If you remember our conversation back in December of 2018, we had Kieran Beccia on (Episode 88), where they talked about directing Sarafael, a gripping story of a date rape and the complicity of the audience and journalists who report on them. Our guest is the author of the piece, Julius Rea, the artistic director and founder of The Forum Collective and a brilliant playwright. Julius talks about his work in bay area theatre, his training and upbringing and where he sees himself in the future.
And we (of course) talk about The Slap and unpack all of the (meaningful) angles of the story.
You can find out more about The Forum Collective here: https://www.theforumcollective.com/home
You can find more about Julius from his personal website here:
https://www.juliusernestorea.com
SHOWS:
Endlings (Oakland Theatre Project)
April 8 – May 1
Joyce Domanico-Huh (Episode 111) is in the show
https://oaklandtheaterproject.org/endlings
Strings Attached (Cinema 3.0)
Streaming now on Vimeo and Amazon
Radhika Rao (Episode 21 and 131) is in the mini series
Cynthia Lagodzinski (Episode 96) is a co-director
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/stringsattachedseries?fbclid=IwAR0XUoMyEk7F_knnQUKSik7gURpZPux_ZVPyTBqifU8iOj160VuDtwiUD4k
Intimate Apparel (Magic Theatre)
April 1 – April 16
Khary Moye (Episode 45) is in the play
https://www.lhtsf.org/intimateapparel
Baked! The Musical (Faultline Theatre)
April 2
Eiko Yamamoto (Episodes 120 and 225) is in the play
https://bakedthemusical.com
Steel Magnolias (Sierra Repertory Theatre)
April 14-May 15
Eiko Yamamoto is in the play
https://www.sierrarep.org/events/steel-magnolias/
Coffee Lady (Awesome Theatre)
March 31 – May 5
Anne Yumi Kobori (Episode 192) is in the show
Bridgette Dutta Portman (Episode 75) wrote the piece
https://awesometheatre.org/2022/03/01/coffee-lady/
August: Osage County (San Jose Stage)
March 30 – April 24
Terrance Smith (Episode 102) and Letitia Duarte (Episode 119) is in the show
https://www.thestage.org
VietGone (City Lights Theatre)
March 24 – April 24
Jeffrey Lo (Episode 153) is directing the show
https://cltc.org/explore-our-2021-22-season/
Escape from the Asylum (Central Works)
March 17 – April 17
Alan Coyne (Episode 29) and Jan Zvaifler (Episode 170) are in the show
Gary Graves (Episode 24) is directing the show
http://centralworks.org/escape-from-the-asylum/
DOT (New Conservatory Theatre Center)
March 4 – April 3
Kim Donovan (Episode 80) and Kimberly Ridgeway (Episode 155) is in the show
ShawnJ West (Episodes 146 and 172) is directing the show
https://www.nctcsf.org/21-22-Season/Dot
Allegiance (Palo Alto Players)
April 22 – May 8
Marah Sotelo (Episode 124) is in the show
https://paplayers.org/event/allegiance/
Barry Graves (Episode 104) has a new podcast out!
The Black Man’s Heart
On Spotify and all your podcast apps
Our wonderful consulting producer Mallory Somera (Episode 151) is producing a podcast for KCBS Radio called Connect The Dots, a weekly news podcast, hosted by WCBS Newsradio 880’s Lynda Lopez. Check out “Connect The Dots” on any podcast app.
Also, Bindlestiff Studios has a podcast called the Fobcast, exploring Filipino American immigrant stories. Check out The Fobcast in any podcast app.
The Yay (Twitter: @TheYay3)
Reg Clay (@Reg_Clay)
Norman Gee (@WhosYrHoosier)
