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Opera San José hits it out of the park with its immensely moving new virtual production of Three Decembers, the chamber opera by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer, based on an unpublished play by Terrance McNally.

The Marsh kicks off its first Solo Arts Heal performance of the New Year with Debra Castellano’s Waste Management: The Show – an ode to one of Castellano’s true loves: recycling.

Love will be in the air when Smuin Contemporary Ballet presents Long disDance Love, a joyful virtual showcase featuring the Company’s signature fusion of classical and contemporary ballet.

San Francisco theater company Word for Word continues their New Podcast Series Word For Wordcast with the new radio drama podcast of author and tribal leader Greg Sarris’ short story Citizen going up on January 14 & 21 2021, available at http://www.

Theatre Rhinoceros presents a FREE Zoom/Facebook Live presentation GAY PHYSICS.

Due to the overwhelming demand this holiday season, Opera San José is extending the run of the hit virtual production of Jake Heggie's chamber opera, Three Decembers through January 31, 2021.

Theatre Rhinoceros presents a free Zoom/Facebook Live presentation, Gay Physics, conceived and performed by John Fisher.

Theatre Bay Area (TBA), the San Francisco Bay Area's theatre arts service organization, voted two new members onto its board of directors—Brenda Wong Aoki and Dawn Monique Williams.

San Francisco Ballet has announced details for its first-ever virtual benefit, Leap Into the New Year, to be held online via Socio on Thursday, January 14, 2021 to mark the opening of SF Ballet’s historic 88th Digital Season.

Cinnabar Theater is continuing in the art of producing theater in the time of COVID-19 with another virtual streaming production of a one-character show The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey.

ROLT announced a special one-night only rebroadcast of its 2015 production of LIZZIE.

Newly adapted for the screen, Felder performed the acclaimed work from a rich, filmic setting from Florence, Italy, offering a front row seat for this intimate look at the music and life of a great genius from locations where the composer lived and worked.

Theatre Rhinoceros presents The Review, Or How To Eat Your Opposition by Donnetta Lavinia Grays, directed by Tanika Baptiste.

San Jose's Playful People Productions is looking for children between the ages of six and ten to bring to life the beloved characters in A.

Acclaimed Ragazzi Boys Chorus invites young boys who enjoy singing to attend a digital incarnation of its popular SingFest.

Pear Theatre meets 2021 — a year for change — with Fairfield, Eric Coble's hilarious and somewhat uneasy contemporary comedy.

Word For Wordcast now expands with three new podcasts.

Talking to Khori Dastoor, General Director of Opera San José brings to mind that old quote from Elizabeth Taylor when she was faced with unimaginable adversity, “Now is the time for guts and guile.

“The Snow Walk Of the Empress Matilda”* a monologue by Stuart Eugene Bousel created for and performed by Catherine Luedtke** will be streamed online at www.

Virtuoso actor/pianist/playwright Hershey Felder is bringing us a holiday treat with a livestreamed performance of his hit show Hershey Felder TCHAIKOVSKY presented live from Florence, Italy where Tchaikovsky lived and worked.

Full-length free opera streams continue in January with three titles that were simulcast previously from the War Memorial Opera House to the stadium of the San Francisco Giants.

RAWdance has announced the premiere of The Healer, a quartet with choreography by Katerina Wong, presented in a livestream screening.

This February, New Conservatory Theatre Center proudly presents the world premiere of Harrison David Rivers' Interlude.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre today announced a one-time $75,000 grant from The Bernard Osher Foundation in support of the theatre’s Rep-On Air series of virtual programming.

As we all continue to navigate our way through these unprecedented times, The Marsh is meeting this moment with its weekly Solo Arts Heal series, which uses lightness and humor to explore some of the challenging issues we’re all grappling with.