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

 

Bookwaves

Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket), in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky.

Daniel Handler discusses his latest novel, "Bottle Grove," set in San Francisco, along with his earlier novel, "All The Dirty Parts." He also talks in depth about the Netflix three-season series of Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events," as well as his work in theatre and how his life has changed with success.

"Bottle Grove" deals with the intricacies of marriage, along with how San Francisco has changed in recent years due to the influx of the tech world. "All The Dirty Parts" dissects what life is like for a horny teen-aged boy in a way that few books have attempted. "A Series of Unfortunate Events" is about the terrible things that befall the poor Baudelaire orphans, mostly due to the nefarious schemes of Count Olaf (Neil Patrick Harris).

An extended 47-minute version of this interview can be found as a Radio Wolinsky podcast. [2]

 

Artwaves

Third in a series of interviews about how theatre companies are coping with the Corona Virus shutdown.

Evren Odcikin, the Associate Artistic Director of Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon discusses how OSF dealt with the shutdown due to Covid-19, followed by the Black Lives Matter movement engendered by the murder of George Floyd, and then the September fires which burned parts of Ashland, as well as the nearby towns of Phoenix and Talent. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

Evren’s latest directorial effort is This Is Who I Am by Amir Nizar Zuabi, a co-production of PlayCo and Woolly Mammoth, in association with OSF and other theatre companies, which is performed and broadcast live [3] from December 5, 2020 through January 3, 2021.

Evren Odcikin, [4] prior to joining OSF in 2019, was part of the creative team of Golden Thread Productions in San Francisco, and has directed several plays around the San Francisco Bay Area.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival [5] is a theatre company founded in 1935, which presents five plays, in repertory at the same time, from February through October each year. The company is located in Ashland, Oregon, just off Route 5 north of the California border.

Bay Area Theater [6] podcast.

 

Announcement Links

Book Passage. [7] Conversations with authors, all at 4 pm Pacific:  Chris Rainer with Phil Cousinou, Satuday December 5. Zyen Joukhader, Sunday December 6. Jane Smiley, "Perestroika in Paris," Saturday December 12.

The Booksmith  [8] Maria Dahvana Headley & Annalee Newitz, December 3, 6 pm, Claire Marie Stancek & Dan Beachy, December 13, 2 pm

Books Inc [9] Graphixcon, Saturday December 5, 2 pm.

Bay Area Book Festival [10]Unbound events continue. Podcasts of October 3-4 Unbound: All 22 interviews and discussions are now available on demand. George Saunders & Tobias Wolff, Sat. January 15, 7 pm.

Kepler’s Book [11]s presents Refresh the Page, Several Afternoon Literary seminars on demand; upcoming interviews and talks TBA.

Curran Theatre: [12] Taylor Mac's Holiday Sauce: Pandemic, Live, Saturday December 12, 7 pm Livestream. Streams through January 2, 2021.

San Francisco Playhouse [13]. 2020-21 Virtual Season: The Jewelry Box, written and performed by Brian Copeland, streaming through December 25, 2020; Songs for a New World, streaming through December  31, 2020.

Custom Made Theatre [14] Upcoming events TBA.

Theatre Rhino [15]Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8 pm 25, Thursday, December 3: How I Murdered My Best Friend. All earlier John Fisher performances available on demand. Alligator Mouth/ Tadpole Ass streams December 11-20.

American Conservatory Theatre [16] (ACT) A Christmas Carol, radio adaptation of Carey Perloff’s adaptation, streams Dec. 5-31, 2020.

42nd Street Moon [17]. Moonbeams Streaming Series: Home (literally) for the Holidays, streams through- Dec. 6. 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. [18] Upcoming season dates to be announced.

Shotgun Players. [19] Josh Kornbluth's Citizen Brain streams via Vimeo through November 29th. The Light by Loy A. Webb, directed by Nailah Harper-Malveaux, Dec 4-12, 7 pm. Preview Dec 4, 7 pm. Opening Night: Dec 5, 5 pm.

Berkeley Rep [20] Looking Glass Theatre Company's production of The Steadfast Tin Soldier, written and directed by Mary Zimmerman, streams December 1-27, 2020. What's in a Play? Conversations about theatre: Dec. 5-8, A Bright Room Called Day by Tony Kushner, free, registration required. June, 2021: Swept Away, a new musical.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [21]. Hershey Felder, live from Florence, Tchaikovsky, December 20, at 5 pm Pacific. Simple Gifts, conceived crafted and directed by Tim Bond, world premiere, Dec 10-27, 2020.

California Shakespeare Theatre [22](Cal Shakes) The Direct Address series continues with Resisting Shakespeare: Or, How to Fall In and Out and In and Out of Love. Shakespeare in Depth, class with Philippa Kelly, registration required.

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [23] new on-line programming series featuring classes, concerts, poetry sessions and more.

SFBATCO [24]Live with Rod and Marce on Twitch TV, every Thursday at 6 pm.

Aurora Theatre [25]’s A new ticketed audio drama, The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, streaming now. Aurora Connects conversations every Friday, 4 pm.

Marin Theatre Company [26] The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, Jan - Feb, 2021.  Lauren Gunderson’s play Natural Shocks streams through Soundcloud on the Marin Theatre website.

Central Works [27] Bystanders by Patricia Milton, an audio play, currently streaming.

New Conservatory Theatre Center [28] A Mighty Queer Virtual Variety Show streams December 13 through January 3, 2021. In Good Company, episodic series podcast streams on the website.

The Marsh: [29] International Solo Fest, archived streaming. Josh Kornbluth hosts bingo every Friday at 7:30 pm

Brava Theatre Center: [30] Adios, Robinson by Julio Cortazar radio play, streams through December 5. Who's Your Mami comedy, December 17.

Pear Theater. [31]The Path Back to Me, two one-woman shows, Full Fathom Five by Annamarie MacLeod and Becoming Othello by by Debra Ann Byrd, starts streaming December 4, 2020.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre [32]It’s a Wonderful Life, a radio play by Joe Landry, streams Nov. 27-Dec. 20. Performances are live at scheduled times and days. Link to buy tickets. [33]

Remote Theater. [34] The Art of Sacrifice by Anthony Clarvoe, with Lauren English and Susi Damilano, original music by Paul Dresher. Saturday Dec. 12, noon Pacific.

The Breath Project. [35] Complete collection streaming on demand.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [36] On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc. This Is Who I Am by Amir Nizar Zuabi, directed by Evren Odcikin, a co-production with Woolly Mammoth, Nov. 29 - Dec. 27.

Cinnebar Theater. [37] Young Repertory Musical Performance opens December 4. Streaming of the filmed Geffen Theatre production of "A Christmas Carol" to benefit Cinnebar and other companies, Nov. 28-Jan.3. Tickets. [38]

Atlantic Theatre Company. [39] She Persisted, the musical, streaming through Jan. 20, 2021,

Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: [40] 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] [41]

[1] https://kpfa.org/episode/bookwaves-artwaves-december-3-2020/#EVENTLINKS

[2] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/daniel-handler-lemony-snicket-bottle-grove-and-netflix/

[3] https://www.osfashland.org/productions/2020-digital-plays/this-is-who-i-am.aspx

[4] https://www.odcikin.com/

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

[6] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/theatre-during-covid-evren-odcikin-oregon-shakespeare-festival/

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

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

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

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

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

[12] https://sfcurran.com/shows/taylor-mac-holiday-sauce-pandemic/

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

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

[15] http://therhino.org/

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

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

[18] http://magictheatre.org/

[19] https://shotgunplayers.org/

[20] https://berkeleyrep.org/

[21] https://theatreworks.org/

[22] https://calshakes.org/

[23] https://missionculturalcenter.org/

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

[25] https://auroratheatre.org/

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

[27] http://centralworks.org/

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

[29] https://themarsh.org/

[30] 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

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

[32] https://ccct.org/

[33] https://www.broadwayondemand.com/channels/details/its-a-wonderful-life-a-live-radio-play--contra-costa-civic-theatre_1

[34] https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zFd6kizJQXCTAI066DvoTw

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

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

[37] https://cinnabartheater.org/

[38] https://www.onthestage.com/show/cinnabar-theatre/a-christmas-carol-43352/tickets/5fb6a1c6e79eee0003f61f0a

[39] https://atlantictheater.org/

[40] https://playbill.com/

[41] 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

Tommy Orange, author of the novel "There There," in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.

Winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award, the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize, and the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. "There There" is set in and around Fruitvale and the Coliseum areas in Oakland, and looks at the lives of several Native Americans, young and old, as they converge for a giant pow-wow. The novel stretches back in time to the takeover of Alcatraz and forward to the present day, shattering stereotypes and delving into the real lives of the urban Native American.

Tommy Orange was born and raised in Oakland, and is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes of Oklahoma.

An extended 33 minute version of this interview can be found as a Radio Wolinsky [2] podcast.

 

Artwaves

Second in a series of interviews about how Bay Area theatre companies are coping with the Corona Virus shutdown.

John Fisher, Executive/Artistic Director of Theatre Rhinoceros, based in San Francisco, "The Longest Running Queer Theatre in the World," since 2003, discusses how his company has managed to survive and move into the digital realm as live theatre, on stage with an audience, vanishes from the American scene.

While the subscriber base keeps the company alive, Theatre Rhino [3] now boasts a weekly one-man show from John Fisher, created in his home and sometimes on his bike, on Zoom and Facebook Live, and has begun a digital season that is intended, whenever it happens, to return to the stage.

Included in this interview is a five-minute piece focused on the Thanksgiving Battle of Saratoga, written and performed for this podcast and radio show by John Fisher.

Bay Area Theater [4] podcast.

 

Announcement Links

Book Passage. [5] Conversations with authors, all at 4 pm Pacific:  Chris Rainer with Phil Cousinou, Satuday December 5. Zyen Joukhader, Sunday December 6. Jane Smiley, "Perestroika in Paris," Saturday December 12.

The Booksmith [6]Headlands Center for the Arts, December 1, 6 pm; Maria Dahvana Headley & Annalee Newitz, December 3, 6 pm, Claire Marie Stancek & Dan Beachy, December 13, 2 pm

Books Inc [7] ; Reyna Grande, Thursday November 19, 5 pm; Storytime with Michael Slack, Monday November 23, 11 am.

Bay Area Book Festival [8]Unbound events continue. Podcasts of October 3-4 Unbound: All 22 interviews and discussions are now available on demand. George Saunders & Tobias Wolff, Sat. January 15, 7 pm.

Kepler’s Book [9]s presents Refresh the Page, on line interviews and talks. Registration required. Sabaa Tahir with J. Elle, Tuesday December 1, 6 pm.

Curran Theatre: [10] Taylor Mac's Holiday Sauce: Pandemic, Live, Saturday December 12, 7 pm Livestream. Streams through January 2, 2021.

San Francisco Playhouse [11]. 2020-21 Virtual Season: The Jewelry Box, written and performed by Brian Copeland, streaming November 28 - December 25, 2020; From Blues to Broadway Revue, streaming December 12 – 31, 2020.

Custom Made Theatre [12] Upcoming events TBA.

Theatre Rhino [13]Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8 pm aired Wednesday, Nov. 25, Gay Pilgrim. Thursday, December 3: How I Murdered My Best Friend. Alligator Mouth/ Tadpole Ass streams December 11-20.

American Conservatory Theatre [14] (ACT) A Christmas Carol, radio adaptation of Carey Perloff’s adaptation, streams Dec. 5-31, 2020.

42nd Street Moon [15]. Moonbeams Streaming Series: Home (literally) for the Holidays, Nov. 26- Dec. 6. Tuesdays: Tuesday Talks Over the Moon, 8 pm: Nov. 17: An Inside Look into playwright Terrence McNally. Every other Friday at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia.

Magic Theatre. [16] Upcoming season dates to be announced.

Shotgun Players. [17] Josh Kornbluth's Citizen Brain streams via Vimeo through November 29th. The Light by Loy A. Webb, directed by Nailah Harper-Malveaux, Dec 4-12, 7 pm. Preview Dec 4, 7 pm. Opening Night: Dec 5, 5 pm.

Berkeley Rep [18] Hershey Felder as Debussy, A Paris Love Story, streams through November 29. Looking Glass Theatre Company's production of The Steadfast Tin Soldier, written and directed by Mary Zimmerman, streams December 1-27, 2020.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [19]. Two live shows with Hershey Felder from Florence for the Holidays: Claude Debussy streams through November 29; Tchaikovsky, December 20, both at 5 pm Pacific. Simple Gifts, conceived crafted and directed by Tim Bond, world premiere, Dec 10-27, 2020.

California Shakespeare Theatre [20](Cal Shakes) The Direct Address series continues with Resisting Shakespeare: Or, How to Fall In and Out and In and Out of Love. Shakespeare in Depth, class with Philippa Kelly, registration required.

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [21] new on-line programming series featuring classes, concerts, poetry sessions and more.

SFBATCO [22]Live with Rod and Marce on Twitch TV, every Thursday at 6 pm.

Aurora Theatre [23]’s A new ticketed audio drama, The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, streaming now. Aurora Connects conversations every Friday, 4 pm. Tell Tale Hearts: An Evening of Hip Hop Theatre featuring Carlos Aguirre and the Bay Area Theatre Cypher, November 28, livestream, 7 pm Pacific.

Marin Theatre Company [24] The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, Jan - Feb, 2021.  Lauren Gunderson’s play Natural Shocks streams through Soundcloud on the Marin Theatre website.

Central Works [25] Bystanders by Patricia Milton, an audio play, currently streaming. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, audio play, posts Thanksgiving weekend. November script club offering: Recipe by Michael Gene Sullivan.

New Conservatory Theatre Center [26] A Mighty Queer Virtual Variety Show streams December 13 through January 3, 2021. In Good Company, episodic series podcast streams on the website.

The Marsh: [27] International Solo Fest, archived streaming. Josh Kornbluth hosts bingo every Friday at 7:30 pm

Brava Theatre Center: [28] Adios, Robinson by Julio Cortazar radio play, streams through December 5. Who's Your Mami comedy, December 17.

Pear Theater. [29]The Path Back to Me, two one-woman shows, Full Fathom Five by Annamarie MacLeod and Becoming Othello by by Debra Ann Byrd, starts streaming December 4, 2020.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre [30]It’s a Wonderful Life, a radio play by Joe Landry, streams Nov. 27-Dec. 20. Performances are live at scheduled times and days. Link to buy tickets. [31]

Remote Theater. [32] The Art of Sacrifice by Anthony Clarvoe, with Lauren English and Susi Damilano, original music by Paul Dresher. Saturday Dec. 12, noon Pacific.

The Breath Project. [33] Complete collection streaming on demand.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [34] On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc. This Is Who I Am by Amir Nizar Zuabi, directed by Evren Odcikin, a co-production with Woolly Mammoth, Nov. 29 - Dec. 27.

Cinnebar Theater. [35] Young Repertory Musical Performance opens December 4. Streaming of the filmed Geffen Theatre production of "A Christmas Carol" to benefit Cinnebar and other companies, Nov. 28-Jan.3. Tickets. [36]

Atlantic Theatre Company. [37] Reading series TBA.

Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: [38] 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] [39]

[1] https://kpfa.org/episode/bookwaves-artwaves-november-26-2020/#EVENTLINKS

[2] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/tommy-orange-there-there-2/

[3] http://therhino.org/

[4] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/theatre-during-covid-john-fisher-theatre-rhinoceros/

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

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

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

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

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

[10] https://sfcurran.com/shows/taylor-mac-holiday-sauce-pandemic/

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

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

[13] http://therhino.org/

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

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

[16] http://magictheatre.org/

[17] https://shotgunplayers.org/

[18] https://berkeleyrep.org/

[19] https://theatreworks.org/

[20] https://calshakes.org/

[21] https://missionculturalcenter.org/

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

[23] https://auroratheatre.org/

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

[25] http://centralworks.org/

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

[27] https://themarsh.org/

[28] 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

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

[30] https://ccct.org/

[31] https://www.broadwayondemand.com/channels/details/its-a-wonderful-life-a-live-radio-play--contra-costa-civic-theatre_1

[32] https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zFd6kizJQXCTAI066DvoTw

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

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

[35] https://cinnabartheater.org/

[36] https://www.onthestage.com/show/cinnabar-theatre/a-christmas-carol-43352/tickets/5fb6a1c6e79eee0003f61f0a

[37] https://atlantictheater.org/

[38] https://playbill.com/

[39] 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

Nicholas Meyer, author of "The Seven Percent Solution," returns to Sherlock Holmes with "The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols," just out in trade paperback this past November 10th. In this interview with host Richard Wolinsky, he also discusses his work in film and television, and specifically his work in the Star Trek universe.

