This month’s Editors’ Picks reflect some of the rich theatrical joys of the summer season: two festivals, dance, comedy an...

By Lisa Drostova The Bay Area has a wide and deep history of political theatre, but what do we mean when we use...

By Lily Janiak Today Crowded Fire Theater Company and Golden Thread Productions announced that, on July 1, the t...

By Velina Brown Our fabulous career columnist Velina Brown is busy opening a show this week, so enjoy the following p...

By Kathryn Roszak The dance scene is filled to the brim with women, some famous—such as Twyla Tharp, who is equally at...

Happy July! The weather outside can’t seem to make up its mind, but inside theatres this month, things are hot, hot, hot...

By Lily Janiak 2016 has not been a good year for theatre safety. In April, a New Zealand high school theatre departm...

By Velina Brown Q:   I was recently in a play with someone who just didn’t have the proper process before sho...

This month, all’s fair in love and theatre! TBA editor Laura Brueckner, listings editor Kim Cohan and membership and progr...

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Bay Area Theatre News   The Speakeasy  has become the first theatre project in the US to take advantag...

News and opportunities from the Bay Area and beyond the Bay: Bay Area Theatre News...

By Velina Brown Q:   I guess with all the political campaigns going on right now I’m feeling pretty tired of...

News and opportunities from the Bay Area and beyond the Bay: Bay Area Theatre News TBA Editors’ Picks for...

New San Francisco Chronicle theatre reviewer Lily Janiak. Photo: Lois Tema We here at Theatre...

Interview by David Templeton   Elizabeth Fuller and Conrad Bishop , the multitalented, long-married team at...

Compiled by Kristin Brownstone  Dear TBA readers, Welcome to the first-ever TBA spring/summer theatre fe...

Cutting Ball Theater announced today that its founding artistic director, Rob Melrose, will step down at the end of the cu...

By Kathryn Roszak Imagine memorizing the entire text of Hamlet , drawing the part you’ll play from a hat a few minute...

By Laura Brueckner   Actor and wri...

by Lily Janiak   On April 1, Robert Hurwitt will retire from the San Francisco Chronicle , where he has ser...

Everyone, at some point, deserves to take a break. And this month, Velina Brown has definitely earned her break! For her r...

It’s not quite spring, but it’s easy to feel like it is, judging by all the sunshine and flowers we’ve seen lately—not to...

By Sam Hurwitt Lauren Yee had quite a year in 2015. The playwright had two plays premiere in her hometown of San Franc...

Welcome to  Theatre Process . Usually, this podcast features one Bay Area theatre-maker and one visiting artist...

Happy Valentine’s Day from Theatre Bay Area! The life of the theatre professional is far from being all hearts and flower...

By Laura Brueckner  Playwright Lauren Yee has been awarded the prestigious Will Glickman Award for her play...

By Velina Brown Q:   I believe in love and romance. I believe if two people love each other they should be t...

By Kathryn Roszak “Tap is the most important dance in America. It’s like jazz; it says things deeply,” says mult...

By Jean Schiffman Whether or not to get an Master’s of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in acting is a conundrum for eme...

By Kimberley Cohan The audition room can be an intimidating place, and figuring out how to navigate musical aud...

By Velina Brown Q:   I would like to do a better job of building and maintaining my business relationships....

By Laura Brueckner B...

By Lisa Drostova In early December, a United Nations delegation of human rights experts visited the United St...

By Velina Brown Q: I have an eleven-year-old daughter who wants to be an actor. She wants to have a TV show like...