Transcendence Theatre Company, which premiered its "Broadway Under the Stars" outdoor concert series at Jack London State Historic Park in Glen Ellen last year, is planning to stay. The company has signed an agreement agreement with the nonprofit Valley of the Moon Natural History Association to remain in the park [...]
“Precious Memories,” a stage work in progress written by community organizer and folksinger Si Kahn, will be performed by Sue Massek of the Reel World String Band at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at Main Stage West, 104 North Main St., Sebastopol. Kahn’s one-woman play traces the life of Sarah [...]
Michael Fontaine, managing director of the 6th Street Playhouse since 2011, left the theater’s staff Friday, Feb. 15, after his position was eliminated to cut costs. “Last month, in a move to reduce operating expenses, the board of directors made the challenging decision to revise its staffing model [...]
It’s been a busy time for Alfred Hitchcock fans, with the release late last year of the film “Hitchcock,” starring Anthony Hopkins. And this year marks the 50th anniversary of Hitchcock’s 1963 thriller, “The Birds,” filmed in Bodega and Bodega Bay. And now there’s a play called “Bodega [...]
Later this year, the founders of Santa Rosa's Imaginists theater, Amy Pinto and Brent Lindsay, will go to Eastern Europe to represent the theater in Budapest and Moscow. The Imaginists, based in Santa Rosa’s A Street District, drew the attention of Philip Arnoult, director of the Center for [...]
Sausalito filmmaker Scott Roberts' first documentary, "The Raven and the Gypsy," makes its premiere at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at the Raven Theater, 115 North St., Healdsburg. Roberts filmed the Raven’s resident theater company, the Raven Players, as the troupe staged “Gypsy,” its closing show of the 2011-12 season. [...]
Tickets go on sale at noon Friday, Feb. 1, for “Spank!” — the stage parody of author E. L. James’ risque best-seller, “Fifty Shades of Grey" — playing April 10 at Santa Rosa’ Wells Fargo Center for the Arts. Written and directed by Jim Millan, the musical revue [...]
Mary Gannon Graham’s reprise of the one-woman show, “Shirley Valentine,” about a middle-aged English housewife searching for freedom, gets another turn onstage this month. Main Stage West, 104 N. Main St., Sebastopol, will run the show from Jan. 25 through Feb. 17. Admission: $10-$25. Information: 823-0177, mainstagewest.com. Graham [...]
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.