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BACT Acting Students Take Honors Long Distance
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2020
Students in Bay Area Children's Theatre's Advanced Performers program triumphed over the constraints of the pandemic to wow the judges at this year's Junior Theatre Festival Australia.
New Conservatory Theatre Center Announces Extension For THE LAW OF ATTRACTION
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2020
Due to popular demand, New Conservatory Theatre Center has announced extended performance dates for the world premiere radio comedy, The Law of Attraction, now available for streaming through January 3, 2021.
BATS Improv Stays Home For The Holidays With Brand New Weekend Shows
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2020
Put your feet up, grab your favorite drink and sit back and join the BATS improvisers as they entertain & lift your spirit during the holidays! As we say goodbye to 2020 (hooray!) BATS has filled their virtual theater schedule with great new shows that are playful, interactive, and heartwarming.
Reimagined 2020 Mill Valley Winterfest Announced November 27 - December 18
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2020
The 2020 Mill Valley Winterfest – reimagined! In lieu of the traditional Winterfest activities, the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce will present a COVID and family friendly event that will be will be both virtual and dispersed.
Marin Art & Garden Center Hosts Holiday Pop-Up Market Place, November 21
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2020
Just in time for the holiday season! Marin Art & Garden Center will hold a Holiday Pop-Up Market Place for those looking to get a head start on their holiday gift shopping. Featuring special holiday items and unique finds you will not see anywhere else.
San Francisco Opera Sells Costumes in Online Shop
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2020
San Francisco Opera has launched its first-ever online costume shop sale. Now, fans have the opportunity to stock their closets with individually designed outfits direct from the opera stage.
Theatre Rhinoceros Presents THE BATTLE OF KURSK
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2020
Theatre Rhinoceros presents a Zoom/Facebook Live presentation, THE BATTLE OF KURSK. This production is conceived and performed by John Fisher.
Cinnabar Young Rep Theater Presents SPECTACULAR Musical Revue Variety Show
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2020
Cinnabar Young Repertory Theater Presents SPECTACULAR Musical Revue and Some Acting Too, a Virtual Live Stream Production Opening Friday, December 4 at 7:30pm
Curran Presents TAYLOR MAC'S HOLIDAY SAUCE…PANDEMIC!
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2020
Today, Carole Shorenstein Hays announced that Curran, along with prestigious theaters and cultural institutions around the world, will present the Pomegranate Arts production Taylor Mac's Holiday Sauce…Pandemic!.
MarshStream Offers Science With A Twist, Powerhouse Lorri Holt, and More This Month
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2020
The Marsh continues to offer a wide variety of new programming at 7:30pm nightly on MarshStream, its popular broadcast platform.
Conservatory Director Melissa Smith to Depart American Conservatory Theater
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2020
After 25 years at the helm, American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Conservatory Director Melissa Smith announced today that she will be departing the Bay Area's premier nonprofit theater organization effective December 31, 2020.
Solo Fest Winners Lorri Holt and Marga Gomez Return To MarshStream For Encores
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2020
Leading Bay Area actresses Lorri Holt and Marga Gomez, voted the two winners of the “Best Performance Award” from a field 50+ international participants in the 2020 MarshStream International Solo Fest, return for encore performances when The Marsh welcomes back the powerhouse performers for exclusive MarshStream presentations of  Lorri Holt in Lynne Kaufman's Who Killed Sylvia Plath (Nov. 28-29) and Marga Gomez's Not Getting Any Younger (Dec. 5-6)
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Joins #Enough Plays To End Gun Violence
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2020
Berkeley Rep announces its participation in the Digital Premiere of the seven winning plays of #ENOUGH: Plays to End Gun Violence, a national short play competition for middle and high school students, in-collaboration with fellow partner theatres including Alliance Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company,Goodman Theatre, Orlando Repertory Theatre, and South Coast Repertory. Starting on December 14, 2020 -- the 8-year remembrance of the shootings at Sandy Hook -- the winning titles will be available on the streaming platform Broadway on Demand.
Remote Theater to Present Anthony Clarvoe's THE ART OF SACRIFICE
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2020
Remote Theater announces the production team for Anthony Clarvoe's play THE ART OF SACRIFICE. The production is directed by Desdemona Chiang, with a cast that features Lauren English and Susi Damilano, original music by Paul Dresher and site design by Charlie Costantini. The premiere virtual performance of THE ART OF SACRIFICE is on Saturday December 12 (12 Noon PST, 9 AM EST) 
BWW Review: AMERICAN DREAMS at Marin Theatre Company
by Steve Murray - November 11, 2020
Marin Theatre Company partners with Working Theatre (NYC) and five other theatre companies in presenting the West Coast Digital Debut of Leila Buck's interactive theatrical experience, American Dreams. In the year of COVID-19, digital productions are the new medium and companies are experimenting with available styles, either live recorded productions or in this case, a Zoom presentation similar to our work at home business meetings.
