KPFA - Bookwaves/Artwaves

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]

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]

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]

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 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]

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

Links to on-line and streaming local theater & book events [1]

 

Artwaves

[2]A conversation with Paul Kantner, hosted by Richard A. Lupoff and Richard Wolinsky, recorded in Marin County, February 9, 1984.

Paul Kantner, who died on January 28, 2016 at the age of 74, was one of the founding members of the great San Francisco band, Jefferson Airplane, and later one of the founders of Jefferson Starship. A legendary vocalist and songwriter, Kantner was known for his melding of rock and roll and science fiction in his lyrics.

On February 9th, 1984, science fiction author Richard A. Lupoff was hired by Heavy Metal magazine to interview Paul about the relationship of science fiction and rock and roll, accompanied by Richard Wolinsky, his co-host for the Probabilities radio program on KPFA.

The interview was recorded in a barn, and the microphone was set on a tree stump halfway between the three. The interview was not meant for airplay, and the conversation was more free-ranging than focused.

For the remastering, the recording used noise reduction, and the flanging re-filtered if the dialogue remained audible. Levels were reformulated and filters were added using Cool Edit 2000 and Adobe Audition. Special thanks to Charlie Cockey and Dennis Wein

 

Bookwaves

Frederik Pohl (1918-2013) recorded at the Octocon Science Fiction Convention, October 15-16, 1978. Interviewers: Richard Wolinsky, Richard A. Lupoff and Lawrence Davidson, for KPFA's Probabilities radio program. Digitized, remastered and re-edited February, 2021 by Richard Wolinsky. This interview has not been heard in any form since 1978.

Frederik Pohl, who died in 2013 at the age of 93 in September, 2013, did almost everything in the world of science fiction, as a writer, an agent, and a magazine and book editor. He grew up in Brooklyn, began writing at an early age, and in his twenties was a member of a leftist group of science fiction writers known as The Futurians, publishing for pennies a word in the sf pulps of the era. In 1937, in order to make money, he became an agent, and two years later a pulp magazine editor himself, often buying his own stories along with collaborations with various other writers, all under pseudonyms. In the late 1960s, he became editor of Galaxy Magazine, and its sister publication, Worlds of If, and in the 1970s became the science fiction editor at Bantam Books which he left shortly before this interview.

In the mid 1970s, Fred Pohl  emerged as one of science fictions preeminent novelists with Man Plus in 1976 and Gateway in 1977. In 1978, on the heels of novelist Damon Knight’s memoir, The Futurians, he came out with his own memoir, The Way the Future Was.

And that was where his career stood when the three of us interviewed him. We were all still new at interviewing, particularly in placement of the microphone.

Fred Pohl’s success continued for many years after this interview. Jem, published in 1979, won the National Book Award the only year there was an award for science fiction. The sequel to Gateway, Beyond the Blue Event Horizon was a finalist for both the Hugo and Nebula Awards in 1980. In all, there eventually were seven novels in the Gateway  (Heechee) series, and after 1979, all told, he wrote 17 more novels, the last being The Lives He Led, published in 2011, along with several collections, even more collaborations, and some non-fiction as well. At the time of his death at 93 in 2013, he was working on a second memoir, which has to date not been published.

NOTES. Judy Lynn Del Rey was the sf editor at Ballantine Books starting in the early 1970s and soon had her own imprint, Del Rey Books (in collaboration with her husband, writer Lester Del Rey). Judith Merrill was a writer and anthologist, noted for her Year's Best SF Stories collections, which she edited from 1956 to 1968. John Michel was a key member of the Futurians who never fulfilled his promise. John W. Campbell was the editor of Astounding Stories, later Analog, from 1937 into the 1970s, and is credited with discovering such writers as Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein. His influence on science fiction was all-encompassing, even as his politics were, as Isaac Asimov quipped, somewhere to the right of Hitler. Horace Gold was the first editor of Galaxy, before Fred Pohl. It was the magazine that brought literary style into science fiction. Other names mentioned are Anthony Boucher and F. Francis McComas, the first editors of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, F&SF.

