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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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Announcing the Fall 2025 CA$H Theatre Grantees

December 11, 2025

We are proud to announce the following recipients of the Fall 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 Antifa Comedy Hour  The Antifa Comedy Hour is a night of gleefully anti-fascist comedy…

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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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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 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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Theatre Bay Area Celebrates 50 Years Serving the Arts Community

January 22, 2026
TBA Executive Director Sean Fenton speaks at a microphone with his hand over his heart. There is a TBA 50th Anniversary Logo on top of the picture

Theatre Bay Area kicks off its 50th anniversary celebrations this month with festivities continuing through…

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Announcing the Fall 2025 CA$H Theatre Grantees

December 11, 2025

We are proud to announce the following recipients of the Fall 2025 CA$H Theatre Grants.…

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Introducing the 2025-26 Arts Leadership Residents

November 5, 2025
2025-26 Arts Leadership Residents headshots

Joey Pagaduan at Marin Shakespeare Company Actor, writer, and administrator Joey Pagaduan will produce part…

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Introducing the 2025 RHE Charitable Foundation Artistic Fellow

October 3, 2025
Jamella Cross headshot

Theatre Bay Area and the RHE Charitable Foundation announce Jamella Cross as the 2025 RHE…

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Announcing the Spring 2025 CA$H Theatre Grantees

June 10, 2025
Cash Grant Logo. A green circle with lower case white lettering that says tba. On the right are the words Cash Theatre where cash is spelled with $ instead of an S. Underneath that is the word Grant in smaller font.

We are proud to announce the following recipients of the Spring 2025 CA$H Theatre Grants.…

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Announcing the 2025 Rella Lossy Awardee

June 10, 2025
Rella Lossy Award Banner with a headshot of Vincent Tyrell Durham

We are proud to announce the recipient of the 2025-26 Rella Lossy Award. The Rella…

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Advocacy Alert: The Fight for Artistic Freedom is Here

May 6, 2025
Advocacy Alert: The Fight for Artistic Freedom is Here!

Two federal arts funding stories broke over the weekend. Learn how you can join the…

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Now Playing: TBA Unscripted!

March 21, 2025
Selfie of the TBA Unscripted team

We’re bringing Bay Area Theatre directly to your ears with our new Podcast, TBA Unscripted!…

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You Belong in Bay Area Theatre

February 13, 2025

For context: Last week, the National Endowment for the Arts made a series of changes…

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Announcing the Fall 2024 CA$H Theatre Grantees

December 6, 2024
Cash Grant Logo. A green circle with lower case white lettering that says tba. On the right are the words Cash Theatre where cash is spelled with $ instead of an S. Underneath that is the word Grant in smaller font.

We are proud to announce the following recipients of the Fall 2024 CA$H Theatre Grants.…

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A Statement in Support of Our Community on November 6, 2024

November 6, 2024

TBA staff are feeling a lot of things right now: grief, anger, fear, and uncertainty…

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20 Years Ago: A Letter to the Editor. Now: The Getting Played Symposium.

October 18, 2024

By Kathleen Antonia Tarr This year is the 10th anniversary of the Getting Played Symposium on Equity…

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