Our next guest is Eric Johnson, who I last worked with when we did The Marriage of Bette & Boo (he was Boo) back in 2001. Eric has been busy doing the Twilight Zone live stage shows, formerly done at the Exit. We talk with Eric about theatre in the Aughts, theatre now, and what’s in store for him in the future.
SHOWS:
Raymond’s Run & Blues Ain’t No Mockin’ Bird (Z Space)
January 23 (one day only)
Norman Gee, Margo Hall (Episode 166) and Ae’Jay Antonis Marquis (Episode 165) are in the reading
http://www.zspace.org
Frankenstein Unbound (Pear Theatre)
Feb 3 – 26
Bridgette Dutta-Portman (Episodes 75 and 236) is a co-writer of the show
https://www.thepear.org/whats-playing
Exodus To Eden (Oakland Theatre Project)
Feb 3 – 26
Adrian Deane (Episode 82), Linda Amayo-Hassan (Episode 83) and Dorian Lockett (Episode 230) are in the show
https://oaklandtheaterproject.org/eden
Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry – You Too, August Wilson (Theatre Rhinoceros)
Feb 7
Kimberly Ridgeway will be directing
https://www.therhino.org/free-staged-readings
Slow Food (Altarena Playhouse)
Jan 20 – Feb 19
Kimberly Ridgeway will be in the show
https://www.altarena.org/2023-season-announcement/slow-food
A Guide for the Homesick (Theatre Rhinoceros)
Feb 23 – March 19
Alan Quismorio (Episode 201) is directing the show
https://www.therhino.org/a-guide-for-the-homesick
Brains Like Berkeley (Brava for Women in the Arts Theatre)
Feb 18th
Kehinde Koyejo (Episode 214) directed the show
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brain-like-berkeley-an-evening-of-satire-short-stories-free-trade-tea-tickets-510463198167?fbclid=IwAR1COPRV4f5jDR8_7nV4Qu5-7ddGolvLhHvdqVy_o3bUJR-SkJalQIoln7k
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (SF Shakes)
March 1 – May 6 in various locations – see website for details
Alan Coyne (Episode 29) is in the show
https://www.sfshakes.org
The Play That Goes Wrong (Palo Alto Players)
Jan 20 – Feb 5
Damaris DM Divito (Episode 190) is in the show
https://paplayers.org/event/the-play-that-goes-wrong/
Paradise Blue (Aurora Theatre)
Starts Jan 27th
Michael Asberry (Episode 183) is in the show
Dawn Monique Williams (Episode 112) is directing the show
https://auroratheatre.org/paradiseblue?fbclid=IwAR3Ve7t8A4JDvLghx-aLpVdu-0-piW67kzdqmN60P8sdvedNtkOv1Ch0ouc
Nanay (Town Hall Theatre)
Jan 20, 21, 27 & 28
Molly Olis Krost (Episode 195) wrote the play
https://www.townhalltheatre.com
And Then There Were None (Masquers Playhouse)
Jan 27-Feb 19
Alicia Von Kugelgen (Episode 46 & 101) is in the show
https://www.masquers.org/and-then-there-were-none/
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) produces two podcasts for KCBS radio: As Prescribed, a weekly conversation with leading medical experts at UCSF Medical Center; and It’s Generational, a deep dive on how each generation looks at things differently. Each episode features subject matters from perspectives of the Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z. Check out As Prescribed and It’s Generational on all podcast apps.
Central Works Script Club is a podcast where you download and read a play script and then listen to an audio interview with the playwright. Delivered semi-annually. You can find the Central Works Script Club 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)
