theater: Boho Beat, North Bay Bohemian

March 27: Reduced Shakespeare Company at SRJC

Michael Shufro — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:47:24 -0700

Theater junkies attempting to navigate the prolific work of Shakespeare without reading the Bard’s entire collection or turning to Cliff’s Notes have found their desires answered by the Reduced Shakespeare Company, creators of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). The play has been performed in a handful of languages, and led some of the company’s actors to be knighted by the Queen of England.…

Nov. 17: "A Christmas Story" at the Sixth Street Playhouse

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:59:42 -0800

Every aspect of Christmas, from the Christmas lights to the horrendous task of buying gifts for less-than-deserving people, is enough to turn the holidays into the least wonderful time of the year. The Sixth Street Playhouse reintroduces the original roots of the holiday season through their performance of ‘A Christmas Story,’ with proceeds benefiting the Living Room, the only day shelter for women and children in Sonoma County.…

Oct. 28: Golden Gate Opera Presents Hansel and Gretel at the Marin Center

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:03:12 -0700

Personally, the Hansel and Gretel story was the most damaging of my childhood. The idea that ruthless tyrant stepmoms of the world could be so evil as to effortlessly banish their children to the woods was enough to keep my little brain spinning until sunup.…

December 3: A Christmas Carol at Cloverdale Performing Arts Center

Gabe Meline — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:01:28 -0800

Elsewhere in these pages this week you’ll read about the recently renovated Rio Nido Lodge, but there’s a brand new stage opening this week as well. The Cloverdale Performing Arts Center has for the past few years stood along Main Street as an almost-completed vision, replete with laminated blueprints posted on the front of the building and projected completion dates that never saw completion—until now.…