By Rotimi Agbabiaka Each year, Theatre Bay Area presents its Legacy Awards to individuals and organizations that have made "extraordinary contributions to the Bay Area theatre community." T…
By Rotimi Agbabiaka Brad Erickson, TBA Executive Director, at "Save the Arts and End Family Homelessness Rally" There's an expression in the drag community for when a …
By Sam Hurwitt Rarely has one little email had so much impact. On April 21, the longtime East Bay company TheatreFirst sent out a press release to announce its 23rd season. In the process, …
By Velina Brown Q: As a white guy, it's hard for me to ask these kinds of questions without people assuming I'm a racist, then attacking me as such, but still not answering my questi…
This month's Editors' Picks reflect some of the rich theatrical joys of the summer season: two festivals, dance, comedy and lots and lots of music. We hope you enjoy them all! Joining us th…
By Lisa Drostova The Bay Area has a wide and deep history of political theatre, but what do we mean when we use that term"especially if, as many believe, theatre is inherently political…
By Lily Janiak Today Crowded Fire Theater Company and Golden Thread Productions announced that, on July 1, the two companies moved into a new shared office and rehearsal space called th…
By Velina Brown Our fabulous career columnist Velina Brown is busy opening a show this week, so enjoy the following previously published column"the wisdom it contains is evergreen. Q:&nb…
By Kathryn Roszak The dance scene is filled to the brim with women, some famous"such as Twyla Tharp, who is equally at home in ballet and on Broadway, and Misty Copeland, the first African …
Happy July! The weather outside can't seem to make up its mind, but inside theatres this month, things are hot, hot, hot! Theatre Bay Area's editors are excited about the glorious offerings …
By Lily Janiak 2016 has not been a good year for theatre safety. In April, a New Zealand high school theatre department used a razor that was insufficiently dulled for a production of Sween…
By Velina Brown Q: I was recently in a play with someone who just didn't have the proper process before shows. She would eat dinner an hour before curtain, whereas my favorite acting t…
This month, all's fair in love and theatre! TBA editor Laura Brueckner, listings editor Kim Cohan and membership and programs coordinator James Nelson weigh in on what they're looking forwar…
By Sam Hurwitt Actor Lauren Spencer. Photo: Lisa Keating Lauren Spencer is a…
Bay Area Theatre News The Speakeasy has become the first theatre project in the US to take advantage of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s new crowdfunding rules, w…
News and opportunities from the Bay Area and beyond the Bay: Bay Area Theatre News Actor Ron Campbell. Photo: Momoko…
By Velina Brown Q: I guess with all the political campaigns going on right now I'm feeling pretty tired of it all. Even in theatre some people make everything political. Since I'm not …
News and opportunities from the Bay Area and beyond the Bay: Bay Area Theatre News TBA Editors' Picks for May shine a spotlight on shows at Golden Thread, City Lights, B Street Theat…
May isn't just about may baskets (whatever those are) and dancing around maypoles (though people still definitely do this). It's also about International Workers' Day and traditions of polit…
New San Francisco Chronicle theatre reviewer Lily Janiak. Photo: Lois Tema We here at Theatre Bay Area recently got the wonderful news that Bay Area theatre writer, Lily J…
Interview by David Templeton Elizabeth Fuller and Conrad Bishop, the multitalented, long-married team at the core of Sebastopol's Independent Eye theatre troupe, approach their art …
Compiled by Kristin Brownstone Dear TBA readers, Welcome to the first-ever TBA spring/summer theatre festival roundup! The Bay Area is well known for all kinds of festivals, and …
Cutting Ball Theater announced today that its founding artistic director, Rob Melrose, will step down at the end of the current season to focus on his creative work and freelance projects. C…
By Kathryn Roszak Imagine memorizing the entire text of Hamlet, drawing the part you'll play from a hat a few minutes before you go on stage, and then the next night acting in Who's Afraid …
By Laura Ng Ubuntu Theater Project's mission"to inspire compassion through exquisite theatrical experiences"is inspiring audiences with the flame of their social acts, bringing productions …