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[lesmurples]

So Spotify Wrapped reminded me that I saw the San Francisco production of A Strange Loop this year, and listening to the soundtrack now I’m reminded just how damn good that show was. I really hope there’s another staging of it sometime, or the release of a video recording if one exists. (Or even a decent bootleg, I’ll take anything 😭)

The staging was beautiful, just an excellent example of what you can do with minimalism and lighting. And the ensemble cast was phenomenal - they sound amazing together in every production I’ve heard, and the concept of each of the cast being “thoughts” who trade parts around would potentially be a hard sell in another production, but here it feels seamless. I’m really impressed that it was able to take such a nerdy, high-concept and pretentious story structure and make it feel so accessible. Excellent writing and acting all around. “Entertainment as undercover art” indeed. The Usher we saw (Malachi McCaskill) was also exceptional and gave an incredible performance.

I think A Strange Loop is a great example of how much you can do by increasing specificity in artistic representations of identity. Creators seem to often be pressured to make identity-focused stories as broadly appealing as possible, making it so that their (for example) queer characters are everymen who just happen to be queer. And of course that usually means your “everyman” has to be a white cis able-bodied guy who is overall readable as “straight” unless you happen to know his orientation. And if he isn’t that, he’s as close to it as we can possibly get him.

By making a “Big Black and Queer-ass American Broadway show” about a fat gay black man trying to make it on the NYC theater scene, I think you actually create so many more opportunities in which an audience can relate to the protagonist’s experience. You don’t have to be a fat gay black man to relate with feelings of inadequacy, or struggling to make it in your professional field, or feeling too ugly to have a good sex life, or having a complicated relationship with your parents. Even if you don’t fully fall into the category of “fat gay black man,” it’s likely that you might identify with at least part of that experience, and you can exercise your imagination and empathy to engage with the rest. In comparison, I think a lot of us struggle to relate to a bland, filed down “everyman” character, despite the fact that he’s meant to be more “broadly appealing.”

A Strange Loop is unapologetically about blackness, and specifically the experience of a queer black person who sometimes struggles to relate with wider black culture. I am as white as wonder bread, and I was prepared to not directly relate with aspects of this musical, but I knew I’d still probably be able to enjoy it because, yaknow, it’s not actually that hard to understand media about experiences that don’t match your own. 🤷

But I found myself relating to the story way more than I expected. The details don’t fully align, but I too have had to navigate the world as a fat queer person unable to feel true “pride” about myself. I too have a strained relationship with conservative parents who are “loving” but deeply toxic and painful to speak with. I too feel the weight of capitalism crushing down on me, wanting to find “success” in this hellhole of a world but knowing I’d have to compromise my values in order to do so. I am not very similar to Usher on the face of it, but because his story focuses so much on the multiple specific experiences he has in this world, it’s actually way easier for me to find common ground with him than if there was just nothing there.

And while I can’t relate directly with Usher’s experience of blackness, I’ve heard enough stories and listened to enough black creators that I can at least follow his story and comprehend its connotations. If I didn’t come into the show having some background knowledge, then perhaps I would be inspired to learn more based on the representation I’d been made aware of, especially because of the ways in which I could relate and was invited to empathize. I hope we see more successful productions like this, where the specificity and messiness of intersectional, marginalized identity is allowed to exist as it is, because odds are that more people will be willing to engage with it than you’d think.

Anyway, really good show. It’s super fucking funny, and poignant, and deeply sad and vulnerable. I hope anyone reading this gets a chance to see it in some form if they haven’t already.

Also MVP award to Tarra Conner Jones in the SF production, she was SO GOOD. Absolutely everyone was phenomenal - shout-out to John-Andrew Morrison too, his performance of “Periodically” makes me fucking cry. The SF and Broadway and Off-Broadway casts are all amazing. God I love this show.

Edit: OH SHIT I found a clip of the cast I saw! They really were fantastic.

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Those grants for cultural institutions that we talked about way back in December have finally been distributed by the Small Business Administration, and over 300 Bay Area theaters, music venues, museums, movie houses, and more have been awarded grants totaling $326 million.