[caption id="attachment_353448" align="aligncenter" width="404"] Three Futurians in 1938: Donald Wollheim, later publisher of DAW books, Fred Pohl, and John Michel. Creative Commons photo donated by the Wollheim family.[/caption]

 

Radio Wolinsky podcast. [3]

NOTE ON THIS ARCHIVE: The program that aired on April 1, 2021 was a repeat of the previous week's program, due to a technical error. This particular program has never aired.

 

Announcement Links

Bay Area Book Festival [4]May 1-9: Virtual Festival; Kazuo Ishiguro, Sunday May 2, 2 pm.

Books Inc [5]  Eli Brown and Anne Nesbet, Tuesday March 30, 5 pm; Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall, Tuesday, April 6, 5 pm. 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] Sue Monk Kidd, April 3, 4 pm; Michio Kaku, April 6, 5 pm; Dorothy Wickenden, April 10, 4 pm. Jazmin Darznik, April 17, 4 pm.

The Booksmith  [7]  Natalie Baszile, April 6, 6 pm. C Pam Zhang April 7, 6 pm.

Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. [8] Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, the author of Travesty Generator, Thursday April 15, 7:30 pm.

Kepler’s Books [9] Julie Lythcott-Haims with Adam Smiley Poswolsky, April 6, 6 pm. Imbolo Mbue with Kawai Strong Washburn [10], April 7, 6 pm. Temple Grandin, April 9, 6 pm.

American Conservatory Theatre [11] Act Out Loud, Virtual Play Reading Series: Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress, March 29 - April 4; 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 Friday, 4 pm. Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, adapted for audio, starts on April 9th.

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] See website for upcoming events.

California Shakespeare Theatre [16](Cal Shakes) Truth and Meaning at Play, Finn Lefever, April 2, 5:30 pm.

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]see website for upcoming events.

Curran Theater: [20] Harry Potter and the Cursed Child set to resume May 30, 2021.

Custom Made Theatre [21] Undiscovered Works: The Re-education of Fernando Morales by Justin P. Lopez, April 2, 7 pm.

42nd Street Moon [22]. Jason Graae, Perfect Harmony, 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 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]. (Heiroglyph) by Erika Dickerson-Despenza, directed by Margo Hall, filmed onstage at SF Playhouse. Streaming through April 3, 2021. I Was Right Here by Julia Brothers, streams through April 17, 2021.

SFBATCO [32]Live with Rod and Marce on Twitch TV: Spring Has Sprung, April 1, 6 pm. Hella Theatre, April 8, 6 pm.

Shotgun Players. [33] Feel the Spirit by Noelle Vinas, a Zoom commission, begins April 2, 2021.

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 pm: April 1: Pirates Cove (gay pirates). Pandemic Performances benefit Friday April 2, 7 pm. Free Zoom reading: Falling Skies by Brayden Frascome, April 8, 2021, free.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [37]. Hershey Felder live from Florence: Anna and Sergei (Sergei Rachmaninoff), May 16, 2021. Streaming to follow.

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] Streaming now: 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] Upcoming schedule to be announced.

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-1-2021/#EVENTLINKS

[2] https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Paul-Kantner-copy.jpg

[3] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/from-the-probabilities-archive-frederik-pohl-1918-2013-recorded-october-1978/

[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.keplers.org/upcoming-events-internal/mbue2021

[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]

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

Links to on-line and streaming local theater & book events [1]

 

Bookwaves

Margaret Maron (1938-2021) in conversation with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff on the Probabilities radio program on KPFA, recorded June 6, 1994 while she was on tour for the third Deborah Knott mystery, Shooting at Loons.

Margaret Maron died of a stroke on February 23, 2021 at the age of 82. At the time of her death she’d written twenty Judge Deborah Knott mysteries, nine Sigrid Harald mysteries, two other novels, and two collections of short stories. Along with writing about complex women characters, her books also focused on her native North Carolina, its life and its politics.