Nicholas Meyer is a screenwriter and director. Among his directorial works are "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country," "Time After Time" and the lauded TV film "The Day After." He's written several screenplays, including "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home," and worked on the first season of "Star Trek: Discovery" and the first season of the Netflix series "The Medicis."

"The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols" takes Sherlock Holmes to Budapest and Odessa as he searches for the forger behind the infamous Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion. This adventure, which takes place in 1905, falls into a period during which  the activities of Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes are unknown.

An extended 45 minute version of this interview can be found as a Radio Wolinsky [2] podcast.

 

Artwaves

Anne McCaffrey, in conversation with Richard A. Lupoff and Richard Wolinsky, from the Probabilities Archive, recorded June 29, 1992. Her most recent novels at the time were The Rowan and Damia.

From Wikipedia [3]:

Anne Inez McCaffrey (1 April 1926 – 21 November 2011) was an American-Irish writer known for the Dragonriders of Pern [4] science fiction series. She was the first woman to win a Hugo Award [5] for fiction (Best Novella, “Weyr Search”, 1968) and the first to win a Nebula Award [6] (Best Novella, “Dragonrider”, 1969). Her 1978 novel The White Dragon [7] became one of the first science-fiction books to appear on the New York Times Best Seller list [8].

In 2005 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America [9] named McCaffrey its 22nd Grand Master [10], an annual award to living writers of fantasy and science fiction. She was inducted by the Science Fiction Hall of Fame [11] on 17 June 2006. She also received the Robert A. Heinlein Award [12] for her work in 2007.

New York Times Obituary [13]

Radio Wolinsky [14] podcast.

 

Announcement Links

Book Passage. [15] Conversations with authors, all at 4 pm Pacific:  Deborah Madison with Jane Hirschfield, Saturday November 21. James Ritchie, Sunday November 22; Zyen Joukhader, Sunday December 6. Jane Smiley, "Perestroika in Paris," Saturday December 12.

The Booksmith  [16]Reza Farazmand, Wednesday November 19, 6 pm.

Books Inc [17] ; Reyna Grande, Thursday November 19, 5 pm; Storytime with Michael Slack, Monday November 23, 11 am.

Bay Area Book Festival [18]Helen McDonald, "Vesper Flights," Tuesday Nov 24, 7 pm. Unbound events continue. Podcasts of October 3-4 Unbound: All 22 interviews and discussions are now available on demand. George Saunders & Tobias Wolff, Sat. January 15, 7 pm.

Kepler’s Book [19]s presents Refresh the Page, on line interviews and talks. Registration required. Sabaa Tahir with J. Elle, Tuesday December 1, 6 pm.

Irish Repertory Theatre [20]: Bill Irwin "On Beckett." Streaming through November 22, 2020. Free. Reserve tickets up to two hours before selected performance.

San Francisco Playhouse [21]. 2020-21 Virtual Season: Art by Yasmina Reza, now streaming, extended through November 21; The Jewelry Box, written and performed by Brian Copeland, streaming November 28 - December 25, 2020; From Blues to Broadway Revue, streaming December 12 – 31, 2020.

Custom Made Theatre [22] Upcoming events TBA.

Theatre Rhino [23]Live Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8 pm tonight, Thursday Nov. 19 is The Battle of Kursk.  Wednesday, Nov. 25, Gay Pilgrim. Overlooked Latinas, written and performed by Tina D’Elia, streaming through November 22, 2020.

American Conservatory Theatre [24] (ACT) Pam McKinnon talks with Annette Bening, Nov. 20 live; Dec. 4 - June 30, on demand. A Christmas Carol, radio adaptation of Carey Perloff’s adaptation, streams Dec. 5-31, 2020.

42nd Street Moon [25]. Moonbeams Streaming Series: A Distant Dinner Party with Jess and Jaron, through November 22 8 pm; Home (literally) for the Holidays, Nov. 26- Dec. 6. Tuesdays: Tuesday Talks Over the Moon, 8 pm: Nov. 17: An Inside Look into playwright Terrence McNally. Every other Friday at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia.

Magic Theatre. [26] Upcoming season dates to be announced.

Shotgun Players. [27] Josh Kornbluth's Citizen Brain streams via Vimeo through November 29th. The Light by Loy A. Webb, directed by Nailah Harper-Malveaux, Dec 4-12, 7 pm. Preview Dec 4, 7 pm. Opening Night: Dec 5, 5 pm.

Berkeley Rep [28] Hershey Felder as Debussy, A Paris Love Story, Nov 22, 5 pm, streams through November 29. Looking Glass Theatre Company's production of The Steadfast Tin Soldier, written and directed by Mary Zimmerman, streams December 1-27, 2020.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [29]. Two live shows with Hershey Felder from Florence for the Holidays: Claude Debussy, Nov. 22, streams through November 29; Tchaikovsky, December 20, both at 5 pm Pacific. Simple Gifts, conceived crafted and directed by Tim Bond, world premiere, Dec 10-27, 2020.

California Shakespeare Theatre [30](Cal Shakes) The Direct Address series continues with Resisting Shakespeare: Or, How to Fall In and Out and In and Out of Love. Shakespeare in Depth, class with Philippa Kelly, registration required.

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [31] new on-line programming series featuring classes, concerts, poetry sessions and more. Day of the Dead virtual ritual, Nov.2, live event.

SFBATCO [32]Live with Rod and Marce on Twitch TV, every Thursday at 6 pm.

Aurora Theatre [33]’s A new ticketed audio drama, The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, streaming now. Aurora Connects conversations every Friday, 4 pm. Tell Tale Hearts: An Evening of Hip Hop Theatre featuring Carlos Aguirre and the Bay Area Theatre Cypher, November 28, livestream, 7 pm Pacific.

Marin Theatre Company [34] The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, Jan - Feb, 2021.  Lauren Gunderson’s play Natural Shocks streams through Soundcloud on the Marin Theatre website.

Central Works [35] Bystanders by Patricia Milton, an audio play, currently streaming. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, audio play, posts Thanksgiving weekend. November script club offering: Recipe by Michael Gene Sullivan.

New Conservatory Theatre Center [36] A Mighty Queer Virtual Variety Show streams December 13 through January 3, 2021. In Good Company, episodic series podcast streams on the website.

The Marsh: [37] International Solo Fest, archived streaming. Josh Kornbluth hosts bingo every Friday at 7:30 pm

Brava Theatre Center: [38] Who's Your Mami Comedy, November 19, 7 pm. So Soul, November 21.

Pear Theater. [39]The Path Back to Me, two one-woman shows, Full Fathom Five by Annamarie MacLeod and Becoming Othello by by Debra Ann Byrd, starts streaming December 4, 2020.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre [40]It’s a Wonderful Life, a radio play by Joe Landry, streams Nov. 27-Dec. 20. Performances are live at scheduled times and days. Link to buy tickets. [41]

Remote Theater. [42] The Art of Sacrifice by Anthony Clarvoe, with Lauren English and Susi Damilano, original music by Paul Dresher. Saturday Dec. 12, noon Pacific.

The Breath Project. [43] Complete collection streaming on demand.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [44] On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc. This Is Who I Am by Amir Nizar Zuabi, directed by Evren Odcikin, a co-production with Woolly Mammoth, Nov. 29 - Dec. 27.

