who died in 2019 at the age of sixty, was a master of the non-fiction form. In books like Confederates in the Attic, Blue Latitudes and A Voyage Long and Strange, he turned his research and his own personal searches into narratives impossible to put down. His work with Civil War reenactcors led him to the story of John Brown, and in his 2011 book, Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid that Started the Civil War, he took a closer look at the Civil War, at abolitionists, and at the war against slavery. This interview was recorded at his hotel  while he was on tour for Midnight Rising.

Radio Wolinsky podcast. [5]

 

Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links

Bay Area Book Festival  [6] Check website for streaming events from the 2021 Festival and upcoming events.

Books Inc. [7]  See website for upcoming events.

Book Passage. [8]  Calendar for August. [9]

The Booksmith  [10]  Calendar for August. [11] .

Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. [12] Check website for listings.

Kepler’s Books [13]  On-line Refresh the Page program listings. [14]

Alter Theatre. [15] Brer Peach, an audio play by Andrew Saito, see website for details.

American Conservatory Theatre [16] Freestyle Love Supreme opens January 21, 2022 at the Geary Theater.

Aurora Theatre [17] Stoop Stories by Dael Orlandersmith, September 3 - October 3, 2021 on the main stage.

Berkeley Rep [18] The Ripple, That Wave That Carried Me Home by Christina Anderson, opens October 1, 2021, Peets Theater. Wintertime by Charles L. Mee, opens November 12, 2021, Roda Theater.

Brava Theatre Center: [19] See website for live events.

California Shakespeare Theatre [20](Cal Shakes)  The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare, adapted by Eric Ting & Philippa Kelly, September 1 - 26, 2021. Check website for added shows at the Bruns over the summer.

Central Works [21] Audio plays: Bystanders by Patricia Milton, streaming now. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, streaming now.  Script Club for July: Years in the Hundreds by Jesse Potterveld. 2022 season to be announced in October.

Cinnabar Theatre. [22] Cry It Out by Molly Smith Metzler, weekends in September starting September 10, 2021. Streaming on demand September 24-26.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre [23]Upcoming in-theater schedule to be announced.

Curran Theater: [24] Harry Potter and the Cursed Child set to resume January 11, 2022 as a single evening play. Taylor Mac videos available on-line.

Custom Made Theatre [25] Season schedule to be announced.

42nd Street Moon [26]. A Little Night Music, November 4-13, Alcazar Theater.

Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. [27] Upcoming season to be announced.

Magic Theatre. [28] Gala '21, August 5, 2021. In-theater performances to resume 2022.

Marin Theatre Company [29] The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, streaming through July 24, 2021. On stage: The Sound Inside by Adam Rapp, September/October 2021.

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [30] Upcoming Events Page. [31]

New Conservatory Theatre Center [32] Streaming: Hold Me The Forgotten Way, through December, 31, 2021. In Theater: Interlude by Harrison David Rivers, October 8 - November 7, 2021.

Oakland Theater Project [33]. The Dream Life of Malcolm X by John Wilkins. July 23 - August 29. Outdoors in the Parking Lot, Oakland Theater at FLAX Art & Design, Live streamed, August 21, On Demand through September 12.

Pear Theater. [34]In Theater: Mothers of the Bride by Megan Maugeri, directed by Katie Hipol Garcia, August 20- September 12, 2021

Ray of Light: [35] Carrie: The Musical, dates to be announced.

San Francisco Playhouse [36]. In Theatre/Streaming On Demand, The Song of Summer by Lauren Yee, July 20 - August 14. Starting Here, Starting Now, the songs of Maltby and Shire. August 31 - October 2.

SFBATCO [37]See website for upcoming streaming and in theatre shows.

Shotgun Players. [38] Streaming: Sassafras  through July 10, 2021. Main stage: Passing Strange, March 5 - April 10, 2022.

The Breath Project. [39] Streaming archive.

The Marsh: [40] MarshStream updated calendar. In theater performances to be announced.

Theatre Rhino [41]Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available, March 2020 - May 2021. Free reading July 6. 7 pm: Four Play by Jake Brunger. Upcoming season to be announced.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [42].  On stage: Lizard Boy, a new musical by Justin Huertas, October 6 - October, 31, 2021.

National, Misc:

Chamber Music San Francisco: [43]Live concerts return February, 2022.

Dance Mission Theatre [44]. [45] On stage events calendar.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [46] Live on stage: Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer by Cheryl L. West. July 1 - October 9.

Atlantic Theatre Company. [47] Live theater in New York resumes August 26, 2021.

Irish Repertory Theatre. [48] The Cordelia Dream, streaming July 27 - August 8, 2021; George M. Cohan Tonight, streaming August 17 - August 29, 2021.

Public Theatre, [49] New York. Streaming now: Shadow/Land, audio play. Events Calendar. [50] Shakespeare in the Park: Merry Wives at the Delacorte, starts July 6.

Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: [51] 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: [52] Upcoming plays from around the country.

If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected] [53]

 

[1] https://kpfa.org/episode/bookwaves-artwaves-august-5-2021/#EVENTLINKS

[2] http://magictheatre.org/

[3] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/interview-sean-san-jose-artistic-director-the-magic-theatre-2021/

[4] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/review-song-of-summer-by-lauren-yee-at-sf-playhouse/

[5] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/tony-horwitz-1958-2019-midnight-rising-2011/

[6] https://www.baybookfest.org/

[7] https://www.booksinc.net/

[8] https://www.bookpassage.com/

[9] https://www.bookpassage.com/event

[10] https://www.booksmith.com/

[11] https://www.booksmith.com/event

[12] https://www.clasanjose.org/

[13] https://www.keplers.com/

[14] https://www.keplers.org/refresh-the-page-online

[15] https://www.altertheater.org/

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

[17] https://auroratheatre.org/

[18] https://berkeleyrep.org/

[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] https://www.lhtsf.org/

[28] http://magictheatre.org/

[29] https://www.marintheatre.org/

[30] https://missionculturalcenter.org/

[31] https://missionculturalcenter.org/upcoming-events/

[32] https://www.nctcsf.org/

[33] https://oaklandtheaterproject.org/

[34] https://www.thepear.org/

[35] http://rayoflighttheatre.com/

[36] https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/

[37] https://www.sfbatco.org/

[38] https://shotgunplayers.org/

[39] https://www.thebreathproject2020.com/

[40] https://themarsh.org/

[41] http://therhino.org/

[42] https://theatreworks.org/

[43] http://www.chambermusicsf.org/

[44] https://dancemissiontheater.org/shows-and-events/

[45] https://dancemissiontheater.org/2021/01/26/march-5-13-d-i-r-t-festival-2021-harriets-gun/

[46] https://www.osfashland.org/

[47] https://atlantictheater.org/

[48] https://irishrep.org/

[49] https://publictheater.org/

[50] https://publictheater.org/calendar/

[51] https://playbill.com/

[52] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/theater/streaming-theater.html

[53] https://kpfa.orgmailto:[email protected]

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.

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.