The 6th Street Playhouse in Santa Rosa dedicates its Studio Theatre to a variety of unusual, experimental or lesser-known plays. But “Great War Chronicle,” opening in the Studio this Friday, Aug. 19, is a departure even for 6th Street. First of all, it’s a modern musical about World [...]
“The Final Scene,” a comedy written by Sonoma County playwright Gene Abravaya, makes its San Francisco debut this week. The play, which deals with the fictional cast of a soap opera called “The Promising Dawn,” opens at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, at the Thick House, 1695 18th [...]
The 6th Street Playhouse School of Drama will present “Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” a musical play based on the classic story by Mark Twain. The show, directed by Holly Vinson, opens at 8 p.m. Friday, July 15, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, July 16, and [...]
There aren't many drive-in movie theaters left anymore, but the Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition offers an interesting alternative, with its annual "Bike-In Movie" night. See "E.T., The Extra-Terrestrial" -- a movie with a memorable bicycle chase scene -- at 6 p.m. Monday, May 23, at the 6th Street Playhouse, 52 [...]
The 6th Street Improv comedy troupe competes against four other bands of zanies in its Theatresports Invitational competition, running the next two weekends in the Studio at 6th Street Playhouse, 52 W. Sixth St., Santa Rosa. All sessions start at 8 p.m. Admission: $14. Information: www.6thstreetplayhouse.com, (707) 523-4185. The line-up: [...]
The 6th Street Playhouse announced its 2011-2012 season line-up of four musicals and eight plays. Season tickets for new subscribers will be available May 15, and single tickets for all shows go on sale July 1. The shows, for both the main GK Hardt auditorium and the smaller studio space, [...]
Gene Abravaya has been part of the Sonoma County theater scene for a long time. And in the past year, he was won new notice for his work as manager of the Spreckels Performing Arts Center in Rohnert Park, leading its transition from a mostly city-subsidized operation to [...]
“Art,” a French farce about modern art, opens at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, in the Studio Theatre at Santa Rosa’s 6th Street Playhouse. Written by Yasmina Reza and translated by Christopher Hampton, the play is about three friends who quarrel when one of them pays a fortune [...]
The 2010 Jewish Film Festival, presented by the Jewish Community Center of Sonoma County, has made some schedule changes, but the series continues. All screenings previously scheduled for Petaluma have been cancelled, and all shows for the remainder of the 2010 season will be at the 6th Street Playhouse, 52 [...]
What is art? Whether it’s oil on canvas or actors on stage, dancers on their toes or comedians doing stand-up, Press Democrat staff writer Dan Taylor covers the fine and lively arts in Northern California. Meet the people, go behind the scenes and get ahead on what’s coming up.