Dell'Arte Thesis Festival, May 13-23

By Kali Cozyris on May 12, 2021 at 10:22AM

Been waiting for the curtain to rise on live theater again? Dell’Arte’s got the green light and is thrilled to present The Cauldron of Destiny Thesis Festival — four original works by the school’s graduating MFA class.

RCT's Bloomsday Back for One Night Only

By Kali Cozyris on March 26, 2021 at 12:00PM

Jaunt back to the Emerald Isle with Redwood Curtain Theatre to revisit a sweet, heartwarming love story whose telling was cut short by unforseen circumstances. In March of 2020, the pandemic shut down the final performances of RCT’s Bloomsday when there was so much more love (and brilliant perfomances) to give. ’Twas a cryin’ shame.

Zero to Fierce Womxn's Festival

By Kali Cozyris on March 6, 2021 at 11:17AM

Playhouse Arts presents the 5th annual Zero to Fierce Womxn's Festival 2021, happening Monday, March 8 - Sunday, March 14. The festival is chock full of (mostly) Zoom events showcasing local and out of the area performing and visual artists, scholars, chefs, faith leaders, and social activists.

Artists Dismantling Capitalism Moves Online

By Kali Cozyris on February 25, 2021 at 6:30AM

'Confession' Hits Amazon Prime with Local Talent and Scenery

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on December 16, 2020 at 7:16PM

The Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission has good news for those of us who've burned through our streaming queues: Humboldt artist and author Daniel Niyiri's thriller Confession is now available to stream on Amazon Prime. The drama centers on a forensic psychiatrist's evaluation of a captured murderer who claims to be a demon.

Dell'Arte's Holiday Show Comes to Your Living Room

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on November 28, 2020 at 11:55AM

As you scan the growing list of holiday traditions we'll be skipping this year due to COVID-19 and Humboldt County's move into the purple "widespread" risk tier, cross off the annual Dell'Arte holiday show. The Blue Lake-based theater folks are taking the always innovative performances, which normally tour the county with free shows for the kiddies, virtual.

Virtual Veils: Photos of Saturday's Remote Dance Performance

by Mark Larson on October 20, 2020 at 7:07PM

My original plan for Saturday evening was to stay home and watch the live-streamed Arcata Playhouse Arts presentation Intersections, Where We Meet. The Playhouse's theater venue has been closed for months and I was intrigued by the potential of seeing more than 40 performers and eight pieces featuring dancers, classical musicians, storytellers, a clown, poets and artists from secret locations all over Arcata, a local beach and Southern California — all from home.

A Love Story for the Stages

by Kali Cozyris on October 11, 2020 at 3:42PM

With stages and shows dark, what are a couple of theater kids to do? For local actors, Evan Needham and Caroline McFarland, creativity burns in them and so doth the fire of love and, COVID be damned, both must be expressed!

FRT to Reopen Fall of 2021, Satlof Stepping Down

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on August 29, 2020 at 5:42PM

In a press release Thursday, Ferndale Repertory Theatre, which has been shut down since shelter in place was declared in March, announced it would focus on repairs and hold off reopening until fall of 2021. It also shared that Artistic Producing Director Leira V. Satlof will be stepping down.

OK, Zoomer

by Kali Cozyris on August 14, 2020 at 1:43PM

Been a while since you’ve had a good laugh? Need to take your mind off the daily horror show of 2020?