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Catch up California: Ask your reps to fund the live arts!

March 17, 2023

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. …

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Arts Advocacy

Stay up to date on local, state, and federal opportunities to increase funding and access to the arts.

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Grants & Awards

TBA’s grant program supports a diverse community of theatremakers from across the Bay Area  — learn about upcoming funding opportunities and meet recent grant awardees.

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Career Guide

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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After 23 Years, FoolsFURY Practices The Art of Letting Go

November 24, 2021
Headshot of Debórah Eliezer. She is a white woman with white hair wearing a black shirt with a yellow sweater. She is looking at the camera and smiling with her teeth showing.

by Jean Schiffman “Today we are practicing the art of letting go,” said Debórah Eliezer,…

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Local Arts Organizations Are Ready to Welcome You Back

November 24, 2021

by Sam Hurwitt Bay Area arts organizations want you to know that they’re ready. They’re…

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After Pandemic Pivoting to Launch a Catering Business, Cindy Goldfield Returns to The Stage

November 10, 2021
Cindy Goldfield sitting in red theatre seats. She is a light skinned woman with salt and pepper hair swept back from her face. She is wearing glasses and a black shirt and three silver necklaces.

by Edward Guthmann When COVID hit early last year, Cindy Goldfield was rehearsing Nine to…

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Holding The Community Together: Theatre Bay Area Searches For a New Executive Director

October 27, 2021
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by Rotimi Agbabiaka  When Brad Erickson announced this June that he would be departing his…

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A New Cohort of Tomorrow’s Leaders Joins the TBA Arts Leadership Residency

October 27, 2021

By Edward Guthman Four Bay Area theatre artists have been chosen in the second round…

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New Legislation Aims To Aid Small Arts Organizations Struggling with AB 5

September 6, 2021
a close-up of Martha Demson smiling showing her teeth. She is a white woman with blue eyes and short blonde hair. She is wearing a blue sweater.

by Rotimi Agbabiaka On August 26, SB 805, or the “Save The Performing Arts Act…

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With New Residency Program, TBA Aims To Close the Theatre Leadership Gap

August 25, 2021
Headshot of Aidaa Peerzada. A medium skinned woman with medium length curly brown hair and hazel eyes. She is wearing a red lace tank top.

by Edward Guthmann A 2020 report from the Asian American Performers Action Coalition studied the 18 largest non-profit…

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TBA & Anti-Racism: Accountability and Action

April 1, 2021
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Theatre Bay Area acknowledges the social unrest and racial reckoning occurring throughout the country and…

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Theatre Advocates Mobilize in Response to California’s Gig Worker Law

February 26, 2020
a light skinned woman with blue eyes and shoulder length red curly hair. She is wearing a teal shirt and a sliver necklace.

by Rotimi Agbabiaka Last month, California’s AB5 went into effect, requiring companies across the state…

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Theatre Bay Area and AB5

January 10, 2020
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A message from the board of Theatre Bay Area: Many in our community are asking…

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Headshots 101: Part Two

December 4, 2019
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by Rotimi AgbabiakaLast Insider we received some tips from local headshot photographers about taking a winning headshot.…

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Headshots 101: Part One

November 19, 2019
Theatre Bay Area Logo. Pink circle with a gradient of pink triangles inside pointing from the upper left corner to the lower right. Meant to simulate a stage light. On the right is the word Theatre in big rounded text with Bay Area written in a smaller blocky text below it.

by Rotimi Agbabiaka As 2020 approaches you may be thinking, “New year, new me, new headshots?” Often…

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