Following the interview, her next book was in the Sigrid Harald series, Fugitive Colors, published in 1995. She stayed away from that series until 2017, when she wrote Take Out, which turned out to be her last novel. She won an Edgar Award for Best Novel in 1993 and for Best Short Story in 2002 and was named a Grandmaster by the Mystery Writers of America in 2013.

After Shooting at Loons, she wrote seventeen more Deborah Knott novels. Also, over the course of her career, she became a major spokeswoman and advocate for the organization Sisters in Crime, and served as its first Vice President, and later its President.  Despite the success of her novels, to date none of her books or stories have been adapted for film or television, according to IMDb.

This interview was digitized and re-edited in March, 2021 and represents the first time it has been heard in over a quarter century. Extended 40-minute Radio Wolinsky podcast. [2]

 

 

Bookwaves

Sue Grafton died on December 28, 2017 at the age of seventy-seven. Best known as the author of a series of mysteries featuring the detective Kinsey Millhone, Sue Grafton was at the forefront of the Sisters in Crime movement --- women authors who wrote crime fiction – starting with her first mystery, A is for Alibi in 1982, and continuing the alphabet through Y is for Yesterday. The final book in the series, Z is for Zero, was never written.

On April 17, 1989, on a book tour for F is for Fugitive, and again on April 13, 1992, for I Is for Innocent, Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff  spoke with Sue Grafton about the history of her career and her writing process. This program is taken from those two interviews.

Complete 1989 interview [3]

Complete 1992 interview [4]

Radio Wolinsky podcast. [5]

 

Announcement Links

Bay Area Book Festival [6]May 1-9: Virtual Festival; Kazuo Ishiguro, Sunday May 2, 2 pm.

Books Inc [7]  Eli Brown and Anne Nesbet, Tuesday March 30, 5 pm; Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall, Tuesday, April 6, 5 pm.

Book Passage. [8] Lisa Scottoline and Lisa See, March 27, 6 pm. Sharon Stone, March 30, 7 pm. Sue Monk Kidd, April 3, 4 pm; Michio Kaku, April 6, 5 pm; Jazmin Darznik, April 17, 4 pm.

The Booksmith  [9]  Ji Hyang Padma, March 30, 5:30 pm;

Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. [10] Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, the author of Travesty Generator, Thursday April 15, 7:30 pm.

Kepler’s Books [11] Julie Lythcott-Haims with Adam Smiley Poswolsky, April 6, 6 pm.

American Conservatory Theatre [12] Act Out Loud, Virtual Play Reading Series: Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress, March 29 - April 4; Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw, April 12-16, The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder, April 26 - May 2.

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 Friday, 4 pm. Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, adapted for audio, starts on April 9th.

Berkeley Rep [14] 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. June, 2021: Swept Away, a new musical.

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

California Shakespeare Theatre [17](Cal Shakes) Truth and Meaning at Play, Finn Lefever, April 2, 5:30 pm.

Central Works [18] Audio plays: Bystanders by Patricia Milton, streaming now. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, streaming now.  .

Cinnabar Theatre. [19] Mac Beth, an update of Shakespeare's play, adapted by Erica Schmidt, starts April 16.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre [20]see website for upcoming events.

Curran Theater: [21] Harry Potter and the Cursed Child set to resume May 30, 2021.

Custom Made Theatre [22] Undiscovered Works: The Re-education of Fernando Morales by Justin P. Lopez, April 2, 7 pm.

42nd Street Moon [23]. You Can't Stop the Beat, virtual gala, rebroadcast streaming. 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] Upcoming schedule 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] Interlude by Harrison David Rivers streams March 1 - April 14, pay as you wish.

Pear Theater. [29]Under Milkwood by Dylan Thomas, streams March 12-April 11.

Ray of Light: [30] See website for listings.

