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ARTS The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey Cinnabar Theater's production of James Lecense's gay-themed solo play, performed by Michael Pavone. Thru Jan. 31. https://cinnabartheater.org/ Ann Los Altos Stage Company's production of Holland Taylor's one-woman play about the amazing outspoken late Texas Governor Ann Richards, performed by Judith Miller. Jan. 22-24, 29-31. $20 per device. http://losaltosstage.org Bechtel Fest 8 Chicago's Broken Nose Theatre company presents a series of online plays; the annual festival of new short plays features an ensemble of femme, female-identifying, non-b...

During our current stretch of more than 300-consecutive dark nights at most of the world's brick-and-mortar venues, one of the few silver linings for both theatergoers and producers has been the internet's erasure of geographic distance. Willing audiences have regularly been able to experience productions mounted far from their homes. In almost every interview I've conducted for the Bay Area Reporter over the past ten months, theater professionals have expressed gratitude for opportunities to have far-flung friends, family, and stage-craving aficionados catch their shows —often live, in re...

Chronicle Staff January 18, 2021Updated: February 24, 2021, 7:19 am The Chronicle’s guide to notable arts and entertainment happenings in the Bay Area.  James Monroe Iglehart and Taylor Iman Jones join Ray of Light for ‘Lizzie’ rebroadcast For two decades, Ray of Light Theatre has rebelled against the notion that musical theater is a light, fluffy diversion, a mission made clear in its motto: “Blood. Sweat. Musicals.” The “blood” bailiwick was especially well served by the company’s 2015 take on “Lizzie,” the Tim Maner, Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer and Alan Stevens...

Cinnabar Theatre to host Lecesne play premiere It will star actor Michael Pavone in his Cinnabar Theater debut. Nathan Cummings will direct. The performance will be virtually broadcast beginning at 7 p.m. Friday and continuing with on-demand streaming through Jan. 31. When openly gay, fun-loving 14-year-old Pelkey goes missing from a small New Jersey shore town, the secrets of the townspeople are brought to light and everyone is forced to examine the effect of one boy’s life on a fractured community. It’s adapted from Lecesne’s novel by the same name. “ ‘The Absolute Brightness of L...