Alison Sacha Ross News

Arguably Shakespeare's most popular work, A Midsummer Night's Dream, is in performance somewhere in the world every day of the year. A half-dozen productions have graced Bay Area stages in the past year alone. But leave it to Theater of Others to come up with a fresh and wildly entertaining look at this classic comedy. Director Alison Sacha Ross takes a multi-genre approach, where each group of characters - lovers, magical kingdom, rude mechanicals - play their scenes in a different theatrical style to advance the age-old story.

Theater of Others continues its fearless foray into the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries with Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker's 1611 comedy, The Roaring Girl, or Moll Cutpurse.  Moll is a dramatization of the life of Mary Frith, a carouser, cross-dresser, pickpocket, and street brawler in the lower depths of 17th century London.  Gaby Schneider directs a cast of fourteen at the Theater of Others' home, the Kelly Cullen Community Auditorium, 220 Golden Gate Avenue in San Francisco. The Roaring Girl, or Moll Cutpurse runs Thursdays through Sundays, June 16-July 2.  As with all Theater of Others productions, admission is Pay-What-You-Will.

The chief mischief-maker is Adapter/Director Clay David who most recently worked his magic on the NTC production of Mary Roberts Rinehart's The Bat. Janelle Ponte is the Producer. A CAJUN MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM begins tonight, January 29, and plays through February 21, 2016 at the NTC Playhouse, 5420 Nave Dr., Novato 94949.

Novato Theatre Company is puckishly mischievous in transporting Shakespeare's classic A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM to Louisiana bayou country with its production of A CAJUN MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. 

NCTC presents Regrets Only by Paul Rudnick and directed by Andrew Nance. The show previews February 25 - March 4, opens on Saturday, March 5th and runs through April 3, 2011: Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm.

NCTC presents Regrets Only by Paul Rudnick and directed by Andrew Nance. The show previews February 25 - March 4, opens on Saturday, March 5th and runs through April 3, 2011: Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm.

NCTC presents Regrets Only by Paul Rudnick and directed by Andrew Nance. The show previews February 25 - March 4, opens on Saturday, March 5th and runs through April 3, 2011: Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. All performances will take place at The New Conservatory Theatre Center (Decker Theatre), located at 25 Van Ness Ave. near Market St. in San Francisco, 94102. Tickets range from $24 - $40, and are available at the NCTC Box Office (415) 861-8972, or online at www.nctcsf.org.

NCTC presents Regrets Only by Paul Rudnick and directed by Andrew Nance. The show previews February 25 - March 4, opens on Saturday, March 5th and runs through April 3, 2011: Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm.