Theatre Bay Area Archives
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- Editor's Note by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- Lamentations by Brad Erickson
- On Making Tougher Political Theatre by Dan Hoyle
- An Excerpt from Tings Dey Happen by Dan Hoyle
- Helping Theatre Artists Make Lemonade by Rebecca Novick and Sam Hurwitt
- Encore: Dan Hiatt by Sam Hurwitt, Associate Editor
- Editor's Note by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- Executive Director's Note: Those Promiscuous Omnivores by Brad Erickson
- Talkin' Tech by Jacob Coakley
- Think Global, Act Local: The San Francisco International Arts Festival by Chad Jones
- Go Tell It on the Mountain: Jim Dunn returns to Oz by Sam Hurwitt, Associate Editor
- ZinZanni's Zany Costumes by Katja Andreiev
- Encore: Stacy Ross by Sam Hurwitt, Associate Editor
- Editor's Note by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: Time Out by Brad Erickson
- Blood and Gore--You Know, for Kids! by Sam Hurwitt, Associate Editor
- Their Place Is of the Sun: Shotgun Goes Solar by Sam Hurwitt, Associate Editor
- Encore: Maureen McVerry by Interviewed by Sam Hurwitt, Associate Editor
- Editor's Note by Karen McKevitt
- From the Bottom to the Top by Brad Erickson
- The Wallace Foundation Bay Area Partnership Has Something for Everyone by John R. Killacky & Kary Schulman
- Ideas & Opinions: Playwrights Speak Up by Mark Jackson
- Submit Your Play by Staff
- Fisher Stories by Sam Hurwitt, Associate Editor
- Encore: Howard Swain by Sam Hurwitt, Associate Editor
- Editor's Note by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: A Big Big List for the Bay Area by Brad Erickson
- Blood Brothers by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- A Cybill Conversation by Sam Hurwitt, Associate Editor
- But What I Really Want to Do Is Coproduce by Sam Hurwitt, Associate Editor
- Encore: W. Allen Taylor by Sam Hurwitt, Associate Editor
- Editor's Note by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: Carpe Diem! by Brad Erickson
- On a Crusade: Betty Shamieh at the Magic by Sam Hurwitt, Associate Editor
- TIX Bay Area's New Ticketing Features by Jamye Divila
- Encore: Dan Goggin by Sam Hurwitt, Associate Editor
- Editor's Note by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: The Sublime and the Bottom Line by Brad Erickson
- Actors, Think You're Done Training? Think Again by Karen McKevitt
- Bringing Cirque Full Circle by Sam Hurwitt, Associate Editor
- Encore: Geoff Hoyle by Interviewed by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- For Actors, a New Atlas by Brad Erickson
- Editor's Note by Karen McKevitt
- Artists Redefine Ability by Nicole Gluckstern
- LaToya London: From the Bay Area to Best of Broadway by Sam Hurwitt, Associate Editor
- Encore: Stephanie Rhoads by Jean Schiffman
- Editor's Note by Karen McKevitt
- Accidental Administrators by Brad Erickson
- Appomattox Brings Civil War to Thundering Close on SF Opera Stage by Tony Reveaux
- From Beach Boys to Ballet: Eclectic Fall Bay Area Dance Season by Kathryn Roszak
- Marketing to Young Audiences by Leslie Ribovich
- Encore: Rory MacPherson by Interviewed by Karen McKevitt
- Editor's Note by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: Free, Not Easy by Brad Erickson
- The Online Video Revolution by Clayton Lord
- Consider the Rhino by Sam Hurwitt, Associate Editor
- Encore: Michael Gene Sullivan by Interviewed by Sam Hurwitt, Associate Editor
- Editor's Note by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: Generation Gap? by Brad Erickson
- Theatre as a Martial Art: Why Every Actor Should Train in Iaido by Ron Campbell
- What Makes a Good Stage Manager? by Richard Ciccarone
- What's a Director to Do? by Kent Nicholson
- The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre Digs in Its Heels by Sam Hurwitt
- Scoring Emma by Amber Adrian
- Encore: Bruce De Les Dernier by Karen McKevitt
- Editor's Note by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: The Joy of the New by Brad Erickson
- Sign of the Times by Chloe Veltman
- Encore: Danny Scheie by Jean Schiffman
- Editor's Note by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: Wisdom Text by Brad Erickson
- The Best on Broadway by Sam Hurwitt
- Monologue: Flirting with Death by Jeff Raz
- Dancers Exercise New Muscles by Amber Adrian
- Encore: Cliff Caruthers by Karen McKevitt
