Page 67 - Sonoma County Gazette April 2018

Live Radio Focuses on Local History
Prairie Home Companion meets Amateur Radio Hour in a series of live radio shows to be recorded at the historic Rio Theater in beautiful downtown Monte Rio. This series of community-produced, community-inspired recorded programs will then be broadcast on KRCB RADIO. Each hour will showcase local musicians, artists,
writers and characters from
various areas of the Lower
Russian River Area.
Urban Artistry in Sonoma County Theater
Sonoma State University Theatre Arts & Dance has developed an electrifying performance of rhythmic physicality with the Brooklyn-based Urban Bush Women troupe, who emphasize the potential and strength of disenfranchised people when given opportunities to reach beyond traditional roles. “Responding and reflecting on current social issues, the dance takes the viewer on a kinesthetic and imagistic ride filled with each dancer’s individual expressions and declarations” program director Kristen Daley explains.
The community is invited
to attend the live recording of
the first show on Saturday,
May 19. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m., live show begins at 11:00. This first show will focus on the Forestville area. Three other shows are planned at the Rio Theater for July 28 (focus on Rio Nido), Oct 6 (focus on Guerneville), and Dec 15 (focus on Monte Rio).
An original piece tentatively titled “Anchored” was created in collaboration with Sonoma State
students, Urban
Bush Women, and
Since Wonderland Radio is community-produced, we are inviting individuals and community groups to participate and volunteer their skills, time or program ideas. To get more information about the series or give us your ideas, go to the contact page on wonderlandradiohour.com
local composer Jesse Olsen Bay.
Faculty member Christine Cali has been a long-time supporter of Urban Bush Women’s “groundbreaking work,” having discovered the troupe at the American Dance Festival in 1995. She has been working with Theatre
Arts & Dance
for an extended
engagement and residency which came to fruition last year with a series of workshops, classes, and a performance conversation ‘The Hair Party’ which encouraged healthy self-image. The troupe returned for four weeks to engage with students in choreographing ‘Spring Dance.’ Interacting with Urban Bush Women has reinforced the ideas of resistance, language, and power. “We can’t wait to share the work we have been engaged in over the past year!” Cali explains.
‘Spring Dance’ - April 25 – May 5 - Tickets: $10-17 Sonoma State University Theatre Arts & Dance
Evert B. Person Theatre, 1801 E. Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park web.sonoma.edu/theatreanddance, (707) 664-4246
By Date
Apr 1 ~ Blackbird - A young woman meets a middle-aged man fifteen years after being sexually abused by him. Northbay premiere. $15-$30, 5p, Main Stage West, 104 N Main St, Sebastopol, 707-823-0177,
Apr 3-4, 19, 21 ~ The Imaginists Present New Workshop Showings of Magic Circle Cycle - Exorcising age-old cycles as well as their offspring - current events. $5-$100 sliding scale, 8p, The Imaginists, 461 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa, theimaginists.org
Apr 7 ~ Readers Theatre Performance - There’s No Here Here, Craig Pospisil, Medea, Christopher Durang and Wendy Wasserstein, A Marriage Proposal, Kimberly La Force, FREE, 2-3:30p, 2p - 3:30p, Guerneville Regional Library, 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd., 707- 869-9004, sonomacounty.libcal.com/ event/3931797
Apr 5-8, 13-15 ~ Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon - $10-$25, 8p, 2p, Raven Performing Arts Theater, 115 North Street, Healdsburg, 707-433-6335, raventheater.org
Apr 20 - May 6 ~ Into the Woods - Stephen Sondheim weaves a basketful of beloved fairytales into a theatrical adventure. Ages 12 and above, $10-$22, Call for times. Maria Carrillo High School Auditorium, 6975 Montecito Boulevard, SR, 707-527-4307, theatrearts.santarosa. edu/current-season#three
Apr 21 ~ 2 Brothers, 2 Sisters
Drinking - Since the first tavern opened, troubled souls have met in bars to unburden, confess and confront. 7:30a, Blue Door Gallery, 16359 Main St., Guerneville, pegasustheater.com
Apr 25 ~ Green Golly & Her Golden Flute: A Rapunzel Story - Performed by Keith Torgan and Barbara Siesel, this is an introduction to classical music using storytelling and comedy. Free, 5p - 6p, Guerneville Regional Library, 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd., 707- 869-9004, sonomacounty.libcal.com/ event/3920297
Elliot has returned from Iraq and finds connection in an online chat room, where recovering addicts keep each other alive. 18+, adult language and content. $10-$25; 8p, Raven Performing Arts Theater, 115 N. Street, Healdsburg, 707-433-6335, raventheater.org
Ongoing
Apr 16 ~ Short Plays about Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings - See the work of local playwrights! FREE, Main Stage West, 104 N Main St, Sebastopol, 707-823-0177, mainstagewest.com/play- reading-series/
Reader's Theatre Group ~ Read a script adapted from literature, and the audience picturing the action from hearing the script being read aloud. FREE; 2nd & 4th Tue; 7p, Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Court, Occidental, 707-829-2176, occidentalcenterforthearts. org/, joanjustjoan@hotmail.com
Apr 7 ~ Off the Page Readers Theater Performs 500 Days - What does it cost to build a community without a foundation? Iris Jamahl Dunkle, Sonoma County's Poet Laureate, uncovers the lost story of Pithole in a series of poems from her book, Interrupted Geographies. $5 at the door, 7:30p, Copperfield's Books, 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa, 707-578-8938
Krystal Castillo, Caitlin Colangelo, Rian Dixon, Alexandra Giovanetti, Rose Snyder, Katy Waechter, and Bella Wenneberg. Photo by James Wirth.
Apr 27 - May 13 ~ Water by the Spoonful
‘Death of a Salesman’ at 6th St. Playhouse explores the crumbling American Dream. Willy Loman realizes that success, as measured by a lucrative career and perfect home, is a result of luck more than hard work.
Is life without a corporate job truly a failure, or is it a different sort of ideal? Conservative beliefs are challenged in this classic play, staged in the intimate Studio Theater. Director Craig A. Miller considers it “still reflective of our society today” and decided to present it after a staged reading was well received. Stepping into the role of Willy Loman, Charles Siebert admires Miller’s ability to create sympathetic characters, while “refusing to turn a blind eye to their faults.”
Loman watches helplessly as his carefully constructed fantasy disintegrates, and turns to his wife for support. Sheila Lichirie describes Linda Loman as practical, “she balances the books, pinches the pennies, and keeps the family floating” while deeply in love with her husband. “She adores him and believes in him above all else.” Glimpse the elusive nature of happiness and prosperity in this moving American tragedy by Arthur Miller.
‘Death of a Salesman’ - March 30 – April 22 - Tickets: $18-28 6th St. Playhouse - Studio Theatre, 52 W. 6th St., Santa Rosa www.6thSt.playhouse.com, (707) 523-4185
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