Tag: Raven Theater

But scratch the surface, and there’s something else going on. The main character, Judy, fills the role of what has become known as the “tradwife,” the traditional image of the woman at home. Of late, such idealized roles have become the fodder of social media “influencers,” pointed out director Caroline Clark. “Especially on Instagram, it’s these very alluring videos of people doing performative cooking and cleaning and preparing of their house..."

The 222 didn’t have to use an all-female production crew to tell this story as part of Women’s History Month, but it did. It is heartening when a theater’s commitment to its values stretches beyond just the cast and playwright, and that alone is cause for celebration.

As well as doing stand-up, David Nihill is a motivational speaker, a TED-talk trainer, speaking coach and author of the best-selling book Do You Talk Funny? (the title of his show is “Shelf Help”). His comedy career is going well—he won the 43rd annual San Francisco International Comedy Competition in 2018, and he’ll be at the Raven Theater on March 23.

Even those who haven’t read the book or watched the movie probably know the plot: Francesca Johnson (Katie Watts-Whitaker) is a disillusioned Italian war bride now stuck in an Iowa farmhouse with a stereotypical American farmer (Matthew T. Witthaus) as a husband. Her husband and the kids have gone to the fair, leaving Francesca alone for four days... Entanglements ensue.

“We were down to 'Man of La Mancha' and this show,” director Joe Gellura said. “And Bridges of Madison County' was a show that I personally wanted to do since I saw it on Broadway 11 years ago, with the original cast.” That production won two Tony Awards, including for Best Original Score and Best Orchestration for the composer, Jason Robert Brown.

Rev. Horton Heat's music has been labeled psychobilly, alt-rock and latter-wave rockabilly, and he’s well versed in not only some of the same ground the Stray Cats trod, but also old-school country and blues.

Raven Shorts consists of eight plays, five directors and 15 actors. Like all good one-act festivals, this is the definition of community theater, with participants running the gamut from seasoned (and award-winning) professionals to newbies getting their first taste of the theater world...

The trio Kalos play their own version of Celtic music on Wednesday night at the Raven - not only the to-be-expected tunes from Ireland and Scotland, but music from elsewhere in Britain, from the north of Spain and France, from Nova Scotia and Quebec, Acadian music and Appalachian as well.

The Ghost Quartet at The 222, Friday through Sunday, promises something more than your usual ghost story. It’s a musical exploration of themes, forms and styles, described as “a song cycle about love, death, and whiskey” by its creator, Dave Malloy. That and other events listed in our weekly Healdsburg Happenings...

By Harry Duke Reviewing a mystery/thriller is always a challenge. One wants to leave a play’s twists and turns for the audience to discover on...