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Introducing the 2025 RHE Charitable Foundation Artistic Fellow

October 3, 2025

Theatre Bay Area and the RHE Charitable Foundation announce Jamella Cross as the 2025 RHE Charitable Foundation Artistic Fellow. Cross will be introduced as the awardee on Monday, November 17, 2025, at Theatre Bay Area’s 2025 conference, TBAConnect: Undeniable Creativity. Cross, a self-described born-and-raised Oakland, California Audience Alchemist, has been seen on stage across the…

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Announcing the Spring 2025 CA$H Theatre Grantees

June 10, 2025

We are proud to announce the following recipients of the Spring 2025 CA$H Theatre Grants. Learn more about CA$H Theatre. CA$H Performs CA$H Performs is a $5,000 grant that supports fully produced performances of theatre projects that are open to the public. The Chikahan Company  The Chikahan Company will develop and present its newest project…

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Announcing the 2025 Rella Lossy Awardee

June 10, 2025

We are proud to announce the recipient of the 2025-26 Rella Lossy Award. The Rella Lossy Award honors the memory of Rella Lossy, a lifelong champion of the American theatre and playwriting, by honoring the best new full-length script of a play by an emerging playwright that will premiere in Alameda County, Contra Costa County,…

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Show Round Up: Halloweekend

October 29, 2025

Show Round Up: Autumn Highlights

October 22, 2025

Show Round Up: Curtains Closing

October 15, 2025

Show Round Up: Grantees Shine

October 9, 2025

Show Round Up: Fall Theatre is Here

October 3, 2025

Show Round Up: The Show Goes On

September 26, 2025

Show Round Up: Theatre Week Continues

September 19, 2025

Show Round Up: Bay Area Theatre Week

September 11, 2025

Show Round Up: Theatre Week Preview

September 5, 2025

Show Round Up: Celebrating Local Theatre

August 28, 2025

Theatre Bay Area News

Glickman Award Winner Finds Humor and Depth in Discord

April 2, 2019
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by Edward Guthmann In his scathingly funny Eureka Day, Oakland playwright Jonathan Spector satirized the anti-vaxxing…

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The Business of Show Biz – Getting Notes From A Fellow Actor

January 3, 2018
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by Velina Brown Q: A while ago I was cast in an AEA show with an…

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The Business of Show Biz: Burning A Bridge

November 15, 2017
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by Velina Brown Q: I saw the letter you posted on Facebook regarding the show about…

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Proposed Increases to NEA and NEH: A Letter from Brad Erickson

May 1, 2017
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Dear Colleagues, Advocacy works! Monday morning we received word from Americans for the Arts and…

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Arts and Community Members Assemble at City Hall for San Francisco Arts Advocacy Day

March 21, 2017

Theatre Bay Area staff joined nearly 400 artists, arts administrators, cultural producers, and cultural ambassadors…

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Arts Advocates Take Capitol Hill for Arts Advocacy Day 2017!

March 20, 2017
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Theatre Bay Area Executive Director Brad Erickson (Americans for the Arts’ Co Captain for California) and Managing…

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The Business of Show Biz: Mind Your Own Beeswax

June 3, 2016
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By Velina Brown Q: I was recently in a play with someone who just didn’t have…

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The Business of Show Biz: Wanting to Quit the Show

December 18, 2014
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By Velina Brown Q: Okay, weird question. I just started rehearsals for a show. I…

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10 Tips for Choosing Your Audition Monologue

August 7, 2014
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By Melissa Hillman Finding the right piece can be one of the most stressful parts…

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