- Editor's Note by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: Art for Everyone by Brad Erickson
- Bill Irwin Returns by Karen McKevitt
- Teenagers and Professional Theatre by Leslie Ribovich
- Giving At-Risk Youth a Voice by Amber Adrian
- Encore: Baker Peeples by Karen McKevitt
- Editor's Note by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: The Bottom Line by Brad Erickson
- Philip Kan Gotanda's After the War by Caridad Svich
- How Did They Do That? by Russell Blackwood
- Lots in Translation by Sam Hurwitt
- Encore: Jay Manley by Karen McKevitt
- Editor's Note: More Hot Artists by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: Just Drive by Brad Erickson
- Five Hot African American Artists by Amber Adrian and Karen McKevitt
- On the Verge with Kirsten Greenidge by Caridad Svich
- Encore: Phoebe Moyer by Karen McKevitt
- January Treats by Karen McKevitt
- Something on the Horizon by Brad Erickson
- Bitter/Sweet: Robert Ernst's New Play by David Templeton
- An Insider's Tips for the General Auditions by Dale Albright, Director of Individual Services
- Encore: Naomi Newman by Interviewed by Jean Schiffman
- Editor's Note: Holiday Shows…And School by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: Guilty Pleasures by Brad Erickson
- Bang for the Buck: Theatre Classes at Community Colleges by Jean Schiffman
- Christmas Dreamland: Bringing Snow to Campbell by Amber Adrian
- Encore: George Maguire by Karen McKevitt
- Editor's Note: Fall's Bounty by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: The Vision Thing by Brad Erickson
- Talkin' Tech: Feel the Burn by Jacob Coakley
- Without a Doubt: An Interview with Cherry Jones by Jean Schiffman
- Campo Santo & Cal Shakes Reinvent Hamlet by Lisa Drostova
- 356 World Premieres: A Play a Day by Amber Adrian
- Editor's Note: In the Neighborhood by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: You May Say I'm a Dreamer... by Brad Erickson
- Lovin' Lorin by Lisa Drostova
- Encore: C. Kelly Wright by Jean Schiffman
- Editor's Note: Looking Forward, Looking Back by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: What If? by Brad Erickson
- Expect the Unexpected at the SF Fringe by Amber Adrian
- See Her Now: Molly Ringwald on Sweet Charity by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- Encore: David Dower by Karen McKevitt
- Editor's Note: Not Really a Career Issue by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: Free Night of Theater, Round Two--The BHAG by Brad Erickson
- The Art of Self-Promotion by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- Jim Jarrett: Channeling Meisner by Amber Adrian, Associate Editor
- Encore: Thomas Simpson by Karen McKevitt
- Editor's Note: Bringing The People's Temple to the People by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: To What Purpose? by Brad Erickson
- Encore: Jean Shelton by Jean Schiffman
- Encore: Celia Fushille-Burke by Karen McKevitt
- Lorraine Hansberry Theatre's 25th Anniversary by Prince Gomolvilas
- What We Believe by Brad Erickson
- Happy Anniversary by Karen McKevitt
- Editor's Note: Youth Issue Moves by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: All Together Now by Brad Erickson
- So You Want to Be a Child Star by Neva Marie
- Encore: Martha Stookey by Karen McKevitt
- Editor's Note: New Work in Unusual Places by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: Highways, Bridges--and the Arts by Brad Erickson
- Community Theatres' Superhuman Feat: Producing New Work by Lisa Drostova
- The First 30 Years by Jean Schiffman
- Encore: Susan Himes Powers by Karen McKevitt
- Editor's Note: Spread the Love by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: Playing the Home Field by Brad Erickson
- Encore: Lois Grandi by Karen McKevitt
- Editor's Note: Turning 30 by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Editor's Note: Tracing Our Memories by Brad Erickson
- His Town: Dean Goodman by Jean Schiffman
- Encore: Anna Halprin by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: The Measure of Success by Brad Erickson
- Editor's Note: Unwrap Some Holiday Treats by Karen McKevitt
- Meet Peter Russell: AEA's New Business Rep by Richard Ciccarone
- How Did They Do That: Reinventing Christmas Future and Past! by Russell Blackwood
- Encore: Val Diamond by Karen McKevitt
