May/June 2012 Issue

Theatre Bay Area | May/June 2012 Issue

Caroline’s Editor’s Picks May/June 2012

Listings editor Caroline Anderson recommends four upcoming shows of diverse/nontraditional authorship: a festival of works by visiting French authors, two intense plays by female African American playwrights, and a comic rock opera by a genuine rock band.

Nirmala Nataraj Company Spotlight: Little Opera Erin Bregman’s background as a playwright and teaching artist for the SF Opera’s ARIA program was a natural fit for her dream of creating a theatre company to guide children through conceptualizing, writing and staging their own mini-opera.
Sam Hurwitt Editor’s Note: Won’t Someone Think of the Children? Youth theatre is integral not just to the individual development of the kids who take part in it, but it’s also the gateway to building the next generation of theatre-makers and theatregoers.
Laura Brueckner Encore: James Dunn Award-winning director James Dunn is the current artistic director of the Mountain Play, where he has directed for 30 years. This will be his last season with the organization—though he’s far from “retiring.”
Brad Erickson Executive Director's Note May-June 2012: Sticky Stuff New trends, if they are to take hold and flourish, must possess a distinct ability to lodge quickly and easily in the memory, something called the “stickiness factor.”
Sam Hurwitt Keep an Eye On: Lauren Gunderson Lauren Gunderson has been in the Bay Area only a few years, but the 30-year-old playwright is already working all over town.
Laura Brueckner New Play Festivals in the Bay Area: Purpose, Process, Product The Bay Area theatre festival scene features an encouraging number dedicated to new plays. A “new play” is a special thing, these events all agree—although that’s about where the agreement ends.
Theatre Bay Area Staff Newsfeed: May-June 2012 News stories by, for, and about members of the Bay Area theatre community
Sam Hurwitt Sam's Editor's Picks May/June 2012 Our inestimable editor-in-chief lets on which shows he can't wait to see: behandings and brujas and Bertolt, oh my!
Velina Brown The Business of Show Biz: Social Security Faux Pas Should a theatre company ask for an actor's social security number before hiring?
Lisa Drostova You Know―for Kids!: Making Kid-Friendly Theatre Isn’t Child’s Play Youth theatre is a different beast from theatre for adult audiences, with specific practical considerations.

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