Take a TV Break to Watch and Support Great Local Theatre
TheatreWorks Urges You to Learn How to Dance in the Rain
Tired of TV? Missing your favorite local productions? See “For Your Viewing Pleasure” below for some terrific productions and opportunities to support area performing artists.
Arts organizations around the country are being hit hard by COVID-19 closures, and that's especially true of our local Bay Area theatre community. Here are some ways you can help lend support right now:
Theatre Bay Area has launched a Performing Arts Worker Relief Fund to help performing arts workers who are facing a loss of income due to the ongoing crisis. Contributions of any size are welcome. >> LEARN MORE
For Your Viewing Pleasure
It’s TheatreWorks’ 50th birthday, and they’d love a present.
The Secret of Happiness
We all could use a little happiness right now. Revisit the radiant Hilary Maiberger's performance as Jerusha Abbot in TheatreWorks’ 2016 production of Paul Gordon's charming musical romance Daddy Long Legs:
• Marin Theatre Company has now made their production of Love available to rent for at-home viewing. >> LEARN MORE
• Shotgun Players is posting filmed versions of past productions at its own site. Content is free, but the company is asking viewers to donate what they’d usually pay for a ticket. >> LEARN MORE
• Town Hall Theater Company, in partnership with licensing agency ICM Partners, is streaming its production of Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, translated by Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky and directed by Susan E. Evans. Patrons can purchase through April 18. >> LEARN MORE
• City Lights Theater Company is streaming a preview performance of the world premiere of Coded, written and directed by Kirsten Brandt, about female game designers. Viewing is free, but the company is asking for pay-what-you-can donations. >> LEARN MORE
• Dragon Theatre is offering streaming rentals of its production of Macbeth from 2019. It’s the first video of “Dragon on Demand,” a series of archival films of past productions the company plans to release. >> LEARN MORE