Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow: Bidding Farewell to Cutting Ball and Cal Shakes
We’ll look back on these 2 Bay Area companies for the imaginations they unleashed and the lives they touched.
Category Archives: West
Head out West with coverage of theatres in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
The Braid Opens Independent Jewish Theatre
The venue’s grand opening will be on Dec. 14 in Los Angeles.
Cal Shakes’s Revels Now Are Ended
The venerable East Bay theatre, which offered classics outdoors for 50 years, is another casualty of the punishing economics of theatre since the end of the Covid lockdown.
The Sound of Hysteria
Deaf and hearing artists are looking for the timeless rage in a new staging of Green Day’s ‘American Idiot,’ a collaboration between Deaf West Theatre and Center Theatre Group.
Golden Thread Names Wynne Chan Managing Director
Chan began her duties in August, and predecessor Michelle Mulholland will work with her through the end of the year to support the transition.
Gabriella Calicchio Named Exec Director of Oregon Shakes
Working with interim executive director Tyler Hokama to transition roles, Calicchio will officially start in November.
Bruce E.H. Johnson: A Persistent, Eloquent 1st Amendment Defender
The Seattle-based lawyer, who served on local and national theatre boards for decades, also fought pro bono for embattled theatres and artists.
What Kept SCR’s Paula Tomei Coming Back for 4 Decades
As she prepares to leave her job as South Coast Rep’s first managing director, she reflects on the path here and the road ahead.
Suzanne Appel Named Managing Director of South Coast Rep
She’ll leave her post at NYC’s Vineyard Theatre to succeed Paula Tomei at the Southern California new-play powerhouse.
Luis Alfaro: The Joy of Not Knowing
The artistic director of the Magic Theatre talks to the playwright of ‘The Travelers,’ the playscript in our Summer print issue, about poetry, process, and possibility.