Cinnebar Theater. [45] Young Repertory Musical Performance opens December 4. Streaming of the filmed Geffen Theatre production of "A Christmas Carol" to benefit Cinnebar and other companies, Nov. 28-Jan.3. Tickets. [46]

Atlantic Theatre Company. [47] Reading series TBA.

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.

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-november-19-2020/#EVENTLINKS

[2] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/nicholas-meyer/

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_McCaffrey

[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonriders_of_Pern

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

[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula_Award

[7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Dragon_(novel)

[8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times_Best_Seller_list

[9] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Fiction_and_Fantasy_Writers_of_America

[10] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SFWA_Grand_Master

[11] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMP_Museum#Science_Fiction_and_Fantasy_Hall_of_Fame

[12] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein_Award

[13] https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/24/arts/anne-mccaffrey-dragonriders-author-dies-at-85.html

[14] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/the-probabilities-archive-anne-mccaffrey-1926-2011/

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

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

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

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

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

[20] https://irishrep.org/show/irish-rep-online-2020/on-beckett-in-screen/

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

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

[23] http://therhino.org/

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

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

[26] http://magictheatre.org/

[27] https://shotgunplayers.org/

[28] https://berkeleyrep.org/

[29] https://theatreworks.org/

[30] https://calshakes.org/

[31] https://missionculturalcenter.org/

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

[33] https://auroratheatre.org/

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

[35] http://centralworks.org/

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

[37] https://themarsh.org/

[38] 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

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

[40] https://ccct.org/

[41] https://www.broadwayondemand.com/channels/details/its-a-wonderful-life-a-live-radio-play--contra-costa-civic-theatre_1

[42] https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zFd6kizJQXCTAI066DvoTw

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

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

[45] https://cinnabartheater.org/

[46] https://www.onthestage.com/show/cinnabar-theatre/a-christmas-carol-43352/tickets/5fb6a1c6e79eee0003f61f0a

[47] https://atlantictheater.org/

[48] https://playbill.com/

[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]

 

Artwaves

Theatre In the Time of Covid

Pam MacKinnon, Artistic Director of A.C.T., American Conservatory Theatre, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky.

Now in her third season as Artistic Director, Pam MacKinnon has had to rearrange her life (which was already in flux, still learning about her new home town of San Francisco) and the work of her organization in order to survive the complete shutdown of live theatre in America.

A noted theatre director before joining A.C.T., Pam MacKinnon won an Obie and then was nominated for a Tony on Broadway for Clybourne Park. A leading director of the works of Edward Albee, she won a Tony Award in 2013 for a revival of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. In the Bay Area, most notably, she directed Albee’s Seascape for ACT during the 2018-2019 season, and before that, directed the musical Amelie at Berkeley Rep.

In this interview, she discusses the changes A.C.T. was forced to make to deal with the shutdown, the rise of streaming, working with other companies, and coming up with new ways to survive the pandemic, including a host of streaming options at act-sf.org. [2]

Complete 48-minute interview. [3]

 

Bookwaves

David Grann,  in conversation with Richard Wolinsky about “The Lost City of Z,” recorded in the KPFA studios in 2009.

David Grann has become one of America’s leading writers of non-fiction. Having written pieces for The New Yorker and New Republic as a staff writer, his first book was titled The Lost City of Z, which was adapted into a film in 2017 and now streams on Amazon Prime. Since that time, he has published three books, The Devil and Sherlock Holmes, Flowers of the Killer Moon – which will become a film when shooting starts next year, directed by Martin Scorcese and starring Leonardo di Caprio and Robert DeNiro, and most recently, The White Darkness, about the British explorer Henry Worsley.

Radio Wolinsky podcast. [4]

 

 

Announcement Links

Book Passage. [5] Conversations with authors, all at 4 pm Pacific:  Naomi Wolf, Saturday November 14. Thomas Keller and David Breeden with Ruth Reichl, Monday November 16. Deborah Tannen with Amy Tan, Wednesday November 18. Deborah Madison with Jane Hirschfield, Saturday November 21. James Ritchie, Sunday November 22.

The Booksmith  [6]Ron Nyren, "The Book of Lost Light," with Ann Packer and others, Monday November 16, 5:30 pm. Reza Farazmand, Wednesday November 19, 6 pm.

Books Inc [7] ; AJ Sass, Thursday November 12, 6 pm.

Bay Area Book Festival [8]Power of Protest: Letters from Hong Kong, Sunday November 15,  5 pm. Unbound events continue. Podcasts of October 3-4 Unbound: All 22 interviews and discussions are now available on demand.

Kepler’s Book [9]s presents Refresh the Page, on line interviews and talks. Registration required. This is Now, with Adam Grant and Ben Cohen, Monday Nov. 16, 5 pm. Shannon Messenger with Roshani Chokshi, Tuesday Nov. 17, 6 pm.

Irish Repertory Theatre [10]: Bill Irwin "On Beckett." Streaming November 17-22, 2020. Free. Reserve tickets up to two hours before selected performance.

San Francisco Playhouse [11]. 2020-21 Virtual Season: Art by Yasmina Reza, now streaming, extended through November 21; The Jewelry Box, written and performed by Brian Copeland, streaming November 28 - December 25, 2020; From Blues to Broadway Revue, streaming December 12 – 31, 2020.

Custom Made Theatre [12] Upcoming events TBA.

Theatre Rhino [13]Live Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8 pm Thursdays is Gordon of Khartoum. Blood at the Root by Dominique Morriseau, directed by Darryl V. Jones, streaming through November 15; Overlooked Latinas, written and performed by Tina D’Elia, streaming Nov. 13-22, 2020. At The Wake of a Dead Drag Queen by Terry Guest, November 10, 7 pm free.

American Conservatory Theatre [14] (ACT) Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca, on demand through Nov.13. Pam McKinnon talks with Annette Bening, Nov. 20 live; Dec. 4 - June 30, on demand. A Christmas Carol, radio adaptation of Carey Perloff’s adaptation, streams Dec. 5-31, 2020.

42nd Street Moon [15]. Moonbeams Streaming Series: A Distant Dinner Party with Jess and Jaron, Nov. 12-22 8 pm; Home (literally) for the Holidays, Nov. 26- Dec. 6. Tuesdays: Tuesday Talks Over the Moon, 8 pm: Nov. 17: An Inside Look into playwright Terrence McNally. Every other Friday at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia.

Magic Theatre. [16] Escaped Alone by Caryl Churchill, directed by Loretta Greco. A radio play, through Nov. 15.

Shotgun Players. [17] The Light by Loy A. Webb, directed by Nailah Harper-Malveaux, Dec 4-12, 7 pm. Preview Dec 4, 7 pm. Opening Night: Dec 5, 5 pm.

Berkeley Rep [18] Hershey Felder as Debussy, A Paris Love Story, Nov 22, 5 pm.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [19]. Two live shows with Hershey Felder from Florence for the Holidays: Claude Debussy, Nov. 22; Tchaikovsky, December 20, both at 5 pm Pacific.

California Shakespeare Theatre [20](Cal Shakes) The Direct Address series continues with Resisting Shakespeare: Or, How to Fall In and Out and In and Out of Love. Shakespeare in Depth, class with Philippa Kelly, registration required.

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [21] new on-line programming series featuring classes, concerts, poetry sessions and more. Day of the Dead virtual ritual, Nov.2, live event.

SFBATCO [22]Live with Rod and Marce on Twitch TV, every Thursday at 6 pm.

Aurora Theatre [23]’s A new ticketed audio drama, The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, streaming now. Aurora Connects conversations every Friday, 4 pm. Tell Tale Hearts: An Evening of Hip Hop Theatre featuring Carlos Aguirre and the Bay Area Theatre Cypher, November 28, livestream, 7 pm Pacific.

Marin Theatre Company [24] Lauren Gunderson’s play Natural Shocks streams through Soundcloud on the Marin Theatre website. American Dreams, created and developed by Leila Buck and Tamilla Woodard, streaming through Nov. 15.

Central Works [25] Bystanders by Patricia Milton, an audio play, currently streaming. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, audio play, streams beginning Nov. 26, 2020

New Conservatory Theatre Center [26] The Law of Attraction by Patricia Milton, a world premiere radio play, streams through November 18, 2020.

