Norman is on his way to France, touring with Word for Word’s production of Home – so my guest host is Eric Johnson (Episode 252) and our wonderful guest is Heather Atles, an incredible actress, whom I had the pleasure of stage managing when we did The Marriage of Bette & Boo, back in 2001. Heather has also been busy doing singing telegrams and was an instrumental part of the Tilted Frame Network, a theatre piece that brought together television, improv and the internet – Heather has been incorporating technology with theatre way back in 2003, way before Facebook and social media. We’ll talk about her approach to theatre, mixing the arts with technology and where she sees herself in the future.
Heather can be reached direct via Instagram: @heatheratles
If you’re interested in learning more about Heather’s company, Singing Telegrams Now, here’s the website: https://www.singingtelegramsnow.com
SHOWS:
The Last Tram (A Staged Reading)
May 7 (ONE DAY ONLY)
Eiko Yamamoto (Episodes 120 & 225) is in the reading
https://playwrightsfoundation.org/public-reading-series/
Into the Woods (Mountain Play)
May 21 – June 18
Eiko Yamamoto is in the play
https://www.mountainplay.org/shows/
The Nigger Lovers (Magic Theatre)
May 3 – May 21
Takika Baptiste (Episode 253) is in the show
https://magictheatre.org
Best of Playground 27 (Playground-SF)
May 13 & 14
Bridgette Dutta Portman (Episodes 75 & 236) has her play “Gallows Humor” in the show
https://playground-sf.org/festival/
A Soldier’s Play (Altarena Playhouse)
May 26 – June 25
ShawnJ West (Episode 146) is directing the show
Fred Pitts (Episode 256), Terrance Smith (Episode 102) and Jake Fong (Episode 228) are in the show
Six Degrees of Separation (Chanticleers Theatre)
April 28 – May 21
Max Chang (Episode 247) is in the show
https://www.chanticleers.org
Sunday In The Park with George (Los Altos Stage Company)
June 1 – 25
Brenna Kemmerly (Episode 203) is in the show
https://losaltosstage.org/sunday-in-the-park/
Singing in the Rain (South Bay Musical Theatre)
May 13 – June 3
Melissa Momboisse (Episode 140) is in the show
https://southbaymt.com/shows/ticket-sales/singin-in-the-rain/
To Master The Art (Contra Costa Civic Theatre)
April 21 – May 21
Anne Yumi Kobori (Episode 192) is in the show
https://ccct.org/to-master-the-art/
Chinglish (SF Playhouse)
May 4 – June 10
Sharon Shao (Episode 176) is in the show
Michael Barrett Austin (Episode 133) is in the show
Jeffrey Lo (Episode 153) is directing the show
https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/2022-2023-season/chinglish/
Becoming Robin Hood (Berkeley Playhouse)
May 26 – June 25
Paul Plain (Episode 125) is in the show
https://tickets.berkeleyplayhouse.org/Online/default.asp
Crumbs from the Table of Joy (Town Hall Theatre)
June 3 – 24
Tanika Baptiste (Episode 253) is directing the show
https://www.townhalltheatre.com/crumbs
King Lear (Silicon Valley Shakes) – an ALL WOMAN CAST
July 28 – Sept 1
Cynthia Lagodzinski (Episode 96) is directing the show
https://www.svshakespeare.org/lear
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.