This welcome aid is sure to be an enormous relief for venues and institutions that remained mostly or entirely closed for the last year and a half. And many of the grants — which nationwide averaged around $769,000 — were quite generous. The SF Business Times has word of the distributions, via publicly available data, and they've put together this spreadsheet just of the Bay Area awardees.

In all, the Small Business Administration awarded 9,844 grants totaling $15 billion. Among the local recipients:

SFMOMA and the Exploratorium are each getting $10 million. The SF Ballet and Symphony are each getting $8 million, while the Opera is getting $7 million. American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco received $3.35 million; the owners of the nightclub Love + Propaganda, RHS Partners appear to have received $1.6 million; SF Jazz received $3.7 million; and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco received $5.76 million. San Francisco Playhouse received $1 million, and the Fort Mason Center is getting $4.7 million.

SoMa nightclub Oasis, which got a windfall from a telethon earlier this year, is getting an added boost of $818,750. And the beloved Roxie in the Mission got $650,000.

[twoontheaisle]

Bay Area Theatre 2019 - the Top 10

Friends, Bay Area residents, theatre lovers, lend me your clicks, for we are about to look back at the best of local theatre in the past 12 months. (Or, at least the best I was able to see. With some 300+ local companies, it’s impossible for anyone to see everything.)

Usually I do this one post at a time, building anticipation for which show will take the top spot on the list. This year, we’re binging - you get it all at once.

#10 - “King of the Yees” at San Francisco Playhouse

Here’s a tip for successful theatre-going: if Francis Jue is in it, buy a ticket. Jue was one of the reasons Soft Power made last year’s list (and went on to a successful run in New York), and he was just as good in this very San Francisco story of a Chinese family and its crazy lovable patriarch. A charming look at parental expectations in the Chinatown culture.

My full review is here.

#9 - “Seascape” at American Conservatory Theatre

Edward Albee was a master at recreating the language of relationships, and he was never better at it than with this odd work about a newly-retired couple who squabble (gently) on a beach - until they are interrupted by the appearance of two scaled sea creatures (another squabbling couple) who show interest in leaving behind the life aquatic and evolving into land-dwellers. James Carpenter and Ellen McLaughlin were brilliant - and so was David Zinn’s spectacular dunescape set. 

Full review is here.

#8 - “American Psycho” by Ray of Light Theatre

Ray of Light does only three shows a season, but this seems to give them the focus they need to do them exceptionally well - especially for a relatively small company with limited budget. American Psycho, based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis, was just as stunning in its own way as last season’s Top 10 honoree from Ray of Light, Hedwig and the Angry Inch. But whereas that Hedwig was a rough-edged look at a down-on-her-luck trans rock star, playing a seedy venue (which made RoL’s home, the seedy Victoria Theater, the perfect place for it to play), American Psycho was all about Manhattan glitz, opulence and wealth. The cast was terrific and the show was bloody fun - in multiple senses of “bloody” and “fun.”

Click here for the full review.

#7 - “Rhinoceros” at American Conservatory Theatre

As I said in my review, if I’d seen this play pre-Trump, I might not have appreciated its razor-sharp satire on the dangers of group-think and conformity in an age of authoritarianism. It would just have seemed creaky and odd. But in our times, and in this splendid production from artistic director Pam McKinnon (and director Frank Galati), the tale of a small town where everyone starts turning into rhinoceroses was simultaneously frightening, insightful and hysterical.

My full review is here.

#6 - Mother of the Maid" at Marin Theatre Company

Pretty much every take on the story of French hero Joan of Arc focuses on the teen girl who claimed visions of saints and led France’s armies to some key victories in the Hundred Years’ War. But in Jane Anderson’s moving play, we see Joan’s story from the point of view of the mother who tries to protect her daughter from the world’s dangers - just as all good parents do, and too often tragically fail at.

Click here for the full review.

#5 - “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” at The Curran

This is scheduled to run in San Francisco (the only place it’s playing outside of London and New York) for two years - though rumor mill has it ticket sales aren’t meeting expectations. Still, I loved it - especially for its stunning stagecraft and theatrical illusions. If you haven’t read all the books, you will still likely enjoy the adventures of a grown-up Harry Potter (and his son, Albus), but I’d recommend perusing Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, as it does the best job of preparing you for this extension of the Potterverse.

The full review is here.

