Posts by hilary@theatrebayarea.org
Announcing the Spring 2025 CA$H Theatre Grantees
We are proud to announce the following recipients of the Spring 2025 CA$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…
Read MoreAnnouncing the 2025 Rella Lossy Awardee
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,…
Read MoreShow Round Up: Highlights in Local Theatre
Homegrown theatre is the theme this week! We are thrilled to have four shows with TBA Highlights in our round up this week. With a special shout out to The Nightingale at People’s Circus Theatre for receiving two highlights achievements, both the Going Green achievement and the Homegrown achievement! The TBA Highlights program is about…
Read MoreShow Round Up: Last Call for May Shows!
Close out this month with fantastic theatre. We’re in the small lull before summer seasons kick off, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to see this weekend! With a variety of theatre playing in every region, no matter your taste there’s something for you. Learn all about this week’s shows: Only this weekend! Tenfold Physique:…
Read MoreShow Round Up: This week on stage
Fill your long weekend with Theatre! If you (like us) are sticking close to home this weekend, why not spend a night or two taking in some local shows? There are great productions for you chose from this Memorial Day weekend! We want to give a special shout out to our two shows this week…
Read MoreShow Round Up: Time flies with fantastic theatre!
How is it already the middle of May? Our team here at TBA remarked this morning that it feels like the last few months have gone by in the blink of an eye. With exciting new productions always opening, the weeks seem to fly by. This week is no exception with five productions playing just…
Read MoreShow Round Up: The Festivities Continue
Despite everything the shows go on! It’s been a difficult week for Bay Area theatre! Late last week, news broke that not only is there a proposal to entirely eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), but many previously awarded grants from that agency are being revoked. This news is destabilizing for our entire…
Read MoreShow Round Up: May theatre in full bloom
Festivals, readings, and openings galore! Here at Theatre Bay Area, our week stated with an explosion of creativity at our Third Annual Spring Soiree, and it’s ending with one of the biggest weekends in theatre yet this season! It’s a even spread with nine productions you can only catch this weekend, nine shows just starting…
Read MoreShow Round Up: Last call for April theatre!
Ending the month with a bang! The month is winding down but local theatre is not. There are eight shows opening this weekend alone! And you won’t want to miss your last chance to see the shows closing this weekend either. Take a look and make your pick for your weekend date night. Learn all…
Read MoreShow Round Up: Beginnings and Endings
Raising and lowering the curtain on great theatre this weekend! With six great shows opening and five fantastic shows closing, change is in the air this weekend! If you’re not sure what to see, you might want to start with one of the three shows with TBA highlights taking the stage this week. I’m particularly excited that…
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