Remote Theater. [31] The Art of Sacrifice by Anthony Clarvoe. With Lauren English & Susi Damilano. Music by Paul Dresher. Streaming March 18-25.

San Francisco Playhouse [32]. (Heiroglyph) by Erika Dickerson-Despenza, directed by Margo Hall, filmed onstage at SF Playhouse. Streaming through April 3, 2021. I Was Right Here by Julia Brothers, streams March 27-April 17, 2021.

SFBATCO [33]Live with Rod and Marce on Twitch TV, every Thursday at 6 pm. Playday Informal Reading Series, March 18, 6 pm. Hella Theatre, April 8, 6 pm.

Shotgun Players. [34] Every Time I Feel the Spirit by Noelle Vinas, a Zoom commission, begins April 2, 2021.

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 pm: March 25: CATS!!. Pandemic Performances benefit Friday April 2, 7 pm. Free Zoom reading: Falling Skies by Brayden Frascome, April 8, 2021, free.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [38]. Hershey Felder live from Florence: Anna and Sergei (Sergei Rachmaninoff), May 16, 2021.

National, Misc:

Chamber Music San Francisco: [39] Five Concerts: February 13, March 6, March 20, April 10, April 24, all 7 pm. April 10: Quauor Arod from Paris.

Dance Mission Theatre. [40] See website for listings

Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [41] Streaming now: 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 listings.

Irish Repertory Theatre. [43] Home Winter Festival, See website for date and times (shows stream on different days and specific times). Free, with reservations: Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel; Yes, Reflections on Molly Bloom based on Ulysses by James Joyce; The Weir by Conor McPherson; Love, Noel; Belfast Blues by Geraldine Hughes; Give Me Your Hand: A Stroll Through England's National Gallery; A Touch of the Poet by Eugene O'Neill; On Beckett with Bill Irwin; Meet Me in St. Louis. Through March 7 (check website for extensions).

Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: [44] 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: [45] Upcoming plays from around the country.

If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected] [46]

[1] https://kpfa.org/episode/bookwaves-artwaves-march-25-2021/#EVENTLINKS

[2] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/margaret-maron-1938-2021-1994/

[3] http://bookwaves.homestead.com/Soundfiles/Grafton_1989_edited.mp3

[4] http://bookwaves.homestead.com/Soundfiles/Grafton_1992_edited.mp3

[5] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/sue-grafton-1940-2017/

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

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

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

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

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

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

[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://remote.theater/

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

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

[34] https://shotgunplayers.org/

[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/show/irish-rep-online/theatre-home-winter-festival/?fbclid=IwAR3i6WjBewgD0-yuxX7bl-C5NOa7pLSiCzMKKWsLbY7hg9nLihSg86ghsFA

[44] https://playbill.com/

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

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

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

Links to on-line and streaming local theater & book events [1]

Artwaves

Lauren Gunderson, whose play The Catastrophist is currently being streamed on the Marin Theatre Company [2] website through July 24, 2021, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. Recorded March 10, 2021.

Lauren Gunderson is the most produced living American playwright, and currently several of her works can be streamed on-line.

The Flats, which was co-written with Cleavon Smith and Jonathan Spector, can be streamed at the Aurora Theatre [3] website.

Her one person play, Natural Shocks, can also be streamed through the Marin Theatre website or directly through Soundcloud. [4]

You can listen to Audible Theater’s production of The Half Life of Marie Curie starring Kate Mulgrew on audible.com [5] at this address. [6] A filmed version of Marie Curie was available at Theatre squared [7], and may have extended past March 14, 2021. Check the website for details.

Lauren Gunderson is also the co-author of Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, which is fast becoming a holiday classic, along with its sequel, The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley, both taking place shortly after the conclusion of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Living in San Francisco, she is playwright-in-residence at Marin Theatre Company and teaches playwrighting.

While her focus is very broad, several of her plays concern women in history, and the role of women through history. Her work also has an activist element, which threads its way through such plays as The Taming and Natural Shocks. Photos by Bryan Derballa.