The Marsh: [27] International Solo Fest, archived streaming. Josh Kornbluth hosts bingo every Friday at 7:30 pm

Brava Theatre Center: [28] Who's Your Mami Comedy, November 19, 7 pm. So Soul, November 21.

Pear Theater. [29]Lysistrata, streamed through November 15, filmed live outdoors.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre [30]It’s a Wonderful Life, a radio play by Joe Landry, streams Nov. 27-Dec. 20.

Remote Theater. [31] The Art of Sacrifice by Anthony Clarvoe, with Lauren English and Susi Damilano, original music by Paul Dresher. Saturday Dec. 12, noon Pacific.

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

Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [33] On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc. This Is Who I Am by Amir Nizar Zuabi, directed by Evren Odcikin, a co-production with Woolly Mammoth, Nov. 29 - Dec. 27.

Atlantic Theatre Company. [34] Reading series TBA.

Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: [35] 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] [36]

[1] https://kpfa.org/episode/bookwaves-artwaves-november-12-2020/#EVENTLINKS

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

[3] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/theatre-during-covid-i-pam-mackinnon-act/

[4] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/david-grann-the-lost-city-of-z-2009/

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

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

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

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

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

[10] https://irishrep.org/show/irish-rep-online-2020/on-beckett-in-screen/

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

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

[13] http://therhino.org/

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

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

[16] http://magictheatre.org/

[17] https://shotgunplayers.org/

[18] https://berkeleyrep.org/

[19] https://theatreworks.org/

[20] https://calshakes.org/

[21] https://missionculturalcenter.org/

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

[23] https://auroratheatre.org/

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

[25] http://centralworks.org/

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

[27] https://themarsh.org/

[28] 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

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

[30] https://ccct.org/

[31] https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zFd6kizJQXCTAI066DvoTw

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

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

[34] https://atlantictheater.org/

[35] https://playbill.com/

[36] 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

Joshua Furst, author of the novel "Revolutionaries," which fictionalizes the story of Abbie Hoffman and his family in the 1960s and 1970s, is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky.

Joshua Furst, in his second novel, focuses on the radicals of the '60s by looking at the life of a prankster activist based on Hoffman, and on the lives of his wife and son, and on the noted folk singer Phil Ochs.  Originally a playwright, Joshua Furst turned to fiction with a collection, "Short People," followed by a novel about the punk scene in the Midwest, "The Sabotage Cafe."

An extended 36-minute version of this interview can be found as a Radio Wolinsky podcast. [2]

 

Artwaves

[caption id="attachment_253192" align="alignleft" width="214"] Richard Wolinsky & Bill Irwin[/caption]

Bill Irwin, creator and performer of "On Beckett," which was performed at A.C.T.'s Strand Theatre through January 22, 2017, is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.

Bill Irwin won the Tony Award for his portrayal of George opposite Kathleen Turner’s Martha in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf." on Broadway. He performed as both Lucky and Vladimir in productions on Broadway of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot," and performed in A.C.T.'s recent production of Beckett's "Endgame." A veteran of several TV shows and films,  currently he appears regularly on the TV show "Law & Order: SVU" and appeared previously on "Sleepy Hollow," and "Legion," and will appear in the upcoming film "Lust Life Love."

A founder of the legendary Pickle Family Circus, he has also appeared in San Francisco and New York in the shows "Fool Moon" and "Old Hats."

Bill Irwin's interest in Nobel laureate Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) goes back to college and his performances of Beckett not only include the mentioned plays but other works as well.

:The interview was recorded January 9, 2017 in a dressing room at the Strand Theatre in San Francisco. Special thanks to Carey Perloff and Kevin Kopjak for making this possible.

 

 

Announcement Links

Book Passage. [3] Conversations with authors, all at 4 pm Pacific: Anthony Lee Head and Peter Coyote, Sat. Nov. 7, Elizabeth Strout Sun. November 8. Andrea Bemis, Wed. November 11. Naomi Wolf, Saturday November 14. Thomas Keller, Monday November 16.

The Booksmith [4]Reza Farazmand, Wednesday November 19 6 pm.

Books Inc [5] J.M. Hirsch, Friday November 6, 6 pm; Beverly Tatum, Tuesday November 10, 6 pm; AJ Sass, Thursday November 12, 6 pm.

Bay Area Book Festival [6]Unbound events continue. Podcasts of October 3-4 Unbound: All 22 interviews and discussions are now available on demand.

Kepler’s Book [7]s presents Refresh the Page, on line interviews and talks. Registration required.

San Francisco Playhouse [8]. 2020-21 Virtual Season: Art by Yasmina Reza, now streaming through November 7; The Jewelry Box, written and performed by Brian Copeland, streaming November 28 - December 25, 2020; From Blues to Broadway Revue, streaming December 12 – 31, 2020.

Custom Made Theatre [9] Upcoming events TBA.

Theatre Rhino [10]Live Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8 pm Thursdays is Insane Director. Blood at the Root by Dominique Morriseau, directed by Darryl V. Jones, live Nov. 6 at 7:30 pm and streaming through November 15; Overlooked Latinas, written and performed by Tina D’Elia, streaming Nov. 13-22, 2020. At The Wake of a Dead Drag Queen by Terry Guest, November 10, 7 pm free.

American Conservatory Theatre [11] (ACT) Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca, on demand Nov. 6 -13. Pam McKinnon talks with Annette Bening, Nov. 20 live; Dec. 4 - June 30, on demand. A Christmas Carol, radio adaptation of Carey Perloff’s adaptation, streams Dec. 5-31, 2020.

42nd Street Moon [12]. Moonbeams Streaming Series: Broadway Flipped, now through  Nov. 8; A Distant Dinner Party with Jess and Jaron, Nov. 12-22 8 pm; Home (literally) for the Holidays, Nov. 26- Dec. 6. Tuesdays: Tuesday Talks Over the Moon. Every other Friday at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia.

Magic Theatre. [13] Escaped Alone by Caryl Churchill, directed by Loretta Greco. A radio play, through Nov. 15.

Shotgun Players. [14]  Josh Kornbluth’s Citizen Brain, live streamed through November 8.

Berkeley Rep [15] It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis, adapted by Tony Taccone, a radio play, On demand through November 8. Free with no registration. Here is the link. [16]

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [17]. Two live shows with Hershey Felder  from Florence for the Holidays: Claude Debussy, Nov. 22; Tchaikovsky, December 20, both at 5 pm Pacific.

California Shakespeare Theatre [18](Cal Shakes) The Direct Address series continues with Resisting Shakespeare: Or, How to Fall In and Out and In and Out of Love. Shakespeare in Depth, class with Philippa Kelly, registration required.

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [19] new on-line programming series featuring classes, concerts, poetry sessions and more. Day of the Dead virtual ritual, Nov.2, live event.

SFBATCO [20]Live with Rod and Marce on Twitch TV, every Thursday at 6 pm.

Aurora Theatre [21]’s A new ticketed audio drama, The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, streaming now. Aurora Connects conversations every Friday, 4 pm. Tell Tale Hearts: An Evening of Hip Hop Theatre featuring Carlos Aguirre and the Bay Area Theatre Cypher, November 28, livestream, 7 pm Pacific.

Marin Theatre Company [22] Lauren Gunderson’s play Natural Shocks streams through Soundcloud on the Marin Theatre website. American Dreams, created and developed by Leila Buck and Tamilla Woodard, streaming Nov. 10-15.

Central Works [23] Bystanders by Patricia Milton, an audio play, currently streaming. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, audio play, streams beginning Nov. 26, 2020

New Conservatory Theatre Center [24] The Law of Attraction by Patricia Milton, a world premiere radio play, streams through November 18, 2020.

The Marsh: [25] International Solo Fest, archived streaming. Josh Kornbluth hosts bingo every Friday at 7:30 pm

Brava Theatre Center: [26] Special Dia de los Muertos events November 1-2.

Pear Theater. [27]Lysistrata, streamed through November 9, filmed live outdoors.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre [28]It’s a Wonderful Life, a radio play by Joe Landry, streams Nov. 27-Dec. 20.

