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BUSD studying reparations | Rules around undergrounding are changing | Historic Asian American bookshop closing

Aurora Theatre Company

Posted inArts

Pho-focused play tackles food appropriation

Avatar photo by Emily S. Mendel Nov. 14, 2022, 12:08 p.m.November 14, 2022

In “Colonialism is Terrible, But Phở is Delicious,” playwright Dustin Chinn offers an oft-comedic take on thorny issues of race, history and dining.

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Women through the ages spar comically in Aurora Theatre’s ‘Wives’ but play fails to coalesce

Avatar photo by Emily S. Mendel July 05, 2022, 8:53 a.m.August 4, 2022

The West Coast premiere of Jaclyn Backhaus’ play tries to jam four skits into one comedic show. The result lacks structure and cohesiveness.

Posted inObituaries

Remembering Carol Suveda, volunteer, community leader, music lover with colorful style

by Orly Suveda June 23, 2022, 6:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

An active volunteer at Freight and Salvage and multiple Berkeley theater companies, Suveda loved attending music festivals, choral singing and participating in Jewish life.

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‘Father/Daughter’ bond ripples through time at Aurora Theatre

Avatar photo by Emily S. Mendel Nov. 22, 2021, 6:28 a.m.August 4, 2022

The world premiere of ‘Father/Daughter’ at Berkeley’s Aurora Theatre twists the parent/child bond in several directions.

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‘Civic trauma’ of pandemic brings East Bay arts community together

Avatar photo by Daphne White Nov. 07, 2021, 11:07 a.m.August 4, 2022

A new coalition of East Bay arts organizations is making joint funding requests of Alameda County and cooperating on a regional “return to the arts” campaign.

Posted inObituaries

Remembering Dorothy Snodgrass, playwright, activist, radio broadcaster for the blind

by Dorothy Snodgrass Sept. 02, 2021, 6:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

Dorothy Snodgrass was an administrative assistant at Boalt Hall School of Law at UC Berkeley, and an active member of the UC Berkeley Retirees’ Board of Directors.

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Here’s a look ahead at live performances as local theaters prepare to reopen

Avatar photo by Emily S. Mendel June 29, 2021, 7:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

After months of being entertained through livestreaming, artists are eager to return to the stage, so pull up a seat, sit back and enjoy.

Carlos Aguirre
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Four creative and exciting local theater productions to check out in April

Avatar photo by Emily S. Mendel April 13, 2021, 12:02 p.m.October 4, 2022

Aurora Theatre Company, Those Women Productions, Oakland Theatre Project and TheatreFirst are working hard to stimulate and educate us, despite the challenges of the pandemic.

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Aurora Theatre’s audio play is a powerful adaptation of Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye’

Avatar photo by Emily S. Mendel April 09, 2021, 10:19 a.m.August 4, 2022

Set in 1940 in Morrison’s hometown of Lorain, Ohio, the story revolves around Pecola Breedlove, a lonely 11-year-old-Black girl who is shamed by what she is told is her ugliness.

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Aurora Theatre’s world premiere audio play ‘The Flats’ is ingenious

Avatar photo by Emily S. Mendel Oct. 23, 2020, 11:30 a.m.August 4, 2022

The three-part audio drama is a prime example of how to create an engaging theatrical experience despite the limits imposed by our Covid-ridden world.

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Berkeley has put $580K behind the arts. The caveat: no one can congregate to enjoy them

Avatar photo by John Metcalfe Aug. 06, 2020, 3:00 p.m.August 4, 2022

Although the pandemic has brought many cultural events to a grinding halt, the arts in Berkeley are not kaput. The city is moving forward with plans for new public art. Here’s what to look forward to in coming months.

Afro-Peruvian Sextet
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The Sit List: Support your arts community, be entertained, write about your pet

by Minhae Shim Roth July 10, 2020, 10:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

This week, you can practice some philanthropy and watch some passionate performances.

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