Giovanna Sardelli Is Meeting the Moment
The newly appointed artistic director of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley makes the case for keeping communities close through storytelling onstage.
Stories by David John Chávez
Claude Jackson Jr.’s ‘Cashed Out’ Bets On Native Stories
In his Bay Area premiere, this public defender/playwright engages with the complicated history of Indian gaming by putting Indigenous women’s voices at the forefront.
‘All Equal When We Hit the Boards’: Derrick Sanders Brings Chicago Spirit to Juilliard
After 22 years as a theatremaker and educator in the Midwest, Sanders is making strides as the first associate director of color for Juilliard’s Drama Division.
Why ACT Dropped the MFA
The legendary training program will continue its conservatory and other training programs, but its 3-year theatre degree has become a COVID casualty.
Madeleine Oldham: Building Up from the Ground Floor
The director of Berkeley Rep’s new-works development program reflects on the way the theatre has changed, and still needs to change.
Sean San José: Collaboration, Cooperation, and Community
As San José takes the reins of the Bay Area’s Magic Theatre, he’s set to bring his Campo Santo ethos to a larger platform.
Edward Medina: Caught Up in a Conversation
Passionate about theatre and criticism, this native New Yorker could change your life in 15 minutes.
Noé Yaocoatl Montoya: Music, Acting, and Activism in Perfect Harmony
The Bay Area theatre community mourns the loss of the the actor, maestro, and longtime member of El Teatro Campesino.
Taking the Heat, and Leading Through Crises, at Oregon Shakes
In her and her team’s first season at OSF, Nataki Garrett has faced COVID and wildfires, challenges that have only intensified their ties to the community.
Lily Tung Crystal, Doing Her Life’s Work at Theater Mu
In her first year at the Twin Cities theatre, a series of crises offered opportunities for allyship and community-building.
