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052013 Barbara Oliver

In Memoriam: Barbara Oliver

One of the great forces in Bay Area theatre passed on today.

Brad Erickson Executive Director’s Note: May/June 2013 “Art for art’s sake” [is] a phrase that seems incomprehensible to me. I would argue every play must be produced for the audience’s sake, even if they hate it.
Laura Brueckner Laura’s Editors’ Picks: May/June 2013 Our associate editor Laura Brueckner sounds her barbaric YAWP to herald cool upcoming shows at Cutting Ball, Cal Shakes, Berkeley Rep and Theatre Rhino.
Theatre Bay Area Staff Theatre Bay Area Chosen as a Semifinalist in the ArtsFwd Business Unusual National Challenge Theatre Bay Area has been chosen as one of 14 semifinalists nationwide in the ArtsFwd Business Unusual National Challenge, an initiative to encourage arts organizations to identify and tackle adaptive challenges.
Theatre Bay Area Staff Newsfeed: May/June 2013 News on the Mountain Play, Dancers’ Group, Berkeley Rep's Ground Floor, the Titan Awards, Z Space’s new space, Marin Theatre Company's Young Playwrights Festival, AlterTheater and more.
Guest Author Adventures in Space! ACT's Costume Shop Rachel Swan gives an update on The Costume Shop, ACT’s newest venue - which is available to local theatre companies for a great price: Free.
Sam Hurwitt Sam’s Editors’ Picks: May/June 2013 Editor-in-chief Sam Hurwitt gets wild with happy about upcoming shows at TheatreWorks, Shotgun, San Jose Rep and Impact.
Valerie Weak Getting Even: In Search of Gender Parity With this project, I’ve asked the Bay Area theatre community at large to answer a short list of questions when they see or work on a show. Is the director male or female? Is the writer male or female? How many actors are male and how many female?
Caroline Anderson Caroline’s Editors’ Picks: May/June 2013 Listings maven Caroline Anderson is looking forward to shows at Marin Theatre Co., B Street Theatre, We Players, and the touring Scooby-Doo musical. Rooby Roo!
Sam Hurwitt Editor’s Note May/June 2013: It’s Just a Stage Now little Timmy’s skulking the back alleys of Moon Colony 6, stealing people’s jetpacks and helper robots. If only there had been a handy resource listing theatre classes for kids, he might never have had to become a space pirate at all!
Lily Janiak Company Spotlight: Douglas Morrisson Theatre When Douglas Morrisson Theatre’s founding artistic director, Nancy Engle, retired in 2010 after more than three decades of service, Susan E. Evans applied for the job knowing she’d represent a departure for the company—and it for her.
Sam Hurwitt Support Our Troupes If there’s one thing people in the Bay Area can count on, it’s the San Francisco Mime Troupe performing musical political satire in local parks every summer. Until now, that is.
Guest Author Trouble in Mind: What’s going on at the Black Rep? In its small South Berkeley neighborhood, the Black Rep has become a veritable institution. It’s also a bit of a mystery, in that few people outside the inner circle of BRG really know what goes on there.
Lily Janiak Funding the Arts Gets Creative: The SF Hotel Tax and other Wonders Drawing from the government’s general fund is not the only alternative to foundations and private donations. Indeed, a variety of creative ways to fund the arts have already proven successful, in the Bay Area and beyond.
Laura Brueckner Encore: Tanya Shaffer Tanya Shaffer is a novelist, essayist and playwright, whose 1998 solo show “Let My Enemy Live Long!” leapt from a small SoMa venue to the Eureka Theatre to Berkeley Rep and beyond, garnering her national attention and numerous awards.

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