Arts & Entertainment
Heroes of the Fourth Turning Opens September 5 at Left Edge Theatre in Santa Rosa
Heroes of the Fourth Turning opens Sept 5 – Sept 21by Will Arbery. Directed by Skylar Evans It’s nearing midnight in Wyoming, where four young conservatives have gathered at a backyard after-party. They’ve returned home to toast their mentor Gina, newly inducted as president of a tiny Catholic college. But as their reunion spirals into spiritual chaos and clashing generational politics, it becomes less a celebration than a vicious fight to be understood. On a chilly night in the middle of America, this haunting play offers grace and disarming clarity, speaking to the heart of a country at war with itself. […]
TRANSCENDENCE’S BROADWAY UNDER THE STARS ANNOUNCES THE CAST OF THE GALA: A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
Transcendence Theatre Company is excited to announce the cast of The Gala: A Sentimental Journey, a tribute to classic Broadway. As the fourth and final performance of Transcendence’s Broadway Under the Stars summer season, The Gala: A Sentimental Journey will run from September 19–22 in Sonoma’s Field of Dreams. This enchanting performance will transport audiences through a musical journey that pays homage to beloved Broadway classics and timeless tunes, offering an unforgettable evening of nostalgia and celebration. The cast of The Gala: A Sentimental Journey will feature an exceptional lineup of talented performers, including Maria Bilbao, Galyana Castillo, Luis Augusto Figueroa, Lori Haley Fox, Tony Gonzalez, David R. Gordon, Joey Khoury, Colin Campbell McAdoo, Amy Miller, Kristin Piro, Devin L. Roberts, and Emily […]
Sexy Greek Comedy “The Summer with Carman” Screens at Rialto Cinemas August 22
Fun, sexy, Greek, and low-budget – those are the guidelines a foreign movie producer has given twinky actor Nikitas (who keeps losing roles for acting “too gay”) for a potential film project. So over the course of a long afternoon at a scenic gay nude beach, Nikitas and his BFF Demos, a former actor turned pencil-pushing public servant, begin to write the screenplay for what they hope will be their big cinematic break. Nikitas fancies himself the next Xavier Dolan, and Demos has dreams of a Hemsworth brother playing him. Under the beating sun on the blue Mediterranean, the besties […]
“Sally!” Presented by OUTwatch Film Series Screens July 17 at Rialto Cinemas in Sebastopol
SALLY! Presented by OUTwatch and Rialto Cinemas Wednesday, July 17 7pm 94 minsDocumentary A radical lesbian feminist whose trailblazing vision and ebullient personality were the spark for movements with far-reaching impacts, the legacy of Sally Gearhart has also largely been erased from history. From the defeat of the Briggs Initiative to the founding of the first Women’s Studies program in the nation, to groundbreaking writing on lesbian separatist communities, Gearhart was a fierce-hearted San Francisco political preacher at the center of many iconic movements of the 1970s and 1980s. “Feminism has done more to save the lives of women in […]
BIG BOYS: JUNE VOD Release – Utterly joyous LGBTQ+ coming-of-age comedy of a teen ‘big boy’ and his bear-ish crush
I’m publicizing the recent June digital release of one of last year’s breakout indie film festival hits, BIG BOYS, an utterly joyous LBGTQ+ comedy of a teenage boy who develops an unexpected crush on his cousin’s boyfriend during a weekend camping trip in the majestic mountains of California. A Queer, Body-Positive comedy inspired by Welcome To The Dollhouse & Heartstoppers, set amidst the majestic wilderness of Northern California, BIG BOYS is the underdog indie comedy release of 2024. Written, directed, and produced by self-professed ‘big boy’ Corey Sherman, BIG BOYS features a beautifully unexpected ending. This heartwarming and critically acclaimed film is a fresh and body positive take on the teenage coming-of-age while coming-out story. The Guardian called it […]
Transcendence Theatre Company announces the cast for world premiere of “Don’t Stop Us Now”
Transcendence Theatre Company continues its 2024 summer season, Broadway in Sonoma, with the world premiere of Don’t Stop Us Now. The brand new production is a creative collaboration between MidAtlantic Men, Queenz That Rock, and Transcendence Theatre Company, conceived and directed by beloved Transcendence performers Simon Pearl and Emily Yates. Don’t Stop Us Now features an exhilarating combination of British and American tunes, a trio of rock divas, and an explosion of song, with Pearl and Yates performing alongside a talented cast of musical artists, each bringing their unique flair and energy to the stage. For one weekend only, California Wine Country’s award-winning premiere entertainment experience will present Don’t Stop Us Now, Thursday, July 25 […]
“Paul & Trisha: The Art of Fluidity” — Colorful, Exceptional Documentary Arrives on VOD, Digital July 9 from Gravitas Ventures
Director/producer Fia Perera‘s Perera Pictures is proud to announce the North American video-on-demand (VOD) release of “Paul & Trisha: The Art of Fluidity” (Gravitas Ventures) on July 9, 2024. This colorful, heartwarming, and truly inspirational documentary, which explores the lives of two renowned British artists who exist in one gender-fluid body: Paul Whitehead and Trisha Van Cleef, is Perera’s directorial debut, and will stream in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Pre-orders are available now on iTunes/Apple TV. “A brilliant, beautiful, sensitive documentary” (Broadway to Vegas), “Paul & Trisha: The Art of Fluidity” has received rave reviews, with critics focusing on how Perera “reveals the challenges and joyful moment which […]
Frameline 48: Hong Kong Lesbian Drama “All Shall Be Well” Screens June 27
“All Shall Be Well “is a new lesbian drama from Hong Kong director Ray Yeung that is moving and beautifully made. It opens with a scene from the everyday life of two women, shopping at street markets and then unloading the food at home. We intuit that they might be lovers, especially as they prepare a meal together wordlessly in synch, with the familiarity of a very long-term couple. We learn about the lives of these women, Angie (Patra Au) and Pat (Lin-Lin Li), who indeed have shared a home and a life for several decades, through scenes of their interactions with […]
Frameline 48: Screenwriter and Lead Actor of “Throuple” Talks About The New Rom-Com
Bubbly and steamy at varying turns, Greyson Horst’s comedy Throuple is alive with a sense of romantic exploration amid the fierce energy of its DIY scene. At its opening, Throuple finds single singer-songwriter Michael (played by Michael Doshier, who also penned the screenplay) adrift and musically uninspired… at least until he meets a newly-open gay married couple at his friend’s show. Seemingly on the hunt for casual sexual encounters, Georgie (Stanton Plummer-Cambridge) and Connor (Tommy Heleringer of Gayby, Frameline36) instantly draw Michael into their orbit. But when Michael’s relationship with the husbands starts to feel less like an NSA fling and more like a hunt […]