The evidence is in. Audiences are looking for laughs this Christmas season. "Ham for the Holidays," the new farce by Santa Rosa's Shad Willingham, just premiered Dec. 4 in the Studio Theatre at the 6th Street Playhouse, and ticket sales have been good enough to warrant adding three additional performances: [...]
One of the high points of last fall's issue of Santa Rosa magazine was photographer John Burgess' picture essay on the "hidden studios," where downtown Santa Rosa artists create their work unseen among us, while routine daily life goes on all round them. Since then, one of the artists featured, [...]
A new play called "Ham for the Holidays" opened Friday (Dec. 4) in the Studio Theater at Santa Rosa's 6th St. Playhouse, and it's got the potential to become a new local holiday perennial favorite, a la the likes of "The Santaland Diaries" or "A Tuna Christmas." A full review [...]
Michael Van Why (above) is best-known at the 6th Street Playhouse in Santa Rosa for his starring roles in main-stage musical productions, such as "Little Shop of Horrors" and "La Cage Aux Folles." He also plays the rather demanding role of God in the playhouse's current rock musical, "The Possession [...]
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 [...]
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.