TheatreFIRST gets tempest tossed in Bagyó

When one of the Bay Area theater scenes most reliably inventive, resourceful and rewarding directors takes over a theater company and begins making changes, you pay attention. Jon Tracy is now at the helm of the Berkeley-based TheaterFIRST, a small but ambitious company that has had bumps and triumphs over the last 20 years while building a reputation as a haven for actors and playwrights to share voices from around the world.

The company's new season officially launched on Monday with the world premiere of San Francisco playwright Rob Dario's Bagyó.