The Breath Project. [29] Complete collection streaming on demand.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [30] On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc. This Is Who I Am by Amir Nizar Zuabi, directed by Evren Odcikin, a co-production with Woolly Mammoth, Nov. 29 - Dec. 27.

Atlantic Theatre Company. [31] Guards at the Taj by Rajiv Josph, live streamed Nov. 5-7, 4 pm, and Nov 7, 11 am. Free with registration.

Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: [32] 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] [33]

[1] https://kpfa.org/episode/bookwaves-artwaves-november-5-2020/#EVENTLINKS

[2] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/joshua-furst-revolutionaries/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[10] http://therhino.org/

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

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

[13] http://magictheatre.org/

[14] https://shotgunplayers.org/

[15] https://berkeleyrep.org/

[16] https://berkeleyrep.org/season/2021/itcanthappenhere.asp#tabbed-nav=seehear

[17] https://theatreworks.org/

[18] https://calshakes.org/

[19] https://missionculturalcenter.org/

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

[21] https://auroratheatre.org/

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

[23] http://centralworks.org/

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

[25] https://themarsh.org/

[26] 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

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

[28] https://ccct.org/

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

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

[31] https://atlantictheater.org/

[32] https://playbill.com/

[33] 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

Richard A. Lupoff, Dick Lupoff, former co-host of "Probabilities" and "Cover to Cover" died on October 22, 2020 at the age of 85. This half-hour is dedicated to his memory and features a live radio program recorded in July, 1992 in which he, Richard Wolinsky and mystery author Shelley Singer review various books they'd read in the previous month.

Richard A. Lupoff began his career as a writer creating a science fiction fanzine, Xero, which won a Hugo Award in 1963. He began his official writing career with a biography of Edgar Rice Burroughs and a first novel, One Million Centuries, in the early 1960s. Over the course of a very long writing career, eventually, over sixty books carried his byline, many of them science fiction novels, short story collections, and mystery novels. He also edited a still unsurpassed history of early comic books, All in Color for a Dime. Other novels include Space War Blues, Into the Aether, Sword of the Demon and The Comic Book Killer. His short story, 12:01, became a Showtime short film and was later expanded into a full-length television movie (and was most likely the inspiration for the classic film, Groundhog Day).

Starting in 1977 on KPFA, he helped create a large body of work that included most of the best-known science fiction and mystery writers of the last quarter of the twentieth century, and his work digging up interviews with old pulp writers and editors remains, to a large extent, the only body of work of its kind.

Probabilities began with a one-off one-hour program called Probabilities Unlimited,  with Lawrence Davidson in the first show hosting Richard Lupoff and Michael Kurland, with Richard Wolinsky at the controls. After several months, and after Richard Wolinsky became co-host, it became a regular weekly, half-hour program called simply Probabilities, which aired until 1995. Richard A. Lupoff joined the show as co-host in 1979.  Lawrence Davidson left in the mid-1980s. In 1995, the show relaunched as part of the Cover to Cover series of strip programs. By that time, it was known informally as the Richard and Richard Show. Richard Lupoff departed in 2001 to focus on his writing career. Among the notable authors interviewed by the two Richards were such luminaries as Ray Bradbury [2], Octavia Butler [3], Gore Vidal, [4] Ursula K. Le Guin [5], and Kurt Vonnegut [6].

 

Artwaves

Walter Tevis, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, Richard A. Lupoff and Lawrence Davidson, recorded for the Probabilities KPFA radio program.

Walter Tevis, who died in 1984 at the age of 56, only wrote six novels. The first was The Hustler, which was adapted into a classic film with Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason. The second, The Man Who Fell to Earth, was adapted into another classic movie starring David Bowie. Later came two science fiction novels, Mockingbird in 1980 and Steps of the Sun in 1983. Also in 1983 was The Queens Gambit, which is now a Netflix miniseries, and his final novel, The Color of Money, a sequel to the Hustler with a different plot than the Scorcese film, came out the year of his death 1984. This interview was recorded in the stairwell of Codys Bookstore in Berkeley in October 1981 on the publication of his only short story collection, Far From Home.

Transcript of this interview [7]. Complete 32 minute podcast. [8]

 

Announcement Links

Book Passage. [9] Conversations with authors, all at 4 pm Pacific: Lee and Andrew Child, with Michael Connolly, Thursday Oct. 29; Matthew McConaughey with Reese Witherspoon, Friday October 30; Anthony Lee Head and Peter Coyote, Sat. Nov. 7, Elizabeth Strout Sun. Oct. 25.

The Booksmith [10]An evening with with Desirée Alvarez, Anthony Cody, Jennifer Hasegawa & Kimberly Reyes Thursday October 29, 2020 - 6:00pm.

Books Inc [11] Halloween Horror Panel, Thursday October 29, 5 pm.

Bay Area Book Festival [12]Unbound events continue. Podcasts of October 3-4 Unbound: All 22 interviews and discussions are now available on demand.

Kepler’s Book [13]s presents Refresh the Page, on line interviews and talks. Registration required.

San Francisco Playhouse [14]. 2020-21 Virtual Season: Art by Yasmina Reza, now streaming through November 7; The Jewelry Box, written and performed by Brian Copeland, streaming November 28 - December 25, 2020; From Blues to Broadway Revue, streaming December 12 – 31, 2020.

Custom Made Theatre [15] Upcoming events TBA.

Theatre Rhino [16]Live Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8 pm Thursdays is The Big Island. Blood at the Root by Dominique Morriseau, directed by Darryl V. Jones, live Nov. 6 at 7:30 pm and streaming through November 15; Overlooked Latinas, written and performed by Tina D’Elia, streaming Nov. 13-22, 2020.

American Conservatory Theatre [17] (ACT) Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca, live Oct 29  - 30, on demand Nov. 6 -13. Pam McKinnon talks with Annette Bening, Nov. 20 live; Dec. 4 - June 30, on demand. A Christmas Carol, radio adaptation of Carey Perloff’s adaptation, streams Dec. 5-31, 2020.

42nd Street Moon [18]. Moonbeams Streaming Series: Broadway Flipped, Oct. 29  - Nov. 8; A Distant Dinner Party with Jess and Jaron, Nov. 12-22 8 pm; Home (literally) for the Holidays, Nov. 26- Dec. 6. Tuesdays: Tuesday Talks Over the Moon. Every other Friday at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia.

Magic Theatre. [19] Escaped Alone by Caryl Churchill, directed by Loretta Greco. A radio play, through Nov. 15.

Shotgun Players. [20]  Josh Kornbluth’s Citizen Brain, live streamed through November 8.

Berkeley Rep [21] It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis, adapted by Tony Taccone, a radio play, On demand through November 8. Free with no registration. Here is the link. [22]

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [23]. Hold These Truths by Jeanne Sakata, video of 2018 TheatreWorks production, streaming through November 3, 2020. Two live shows with Hershey Felder  from Florence for the Holidays: Claude Debussy, Nov. 22; Tchaikovsky, December 20, both at 5 pm Pacific.

California Shakespeare Theatre [24](Cal Shakes) The Direct Address series continues with Resisting Shakespeare: Or, How to Fall In and Out and In and Out of Love. Shakespeare in Depth, class with Philippa Kelly, registration required.

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [25] new on-line programming series featuring classes, concerts, poetry sessions and more. Day of the Dead virtual ritual, Nov.2, live event.

SFBATCO [26]Live with Rod and Marce on Twitch TV, every Thursday at 6 pm.

Aurora Theatre [27]’s A new ticketed audio drama, The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, streaming now. Aurora Connects conversations every Friday, 4 pm.

Marin Theatre Company [28] Lauren Gunderson’s play Natural Shocks streams through Soundcloud on the Marin Theatre website. American Dreams, created and developed by Leila Buck and Tamilla Woodard, streaming Nov. 10-15, tickets go on sale October 27.

Central Works [29] Bystanders by Patricia Milton, an audio play, currently streaming. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, audio play, streams beginning Nov. 26, 2020

New Conservatory Theatre Center [30] The Law of Attraction by Patricia Milton, a world premiere radio play, streams through November 18, 2020.

