Tag: San Francisco
On Location: ‘Phèdre’ opening night at A.C.T. San Francisco
https://vimeo.com/8883124
Last night the classic French tragedy, Phèdre, opened at the American Conservatory Theater. The streets of San Francisco were slick from the rain that occasionally pelted down. Considering the material at hand, it was the perfect backdrop for the evening. Carey Perloff, the ACT artistic director and also director...
Tonight: ‘Phèdre’ at A.C.T. San Francisco, ‘Coming Home’ at Berkeley Rep
Two heavyweight openings tonight in the San Francisco Bay Area. Phèdre, starring Seanna McKenna, who according to the National Post "holds the Canadian patent on greek tragedy" opens at the American Conservatory Theatre. While across the Bay Bridge, Coming Home, by South African playwright Athol Fugard opens at the...
Phèdre opens Jan. 20 at A.C.T. starring Seana McKenna who “holds the Canadian patent on Greek tragedy”
Jean Racine's grand tragedy Phèdre opens Wednesday January 20 at American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) in a world premiere translation by Timberlake Wertenbaker (Our Country's Good, A.C.T.'s Antigone and Hecuba). This first-time coproduction with the internationally renowned Stratford Shakespeare Festival gives local theater lovers a rare opportunity to witness exquisite classical...
The San Francisco Symphony’s New Organ series premieres with Paul Jacobs in recital Sunday, January 17 Davies Symphony Hall
Award-winning American organist Paul Jacobs opens the San Francisco Symphony’s first organ recital series at Davies Symphony Hall on Sunday, January 17 at 6:00 PM with a performance that will include works by Reger, Schumann, Franck, Boulanger, and Reubke.
Named “Best Organist” by New York magazine, Paul Jacobs has been...
Inside Cirque du Soleil – OVO, a behind the scenes tour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5VSISGFzns
Cirque du Soleil brings its spectacular show OVO across the United States over the next few years. To put the effort into perspective, imagine a small village about 180,000 square feet in size encompassing everything from tents and training facilities to cafeterias and lounges. Then add 15 tractors, and 2 million...
The Bald Soprano at Cutting Ball Theater extended again, to Jan. 24
Due to popular demand, the Cutting Ball Theater announced that it will again extend its hit production of Eugène Ionesco’s comic masterpiece The Bald Soprano. Performances of the theater's tenth season opener now run until January 24, 2010.
In The Bald Soprano, Mr. and Mrs. Smith invite Mr. and Mrs....
Cutting Ball Theater Hidden Classics Reading Series “Medea VS. Medea” January 31
San Francisco’s cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater presents the third installation in this season’s Hidden Classics Reading Series, the Greek and Roman versions of MEDEA. The grudge match is on! Euripides’ play is the original story of the infamous sorceress Medea, who exacts the ultimate revenge on her cheating husband....
Gone in 60 Seconds: Speed-the-Plow at Pear, Auto Show, Painting, The Fillmore
It was another great weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area to get out there and take in some theater, arts, and entertainment. From San Francisco and Berkeley down the peninsula to San Jose and Mountain View, there was plenty to see, despite the foggy weather these past few...
Bill Graham Memorial Foundation’s ‘Bill’s Birthday Bash’ at The Fillmore: CAKE, anyone?
To kick off the New Year, the Bill Graham Memorial Foundation, put on a high-energy, sold out concert headlining multi-platinum iconoclasts CAKE.
ACT raises $31M, establishes first endowment
According to the Los Angeles Times, American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) in San Francisco—one of our favorite theaters in the Bay Area—has raised close to $31M via its first ever endowment. Called The Next Generation Campaign, the effort took 5 years.
It's great news, and a welcome start to 2010. Last...
