Wild ‘FRAY,’ ‘Romeo y Juliet,’ and more
Holiday weekend or not, there’s is a lot to see and do for arts fans in the Bay Area. Here is a partial rundown.
Play along with ‘FRAY’
The San Francisco group CandyBomber specializes in eye-popping productions blending hip-hop and other styles of dance, live music and multimedia effects. And now you can video games to the mix.
The troupe’s new show, “FRAY,” follows two video-game-loving brothers who enter into a wild, challenging and at times dangerous journey by developing their own game for a contest. CandyBomber is bringing the show to Stanford University this week and to the Midway in San Francisco June 2-3, and, because these artists go at things full-bore, a short video game tied to the production is available to download to Apple and Android devices for free (now available in App stores everywhere, search for “Fray jam”).
Details: 8 p.m. May 26-27; Bing Concert Studio, Stanford University; $15-$45; live.stanford.edu.; 8 p.m. June 3-4, The Midway, San Francisco; $20-$30; www.tixr.com/groups/midwaysf
— Randy McMullen, Staff
Theater picks: Cal Shakes, Shotgun Players, ‘Love and Murder’
Here are four productions Bay Area theater fans should know about.
“Romeo y Juliet”: California Shakespeare Theater kicks off its two-show summer season with a new take on an old classic. “Romeo y Juliet” is a bilingual adaptation of the Bard’s famed tragedy of star-crossed lovers by Karen Zacarías, directed by KJ Sanchez. The action follows two besotted daughters from feuding clans set in Alta California, as California was known during Spanish Colonial and Mexican rule. The show was originally set to debut in 2020, but was delayed by the pandemic.
Details: Today through June 19; Bruns Amphitheater, Orinda; proof of vaccination or negative COVID test required, masks are advised for all indoor locations; $30-$70; calshakes.org.
“A Small Fire”: Shotgun Players in Berkeley is presenting Adam Bock’s tragicomedy about John and Emily, a long-married and devoted couple whose lives are turned upside down when she develops a mysterious ailment that gradually robs her of her physical senses.
Details: Through June 12; Ashby Stage, Berkeley; proof of vaccination required and masks are strongly recommended; $29-$36; available On Demand June 8-19 (price TBA); shotgunplayers.org.
“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”: Lamplighters Music Theatre presents the 2014 Tony Award winner for best musical, with book and lyrics by Robert L. Freedman and music and lyrics by Steven Lutvak. The show follows an impoverished man who discovers he is eighth in line for an earldom in a powerful and wealthy family, and unleashes a killer plan to climb to the top of the list.
Details: Saturday through June 5; Presidio Theatre, San Francisco; proof of vaccination required and masks must be worn in the theater; June 5 production will be simulcast; $31-$80; lamplighters.org.
“Macbeth”: San Francisco gay-theater troupe Theatre Rhinoceros presents John Fisher’s adaptation of the Bard’s “Scottish play,” with songs by Don Scaver, in what’s sure to be a fun production staged this weekend at San Francisco’s Salesforce Tower Park (which is worth seeing on its own), 425 Mission.
Details: 6:30 p.m. May 28-29, 1 p.m. May 30, 425 Mission St., San Francisco; free; therhino.org.
— Randy McMullen, Staff
Classical pick: Stutzmann conducts Brahms
May’s been a good month for women conductors at the San Francisco Symphony: Xian Zhang and Karina Canellakis made appearances in the last few weeks, and this week brings French conductor Nathalie Stutzmann, who is music director of the Atlanta Symphony and principal conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Her program features three choral works by Brahms. Stutzmann, who is also a contralto, conducts the orchestra and S.F. Symphony Chorus in the composer’s “Nänie,” “Gesang der Parzen” (Song of the Fates), and “Schicksalslied” (Song of Destiny.) Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 completes the program.
Details: 7:30 p.m. May 27-28; Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco; $35-$165; www.sfsymphony.org.
— Georgia Rowe, Correspondent
We have a good feeling about this
If the phrase “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away …” sends shivers up and down your spine, expect to get all shook up over the “Star Wars” big-screen film series at the Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael running into July.
The series continues with “The Empire Strikes Back” (May 27-28), “Return of the Jedi” (June 2 and 4), “The Phantom Menace” (June 9 and 11), “Attack of the Clones” (June 16 and 18), “Revenge of the Sith” (June 23 and 25), “The Force Awakens” (June 30 and July 2), “The Last Jedi” (July 7 and 9), “Solo: A Star Wars Story” (July 14 and 16) and “The Rise of Skywalker” (July 21 and 23).
The summer of “Star Wars” continues over on Disney+ as well, with the release of the new limited series from Lucasfilm “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” starring Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen. It takes place a decade after what went down in “Revenge of the Sith.”
Details: Star Wars movie screenings are 7 p.m. Thursdays and 4:15 p.m. Saturdays; single screenings $9-$12.50, full pass is $75; more information rafaelfilm.cafilm.org. “Obi-Wan Kenobi” debuts Friday on Disney+ with two episodes.