- Editor's Note--A Colorful Smorgasbord by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Editor's Note--Theatre: Imagination, Empathy and Responsibility by Brad Erickson
- Les Waters on Directing New Plays by Karen Macklin
- Encore--Octavio Solis by Karen McKevitt
- Editor's Note: Off and Running by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: Try This by Brad Erickson
- Don't Be Caught In Another Toga by Amber Adrian
- A Free Night of Theater by Karen McKevitt
- Encore: Josh Kornbluth by Karen McKevitt
- Editors Note: Clean Slate by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: The Story of Pittsburgh by Brad Erickson
- New Spaces and New Plays in San Francisco by Karen McKevitt
- Theatre Treats in the East Bay by Amber Adrian
- Ghosts, musicals and premieres, oh my! by Amber Adrian
- A Bold, Beautiful Season in the North Bay by David Templeton
- Encore: Moy Eng by Karen McKevitt
- Editor's Note: Who Is Script Girl? by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: Polarized by Brad Erickson
- Get Some Skills by Jean Schiffman
- Encore: Paul Whitworth by Amber Adrian
- Editor's Note: Dog Days by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: Food for the Soul by Brad Erickson
- How to Make Your Pet a Star! by Amber Adrian, Associate Editor
- Encore: Ron Campbell by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: Arts Education--It's the Law by Brad Erickson
- Editor's Note: Another New Look by Karen McKevitt
- Intersection for the Arts: 40, Alternative & Lovin' It by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- The Ghosts of Ross Valley Players Are Rising by Amber Adrian
- Encore: Jill Matichak by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: Creating Theatre Addicts by Brad Erickson
- Editor's Note: For the Kids by Karen McKevitt
- Exposing the Myth of the Drama Geek by Amber Adrian
- Rumor and Shadow: An innovative collaboration brings a legendary mystery to life by David Templeton
- Encore: Sabrina Klein by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: What's Missing? by Brad Erickson
- Editor's Note: Spring into Dance by Karen McKevitt
- AB 655: The Way to Fund Arts in California? by Karen McKevitt
- They Didn't Drink the Kool-Aid: Survivors of Peoples Temple Have Their Say by Erin Blackwell
- Encore: Margaret Jenkins by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: The Power of the Press by Brad Erickson
- Editor's Note: The Art of Collaboration by Karen McKevitt
- The Trials and Joys of Director/Choreographer Collaboration by Amber Adrian
- Hail, Blithe Spirit!: Actor Ken Ruta Is a Living Treasure by Erin Blackwell
- Is Equity's Health Care Plan Bitter Medicine? by Richard Ciccarone
- Encore: James Monroe Iglehart by Karen McKevitt
- ED Column: Free for All by Brad Erickson
- Editors Note: Love & Theatre by Karen McKevitt
- How Did They Do That: Rigging a Theatre for Circus by Russell Blackwood
- BookPALS: Helping Children Build Futures by Amber Adrian
- Encore: Amy Glazer by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: Artists Among Us by Brad Erickson
- Editor's Note: Reflecting by Karen McKevitt
- The Great Collaborator: Robert Kelley Celebrates 35 Years at TheatreWorks by Jean Schiffman
- Encore: Liebe Wetzel by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: California Dreaming by Brad Erickson
- Editors Note: Happy Holidays by Karen McKevitt
- Once Upon a Time: Panto Takes Santa Cruz by Erin Blackwell
- The Theatre of Yugen Fusion by Jean Schiffman
- Encore: Steven Anthony Jones by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: Dichotomy by Brad Erickson
- Editor's Note: Celebrating Our Local Playwrights by Karen McKevitt
- Beyond Workshops and World Premieres by Jean Schiffman
- Encore: Charles Shaw Robinson by Amber Adrian
- Executive Director's Note: Vote! Early and Often! by Brad Erickson
- Editor's Note: Plays, Politics and Blood by Karen McKevitt
- Using Stage Blood by Russell Blackwood
- The Power of Playback by Amber Adrian, Associate Editor
- Encore: Dianna Shuster by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director Column: Every Night an Opening Night? by Brad Erickson
- Editors Note: Season Previews by Karen McKevitt
- Season Preview (Abbreviated): North Bay by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- Season Preview (Abbreviated): San Francisco by Amber Adrian