Extended 42-minute podcast. [8]

 

Bookwaves

Katya Cengel, whose latest book is a memoir, "From Chernobyl with Love: Reporting from the Ruins of the Soviet Union," is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky.

"From Chernobyl with Love" tells the story of Katya Cengel's years, around the turn of this century, as a reporter in Latvia and Ukraine -- what life was like for a young American journalist dealing with countries on the brink of ruin, halfway between what they were as republics inside the Soviet Union, and halfway toward what they will become as independent countries. It also includes stories about her health issues while in the Ukraine, bribery, visits to other countries including Moldova, and about her reportage on Chernobyl, years after the meltdown.

Radio Wolinsky podcast. [9]

 

Announcement Links

Bay Area Book Festival [10]May 1-9: Virtual Festival; Kazuo Ishiguro, Sunday May 2, 2 pm.

Books Inc [11]  Jenny Offill, Thursday March 18, 6 pm; Jack Kornfeld & Larry Brilliant, Tuesday March 23, 5 pm.

Book Passage. [12] Orville Schell, March 20, 4 pm. Jacqueline Winspear, March 23, 6 pm. Lisa Scottoline and Lisa See, March 27, 6 pm. Sharon Stone, March 30, 7 pm.

The Booksmith  [13]  Iain S. Thomas, March 22, 7 pm. Nicola DeRobertis-Theye with Hilary Leichter / The Vietri Project , March 23, 6:30 pm.

Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. [14] Laila Lalami, March 18, 7 pm.

Kepler’s Books [15] Walter Isaacson with Angie Coiro, March 18, 6 pm.

American Conservatory Theatre [16] Act Out Loud, Virtual Play Reading Series: Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress, March 29 - April 4; Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw, April 12-16, The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder, April 26 - May 2.

Aurora Theatre [17] 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 Friday, 4 pm. Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, adapted for audio, starts on April 9th.

Berkeley Rep [18] 10-episode audio series: Place/Settings: Berkeley, all episodes available now.  What's in a Play, [19] Mondays 6:30 & 8 pm. Zoom, Registration required. June, 2021: Swept Away, a new musical.

Brava Theatre Center: [20] Canta Brava: Celebrating Women in History, performance series, nightly, March 8-19, 7 pm.

California Shakespeare Theatre [21](Cal Shakes) Truth and Meaning at Play, Finn Lefever, April 2, 5:30 pm.

Central Works [22] Audio plays: Bystanders by Patricia Milton, streaming now. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, streaming now.  .

Cinnabar Theatre. [23] Mac Beth, an update of Shakespeare's play, adapted by Erica Schmidt, starts April 16.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre [24]see listings for details.

Curran Theater: [25] Harry Potter and the Cursed Child set to resume May 30, 2021.

Custom Made Theatre [26] Undiscovered Works: The Re-education of Fernando Morales by Justin P. Lopez, April 2, 7 pm.

42nd Street Moon [27]. You Can't Stop the Beat, virtual gala, rebroadcast streaming. 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. [28] Upcoming schedule to be announced.

Marin Theatre Company [29] The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, streaming through July 24, 2021. Natural Shocks by Lauren Gunderson, streaming through Soundcloud [30].

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [31] Lecture: Alondra Aragon & Xochtil Larios de I Am Why [32], March 18, 6:30 pm; Luna Negra: Las Hermanas Gallagirls, March 19, 6 pm.

New Conservatory Theatre Center [33] Interlude by Harrison David Rivers streams March 1 - April 14, pay as you wish.

Pear Theater. [34]Under Milkwood by Dylan Thomas, streams March 12-April 11.

Ray of Light: [35] See website for listings.

Remote Theater. [36] The Art of Sacrifice by Anthony Clarvoe. With Lauren English & Susi Damilano. Music by Paul Dresher. Streaming March 18-25.

