David John Chávez’s Journalist Portfolio

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Sean San José: Collaboration, Cooperation, and Community

Sean San José: Collaboration, Cooperation, and Community

American Theatre — There is no pretense to the artist who has called San Francisco home since the day he arrived into the world. He is a highly respected theatremaker with a strong reputation for answering the calls of community through art.

Berkeley Rep's world premiere hopes to become Broadway's next big hit musical

Berkeley Rep's world premiere hopes to become Broadway's next big hit musical

Datebook SF — The writers and creatives behind "Goddess" spent 16 years perfecting their adaptation of a Kenyan myth that is originally only four sentences long.

substrate arts Lowriding with J.J. Arts Instigators - David John Chávez

substrate arts Lowriding with J.J. Arts Instigators - David John Chávez

substratearts.com — Lowriding with J.J. substrate arts Arts Instigators - J.J. Amaya interview by David John Chávez - Bay Area Culture - Union City

Red Ladder Theatre Connects Inmates With Their Creativity - Theatre Bay Area

Red Ladder Theatre Connects Inmates With Their Creativity - Theatre Bay Area

theatrebayarea.org — Your one-stop shop for auditions, job listings, grants, discount tickets, and professional training opportunities in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Gamergate culture explored at new City Lights play

Gamergate culture explored at new City Lights play

The Mercury News — When theater director, educator and playwright Kirsten Brandt's 14-year-old daughter declared her desire to pursue a career as a game developer, Brandt's first reaction was immense pride. Followed by fear. Women who have attempted entry into the Silicon Valley boys club of game development have not exactly met with open arms. Take Zoë Quinn, for example, who was the epicenter of the Gamergate controversy in 2014.

In 'Cambodian Rock Band,' Joy Rises From Brutality | KQED

In 'Cambodian Rock Band,' Joy Rises From Brutality | KQED

KQED Arts and Culture — Lauren Yee's latest at Berkeley Rep offers a painful family story - with cathartic release.

Review: Z Space's powerful 'Ripped' is scintillating and challenging

Review: Z Space's powerful 'Ripped' is scintillating and challenging

bayareaplays.com — The opening seconds of "Ripped" are loaded with foreboding. The young woman who lies beneath the cool, white sheets rustles with uncomfortable agitation. This woman, who we learn is named Lucy, moves with a weighted heaviness as the eerie strains of music lightly texture the background.

Asian American Theatre Artists Note Challenges, Progress in the Quest for Greater Representation ...

Asian American Theatre Artists Note Challenges, Progress in the Quest for Greater Representation ...

theatrebayarea.org — Tuesday, July 31, 2018 ( 0 Comments)Posted by: Rotimi Agabiaka by David John Chavez Rinabeth Apostol remembers performing in a 2002 production of Miss Saigon with the now-defunct American Musical Theatre of San Jose, which filed for bankruptcy in 2008 after giving many Bay Area performers their start in large-scale productions.

For Taccone and Leguizamo, musical farce is the thing in Berkeley Rep's 'Kiss My Aztec!'

For Taccone and Leguizamo, musical farce is the thing in Berkeley Rep's 'Kiss My Aztec!'

bayareaplays.com — Outgoing Berkeley Repertory Theatre artistic director Tony Taccone is not shy to share his aversion to the genre of musical theatre. He remembers going with his mother when he was 10-years-old to see the movie "West Side Story," which was a special experience for both of them.