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
by Bay View Arts and Culture Editor Wanda Sabir
Happy Motherâs Day to all the mothers and motherkind who nurture and take care of our future citizens! As the pandemic continues to rage through our communities, we hope everyone stays safe and for those who have transcended this world: Aá¹£e, Aá¹£e, Aá¹£e-o. FYI: Libations for Prayers for African Ancestors of the Middle Passage is June 12, 9 a.m. PT, on Facebook @maafabayarea.
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.
Even if the Olympics do go ahead it will be without international spectators and athletes will be flying out of the country 48 hours after they finish competing. “I’ll be devastated if it is called off,” Reid said. “It’s what I have been targeting for years. I would feel all the training has been for nothing. “But it doesn’t cross my mind while I’m training, and I will be surprised if it is cancelled.”
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Reid is combining 50-60km of swim training a week, with a round of golf. If the Games were cancelled, there were world long and short course championships and the Commonwealth Games in the next two years, he said.
“Ask me why I wear jeans.”
That’s the message Open Heart Advocates is hoping will start a tough, but important, conversation about sexual assault awareness later this month.
The organization is currently preparing for Denim Day, an event held every April (Sexual Assault Awareness Month) that is a campaign to provide information about sexual assault, stalking and domestic violence.
“People are encouraged to wear jeans and denim to raise awareness around sexual assault that’s happening not only in our community, but worldwide,” Meghane Francone, director of Open Heart Advocates, said. “As with many topics, silence is a killer. Not talking about challenging topics doesn’t make them any less harmful or occur any less.”