by Frances Phillips | Feb 18, 2020 | 2017, Literary Arts, News
San Francisco Youth Theatre has been touring The Afterlife, a new play developed in collaboration with Gary Soto, taking it as far as to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Now the story of two teens who meet in the afterlife is coming to The Flight Deck in downtown Oakland with...
by Frances Phillips | Feb 5, 2019 | 2017, Literary Arts, News
Developed through a collaboration between prolific poet and fiction writer Gary Soto and San Francisco Youth Theatre, The Afterlife is a bold new work about death that is intended for teens who have experienced the pain of violence, suicide, and loss in their...
by Frances Phillips | May 16, 2018 | 2017, Literary Arts, News
Developed through a collaboration with SF Youth Theatre, Gary Soto’s The Afterlife features a young adult cast and explores the fragility of contemporary life — what gets lost when a teen dies — with both sadness and humor. The premiere, a workshop...
by Frances Phillips | Aug 1, 2017 | 2017, Literary Arts, News, Traditional Arts
August 1, 2017 – The Creative Work Fund is pleased to announce the awarding of 15 grants totaling $600,000 to Bay Area literary and traditional artists. The Fund provides financial support to local artists creating new work in collaboration with Bay Area...
by Frances Phillips | Sep 25, 2015 | 2012, Literary Arts, News
Developed through a collaboration between poet Gary Soto and Marsh Youth Theater, In and Out of Shadows is based on the lives and experiences of a group of undocumented teenagers. Soto developed this musical play through interviews with San Francisco Bay Area...
