This Month in Theatre History
From landmark productions of O’Neill, Charles Gordone, Wole Soyinka, and Deborah Rogin to the opening of Michigan’s Farmers Alley Theatre, May has been an eventful month.
All Stories About Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Berkeley Rep Announces 2019 Residencies
Selected writers and writing teams will develop 20 projects this summer.
Daveed Diggs: Freedom Is an Illusion
The ‘Hamilton’ star is back onstage for a Suzan-Lori Parks play and reflects on what he learned from acting in the Bay Area.
Marissa Wolf: Close Listener
Returning to the West Coast, the new-work-focused director takes on Portland and its possibilities.
Bill T. Jones on Slumming, Stephen Foster, and Trump’s Second Term
In ‘Paradise Square,’ the choreographer of ‘Fela!’ imagines the promise of New York’s first slum and the violence of the Draft Riots of 1863.
La Jolla Playhouse to Present John Leguizamo Musical
The California theatre will also mount new works by Ike Holter, Melissa Ross, and Lauren Yee.
Read Plays Right
To get the most out of a staged reading, communicate early and often so that everyone is on the same page.
Roll Out the Welcome Wagon
Company managers wear many hats, all fashioned to make out-of-town artists feel at home at the theatre.
The Prime of Ms. Joy Carlin
The veteran Bay Area actor/director may fret about keeping her mind clear, but only so she can keep working at full steam.
Johanna Pfaelzer Named Artistic Director of Berkeley Rep
Currently the head of new-works incubator New York Stage and Film, Pfaelzer will succeed longtime a.d. Tony Taccone.
