Norman is currently in southern California, attending the memorial of his step father – in his place is our consulting producer, Mallory Somera and our very special guest is San Francisco Chronicle theatre reporter Lily Janiak. It’s a thrill to have her on and Lily shares with us her role as a theatre critic, what has inspired her to be a writer and a glimpse of her background.
Lily Janiak can be reached directly via Facebook. You can also email her at ljaniak@sfchronicle.com.
SHOWS:
She Loves Me (42nd Street Moon)
June 8 – July 25
Marah Sotelo (Episode 124) is in the show
https://42ndstmoon.org/2023-season-shows/
The Confessions of Lily Dare (New Conservatory Theatre)
May 12 – June 11
Lamont Ridgell (Episodes 122 & 232) is in the show
https://nctcsf.org/event/the-confession-of-lily-dare/
Yerma (Shotgun Players)
May 26 – June 18
Linda Amayo-Hassan (Episode 83) is in the play
Katja Rivera (Episode 168) is directing the show
https://shotgunplayers.org/Online/default.asp
Into the Woods (Mountain Play)
May 21 – June 18
Eiko Yamamoto (Episode 120 & 225) is in the play
https://www.mountainplay.org/shows/
The Dignity Circle (Central Works)
June 24 – July 23
Kimberly Ridgeway (Episodes 155 & 251) is in the show
Gary Graves (Episode 24) is directing the show; Tammy Berlin (Episode 208) is doing costumes and Greg Scharpen (Episode 188) is the sound designer
https://centralworks.org/the-dignity-circle/#showtab=details
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
https://www.altarena.org/2023-season-announcement/a-soldiers-play
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/
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.
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)