The Marsh: [31] International Solo Fest, archived streaming. Josh Kornbluth hosts bingo every Friday at 7:30 pm

Brava Theatre Center: [32] Special Dia de los Muertos events November 1-2.

Pear Theater. [33]Lysistrata, streamed through November 9, filmed live outdoors.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre [34]It’s a Wonderful Life, a radio play by Joe Landry, streams Nov. 27-Dec. 20.

The Breath Project. [35] 24 curated works of 8 minutes 46 seconds streams Saturday October 24, 2 pm and 5 pm and Sunday October 25, 5 pm. Complete collection streaming on demand.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [36] On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc. This Is Who I Am by Amir Nizar Zuabi, directed by Evren Odcikin, a co-production with Woolly Mammoth, Nov. 29 - Dec. 27.

Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: [37] 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] [38]

[1] https://kpfa.org/episode/bookwaves-artwaves-october-29-2020/#EVENTLINKS

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

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavia_Butler

[4] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/gore-vidal-2000-golden-age/

[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_K._Le_Guin

[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Vonnegut

[7] https://brickmag.com/an-interview-with-walter-tevis/

[8] https://kpfa.org/?post_type=area941&p=346510

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[16] http://therhino.org/

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

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

[19] http://magictheatre.org/

[20] https://shotgunplayers.org/

[21] https://berkeleyrep.org/

[22] https://berkeleyrep.org/season/2021/itcanthappenhere.asp#tabbed-nav=seehear

[23] https://theatreworks.org/

[24] https://calshakes.org/

[25] https://missionculturalcenter.org/

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

[27] https://auroratheatre.org/

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

[29] http://centralworks.org/

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

[31] https://themarsh.org/

[32] 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

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

[34] https://ccct.org/

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

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

[37] https://playbill.com/

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

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

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

 

Bookwaves

Tea Obreht, author of the magic realist western “Inland,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.

The author of “The Tiger’s Wife” turns her attention to the American west in a tale that encompasses ghosts and camels, and the hardscrabble life of frontier families.

Recorded at Book Passage Bookstore in Corte Madera, California.

Complete 32 minute podcast. [2]

 

Artwaves

Gamal Abdel Chasten, the artistic director of The Breath Project, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Gamal Abdel Chasten is co-founder of the project, along with Marieke Gaboury.

"The Breath Project [3] focuses on several short works of 8 minutes and 46 seconds in length, the time it took George Floyd to die at the hands of the Minneapolis Police, which focus on social issues seen from the perspective of people of color.

Twenty-four of those works can be seen in sequence on Saturday October 24, 2020 at 2 pm and 5 pm Pacific, and Sunday October 25 at 5 pm Pacific and the entire collection of  pieces can all be heard on demand on the website, thebreathproject2020.com. [4]

Gamal Abdel Chasten is an actor, musician, playwright and poet, and co-founder of Universes Theatre ensemble. "The Breath Project" is sponsred by a host of theatre companies, including Marin Theatre Company and Palo Alto Children's Theatre in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Complete 36 minute podcast. [5]

 

Announcement Links

Book Passage. [6] Conversations with authors, all at 4 pm Pacific: Claire Messud, Sat. Oct. 24, Marilyn Chase Sun. Oct. 25.

The Booksmith [7], Michelle Morano on Tuesday, October 27 at 6 pm and Scott James on Wednesday October 28 at 6 pm

Books Inc [8] David Leavitt on Wednesday October 28 at 5 pm and Alice Garza via City Arts & Lectures at 6 pm.

Bay Area Book Festival [9]Unbound events continue. Podcasts of October 3-4 Unbound: All 22 interviews and discussions are now available on demand.

Kepler’s Book [10]s presents Refresh the Page, on line interviews and talks. Registration required.

San Francisco Playhouse [11]. Zoomlet Monday October 26, 7 pm, An American Dream by Dipika Guha. 2020-21 Virtual Season: Art by Yasmina Reza, streaming October 24 – November 7; The Jewelry Box, written and performed by Brian Copeland, streaming November 28 - December 25, 2020; From Blues to Broadway Revue, streaming December 12 – 31, 2020.

Custom Made Theatre [12] One time only, reading of A Bright Room Called Day by Tony Kushner with the cast of the 2012 production, Zoom, registration required, Wednesday October 28, 6:30 pm.

Theatre Rhino [13]Live Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8 pm Thursdays is Marie’s Crisis. Overlooked Latinas, written and performed by Tina D’Elia, streaming Nov. 13-22, 2020.

American Conservatory Theatre [14] (ACT) Moon Man Walk by James Ijames, streaming on demand through October 23; Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca, live Oct 23  - 30, on demand Nov. 6 -13. Pam McKinnon talks with Annette Bening, Nov. 20 live; Dec. 4 - June 30, on demand. A Christmas Carol, radio adaptation of Carey Perloff’s adaptation, streams Dec. 5-31, 2020.

42nd Street Moon [15]. Moonbeams Streaming Series: The Oldest Living Cater Waiter, through October 25; Broadway Flipped, Oct. 29  - Nov. 8; A Distant Dinner Party with Jess and Jaron, Nov. 12-22 8 pm; Home (literally) for the Holidays, Nov. 26- Dec. 6. Tuesdays: Tuesday Talks Over the Moon. Every other Friday at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia.

Magic Theatre. [16] Escaped Alone by Caryl Churchill, directed by Loretta Greco. A radio play, through Nov. 15.

Shotgun Players. [17]  Josh Kornbluth’s Citizen Brain, live streamed through November 8.

Berkeley Rep [18] It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis, adapted by Tony Taccone, a radio play, On demand through November 8. Free with no registration. Here is the link. [19]

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [20]. Hold These Truths by Jeanne Sakata, video of 2018 TheatreWorks production, streaming through November 3, 2020.

California Shakespeare Theatre [21](Cal Shakes) The Direct Address series continues with Resisting Shakespeare: Or, How to Fall In and Out and In and Out of Love. Shakespeare in Depth, class with Philippa Kelly, registration required.

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [22] new on-line programming series featuring classes, concerts, poetry sessions and more. Day of the Dead virtual ritual, Nov.2, live event.

SFBATCO [23]Live with Rod and Marce on Twitch TV, every Thursday at 6 pm.

Aurora Theatre [24]’s A new ticketed audio drama, The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, streaming now. Aurora Connects conversations every Friday, 4 pm.

Marin Theatre Company [25] Lauren Gunderson’s play Natural Shocks streams through Soundcloud on the Marin Theatre website. American Dreams, created and developed by Leila Buck and Tamilla Woodard, streaming Nov. 10-15, tickets go on sale October 27.

Central Works [26] Bystanders by Patricia Milton, an audio play, currently streaming. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, audio play, streams beginning Nov. 26, 2020

New Conservatory Theatre Center [27] The Law of Attraction by Patricia Milton, a world premiere radio play, streams through November 18, 2020.

The Marsh: [28] International Solo Fest, archived streaming. Josh Kornbluth hosts bingo every Friday at 7:30 pm

Pear Theater. [29]Lysistrata, streamed through November 9, filmed live outdoors.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre [30]It’s a Wonderful Life, a radio play by Joe Landry, streams Nov. 27-Dec. 20.

The Breath Project. [31] 24 curated works of 8 minutes 46 seconds streams Saturday October 24, 2 pm and 5 pm and Sunday October 25, 5 pm. Complete collection streaming on demand.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [32] Live from the West Side: Patti LuPone. Saturday October 24, 5 pm Pacific. On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc.

Goodman Theatre [33] (Chicago). Death of a Salesman (2000) with Brian Dennehy,  streaming through October 25, 2020.

