Margo Hall News

Theatre Bay Area Announces 2018 TBA Awards Finalists

by A.A. Cristi — September 26, 2018

Theatre Bay Area, the third-largest regional theatre service organization in North America, announced the finalists for the 2018 TBA Awards.

SF North Bay Companies Snag 43 Noms For 2018 TBA Awards

by Stephi Wild — September 23, 2018

San Francisco's Theatre Bay Area has announced the nominees for their 5th Annual TBA Awards and North Bay companies have snagged multiple nominations.

Cal Shakes Completes Season with Return of BLACK ODYSSEY

by Julie Musbach — September 11, 2018

California Shakespeare Theater announced today the cast of the return engagement of its record-breaking hit play black odyssey, playing September 25 through October 7, 2018 at the Bruns Amphitheater.

Berkeley Rep's OVATION Gala Raises $800,000

by A.A. Cristi — June 12, 2018

On Saturday evening, June 9, nearly 400 of the Bay Area's finest arts supporters gathered at The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco to celebrate Berkeley Rep, the Tony Award-winning theatre company known for its groundbreaking and challenging productions.

Artistic Teams & Schedules Announced for 2018 Bay Area Playwrights Festival

by Julie Musbach — June 11, 2018

Playwrights Foundation announces the plays and playwrights of the 2018 Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF) running July 20-29, 2018 at Potrero Stage, 1895 18th St in San Francisco.

Schimmel Center To Present Anna Deavere Smith In Notes From The Field, 6/1 & Today

by BWW News Desk — June 2, 2018

Schimmel Center will present Tony and Pulitzer Prize nominee Anna Deavere Smith's Obie Award-winning solo performance, Notes From the Field, for one weekend only on Friday, June 1 at 7:30 p.

BEST OF PLAYGROUND 22 Comes to Potrero Stage This Season

by BWW News Desk — May 10, 2018

PlayGround caps off its twenty-fourth season with Best of PlayGround 22, running May 10-27, 2018 (Press Night: May 12) at Potrero Stage.

Schimmel Center To Present Anna Deavere Smith In Notes From The Field, 6/1 & 6/2

by A.A. Cristi — May 1, 2018

Schimmel Center will present Tony and Pulitzer Prize nominee Anna Deavere Smith's Obie Award-winning solo performance, Notes From the Field, for one weekend only on Friday, June 1 at 7:30 p.

PlayGround Celebrates the Best Writers/Short Plays of its Season!

by A.A. Cristi — April 25, 2018

PlayGround caps off its twenty-fourth season with Best of PlayGround 22, opening with a press night on May 12 (previews May 10 & 11) running May 10-27, 2018 at Potrero Stage.

BEST OF PLAYGROUND 22 Comes to Potrero Stage This Season

by A.A. Cristi — April 12, 2018

PlayGround caps off its twenty-fourth season with Best of PlayGround 22, running May 10-27, 2018 (Press Night: May 12) at Potrero Stage.

San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Honored At 42nd Annual SFBATCC Awards Gala

by A.A. Cristi — March 30, 2018

The San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle (SFBATCC) held its 42nd Annual Excellence in Theatre Awards Gala on Monday, March 26th at San Francisco's historic Victoria Theatre.

TheatreWorks Gets Top Kudos At Bay Area Critics Circle Awards

by A.A. Cristi — March 27, 2018

Represented by Founding Artistic Director Robert Kelley, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley took home a raft of awards at the 42nd Annual San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle (SFBATCC) Excellence in Theatre Awards Gala, held at the Victoria Theatre in San Francisco on March 26.

Photo Flash: TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents SKELETON CREW

by A.A. Cristi — February 14, 2018

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley continues its 2017/2018 Season with the regional premiere of the Obie Award-winning Skeleton Crew, in a co-production with Marin Theatre Company.

San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Announces 2018 Special Award Recipients

by Stephi Wild — January 28, 2018

The San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle has announced the recipients of its four Special Awards for 2018.

Obie-Winner SKELETON CREW Comes to TheatreWorks

by Julie Musbach — January 4, 2018

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley continues its 2017/2018 Season with the regional premiere of the Obie Award-winning Skeleton Crew, in a co-production with Marin Theatre Company.

Photo Flash: First Look at the West Coast Premiere of BLACK ODYSSEY at Cal Shakes

by BWW News Desk — August 11, 2017

California Shakespeare Theater continues its 43rd Season with the West Coast premiere of black odyssey, a thrilling and music-infused new play that mashes up Greek mythology and African-American folklore.

San Francisco Playhouse Opens Season with BARBECUE

by Julie Musbach — August 8, 2017

San Francisco Playhouse (Bill English, Artistic Director; Susi Damilano, Producing Director) opens its fifteenth season with the Bay Area premiere of Barbecue by Robert O'Hara.

Cal Shakes presents West Coast Premiere of BLACK ODYSSEY

by A.A. Cristi — July 10, 2017

California Shakespeare Theater continues its 43rd Season with the West Coast premiere of black odyssey, a thrilling and music-infused new play that mashes up Greek mythology and African-American folklore.

AN ENTOMOLOGIST'S LOVE STORY Premiere, BARBECUE, 'SUNDAY IN THE PARK' and More Set for San Francisco Playhouse's 2017-18 Season

by BWW News Desk — April 4, 2017

San Francisco Playhouse (Artistic Director Bill English; Producing Director Susi Damilano) marks the company's 15th Anniversary Season with today's announcement of five of the six plays that will comprise its 2017-18 Mainstage Season.

UC Berkeley to Present Naomi Iizuka's POLAROID STORIES

by BWW News Desk — March 3, 2017

This Spring, UC Berkeley's Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies (TDPS) presents Naomi Iizuka's Polaroid Stories, an eye-opening depiction of the lives of street youth woven together with tales from Ovid's Metamorphoses.