San Francisco Playhouse [37]. (Heiroglyph) by Erika Dickerson-Despenza, directed by Margo Hall, filmed onstage at SF Playhouse. Streaming through April 3, 2021. I Was Right Here by Julia Brothers, streams March 27-April 17, 2021.

SFBATCO [38]Live with Rod and Marce on Twitch TV, every Thursday at 6 pm. Playday Informal Reading Series, March 18, 6 pm. Hella Theatre, April 8, 6 pm.

Shotgun Players. [39] Every Time I Feel the Spirit by Noelle Vinas, a Zoom commission, begins April 2, 2021.

The Breath Project. [40] Complete collection streaming on demand.

The Marsh: [41] See calendar for listings.

Theatre Rhino [42]Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8 pm: March 18: The Farm. Pandemic Performances benefit Friday April 2, 7 pm. Free Zoom reading: Falling Skies by Brayden Frascome, April 8, 2021, free.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [43]. Hershey Felder live from Florence: Puccini, streams through March 21. Anna and Sergei (Sergei Rachmaninoff), May 16, 2021.

National, Misc:

Chamber Music San Francisco: [44] Five Concerts: February 13, March 6, March 20, April 10, April 24, all 7 pm. March 20: Calefax, wind ensemble from Amsterdam.

Dance Mission Theatre. [45] See website for listings

Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [46] Streaming now: Talking Back, a six part web series. On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc.

Atlantic Theatre Company. [47] See website for listings.

Irish Repertory Theatre. [48] Home Winter Festival, See website for date and times (shows stream on different days and specific times). Free, with reservations: Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel; Yes, Reflections on Molly Bloom based on Ulysses by James Joyce; The Weir by Conor McPherson; Love, Noel; Belfast Blues by Geraldine Hughes; Give Me Your Hand: A Stroll Through England's National Gallery; A Touch of the Poet by Eugene O'Neill; On Beckett with Bill Irwin; Meet Me in St. Louis. Through March 7 (check website for extensions).

Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: [49] 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: [50] Upcoming plays from around the country.

If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected] [51]

[1] https://kpfa.org/episode/bookwaves-artwaves-march-18-2021/#EVENTLINKS

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

[3] https://www.auroratheatre.org/the-flats

[4] https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/G9CR7KVLyF7pkdWT9

[5] http://audible.com

[6] https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Half-Life-of-Marie-Curie-Audiobook/B07ZWP5WF6

[7] https://www.theatre2.org/marie-curie

[8] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/playwright-interview-lauren-gunderson-the-catastrophist-2021/

[9] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/katya-cengel-from-chernobyl-with-love/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[17] https://auroratheatre.org/

[18] https://berkeleyrep.org/

[19] https://berkeleyrep.org/whatsinaplay/index.asp

[20] 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

[21] https://calshakes.org/

[22] http://centralworks.org/

[23] https://cinnabartheater.org/

[24] https://ccct.org/

[25] https://sfcurran.com/

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

[27] https://42ndstmoon.org/

[28] http://magictheatre.org/

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

[30] https://soundcloud.com/lauren-gunderson-1/natural-shocks-a-one-woman-play-in-a-tornado-by-lauren-gunderson?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1

[31] https://missionculturalcenter.org/

[32] https://missionculturalcenter.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ee2fa1c30e197730140e1608&id=4e964e1aee&e=aab3b65234

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

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

[35] http://rayoflighttheatre.com/

[36] https://remote.theater/

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

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

[39] https://shotgunplayers.org/

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

[41] https://themarsh.org/

[42] http://therhino.org/

[43] https://theatreworks.org/

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

[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/show/irish-rep-online/theatre-home-winter-festival/?fbclid=IwAR3i6WjBewgD0-yuxX7bl-C5NOa7pLSiCzMKKWsLbY7hg9nLihSg86ghsFA

[49] https://playbill.com/

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

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

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

Links to on-line and streaming local theater & book events [1]

Bookwaves

Jane Smiley, whose latest novel is "Perestroika in Paris," in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky.

The author of sixteen adult fiction novels, two short story collections, five non-fiction works plus several young adult novels, Jane Smiley is the Pulitzer Prize winning author of "A Thousand Acres," and more recently The Last Hundred Years Trilogy. She current teaches creative writing.

"Perestroika in Paris" is a departure from her other works. Clearly an adult novel, it focuses on several animals on the loose in Paris in 2008, including a horse named Perestroika (Paras), based in part on Jane Smiley's own horse of the same name, a dog named Frida (based in part on Jane Smiley's own German short-haired pointer) and an array of other creatures, all of whom communicate with one another, and create a bond with a young orphan named Etienne, who lives with his elderly grandmother near the Eiffel Tower.

As Jane points out in the interview, in an era when we are overwhelmed with angst in politics and during the pandemic, a book that takes us far away can often seem like a necessary relief.

Extended 39-minute Radio Wolinsky podcast. [2]

 

Bookwaves

Jeanette Winterson discusses her latest novel, "Frankissstein: A Love Story" which concerns Mary Shelley, modern A.I., Alcor life extension and gender issues. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

Jeanette Winterson is the author of several novels, including Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, and the memoir, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? This interview was recorded in December, 2019.

Radio Wolinsky podcast. [3]

 

Announcement Links

Bay Area Book Festival [4]Following the Joy with LaRayia Gaston, Tuesday March 16, 7 pm; May 1-9: Virtual Festival; Kazuo Ishiguro, Sunday May 2, 2 pm.

Books Inc [5] Kazuo Ishiguro, Sunday March 14, 1 pm; Sara Desai, Tuesday March 16,  5 pm; Jenny Offill, Thursday March 18, 6 pm.

Book Passage. [6] Kazuo Ishiguro with Pico Iyer, March 14, 1 pm. Julia Turshen, March 14, 4 pm. Orville Schell, March 20, 4 pm. Jacqueline Winspear, March 23, 6 pm.

The Booksmith  [7]  Arisa White, March 11, 6 pm; Babylon Salon, March 13, 5 pm. Naima Costa with Carolina de Robertis,  March 16, 6 pm.

Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. [8] Book Club, March 14, zoom 4 pm; Laila Lalami, March 18, 7 pm.

Kepler’s Book [9]s Donna Leon, March 16, 6 pm; Walter Isaacson, March 18, 6 pm.

American Conservatory Theatre [10] Act Out Loud, Virtual Play Reading Series: Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress, March 29 - April 4; Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw, April 12-16, The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder, April 26 - May 2.

Aurora Theatre [11] 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 Friday, 4 pm. Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, adapted for audio, starts on April 9th.

Berkeley Rep [12] 10-episode audio series: Place/Settings: Berkeley, all episodes available now.  What's in a Play, [13] Mondays 6:30 & 8 pm. Zoom, Registration required. June, 2021: Swept Away, a new musical.

Brava Theatre Center: [14] Canta Brava: Celebrating Women in History, performance series, nightly, March 8-19, 7 pm.

California Shakespeare Theatre [15](Cal Shakes) Lights Up Fundraiser, March March 26, 5:30 pm. Truth and Meaning at Play, Finn Lefever, April 2, 5:30 pm.

Central Works [16] Audio plays: Bystanders by Patricia Milton, streaming now. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, streaming now.  .

Cinnabar Theatre. [17] Broadway Bash annual fund-raiser, March 13, 7 pm. Mac Beth, an update of Shakespeare's play, adapted by Erica Schmidt, starts April 16.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre [18]American Hero by Bess Wahl, March 15, 7 pm, zoom. Kitchen Table ConversationsL Director Alex Perez, March 16, 7 pm.

Curran Theater: [19] Harry Potter and the Cursed Child set to resume May 30, 2021.

Custom Made Theatre [20] Undiscovered Works: The Re-education of Fernando Morales by Justin P. Lopez, April 2, 7 pm.

42nd Street Moon [21]. You Can't Stop the Beat, virtual gala, rebroadcast streaming. 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. [22] Upcoming schedule to be announced.

Marin Theatre Company [23] The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, streaming through July 24, 2021.

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [24] Afro-Latino Drumming for kids, Mondays 4:30 pm; Youth Theatre Workshop, Thursdays, 4 pm.

New Conservatory Theatre Center [25] Interlude by Harrison David Rivers streams March 1 - 24.

Pear Theater. [26]Under Milkwood by Dylan Thomas, streams March 12-April 11.

Ray of Light: [27] See website for listings.

Remote Theater. [28] The Art of Sacrifice by Anthony Clarvoe. With Lauren English & Susi Damilano. Music by Paul Dresher. Streaming March 18-25.

San Francisco Playhouse [29]. (Heiroglyph) by Erika Dickerson-Despenza, directed by Margo Hall, filmed onstage at SF Playhouse. Starts streaming March 13.

SFBATCO [30]Live with Rod and Marce on Twitch TV, every Thursday at 6 pm. Hella Theatre March 11, 6 pm: Asian Representation in American Theatre.

Shotgun Players. [31] Every Time I Feel the Spirit by Noelle Vinas, a Zoom commission, begins April 2, 2021.

The Breath Project. [32] Complete collection streaming on demand.

The Marsh: [33] See calendar for listings.

Theatre Rhino [34]Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8 pm Thursdays: March 11: Jenny.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [35]. Hershey Felder live from Florence: Puccini, March 14, 5 pm; Anna and Sergei (Sergei Rachmaninoff), May 16, 2021.

National, Misc:

Chamber Music San Francisco: [36] Five Concerts: February 13, March 6, March 20, April 10, April 24, all 7 pm.

Dance Mission Theatre. [37] Harriet's Gun: Shapeshifting Toward a Radically Imagined Black Future. Program A: March 5. 5 pm; Program B: March 13, 5 pm.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [38] Streaming now: Talking Back, a six part web series. On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc.

Atlantic Theatre Company. [39] See website for listings.

Irish Repertory Theatre. [40] Home Winter Festival, See website for date and times (shows stream on different days and specific times). Free, with reservations: Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel; Yes, Reflections on Molly Bloom based on Ulysses by James Joyce; The Weir by Conor McPherson; Love, Noel; Belfast Blues by Geraldine Hughes; Give Me Your Hand: A Stroll Through England's National Gallery; A Touch of the Poet by Eugene O'Neill; On Beckett with Bill Irwin; Meet Me in St. Louis. Through March 7 (check website for extensions).

Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: [41] 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.

If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected] [42]

[1] https://kpfa.org/episode/bookwaves-artwaves-march-11-2021/#EVENTLINKS

[2] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/jane-smiley-2021-perestroika-in-paris/

[3] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/jeanette-winterson-frankissstein/

[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.act-sf.org/

[11] https://auroratheatre.org/

[12] https://berkeleyrep.org/

[13] https://berkeleyrep.org/whatsinaplay/index.asp

[14] 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

[15] https://calshakes.org/

[16] http://centralworks.org/

[17] https://cinnabartheater.org/

[18] https://ccct.org/

[19] https://sfcurran.com/

[20] https://www.custommade.org/

[21] https://42ndstmoon.org/

[22] http://magictheatre.org/

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

[24] https://missionculturalcenter.org/

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

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

[27] http://rayoflighttheatre.com/

[28] https://remote.theater/

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

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

[31] https://shotgunplayers.org/

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

[33] https://themarsh.org/

[34] http://therhino.org/

[35] https://theatreworks.org/

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

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

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

[39] https://atlantictheater.org/

[40] https://irishrep.org/show/irish-rep-online/theatre-home-winter-festival/?fbclid=IwAR3i6WjBewgD0-yuxX7bl-C5NOa7pLSiCzMKKWsLbY7hg9nLihSg86ghsFA

[41] https://playbill.com/

[42] 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.