If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected] [34]

[1] https://kpfa.org/episode/bookwaves-artwaves-october-22-2020/#EVENTLINKS

[2] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/tea-obreht-inland-2/

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

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

[5] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/gamal-abdel-chasten-the-breath-project/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[13] http://therhino.org/

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

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

[16] http://magictheatre.org/

[17] https://shotgunplayers.org/

[18] https://berkeleyrep.org/

[19] https://berkeleyrep.org/season/2021/itcanthappenhere.asp#tabbed-nav=seehear

[20] https://theatreworks.org/

[21] https://calshakes.org/

[22] https://missionculturalcenter.org/

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

[24] https://auroratheatre.org/

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

[26] http://centralworks.org/

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

[28] https://themarsh.org/

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

[30] https://ccct.org/

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

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

[33] https://www.goodmantheatre.org/Salesman

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

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

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

 

Bookwaves

Terry Tempest Williams, whose latest collection is titled “Erosion: Essays of Undoing”, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.

Terry Tempest Williams is an environmental activist and chronicler of the western landscape. In her several books and essays, she takes us from national parks and monuments to the way our environment affects us, both physically and emotionally.

In this latest collection, she discusses the degradation of our natural resources, an ongoing process that encompasses the past few administrations and rushes headlong in the ongoing one; she talks about her Mormon roots and how they still affect her at the deepest levels, and how her activism led to her removal from her post at the University of Utah, along with the heartbreaking story of her brother’s death from suicide.

In this in-depth interview, she talks specifically about how she and her husband bought oil leases in an attempt to prevent drilling, about the climate crisis, and about how she came to be a writer. Complete 45-minute interview [2].

 

Artwaves

Playwright and actress Jeanne Sakata in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky.

Jeanne Sakata is the author of the play “Hold These Truths” which played at TheatreWorks Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto, July 11 – August 5, 2018, and is now available streaming through November 3, 2020. For more information on how to watch, go to the TheatreWorks [3] website.

Jeanne Sakata is an actress who has appeared on several TV shows and films, and on stage at both ACT and Berkeley Rep.

Hold These Truths is the true true story following Gordon Hirabayashi, a Japanese-American student who fought internment to a relocation camp during World War II. This Northern California premiere celebrates the human spirit as it chronicles Hirabayashi’s journey from college in Seattle all the way to the Supreme Court, and eventually to a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Directed by Lisa Rothe, with Joel de la Fuente starring as Hirabayashi,

Hold These Truths made its world premiere in 2007 at East West Players in Los Angeles. In 2012, the solo play made its Off Broadway premiere at Epic Theatre Company starring Joel de la Fuente, and received a 2013 Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Solo Performance. Since its world premiere, it has gone on to play throughout the nation including theatres in Boston, Honolulu, Washington, D.C., Portland, and many others.

Complete 41 minute podcast. [4]

 

Announcement Links

Book Passage. [5] Conversations with authors, all at 4 pm Pacific: Steph Kent and Logan Smalley Thursday Oct. 15, Pico Iyer, Sat. Oct. 17, Lan Cao and Isabel Allende, Sun. Oct. 18.

The Booksmith [6]Cory Doctorow, Thurs. Oct. 15, 5 pm; Rebecca Roanhorse Mon. Oct. 19, 6 pm; David Livingstone Smith and David P. Barash, On Humanity, Tues. Oct. 20, 6 pm; Poetry, Wed. Oct 21, 6 pm.

Books Inc [7] City Arts & Lectures, Thurs. Oct. 15 and Monday Oct. 19, 6 pm.

Bay Area Book Festival [8]Unbound events continue. Podcasts of October 3-4 Unbound TBA.

Kepler’s Book [9]s presents Refresh the Page, on line interviews and talks. Registration required.

San Francisco Playhouse [10]. 2020-21 Virtual Season: Art by Yasmina Reza, streaming October 24 – November 7; The Jewelry Box, written and performed by Brian Copeland, streaming Nov. 28-Dec. 25, 2020; From Blues to Broadway Revue, streaming Dec. 12 – 31, 2020.

Custom Made Theatre [11] Upcoming virtual productions TBA.

Theatre Rhino [12]Live Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8 pm Thursdays is Randy: The Story of Shilts. Overlooked Latinas, written and performed by Tina D’Elia, streaming Nov. 13-22.

American Conservatory Theatre [13] (ACT) Ironbound by Martyna Majok streams through October 16. In Love and Warcraft by Madhuri Shekar and The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa Fasthorse, both streaming on demand through October 18. Moon Man Walk by James Ijames, streaming on demand Oct 16-23; BloodWedding by Federico Garcia Lorca, live Oct 23-30, on demand Nov. 6-13. Pam McKinnon talks with Annette Bening, Nov. 20 live; Dec. 4-June 30, on demand. A Christmas Carol, radio adaptation of Carey Perloff’s adaptation, streams Dec. 5-31, 2020.

42nd Street Moon [14]. Moonbeams Streaming Series: The Oldest Living Cater Waiter, Oct. 15-25; Broadway Flipped, Oct. 29- Nov. 8; A Distant Dinner Party withJess and Jaron, Nov. 12-22 8 pm; Home (literally)for the Holidays, Nov. 36- Dec. 6. Tuesdays: Tuesday Talks Over the Moon. Every other Friday at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia.

Magic Theatre. [15] Escaped Alone by Caryl Churchill, directed by Loretta Greco. A radio play, Oct . 19- Nov. 15.

Shotgun Players. [16]  Josh Kornbluth’s Citizen Brain, live streamed October 16 to November 8.

Berkeley Rep [17] It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis, adapted by Tony Taccone, a radio play, On demand through November 8. Free with no registration. Here is the link. [18]

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [19]. Hold These Truths by Jeanne Sakata, video of 2018 TheatreWorks production, streaming through November 3, 2020. From TheatreWorks with Love, party to welcome new Artistic Director Tim Bond, Saturday Oct. 17, 5-7 pm.

California Shakespeare Theatre [20](Cal Shakes) The Direct Address series continues with Resisting Shakespeare: Or, How to Fall In and Out and In and Out of Love. Shakespeare in Depth, class with Philippa Kelly, registration required.

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [21] new on-line programming series featuring classes, concerts, poetry sessions and more. Day of the Dead virtual ritual, Nov.2, live event.

SFBATCO [22]Live with Rod and Marce on Twitch TV, every Thursday at 6 pm.

Aurora Theatre [23]’s A new ticketed audio drama, The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, stream starts Oct. 23, 2020. Aurora Connects conversations every Friday, 4 pm.

Marin Theatre Company [24] Lauren Gunderson’s play Natural Shocks streams through Soundcloud on the Marin Theatre website. American Dreams, created and developed by Leila Buck and Tamilla Woodard, streaming Nov. 10-15, tickets go on sale October 27. The Breath Project, streaming October 24-25.

Central Works [25] Bystanders by Patricia Milton, an audio play, currently streaming. The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, audio play, streams beginning Nov. 26, 2020

New Conservatory Theatre Center [26] presents In Good Company podcast about life when it goes off script, runs through October 21. The Law of Attraction by Patricia Milton, a world premiere radio play, streams through November 18, 2020.

The Marsh: [27] International Solo Fest, archived streaming. Josh Kornbluth hosts bingo every Friday at 7:30 pm

Pear Theater. [28]Lysistrata, streamed through November 9, filmed live outdoors.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre [29]It’s a Wonderful Life, a radio play by Joe Landry, streams Nov. 27-Dec. 20. Reading Stage, one night only: Seven by by Paula Cizmar, Catherine Filloux, Gail Kriegel, Carol K. Mack, Ruth Margraff, Anna Deveare Smith, and Susan Yankowitz, 7 pm on Zoom.

If you’d like to add your bookstore or theatre venue to this list, please write [email protected] [30].

[1] https://kpfa.org/episode/bookwaves-artwaves-october-15-2020/#EVENTLINKS

[2] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/345282/

[3] https://theatreworks.org/

[4] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/345323/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[12] http://therhino.org/

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

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

[15] http://magictheatre.org/

[16] https://shotgunplayers.org/

[17] https://berkeleyrep.org/

[18] https://www.youtube.com/user/berkeleyrep

[19] https://theatreworks.org/

[20] https://calshakes.org/

[21] https://missionculturalcenter.org/

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

[23] https://auroratheatre.org/

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

[25] http://centralworks.org/

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

[27] https://themarsh.org/

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

[29] https://ccct.org/

[30] 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.