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Wandaâs Picks for May 2021
Wandaâs Picks for May 2021
May 10, 2021
A stunning radio play adaptation of the 50-year-old debut novel by Toni Morrison, âThe Bluest Eye,â is epitomized in this painting. Protagonist Pecola Breedlove âis obsessed with Shirley Temple and a desire to have blue eyes,â according to the Aurora Theatre Company. The play explores âthe emotional depths of Black girlhood, the poisonous effects of racism, and the heartbreak of shame.âÂ
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Aurora Theatre Company Announces 2021/2022 Season Featuring 3 World Premieres & More
Aurora kicks off the new year with the World Premiere of THIS MUCH I KNOW from Eureka Day playwright Jonathan Spector.by BWW News Desk
Berkeley s Aurora Theatre Company announced today the plays that will comprise the theatre s 30th season, with the first slot to be announced at a later date. In the second slot, opening November 2021, will be the World Premiere of Kait Kerrigan s touching tale of romance and relationships in FATHER/DAUGHTER. Aurora kicks off the new year with the World Premiere of THIS MUCH I KNOW from Eureka Day playwright Jonathan Spector. The spring will feature the World Premiere of Cleavon Smith s provocative Originate + Generate commission, THAT S WHAT WE RE WAITING TO FIND OUT. The season closes with the West Coast Premiere of Jaclyn Backhaus WIVES, an irreverent celebration of female capability and power.
Aurora Theatre’s next season to feature premieres by Jonathan Spector, Cleavon Smith If all goes well in the world, our first production will open in person on Addison Street, says Josh Costello.
Lily Janiak May 6, 2021Updated: May 6, 2021, 4:19 pm
Playwright Jonathan Spector (left) with director Josh Costello during rehearsals on the set of “Eureka Day,” which premiered at Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley. Photo: Michael Macor / The Chronicle 2018
Bay Area playwrights are well represented in Aurora Theatre Company’s 2021-22 season, with two of its five slots going to new plays by Jonathan Spector and Cleavon Smith, the Berkeley company announced Thursday, May 6.
Content warning: sexual violence
“The Bluest Eye,” commissioned by Aurora Theatre Company, is an audio drama adaptation of Toni Morrison’s 1970 novel of the same name. Adapted for the stage by Lydia R. Diamond and directed by Dawn Monique Williams, “The Bluest Eye” is a unique and spellbinding take on the novel’s themes of Black girlhood, family and trauma.
Unlike the novel, the audio drama has a multitude of narrators who each speak to their own experiences and the experiences of others. This artistic choice, made by Diamond, sets the audio drama apart from other adaptations, as it delivers a variety of complex perspectives and captivating voices. In an interview with the Daily Californian, Williams explained the significance of this narrative approach as a way of giving depth to the plot and to characters.