Ken Ruta News

Single tickets go on sale for San Jose Repertory Theatre's 30th Anniversary Season Wednesday, August 4

Summer's here. For many Houstonians, it's the season for swimming pools, sun tans and, of course, Shakespeare.

Summer's here. For many Houstonians, it's the season for swimming pools, sun tans and, of course, Shakespeare.

Cinnabar Theater has announced its 2010 to 2011 season, which includes comedies, musicals and a new play entitled 'Dracula,' written expressly for Cinnabar Theater by playwright and screenwriter Eric Overmyer the writer of hit HBO shows 'The Wire' and 'Treme.'

Old Globe Executive Producer Lou Spisto named William Roesch an Associate Artist of The Old Globe at a ceremony held on May 24. He is the 53rd artist to receive the prestigious honor which recognizes his unique contribution to the institution. Roesch both directed and acted at the Globe for more than 20 years and served as Associate Artistic Director from 1962 to 1969.

This year's Critics Circle Awards, sponsored by Actor's Equity Association, today announced is nominees for excellence in San Francisco Bay area theater. Berkeley Rep's production of American Idiot, which played in the fall of 2009, leads with 12 nominations and will open on Broadway this spring.

San Jose Repertory Theatre's Artistic Director Rick Lombardo today announced the Rep's highly anticipated 30th Anniversary Season, with five of the six plays beginning September 2010 through June 2011.

A middle-aged couple awakens in a beautiful country house on a hill, surrounded by trees and glimpses of water. There's just one problem. They can't remember their own names, much less the relationship between them. Their ensuing pursuit of memory yields both terrifying and comic results, setting them adrift on a leaky raft of postmodern anxiety.

A middle-aged couple awakens in a beautiful country house on a hill, surrounded by trees and glimpses of water. There's just one problem. They can't remember their own names, much less the relationship between them. Their ensuing pursuit of memory yields both terrifying and comic results, setting them adrift on a leaky raft of postmodern anxiety.

The Unexpected Man Extends! The Unexpected Man, a play by Yasmina Reza in the Christopher Hampton translation, directed by Stephen Drewes, has been extended through August 15.

The Unexpected Man Extends! The Unexpected Man, a play by Yasmina Reza in the Christopher Hampton translation, directed by Stephen Drewes, has been extended through August 15.

Spare Stage Presents the San Francisco Premiere of Yasmina Reza's deliciously ironic comedy THE UNEXPECTED MAN, directed by Stephen Drewes. Starring Ken Ruta and Abigail Van Alyn in the Christopher Hampton translation. July 10-25, 2009 at the EXIT Theatre, 156 Eddy Street near Mason, in San Francisco.

Yasmina Reza's ironic comedy -The Unexpected Man - to have SF premiere starring veteran Bay Area actors Ken Ruta and Abigail Van Alyn Stephen Drewes directs the Spare Stage production at EXIT Theater July 10-25

Spare Stage Presents the San Francisco Premiere of Yasmina Reza's deliciously ironic comedy THE UNEXPECTED MAN, directed by Stephen Drewes. Starring Ken Ruta and Abigail Van Alyn in the Christopher Hampton translation. July 10-25, 2009 at the EXIT Theatre, 156 Eddy Street near Mason, in San Francisco.

Yasmina Reza's ironic comedy -The Unexpected Man - to have SF premiere starring veteran Bay Area actors Ken Ruta and Abigail Van Alyn Stephen Drewes directs the Spare Stage production at EXIT Theater July 10-25

Carol Mayo Jenkins, a veteran actress who has starred on Broadway and is remembered as English teacher Elizabeth Sherwood in the award-winning television series Fame, returns to Petaluma to star the upcoming Cinnabar Theater production of Collected Stories.

Here are the Nominations for Outstanding Awards from the San Francisco Bay Theatre Area Critics Circle. Winners will from each catagory will be announced in approximately two weeks. A Gala Cocktail party will be held for the winners in each catagory at A.C.T. Columbia Room on May 4th. AEA Members are noted in * For 'Entire Production' and 'Best Ensemble' AEA Theatres are * THEATRES OVER 300 DRAMA

American Conservatory Theater presents the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, adapted by Carey Perloff and Paul Walsh and directed by acclaimed Bay Area director and actor Domenique Lozano.

American Conservatory Theater presents the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, adapted by Carey Perloff and Paul Walsh and directed by acclaimed Bay Area director and actor Domenique Lozano.

Representing the print and electronic media, 21 members of the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle announced the winners of 36 drama awards and 31 musical awards from 243 nominated actors, designers, productions, and more reviewed in 2007. Over 400 productions were seen in 2007 by Circle critics reviewing theatre from San Jose to Santa Rosa, San Francisco to Concord.