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Now Playing: TBA Unscripted!
We’re bringing Bay Area Theatre directly to your ears with our new Podcast, TBA Unscripted! Here we take you behind the scenes of the Bay Area theatre world. Join us everywhere you get podcasts for conversations with theatremakers from all parts of our theatre community. Our first episode dropped today, Inside the General Auditions Want…
Read MoreShow Round Up: Winter Theatre for You
Shows make me want to leave the house! These days, I often hear that the biggest competition for theatres is the couch. With the on and off rain these past few weeks, I can see why. But this week’s show lineup has me excited to put on a coat and see some theatre. Here’s what got me excited: Opening Three…
Read MoreShow Round Up: Valentines Day Weekend
Plan your date night and fall in love with Bay Area theatre! Between the wintry weather and the Valentine’s Day holiday this weekend it is the perfect time to spend a cozy weekend at the theatre. Only This Weekend! Romance and Juliet at SPARC Theatre Cheyenne Jackson: Signs of Life at SF Gay Men’s Chorus…
Read MoreCOASTAL REPERTORY THEATRE ANNOUNCES 2025 FIVE-SHOW SEASON
*** Tickets Now On Sale! *** Coastal Repertory Theatre, 1167 Main Street, Half Moon Bay 2025 SCHEDULE: Five Women Wearing the Same Dress By Alan Ball Directed by Allie Bailey January 31 – February 6 During an ostentatious wedding reception at a Tennessee estate, five reluctant, identically clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom, each…
Read MoreCompany Membership Dues Changes Starting July 1, 2024
1. What is changing? TBA is changing the renewal schedule for company members. Until now, TBA has used an anniversary system, where everyone renewed on their membership anniversary. Over the next year, all company membership will switch to a calendar system, where everyone renews on the same date, July 1. This change is only for…
Read MoreAmerican Conservatory Theater and Theatre Bay Area Partnership Opens New Doors for Melissa Yandell Smith Library
American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) and Theatre Bay Area have forged a new partnership for artists all around the Bay Area to access A.C.T.’s Melissa Yandell Smith Library collection. The Melissa Yandell Smith Library contains nearly 15,000 titles including play scripts, books, videos, language and music recordings, music scores, and theater periodicals. The collection has been…
Read MoreAnnouncing Spring 2023 CA$H Theatre Grantees
We are proud to support these projects in the Spring 2023 round of CA$H Theatre Grants. The next application round of this granting program will be in Fall 2023. 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. Crescent Moon Theater Productions…
Read MoreAnnouncing 2023-24 Rella Lossy Awardee
We are proud to announce the recipient of the 2023-24 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 MoreCatch up California: Ask your reps to fund the live arts!
If you’re connected to Theatre Bay Area, you probably know that small performing arts organizations are both key to a vibrant local scene AND are closing at an alarming rate. You probably also know that arts funding is harder than ever to come by, and arts workers struggle to make ends meet while living the Bay Area. …
Read MoreIntroducing TBA’s Community Accountability Agreement
Theatre Bay Area’s Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (EDI) Working Group, a team comprised of Board & staff, worked throughout 2022 to create the TBA Community Accountability Agreement. In January 2023, we are proud to introduce this document to our members and grantees. This agreement sets the groundwork for TBA’s active role facilitating EDI in our…
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