- Season Preview (Abbreviated): East Bay by Amber Adrian
- Season Preview (Abbreviated): South Bay by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- Encore: Tom Gough by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- Executive Director's Note: Back to School by Brad Erickson
- Editors Note: To M.F.A. or Not to M.F.A. by Karen McKevitt
- The Many Incarnations of Mountain Days by Amber Adrian
- Encore: Robert Currier by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note: Subversives Unite! by Brad Erickson
- Editors Note: Breaking Geographic Boundaries by Karen McKevitt
- Good Decisions, Bard Decisions by Richard Ciccarone
- Weekend Theatre Getaways by Robert Estes & Karen McKevitt
- Encore: Taisia Nikonishchenko by Amber Adrian
- Executive Director's Note: Figuring the Impact by Brad Erickson
- Editor's Note: Spread the Word by Karen McKevitt
- The Hair That Got Sprayed by Amber Adrian
- The Whole Picture: Eve Ensler's The Good Body by Lisa Drostova
- Encore: Julian Lopez-Morillas by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note - What's Hot by Brad Erickson
- Educational Theatre Projects Tackle Tough Social Issues by Lisa Drostova
- Encore - Kevin R. Hauge by Karen McKevitt
- The Art of the Possible by Brad Erickson
- Discover Dance in the Bay Area by Amber Adrian, Associate Editor
- Basic Elements by Brad Erickson
- We're All Connected by Karen McKevitt
- The Carlins Take On My Old Lady by Amber Adrian
- O'Neill Comes Home by Amber Adrian
- Teen Playwrights at Home in Berkeley by Russell Blackwood
- Encore: Kit Wilder by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note by Brad Erickson
- Editor's Note by Karen McKevitt
- Barbara Oliver Changes Her Destiny by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- San Francisco Burlesque Revealed by Amber Adrian, Associate Editor
- Encore: Anne Galjour by Karen McKevitt
- What Next? by Brad Erickson
- Winter Makeover by Karen McKevitt
- SITI's Summer at San Jose Rep by Karen McKevitt
- Encore: John O'Keefe by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note by Brad Erickson
- Editor's Note by Karen McKevitt
- The Ambiguity of Meyerhold by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- Encore by Amber Adrian
- Executive Director's Note by Brad Erickson
- Editor's Note by Karen McKevitt
- TBA's Annual Event A Glowing Success by Karen McKevitt
- The Art of Shadows and Projections by Russell Blackwood
- Encore: Gregory Wallace by Karen McKevitt
- Executive Director's Note by Brad Erickson
- Editor's Note by Karen McKevitt
- Wonder of the World and [sic]: Partners in Crime at Eastenders by Amber Adrian
- Encore with Hector Correa by Amber Adrian
- Executive Director's Note by Brad Erickson
- Editor's note: A Season of Risk by Karen McKevitt
- The Picks of the Season by Karen Macklin
- Community Theatres: Holding Strong by Amber Adrian
- Alive and Kicking: Highlights of the Fall Dance Season by Kathryn Roszak Castle
- Encore: Berle Davis by John Angell Grant
- Commentary: An Explosive Force by Brad Erickson, Executive Director
- Z Space Strikes New Territory by Jean Schiffman
- On-Camera Acting at Full Circle by Amber Adrian
- Training for Virtuosity by Ben Yalom
- Encore: San Francisco Mime Troupe Band by Karen Macklin
- Brad Erickson Helms TBA by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- Skewing the Mundane: Sketch Comedy by Amber Adrian, Associate Editor
- Challenges and Innovations in Stage Lighting by Katherine Shirek Doughtie
- Encore with Chris Smith by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- Thinking Outside the Box: Improv Comedy by Amber Adrian
- Facial Warm-Up Sequence by Lissa Tyler Renaud
- Writing Parts for Specific Actors by Jean Schiffman
- Encore: Hanifah Walidah by Karen McKevitt
- Towards a _______ Theatre by Mark Jackson
- 90 Years on the Mountaintop by Amber Adrian
- We Hate Hamlet: Teaching Shakespeare to Youth by Deborah Eubanks
- Encore with Zach Kenney by Karen McKevitt
- Celebrating National Dance Week by Amber Adrian
- New Work Lives in Palo Alto by Karen McKevitt
- Encore with Aaron Davidman by Karen McKevitt
- Cultural Odyssey's Swinging New Season by Amber Adrian
- Your Own Theatre Space: Home, Sweet Home, or the Money Pit? Part 2 of 2 by Karen McKevitt
- Keep on Keeping on: Margaret Jenkins and Brenda Way by Kathryn Roszak Castle
- Encore: Everett Chambers by John Angell Grant
