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No Strings Attached: Marin Theatre gets puppetry

Last August, when Jackie Katz took on the role of director of education for Marin Theatre, she came to the position with loads of...

No Mountain Play for 2025

After several ‘financially challenging’ years, the beloved theatrical event will take a one-year hiatus “After six financially challenging seasons due to weather, COVID, increased expenses...

Marin Theatre’s ‘Yaga’ conjures an ancient female magic

A U.S. premiere, the comedy-mystery embraces the positive feminist power of the witch archetype. Behind a rickety fence gilded with human skulls, she lives in...

Reel Deal at the 47th Mill Valley Film Festival

After offering a traditional thanks to the audience for attending a sneak preview of the 47th Mill Valley Film Festival’s highlights, executive director Mark...

Directors Shine at 46th Mill Valley Film Fest

Across the world, from Venice to Toronto to Telluride, as film festival season comes gradually to a close, the news from such bastions of...
Photo courtesy of Ed Smith HELLO Dyan McBride stars as 'Dolly Levi.'

Mountain Player – Dyan McBride stars in ‘Hello, Dolly’

By David Templeton In the unstoppably popular musical, Hello, Dolly!, the title character memorably reports, “My late husband, Ephraim Levi, believed in life, and anyplace...

What’s Up, Doc? Documentary film fest returns

As tickets officially go on sale for the 2022 DocLands Documentary Film Festival, once again the annual event boasts one of the most impressive...
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Last Laugh—Remembering the Comedy Legend Mort Sahl

I had lunch with legendary comedian Mort Sahl about nine years ago, in February of 2012, at a diner near his house in downtown...
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