There is no shortage of actors shouting "Humbug!" onstage this year, but here's one more sample: Scrooge is coming back to Cloverdale, in a return engagement of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," which played to near-capacity audiences last year. Steven David Martin (above) stars as the old miser, who has [...]
The Narrow Way Stage Co. production of "Riff Raff," film actor Laurence Fishburne's play about about two small-time Brooklyn hoods fleeing a drug deal gone wrong, opened Sept. 25 and runs through Oct. 11 at the Studio in the 6th Street Playhouse. "Riff Raff" tickets cost $15-$20. 52 W. Sixth [...]
The time has come to rename this blog. The word "Arts" doesn't cover it all. It doesn't describe a blog that includes political humor by Will Durst, one-liners by Eric Idle, a long list of accordion jokes and a short shot at the latest "Star Trek" film. It is true [...]
Longtime local culture watchers know that wherever Jim de Priest goes, interesting things happen. So you might want to keep an eye on Cloverdale. “Cloverdale is becoming a real center for the arts,” de Priest said. “The arts are thriving here.” At 73, the actor, teacher and theater director is [...]
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.