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Posted by:	Richard Connema 04:05 pm EDT 10/18/15

Bay Area Theatre Legend Ron Campbell to Host 2015 TBA Awards Ceremony Second Annual TBA Awards Celebration to be Held on Monday, November 16 at American Conservatory Theater's historic Geary Theater.Tickets now on Sale. - Theatre Bay Area is thrilled to announce that Bay Area theatre legend Ron Campbell will host the 2015 TBA Awards Celebration. In a career that has spanned three decades and 12 countries on four continents, Ron Campbell continues to perform, train, teach and make art in distinguished venues around the globe. He has appeared on numerous prestigious stages across the Bay Area, including American Conservatory Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Teatro ZinZanni, Aurora Theatre Company and more. Ron is an Artistic Associate at California Shakespeare Theater and currently trains and teaches at Soar Feat Studios in Emeryville. The second annual TBA Awards Celebration will be held on Monday, November 16 at American Conservatory Theater’s historic Geary Theater, located at 415 Geary Street in San Francisco. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and the ceremony will begin at 7:00 p.m. Tickets to the 2015 TBA Awards Celebration range from $35 to $130 and can be purchased through the A.C.T. box office online or by calling (415) 749-2228. ################################# The Barbary Coast Revue Extended Through November 12thEvery Thursday in the Mission at Balançoire “A 90-minute history of San Francisco, from the gold rush daysto the big earthquake of 1906, told in 24 songs!” –Richard Connema, Talkin’ Broadway ] San Francisco lovers, savvy visitors, and Bay Area music fans have seven new opportunities to see underground musical theater sensation TheBarbary Coast Revue. This selling out third season has been extended through November12th, marking six months of the weekly show in new cabaret space Balançoire.Every Thursday night since May the Mission’s best kept secret for Latin drag shows andtopless mimosas has hosted a flamboyantly fun new musical comedy, locally written andproduced, now directed by Keith Carames and featuring Danny Kennedy as Mark Twain. It’sa wild romp through The City’s early days, set to parodies of hits by Bay Area musiciansfrom the ‘80s to now. The Chronicle bought out a show in August for their members, who said “The Barbary Coast Revue was so much fun! I would never have heard of it had it not been for the program. I'vealready recommended it to other friends—I was so glad to hear last night that their run has been extended!” And they’re coming back October 29th for another members only event. “It’s history layered upon modern times.” says creator Blake Wiers. “There’s the wild west history of The City, there’s a timeless ‘so you’ve moved to San Francisco, now what?’ coming-of-age story, and there’s a tour of more recent musical history that keeps guestsguessing what familiar song will be next.” Tickets are $20 for cabaret seating or $59 for dinner and the show, and can be found at BarbaryCoastRevue.com. The Barbary Coast Revue: Season Three at BalançoireWritten and Produced by Blake Wiers Directed by Keith Carames Musical Direction by Danny Kennedy Featuring Evan Kaminsky, Stephanie Rapa, Stacey Kennedy,Fatimah Verrell, Michael Perez and Danny Kennedy Thursdays, May 21-September 24, 2015 - EXTENDED THROUGH NOV. 12, 20157pm door, 8pm show, $20-59Balançoire, 2565 Mission Street (at 22nd), San Francisco Tickets at BarbaryCoastRevue.co ############################ New productions receiving TBA Awards Recommended status this week are: The Nance / New Conservatory Theatre Center / San FranciscoInformation: awards.theatrebayarea.org/listings/event/1838 REVIEW IS UP ON SF REGIONAL Nunsense / Altarena Playhouse / Alameda Information: awards.theatrebayarea.org/listings/event/2062 RFK / San Jose Stage Company / San Jose Information: awards.theatrebayarea.org/listings/event/1991 REVIEW IS UP ON SF REGIONAL Truck Stop / Crowded Fire Theater Company / San Francisco Information: awards.theatrebayarea.org/listings/event/1606 Previously recognized TBA Awards Recommended productions still running: Amélie, A New Musical / Berkeley Repertory Theatre / Berkeley Information: awards.theatrebayarea.org/listings/event/1963 REVIEW IS UP ON SF REGIONAL Black Virgins Are Not for Hipsters / The Marsh / San Francisco Information: awards.theatrebayarea.org/listings/event/1233 Dogfight / San Francisco Playhouse / San Francisco Information: awards.theatrebayarea.org/listings/event/1602 REVIEW IS UP ON SF REGIONAL Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / City Lights Theater Company / San Jose Information: awards.theatrebayarea.org/listings/event/1610 Glorious! The True Story of Florence Foster Jenkins, the Worst Singer in the World / Ross Valley Players / Ross Information: awards.theatrebayarea.org/listings/event/1874 LIZZIE / Ray of Light Theatre / San Francisco Information: awards.theatrebayarea.org/listings/event/1666 REVIEW IS UP ON SF REGIONAL Loveland / The Marsh / San Francisco Information: awards.theatrebayarea.org/listings/event/1900 Moments of Truth / 3Girls Theatre Company / San Francisco Information: awards.theatrebayarea.org/listings/event/2044 REVIEW IS UP ON MY BLOG This Is Our Youth / Custom Made Theatre Co. / San Francisco Information: awards.theatrebayarea.org/listings/event/1732 REVIEW IS UP ON SF REGIONAL Information about the TBA Awards program can be found at theatrebayarea.org/?page=Awards. Information about Theatre Bay Area can be found at theatrebayarea.org ######################## Golden Thread’s 2015 New Threads Series Introduces Five Singular Voices to the Bay Area ) - Golden Thread Productions, the first American theatre company to focus on the Middle East, presents New Threads 2015. The company’s popular and free staged reading series introduces five singular voices to the Bay Area. The 2015 New Threads writers are Sevan Kaloustian Greene, Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, Saadallah Wannous, and Amir Nazir Zuabi. We invite you to laugh, cry, and think alongside these beautiful stories from and about the Middle East! Each play is teeming with unexpected humor, surprising characters, and important questions about the world we live in today. Join the creative process of a new play and discover brilliant gems never before seen in the Bay Area. The five staged readings will take place Wednesday evenings at 8pm beginning November 4. The first three readings (November 4, 11, 18) are at Brava Theater Center Studio (2781 24th Street, San Francisco), and the last two readings (December 2, 9) are at the Thick House (1695 18th Street, San Francisco). Audiences will have an opportunity to ask questions and engage the director and cast in conversation after each reading. All performances are FREE. Reservations are recommended! More information and to RSVP, please visit goldenthread.org. The series launches on November 4 with Oh My Sweet Land, a searing solo show by Haifa-based Palestinian writer Amir Nazir Zuabi. The play was created in collaboration with actress Corinne Jaber based on interviews with Syrian refugees in Jordan. Also featured is the Bay Area debut of Whiting Award–winning novelist and playwright Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, who hilariously skewers his Iranian-Jewish-American identity in the dark comedy Autobiography of a Terrorist performing on November 11. The series closes on December 9 with a playful presentation featuring live music of the classic political satire The King is the King by Syrian master playwright and famed agitator Saadallah Wannous. Golden Thread Productions, founded in 1996, is the first American theatre company focused on the Middle East. We produce passionate and provocative plays from and about the Middle East that celebrate the multiplicity of its perspectives and identities. Every play serves as an invitation to discover unexpected connections and engage in deeply moving conversations that last well beyond the life of the play. We are a developmental catalyst and vibrant artistic home to artists at various stages of their careers. We bring the Middle East to the American stage, creating treasured cultural experiences for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. goldenthread.org Golden Thread thanks Brava Theater Center for supporting the first three reading series in this year’s New Threads



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