San Francisco Mime Troupe Presents A RED CAROL
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2020
Dec.11, 2020 will mark another premiere and the first time the SFMT presents a Holiday Audio offering with a SFMT worker's take on the Dicken's classic in A Red Carol. A Red Carol will be broadcasting on select public radio station and available online beginning Dec. 11, 2020.
Bay Area Art Collective Pivots To Digital Programming With ETHER
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2020
The Forum Collective will showcase the first three episodes of its devised web series, ether, as a part of Playground's 2020 Innovator Incubator Showcase. The Innovator Incubator is a two-year program during which the Playground provides guidance, resources, and fiscal sponsorship to the member companies. 
Smuin Extends Virtual Classes In Pilates, Tap, Hip Hop, Ballet & More Through December 23
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2020
Since launching in April, Smuin Contemporary Ballet has led hundreds of aspiring and professional dancers through Zoom-based drop-in Virtual Classes in ballet, tap, contemporary, jazz, hip hop, dance-based fitness and more.
San Francisco Opera Presents CELEBRATING THE VOICES OF SAN FRANCISCO OPERA
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2020
The artists and artistry of San Francisco Opera will be on full display in Celebrating the Voices of San Francisco Opera, a virtual event that will be unveiled at sfopera.com, YouTube and Facebook on Friday, December 4 at 7:30 pm Pacific.
Crowded Fire, Magic Theatre And Playwrights Foundation Launch New Anti-Racism Trainer Program
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2020
Crowded Fire, Magic Theatre, and Playwrights Foundation, will launch in February 2021 Making Good Trouble: Anti-Racist Trainers --a training program with a goal of empowering Bay Area artists and staff to become anti-racism trainers. Currently, the theatre industry is experiencing a racial justice reckoning demanding for more anti-racist training and practices, and this program will further that cause.  
Oakland Theater Project Presents 2021 Season: 'Resurrection, Revolution & Renewal'
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2020
Oakland Theater Project will present a full year of drive-in theatrical performances in Oakland for its 2021 Season, featuring six productions exploring themes of Resurrection, Revolution & Renewal.
Hershey Felder of HERSHEY FELDER AS CLAUDE DEBUSSY IN A PARIS LOVE STORY Transports Us to That Romantic City in the 19th Century
by Jim Munson - November 10, 2020
Virtuoso pianist Hershey Felder has just the thing for our travel-starved souls. On Sunday, November 22nd, he will livestream a performance of Hershey Felder as Claude Debussy in A PARIS LOVE STORY, transporting audiences to Paris without needing to leave home. This musical tour de force take us to many of Paris’s most-loved sites in a personal journey through the life and music of Impressionist composer Claude Debussy, who created music of ravishing beauty, color, and compassion, from the sweeping La Mer to the evocative Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, and the mystical “Clair de lune,” ultimately shaping a whole new world of color in sound. Felder will perform the show live on Sunday, November 22 (5pm PST/8pm EST) from a rich, filmic setting in Europe that provides audiences a front-row view of the hit show. Tickets and additional information are available at HersheyFelderLive.com. BroadwayWorld recently spoke with Felder from his home in Florence, Italy while he was in the midst of preparations for the livestream.
South Bay Musical Theatre Announces Fall 2020 Virtual Programs
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2020
South Bay Musical Theatre (SBMT) has announced a dozen entertainment-related events that will be streamed over Zoom and social media before year’s end. The company was among the first community theatres in the Bay Area to reinvent itself for the COVID-19 era by switching from traditionally staged musicals to a prolific schedule of online programming.
Theatre Rhinoceros Presents GORDON OF KHARTOUM
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2020
Theatre Rhinoceros presents a FREE Zoom/Facebook Live presentation, GORDON OF KHARTOUM.
ArtCenter Exhibitions To Present Exhibition RECENT PASTS, TOMORROW'S ARCHIVES
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2020
ArtCenter Exhibitions announces the launch of Recent Pasts, a two-part project to be presented online and at ArtCenter DTLA. Part 1, titled Recent Pasts, Tomorrow's Archives, is a series of online workshops that take place November 2020 through January 2021. Part 2, titled Recent Pasts, Revisited, is an on-site exhibition to be held in Fall 2021.

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