- Joseph Chaikin Directs Medea at Pacific Repertory Theatre by Karen McKevitt
- The Maddox Brothers and Rose Return to the Stage by Amber Adrian
- Your Own Theatre Space: Home, Sweet Home, or the Money Pit? by Karen McKevitt
- Encore by Amber Adrian
- 25 Years of the Lavender Rhino by Amber Adrian
- Leaving the Bay Area, Part 2: West Coast by Karen McKevitt
- Fight Designers Kick Ass by Lisa Drostova
- Curtain Call by Karen Macklin
- Leaving the Bay Area, Part 1 by Kerry Reid
- Bay Area Theatres Weather the Economy by Karen McKevitt
- Two South Bay Theatres Turn Twenty by Amber Adrian
- Curtain Call: Gypsy Snider by Karen McKevitt
- TIX Bay Area Sees the Light Again by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- When Theatre Founders Pass the Torch by Jean Schiffman
- Stage Moms, Part 2 by Kathryn Roszak Castle
- It's All Theatre, 24/9! by Patrick Sieler
- Stage Moms: Balancing Motherhood and a Career by Kathryn Roszak Castle
- Philip Kan Gotanda's World Premiere at San Jose Rep by Amber Adrian, Associate Editor
- Stage Managers: Holding the Show Together by Russell Blackwood
- Curtain Call by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- Commentary: A Time of Change by Belinda Taylor, Executive Editor
- Bay Area Theatre Picks by Karen Macklin
- Community Theatres by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- Highlights of the Bay Area Fall Dance Season by Kathryn Roszak Castle
- Monologue: Don't Do It, Romeo by Elizabeth Cobbe
- Something to Sing About: Musical Theatres by Chad Jones
- Bay Area Playwrights Festival 25 by Ginger Eckert, Associate Editor
- The Actor: Dynamic Body; Expressive Breath by Lissa Tyler Renaud
- AfroSolo Gives Voice to Black Experience by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- Bay Area Dialect Coaches by Ginger Eckert, Associate Editor
- Commentary: Theatre in Dangerous Times by Belinda Taylor, Executive Editor
- Monologue: Memoir of a Show Ho by Sara Moore
- You Always See Something by Michael Scott Moore
- Time and Space in the SITI by Ginger Eckert, Associate Editor
- Campo Santo Feels the Love by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- A Commercial World: Auditioning at Beau Bonneau Casting by Karen Macklin
- Commentary: Is Anybody Paying Attention? by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- Monologue: Venturing Purgatory by Brenna Wardell
- Illuminating Kabul: Lighting Designer Peter Maradudin by Russell Blackwood
- PlayGround Grows Up by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- Voice Acting 101 (Or, how to talk about peanut butter like you mean it) by Taylor Korobow
- Commentary: Listen to the Pictures by Cate Foltin
- Monologue: "Uncle Vanya, we must work..." by Mark Jackson
- Looking Past Ambition by Craig Slaight
- Red Ladder Keeps Good Company by Ginger Eckert, Associate Editor
- Julia Morgan Center for the Arts by Jean Schiffman
- Commentary: A Herb Caen Kind of Week by Belinda Taylor, Executive Editor
- Mark Morris's Art and Legacy by Kathryn Roszak Castle
- Peddling Your Play: Advice for Novice Playwrights by Prince Gomolvilas
- Commentary: Who the Critics Circle Didn't Nominate by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- Monologue: This Is Not a Play by Dorothy Bryant
- Directing New Plays Is Hard by Kent Nicholson
- Anne Bogart's SITI Company Takes on Wilson and Woolf by Kenn Watt
- DTC Launches New Web Site by Russell Blackwood
- Commentary: The Arts Can Help Save the Economy by Cate Foltin, Executive Director
- Transplanting Lynn Redgrave: A Conversation on Acting and Playwriting by Ginger Eckert, Associate Editor
- To Strut, Not Fret, Your Two Minutes Onstage: Casting Directors' Tips by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- New Life for Buriel Clay Theater by Belinda Taylor, Executive Editor
- Life and Art at Actors Theatre of San Francisco by Karen Macklin
- Commentary: A Return to Relevancy by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- Monologue: A Victim of Non-Traditional Casting by Norman Gee
- Paying Tribute: Bygone Theatres Part 2 by Jean Schiffman
- The Actor's Vocal Score by Lissa Tyler Renaud
- To Strut, Not Fret, Your Two Minutes Onstage: Casting Directors' Tips by Karen McKevitt, Editor-in-Chief
- Commentary: Time to Make Some Noise by Belinda Taylor, Deputy Director
- Monologue: Vanessa Redgrave's Back by Brenna Wardell