#4 - “Becky Nurse of Salem” at Berkeley Rep

There are very few shows I see that I’d be willing to sit through again immediately (the way I sometimes used to sit for another showing of a movie when I was a boy - and when that sort of thing was allowed), but Becky Nurse of Salem is one of them, due to its multi-layered look at fanaticism, feminism, family, history... Its threads intertwine and unravel and reweave themselves in ways both fascinating and funny. Plus, Pamela Reed was a marvel, creating a character we both love and judge.

The full review can be found here.

#3 - “The Jungle” at The Curran

Carole Hays must love renovations, for she’s done it three times with her beloved Curran. Most recently, the entire theater was redone for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and Carole spent a couple of years (and millions of dollars) remaking the space after she purchased it initially. 

For The Jungle, a tale of the refugee camp that sprung up near Calais, France, she pulled all the seats from the main floor of the theater, turning it into a simulacrum of the camp, complete with different areas for refugees from different countries: Syria, Afghanistan, Somali and others. A working kitchen was installed, producing fresh, hot naan and chai that were served to attendees. (At least some attendees, I missed out and was peeved when the person next to me let their slice of naan sit there and get cold.)

The experience was immersive and thrilling.

Full review here.

#2 - “The Good Book” at Berkeley Rep

The Good Book was nothing if not ambitious, aiming to tell the story of the origins of the Bible and its impact on worlds both modern and ancient - but it succeeded mightily. Staged with tremendous energy and passion by director Lisa Peterson (who also co-wrote the show with actor Denis O’Hare), The Good Book had me enthralled from start to finish.

Read my full review here.

#1 - “Cabaret” at SF Playhouse

One of my all-time favorite shows, and SF Playhouse’s production is my all-time favorite staging of it, edging out the production I saw at Studio 54 in New York with Alan Cumming as the Emcee and Michelle Williams as Sally Bowles. Simply put, Marin native Cate Hayman put Williams to shame with a performance that was heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time. Everything about this production was top-notch: set, lighting, direction (by Susi Damilano), music - plus every performance. 

It’s no wonder it grabbed the number one spot.

Full review is here.

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MEET THE PLAYERS: HUGO Sound on! Take a listen to Juan Amador aka “Hugo” as he lays out all the reasons he thinks you “would be a fool” to miss out on Candlestick. We open TONIGHT, tho it is sold out we will have a first come, first served wait list open at 7:15pm. Don’t sleep, don’t nap, don’t wink don’t blink till you have your ticket. Tickets: candlestickcs.brownpapertickets.com #candlestickcs #sanfrancisco #camposantosf #hugo #openingnight #theatre (at American Conservatory Theater SF Costume Shop:Fittings) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs_KFmQhXqT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1r6zhoabmiy5q

[mrendox]

Finished off my last day at Geary Theater. I have learned so much about stagecraft and theater rigging within the last week. Was an incredible experience to say the least. Had a blast doing dangerous shit 🤘😝🤘 #rigging #rig #stagehand #stagecraft #theater #sf #sanfrancisco #Geary (at American Conservatory Theater)

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FINISHING LINE PRESS FEATURED AUTHOR OF THE DAY Lisa Marie Rollins

Lisa Marie Rollins is a writer, freelance director and new work developer. She is a Sundance Institute Theatre Lab Fellow (Directing) and Directors Lab West member. Regional directing /dramaturg work include Hedgebrook Women’s Play Festival, Crowded Fire Theater, American Conservatory Theatre, Playwright’s Foundation, TheatreFirst, Berkeley Repertory Theater (Ground Floor), Shotgun Players, Magic Theatre, San Francisco Playhouse, TheaterWorks(CO); some notable new plays by Lauren Gunderson, Geetha Reddy, Idris Goodwin, Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm, Min Khang, Philana Omorotionmwan and creative collaborations with comedic artists W. Kamau Bell and Zahra Noorbakash.She has been a writing fellow with Djerassi, Hedgebrook, SF Writers Grotto, CALLALOO London, VONA, Just Theater Play Lab and Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency. She holds graduate degrees from Claremont Graduate University and University of California, Berkeley. Lisa Marie is currently revising her new play LOVE IS ANOTHER COUNTRY (Coin&Ghost, Los Angeles 2019). Her chapbook of poems, Other Words for Grief (2018, winner, Mary Tanenbaum Literary Award) is available from Finishing Line Press. She was honored with a “Bay Brilliant” artist award from San Francisco’s KQED and just received a 2-year Gerbode Special Award in the Arts(2019) as a playwright.Most recently she directed INKED BABY by Christina Anderson, the World Premiere of Idris Goodwin’s American Prom, World Premeier of Zahra Norbakhsh’s ON BEHALF OF ALL MUSLIMS,and the West Coast Premiere of Tearrance Chisholm’s HOODED: Being Black for Dummies . Her new play LOVE IS ANOTHER COUNTRY was produced by Coin&Ghost Theatre Company in Los Angeles.She is currently a Resident Artist with Crowded Fire Theater and Artist-in-Residence at BRAVA Theater for Women in San Francisco. Her new book of poems, “Other Words for Grief” is NEWLY RELEASED from Finishing Line Press. She is developing her new play “TOKEN” and working on a new play commission, funded by The Wallace Gerbode Foundation.

