June 27, 2024: Pam MacKinnon – David Sedaris

​Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.



Links to assorted local theater & book venues (https://kpfa.org/episode/bookwaves-ar...)  



 



Pam MacKinnon, Artistic Director of American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) in San Francisco, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky.



Pam McKinnon, has been Artistic Director of ACT — American Conservatory Theatre, since January 2018. A leading interpreter of the works of Edward Albee, she won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a play for a Revival of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf in 2013. She was also nominated for a Tony for her direction of Clybourne Park in 2012, as well as winning an Obie for an earlier off-broadway production of that play in 2011.



In this interview, she discusses, in depth, the upcoming season, as well as issues involving the area around the Strand Theatre, how the pandemic impacted ACT, and the differences between working in San Francisco and London as a director. Complete Interview. (https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/pam-...)



 




Pride Month Special Interview: David Sedaris, noted humorist, essayist, and diarist, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA studios, June 28, 2008 while he was on tour for his collection of essays, “When You Are Engulfed in Flames.”



In this first of four interviews, he talks about his entry into the world of radio and as a print essayist, along with a deep dive into the fact checking expertise of the folks at The New Yorker magazine.



Complete Interview. (https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/davi...)



 




Review of “Mother Road” by Octavio Solis, at Berkeley Rep Peets Theatre through July 21, 2024. (https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/revi...)



 



Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links



Note: Shows may unexpectedly close early or be postponed due to actors’ positive COVID tests. Check the venue for closures, ticket refunds, and vaccination and mask requirements before arrival. Dates are in-theater performances unless otherwise noted. Some venues operate Tuesday – Sunday; others Wednesday or Thursday through Sunday. All times Pacific Time. Closing dates are sometimes extended.



Book Stores

Bay Area Book Festival  (https://www.baybookfest.org/) See website for highlights from the 10th Annual Bay Area Book Festival, June 1-2, 2024.

Book Passage. (https://www.bookpassage.com/)   Monthly Calendar. (https://www.bookpassage.com/event) Mix of on-line and in-store events.

Books Inc. (https://www.booksinc.net/)   Mix of on-line and in-store events.

The Booksmith.  (https://www.booksmith.com/) Monthly Event Calendar. (https://www.booksmith.com/event)

BookShop West Portal. (https://www.bookshopwestportal.com/event) Monthly Event Calendar.

Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. (https://www.clasanjose.org/) See website for Book Club guests in upcoming months.

Green Apple Books (https://www.greenapplebooks.com/event) . Events calendar.

Kepler’s Books (https://www.keplers.com/)   On-line Refresh the Page program listings. (https://www.keplers.org/refresh-the-p...)



Live Theater Companies

Actor’s Reading Collective (ARC).  (https://www.arcstream.org/) Calendar of upcoming readings.

African American Art & Culture Complex. (https://aaacc.org/) See website for calendar.

Alter Theatre. (https://www.altertheater.org/) See website for upcoming productions.

American Conservatory Theatre (https://www.act-sf.org/)   Carrie, The Musical, The Reuff at The Strand, August 1-11. Noel Coward’s Private Lives, September 12 – October 6, Toni Rembe Theatre.

Aurora Theatre (https://auroratheatre.org/)   The Lifespan of a Fact by Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, June 21-July 21. Streaming:  July 16-21.

Awesome Theatre Company (https://awesometheatre.org/) . Por La Noche (By Night), October 11 – 26, 2024. See website for information.

Berkeley Rep. (https://berkeleyrep.org/) Mother Road by Octavio Solis, June 14-July 21, Peets Theatre.

Berkeley Shakespeare Company (https://berkeleyshakes.org/) . See website for upcoming shows.

Boxcar Theatre. (http://www.boxcartheatre.org/) The Speakeasy. (https://www.thespeakeasysf.com/) Must close June 29, 2024

Brava Theatre Center: (https://www.brava.org/?utm_source=new...) See calendar for current and upcoming productions.

BroadwaySF: (https://broadwaysf.com/Online/default...) Mrs. Doubtfire, July 2-28. Girl from the North Country, July 30-Aug 18, Golden Gate. See website for events at the Orpheum, Curran and Golden Gate.

Broadway San Jose: (https://broadwaysanjose.com/)   Peter Pan, June 25-30.

California Shakespeare Theatre (https://ca...