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November 21, 2024: Alice McDermott, “Absolution”
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Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Alice McDermott Alice McDermott, whose latest novel, just out in trade paperback, is “Absolution,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Alice McDermott is the author of eight other novels, including Charming Billy, which won the National Book Award in 1998, That Night, which was a National Book Award finalist, and was twice a Pulitzer Prize finalist. She is also author of one non-fiction work, “What About the Baby?” “Absolution” concerns the young wife of a Naval officer in Saigon in the spring and summer of 1963, who years later looks back on that time, from the vantage point of old age. The book has been popping up on several best of the year lists. Complete Interview 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 See website for highlights from the 10th Annual Bay Area Book Festival, June 1-2, 2024. Book Passage. Monthly Calendar. Mix of on-line and in-store events. Books Inc. Mix of on-line and in-store events. The Booksmith. Monthly Event Calendar. BookShop West Portal. Monthly Event Calendar. Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. See website for Book Club guests in upcoming months. Green Apple Books. Events calendar. Kepler’s Books On-line Refresh the Page program listings. Live Theater Companies Actors Ensemble of Berkeley. See website for specific days and times, and for staged readings at LaVal’s Subterranean Theater. Actor’s Reading Collective (ARC). The Antipodes by Annie Baker, through December 1, 2024. Marin Shakespeare Theatre, San Rafael. African American Art & Culture Complex. See website for calendar. Alter Theatre. See website for upcoming productions. American Conservatory Theatre A Whynot Christmas Carol, November 26-December 24, Toni Rembe Theatre. Aurora Theatre Felonious, Bay Area hip-hop ensemble, special engagement, Dec 6-7; 13-14. The Heart-Sellers by Lloyd Suh, February 9 – March 9, 2025. Awesome Theatre Company. See website for information. Berkeley Rep. The Matchbox Magic Flute, October 18 – December 9, Roda Theatre. Jaja’s African Hair Braiding by by Jocelyn Bioh, Nov 13 – Dec 15, Peets Theatre. Berkeley Shakespeare Company. See website for upcoming shows. Boxcar Theatre. New Years Eve at the Speakeasy, Jan. 1, 2025. Magic Man, Jan 3 – June 2, Palace Theatre. Brava Theatre Center: New Roots Theatre Festival, November 14-17. See calendar for current and upcoming productions. BroadwaySF: See website for events at the Orpheum, Curran and Golden Gate. Kimberly Akimbo, November 6 – December 1, Golden Gate. See website for special events. Broadway San Jose: Come from Away, November 21-24, 2024. California Shakespeare Theatre Closed. Center Rep: Dragon Lady, written and performed by Sara Porkalob, October 27 – November 24. Central Stage. Leili & Majnun, written and directed by Torange Yeghiazarian. December 5-15. Central Stage, 5221 Central Avenue, Richmond Central Works Push/Pull by Harry Davis, March 1 – 30, 2025. Cinnabar Theatre. Gutenberg! The Musical January 17-26, 2025, Warren Theatre, Sonoma State University. Club Fugazi. Dear San Francisco ongoing. Check website for Music Mondays listings. Contra Costa Civic Theatre A Charlie Brown Christmas, Nov. 23 – Dec. 15. Curran Theater: See website for special events.. Custom Made Theatre. In hibernation. Cutting Ball Theatre. See website for information and notice of a final production. 42nd Street Moon. See website for upcoming productions. Golden Thread See website for upcoming productions. Hillbarn Theatre: Anastasia, December 5 -29, 2024. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. See website for upcoming productions Lower Bottom Playaz See website for upcoming productions. Magic Theatre. the boiling by Sunui Chang April 3 -20, 2025. See website for additional events. Marin Theatre Company Waste by Harley Granville-Barker, Feb. 6 – March 2, 2025.Transcendence Theatre: Broadway Holiday, December 12-15, 2024. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Upcoming Events Page. New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC) The Gulf, An Elegy by Audrey Cefaly, October 18 – November 24. Deep Inside, Tonight by the Kinsey Sicks, December 4 – January 5. Oakland Theater Project. Ghost Quartet by Dave Malloy, Oakland Nov 1-24. Flax Art & Design, San Francisco, Dec. 5-8. ODC Theatre. Odd Salon: Upcoming events in San Francisco & New York, and streaming. Pear Theater. The Agitators by Mat Smart, Nov 22 – Dec. 15. See website for staged readings and other ...