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Introducing the 2026 RHE Charitable Foundation Artistic Fellow

August 20, 2026

Theatre Bay Area and the RHE Charitable Foundation announce Deanalís Arocho Resto as the 2026 RHE Charitable Foundation Artistic Fellow. Resto will be introduced as the awardee on Monday, October 26, 2026, at Theatre Bay Area’s California Theatre Conference: Artistic Intelligence.  Resto, a proud queer Boricua theatre artist, singer, presence seeker, and nature lover, has been seen on stage across the Bay Area, including San Francisco Playhouse, Center REP, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Playhouse,…

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Announcing the 2026 Rella Lossy Awardee

June 16, 2026

We are proud to announce the recipient of the 2026-27 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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Announcing the Spring 2026 CA$H Theatre Grantees

June 5, 2026

We are proud to announce the following recipients of the Spring 2026 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. Ramon Abad The Big Whoop Dee Do is a new family-friendly, multimedia theatre…

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27-year-old wins the Bay Area’s highest playwriting honor

February 25, 2026

by Chronicle Staff “Push/Pull” by Harry Davis has won the illustrious Will Glickman Award for the best play to premiere in the Bay Area in 2025.  The lean, poetic script, about two troubled young men — one a bodybuilder, the other recently released from a mental health facility — is the first professionally produced play by…

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Theatre Bay Area Celebrates 50 Years Serving the Arts Community

January 22, 2026

Theatre Bay Area kicks off its 50th anniversary celebrations this month with festivities continuing through all of 2026. Founded in 1976, Theatre Bay Area is one of the largest regional performing arts service organizations in North America. An organization by and for theatremakers, Theatre Bay Area has spent the last 50 years championing the performing…

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Introducing the 2025-26 Arts Leadership Residents

November 5, 2025

Joey Pagaduan at Marin Shakespeare Company Actor, writer, and administrator Joey Pagaduan will produce part of Marin Shakespeare Company’s season under the mentorship of Artistic Director Jon Tracy, Managing Director Lesley Currier, and Production Manager Leontyne Mbele-Mbong. Kimberly Braun at A.C.T. Young Conservatory Teaching artist and administrator Kimberly Braun will produce the Fall Young Conservatory…

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It can be hard to break into a new industry or area as a theatre artist so check out these tips and tricks to get the job!

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The Scene

Show Round Up: the Perfect Fix for Your Long Weekend

September 3, 2026

Show Round Up: Sneak Peek at Bay Area Theatre Week!

August 28, 2026

Show Round Up: Festivals and First Looks

August 20, 2026

Show Round Up: Not Here for a Long Time

August 14, 2026

Show Round Up: CA$H Theatre Onstage

August 6, 2026

Show Round Up: August is Here

July 30, 2026

Show Round Up: Theatre For Us

July 17, 2026

Show Round Up: Lights Up!

July 10, 2026

Show Round Up: Who Needs Fireworks?

July 2, 2026

Show Round Up: Last Call for June

June 24, 2026

Theatre Bay Area News

Arts Advocates Take Capitol Hill for Arts Advocacy Day 2017!

March 20, 2017
Rachel Fink and Brad Erickson standing in front of the Capitol Building. Rachel is a light skinned woman with short dark curly hair and glasses. She is wearing a grey cardigan, black dress, neclaces and a name tag on a red chord around her neck. Brad is a white man with short grey hair and a close shaved beard. He is wearing a black suit, blue button up, and a black plaid tie.

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
Headshot of Velina Brown. She is a black woman with short cropped hair. She is wearing a light blue shirt and standing in front of green foliage. She is smiling with her teeth showing.

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
Headshot of Velina Brown. She is a black woman with short cropped hair. She is smiling with her teeth showing. She is wearing a black shirt and leaning against a wood paneled background.

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
Headshot of Melissa Hillman. A light skinned woman with blue eyes, black oval glasses and wearing red lipstick with a nose ring. She has red hair with bangs. She is smiling with her teeth showing.

By Melissa Hillman Finding the right piece can be one of the most stressful parts…

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