We are extremely delighted to have Rachel Deatherage as our next guest on The Yay – I thought we’d never get the opportunity, when she relocated to Berlin, Germany several years ago – but she’s back in the states, performing in Vallejo at Verismo Opera, performing as Valentin in Gournod’s Faust on March 5th and 11th. I was last on stage with Rachel when we were in Candide, with our musical director, David Moschler, who is our guest host. We talk about the value in opera in today’s world, what made Rachel gravitate towards opera, how theatre has enriched her and where she sees herself in the future.
You can learn more about Rachel, including information on her performances on her website:
https://www.racheldeatheragemezzo.com
SHOWS:
Tasha (3 Girls Theatre)
Feb 24 – March 18th
Reg Clay is stage managing the show; Jeunee Simon is the star of the show
https://www.3girlstheatre.org/event-details/tasha-by-cat-brooks
Richard II (The Pear Theatre and Perspective Theatre)
March 9-26
Julian Lopez-Morillas (Episode 217) is in the show
https://www.thepear.org
Tea Party (playing at ACT’s Strand Theatre)
March 2-19
Erin Merritt (Episode 191) is directing the play
Cassidy Jamahl Brown (Episode 59) is in the play
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tea-party-a-world-premiere-play-tickets-528984997367?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Songs for a New World (Gateway Theater)
A Benefit for SwingLeft, an organization that builds a lasting culture of grassroots participation in winning elections for the Left by making it as easy as possible for anyone to have maximum impact on the elections that determine the balance of power in our country.
March 12 & 13
Jessica Coker Moore is in the show
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/songs-for-a-new-world-in-concert-59723386603
Little Shop of Horrors (Chanticleers Theatre)
Feb 10 – March 5
Curtis Manning and Max Chang are in the show
https://www.chanticleers.org
A Raisin In The Sun (6th Street Playhouse)
March 2 & 19
Terrance Smith is in the show
https://6thstreetplayhouse.com/shows/2022-23/a-raisin-in-the-sun/
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
The Piano Lesson (Sankofa Theatre Company)
March 3-5
Tanika Baptiste is directing the show
https://tickets.galloarts.org/9075/9078
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
Paradise Blue (Aurora Theatre)
Closes March 6th
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
Clue (San Francisco Playhouse)
March 9 – April 22
Dorian Locket (Episode 230) and Eiko Yamamoto (Episodes 120 & 225) are in the show
https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/2022-2023-season/clue/
Mondragola (Central Works)
March 18-April 16
Gary Graves (Episode 24) wrote the piece
Jan Zvaifler (Episode 170) is directing the show
Steve Ortiz (Episode 231)is in the show
https://centralworks.org/mondragola/
Sticky Rice (Theatre Rhinoceros)
March 14 (Free Staged Reading)
Ely Sonny Orquiza (Episode 139) is directing the reading
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