AWARDS / FELLOWSHIPS

Gerbode Playwright Grant / Special Awards in the Arts, 2019

Bay Brilliant Award, KQED, 2018

Member, Directors Lab West

Directing Fellow, Sundance Institute Theatre Lab

Artist Grant, San Francisco Arts Commission for BRAVA commission of UNTOLD (2017)

Writing Resident, Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency, 2017

Mary Tanenbaum Literary Award, “Other Words For Grief” (formerly titled “Compass”, poetry manuscript in progress), 2016

Writing Fellow, San Francisco Writers Grotto, 2016

Artist in Residence, BRAVA Theater for Women, 2016-2019

CA$H Grant, Theater Bay Area, 2015

Individual Artist Grant, City of Oakland Cultural Arts, 2012

Individual Artist Grant, Zellerbach Foundation, 2012

Finalist, Individual Artist Grant, Theater Bay Area, 2011, 2012

Individual Artist Grant, James Irvine Foundation, 2011

UC Berkeley’s Poetry for the People, Poet in Residence, 2010-2011.

Colorlines Magazine’s ‘Innovator to Watch”, 2009

Outstanding Pre-Dissertation Award, St John’s University Adoption Initiative, 2008.

https://lisamarierollins.wordpress.com/ #POETRY # #lit #read #book

[willnunnally]

Stars of "Her Portmanteau" @actsanfrancisco #theater (at American Conservatory Theater SF Costume Shop:Fittings) https://www.instagram.com/p/BudC5aSAF9Q/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9renmsrb2qvh

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#Repost @camposantosf ・・・ TONIGHT we are having a FREE invited dress for Candlestick! Seats are limited so if you wanna come make sure you hit us up at: camposantofam@gmail.com!!! 8:00pm Showtime The A.C.T. Costume Shop 1117 Market Street SF, CA #free #inviteddress #camposantosf #sanfrancisco #candlestickcs (at American Conservatory Theater SF Costume Shop:Fittings) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs8vL76hjn9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10f9pvkjwykuj

[oysters-aint-for-me]

i love the taste of gaff tape in the afternoon (at American Conservatory Theater SF Costume Shop:Fittings)

[theemperormarcusorelias]

RARE: Marcus Orelias projected on the screen of The Strand Theatre downtown San Francisco during the run of the play Jefferey Hatcher’s Korczak's Children (2011) at the American Conservatory Theatre. 

[marketprdaily]

‘STOMP’ stage extravaganza slams back to SF Nov. 5-10

‘STOMP’ stage extravaganza slams back to SF Nov. 5-10

STOMP, one of the most popular — and let’s be honest, best named — theatrical productions in the world, returns to the Bay Area this week for a short run at American Conservatory Theater.