— Randy Myers, Bay Area News Foundation
Holiday weekend or not, there’s is a lot to see and do for arts fans in the Bay Area. Here is a partial rundown.
Play along with ‘FRAY’
The San Francisco group CandyBomber specializes in eye-popping productions blending hip-hop and other styles of dance, live music and multimedia effects. And now you can video games to the mix.
The troupe’s new show, “FRAY,” follows two video-game-loving brothers who enter into a wild, challenging and at times dangerous journey by developing their own game for a contest. CandyBomber is bringing the show to Stanford University this week and to the Midway in San Francisco June 2-3, and, because these artists go at things full-bore, a short video game tied to the production is available to download to Apple and Android devices for free (now available in App stores everywhere, search for “Fray jam”).
Details: 8 p.m. May 26-27; Bing Concert Studio, Stanford University; $15-$45; live.stanford.edu.; 8 p.m. June 3-4, The Midway, San Francisco; $20-$30; www.tixr.com/groups/midwaysf
— Randy McMullen, Staff
Theater picks: Cal Shakes, Shotgun Players, ‘Love and Murder’
Here are four productions Bay Area theater fans should know about.
“Romeo y Juliet”: California Shakespeare Theater kicks off its two-show summer season with a new take on an old classic. “Romeo y Juliet” is a bilingual adaptation of the Bard’s famed tragedy of star-crossed lovers by Karen Zacarías, directed by KJ Sanchez. The action follows two besotted daughters from feuding clans set in Alta California, as California was known during Spanish Colonial and Mexican rule. The show was originally set to debut in 2020, but was delayed by the pandemic.
Details: Today through June 19; Bruns Amphitheater, Orinda; proof of vaccination or negative COVID test required, masks are advised for all indoor locations; $30-$70; calshakes.org.
“A Small Fire”: Shotgun Players in Berkeley is presenting Adam Bock’s tragicomedy about John and Emily, a long-married and devoted couple whose lives are turned upside down when she develops a mysterious ailment that gradually robs her of her physical senses.
Details: Through June 12; Ashby Stage, Berkeley; proof of vaccination required and masks are strongly recommended; $29-$36; available On Demand June 8-19 (price TBA); shotgunplayers.org.
“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”: Lamplighters Music Theatre presents the 2014 Tony Award winner for best musical, with book and lyrics by Robert L. Freedman and music and lyrics by Steven Lutvak. The show follows an impoverished man who discovers he is eighth in line for an earldom in a powerful and wealthy family, and unleashes a killer plan to climb to the top of the list.
Details: Saturday through June 5; Presidio Theatre, San Francisco; proof of vaccination required and masks must be worn in the theater; June 5 production will be simulcast; $31-$80; lamplighters.org.
“Macbeth”: San Francisco gay-theater troupe Theatre Rhinoceros presents John Fisher’s adaptation of the Bard’s “Scottish play,” with songs by Don Scaver, in what’s sure to be a fun production staged this weekend at San Francisco’s Salesforce Tower Park (which is worth seeing on its own), 425 Mission.
Details: 6:30 p.m. May 28-29, 1 p.m. May 30, 425 Mission St., San Francisco; free; therhino.org.
— Randy McMullen, Staff
Classical pick: Stutzmann conducts Brahms
May’s been a good month for women conductors at the San Francisco Symphony: Xian Zhang and Karina Canellakis made appearances in the last few weeks, and this week brings French conductor Nathalie Stutzmann, who is music director of the Atlanta Symphony and principal conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Her program features three choral works by Brahms. Stutzmann, who is also a contralto, conducts the orchestra and S.F. Symphony Chorus in the composer’s “Nänie,” “Gesang der Parzen” (Song of the Fates), and “Schicksalslied” (Song of Destiny.) Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 completes the program.
Details: 7:30 p.m. May 27-28; Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco; $35-$165; www.sfsymphony.org.
— Georgia Rowe, Correspondent
We have a good feeling about this
If the phrase “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away …” sends shivers up and down your spine, expect to get all shook up over the “Star Wars” big-screen film series at the Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael running into July.
The series continues with “The Empire Strikes Back” (May 27-28), “Return of the Jedi” (June 2 and 4), “The Phantom Menace” (June 9 and 11), “Attack of the Clones” (June 16 and 18), “Revenge of the Sith” (June 23 and 25), “The Force Awakens” (June 30 and July 2), “The Last Jedi” (July 7 and 9), “Solo: A Star Wars Story” (July 14 and 16) and “The Rise of Skywalker” (July 21 and 23).
The summer of “Star Wars” continues over on Disney+ as well, with the release of the new limited series from Lucasfilm “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” starring Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen. It takes place a decade after what went down in “Revenge of the Sith.”
Details: Star Wars movie screenings are 7 p.m. Thursdays and 4:15 p.m. Saturdays; single screenings $9-$12.50, full pass is $75; more information rafaelfilm.cafilm.org. “Obi-Wan Kenobi” debuts Friday on Disney+ with two episodes.
— Randy Myers, Bay Area News Foundation
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