For the uninitiated, the show features performers who, as co-creator Luke Cresswell puts it, “make a rhythm out of anything we can get our hands on that makes a sound.” Using a variety of sticks, brushes, even…

[girlsplaybaseball]

SF's ACT announces new season: "Tony Stone"

SF’s ACT announces new season: “Tony Stone”

American Conservatory Theater’s 2019-20 season features…“Toni Stone”: Lydia Diamond’s bio-play looks at the life and times of the Bay Area athlete who became the first woman to play professional baseball when she made the lineup of the  Negro Leagues’ Indianapolis team. MacKinnon directs... www.mercurynews.com/2019/03/04/sfs-act-announces-new-season-top-girls-tony-hale/

[camposantosf]

What a beautiful journey. Eleven sold out performances. Eleven standing ovations. Endless moments of love and laughter coupled with impeccable storytelling. We say goodnight to Candlestick .... for now. Thank you to everyone that came to bear witness. One love. ~ C.S. #candlestickcs #camposantosf #sanfrancisco #theatre #love #family #football #change #thankyou #onelove (at American Conservatory Theater SF Costume Shop:Fittings) https://www.instagram.com/p/Btc0Dwchp8z/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=soy0u23iya80

[earlrmerrill]

SF's American Conservatory Theatre Names A New Executive Director

Jennifer Bielstein has been named the new executive director of American Conservatory Theater (ACT). She is currently the managing director of the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. AT ACT, she will take over for Peter Pastreich, who will depart the theatre at the end of the 2017-18 season.

Article source here:Arts Journal

[brothermarc7theatre]

2017 Wrap-Up; Looking Ahead to 2018

Another year of theatre has come and gone. I am most pleased to report that this year is now the top year for amount of shows I've seen!! The list is below, along with my top picks of the year in various categories. However, with the amount of shows I was blessed to see (and only a few not so blessed), I feel as if I'm the luckiest one in the bunch. Not just an audience member, I was able to sneak three shows of my own in before entering into the ever-busy world of Graduate School. I kicked off the year playing the extremely fun role of Max in Lend Me a Tenor; followed by a tapping, roller-skating, jolly time as Robert in The Drowsy Chaperone; followed immediately by going to the dark side as Ernst in Cabaret. Enjoy the list and picks!

Tenderly, the Rosemary Clooney Musical-2017-Altarena Playhouse

She Loves Me-2017-San Francisco Playhouse

The Will Rogers Follies-2017-Good Company Players

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown-2017-Pacifica Spindrift Players

A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine-2017-Palo Alto Players

Cabaret-2017-Hillbarn Theatre

Finding Neverland-2017-National Tour (San Francisco)

The Christians-2017-San Francisco Playhouse

A Thousand Splendid Suns-2017-American Conservatory Theatre

Billy Elliot-2017-Berkeley Playhouse

My Cat Thinks It’s a Pig...and Other Farm Stories-2017-Rogue Festival

Chop Chop Charlie’s Basement Party!:A Miserable Comedy-2017-Rogue Festival

Moonlight After Midnight-2017-Rogue Festival

Figmentally-2017-Rogue Festival

Me, My Song, and I-2017-Rogue Festival

A Fatal Step-2017-Rogue Festival

The Wallaby Way-2017-Rogue Festival

Joan of Sn’arc-2017-Rogue Festival

Thanks for Coming-2017-Rogue Festival

Daddy Issues-2017-Rogue Festival

Flower Tome Companion Episode III: Something Fishy-2017-Rogue Festival

Experts, Assholes, and True Believers-2017-Rogue Festival

Delirium-2017-Rogue Festival

I’m a Musician; Do You Want Fries with That?-2017-Rogue Festival

somebody’s children-2017-Rogue Festival

In The Heights-2017-College of the Sequoias

Smokey Joe’s Café-2017-Town Hall Theatre Company

John-2017-American Conservatory Theatre

Rumors-2017-Hillbarn Theatre

Hamilton-2017-National Tour (San Francisco)

The Christians-2017-StageWorks Fresno

The Producers-2017-Broadway By The Bay

Into The Woods-2017-National Tour (San Francisco)

Dog Sees God…-2017-:Left Coast Theatre Company

Sister Act-2017-Hillbarn Theatre

Rapture, Blister, Burn-2017-City Lights Theatre Company

An Ideal Husband-2017-Town Hall Theatre Company

[title of show]-2017-Los Altos Stage Company

Dear Evan Hansen-2017-Broadway (Music Box)

Bandstand-2017-Broadway (Bernard B. Jacobs)

The End of Longing-2017-MCC Theatre (Off-Broadway)

Come From Away-2017-Broadway (Gerald Schoenfeld)

Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812-2017-Broadway (Imperial)

Present Laughter-2017-Broadway (St. James)

Groundhog Day-2017-Broadway (August Wilson)

The Little Foxes-2017-Broadway (Samuel J. Friedman)

The Clean House-2017-Coastal Repertory Theatre

The Toxic Avenger-2017-San Jose Stage Company

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert-2017-Theatre Rhinoceros

A Night with Janis Joplin-2017-American Conservatory Theatre

Damn Yankees-2017-Good Company Players

35MM:A Musical Exhibition-2017-Selma Arts Center

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time-2017-National Tour (SF)

On The Town-2017-Sacramento Music Circus

The Glass Menagerie-2017-California Shakespeare Theatre

Becky’s New Car-2017-Pacifica Spindrift Players

The Wizard of Oz-2017-Tri-Valley Repertory

The Great American Trailer Park Musical-2017-Sierra Repertory Theatre

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat-2017-Sierra Repertory Theatre

The Full Monty-2017-StageWorks Fresno

Sister Act-2017-Good Company Players

Debbie Does Dallas-2017-OMG! Productions

Shrek the Musical-2017-Foothill Music Theatre

Sherlock Holmes/Adventures of the Suicide Club-2017-SiliconValleyShakespeare

Lizzie-2017-City Lights Theatre Company

Hedda Gabler-2017-The New Ensemble

Hamlet-2017-Silicon Valley Shakespeare

Next to Normal-2017-Broadway by the Bay

Man of la Mancha-2017-Sierra Repertory Theatre

Romeo and Juliet-2017-Half Moon Bay Shakespeare

Something Rotten-2017-National Tour (San Francisco)

Mothers and Sons-2017-StageWorks Fresno

The Drowsy Chaperone-2017-Good Company Players

Million Dollar Quartet-2017-Palo Alto Players

The Crucible-2017-Los Altos Stage Company

Reefer Madness-2017-Ray of Light Theatre

The Song of the Nightingale-2017-Town Hall Theatre Company

Stupid Fucking Bird-2017-City Lights Theatre Company

A Particle of Dread-2017-Fresno State University

The Glass Menagerie-2017-Sierra Repertory Theatre

An American in Paris-2017-National Tour (San Francisco)

Sister Act-2017-Berkeley Playhouse

The Prince of Egypt-2017-Theatreworks

Little Shop of Horrors-2017-StageWorks Fresno

Gravedigger! The Musical-2017-PianoFight SF

The Liar-2017-Center Repertory Theatre

Peter Pan-2017-Palo Alto Players

Singin’ in the Rain-2017-Broadway By The Bay

42nd Street-2017-Bay Area Musicals

Bright Star-2017-National Tour (San Francisco)

Aladdin-2017-National Tour (San Francisco)

Annie-Hillbarn Theatre

A Civil War Christmas-2017-Town Hall Theatre

Coney Island Christmas-2017-Coastal Repertory Theatre

The 1940’s Radio Hour-2017-Los Altos Stage Company

A Christmas Story: the Musical-2017-SF Playhouse

 Number of shows I saw in 2017: 96

Favorite National Tour production of 2017: Hamilton in San Francisco

Favorite Broadway production of 2017: Come From Away at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater

Favorite Professional/Regional production of 2017: The Liar at Center REP

Favorite Central Valley Theatre production of 2017: Hedda Gabler at The New Ensemble

Favorite Bay Area Theatre production of 2017: TIE- The Toxic Avenger

at San Jose Stage Company and Next to Normal at Broadway by the Bay

Favorite Youth or College production of 2017: A Particle of Dread at Fresno State University   

2018 promises to be yet another fun, fun year of enjoyable theatre for me. If there is anything I can take away from 2017 in theatre is that art speaks, and it speaks loudly. No matter what issues tug at your heart and soul, there is a play, a song, a poem, a film, a television episode, a novel, a painting, a ballet, a movement, a score, or something else that speaks to that. Art is both a voice and a medium with which to use to its full potential. I encourage you to find what art form (even if it is isn't theatre) works for you to express your voice in 2018. Cheers!

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Impromptu rep plot design #lightingdesign (at American Conservatory Theater SF Costume Shop:Fittings)