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Spirits and fools abound, abound. In today’s WBFO Brief, It’s Theater Talk Friday. Today, Peter Hall and Anthony Chase chat with Shakespeare in Delaware Park’s Kyle Conti, who’s directing a collection of scenes from "A Midsummer's Night Dream," scattered in various locations around the Rumsey Woods area of Delaware Park.Also today, Correspondent Karen DeWitt goes deep on Perdue Pharma’s settlement with New York State over their role in the nationwide opioid crisis. And a look at how extra child care credit money from the feds will help with foster care in greater Buffalo.

If it's Friday, It's Theater Talk. Also Pharoah at Buffalo Porchfest. But first, more community voices after accused Tops shooter Payton Gendron was indicted. Also, Rev. Al Sharpton , the latest from Albany with Karen DeWitt,

George Floyd's attorney Ben Crump takes up the case of a Buffalo shooting victim, The We Are Women Warriors group remembers shooting victim Kat Massey, Buffalo Schools remembers their dead employees, and a look at the Replacement Theory that has was apparently espoused by the gunman.

A Memorial Day anniversary related to 9/11, and the NYS Legislature is taking steps to preserve abortion rights, and enact gun control issues before the end of the session.

If it’s Friday, it’s Theater Talk- Today with Anthony and Peter on the Arties nominations and looking at SPUNK at Ujima. Also—our continued look at the aftermath of the Tops shooting with a rally against gun violence, also a profile of victim Ruth Whitfield, and former MLB player Chris Singleton visiting Buffalo to talk of loss and community progress.

Concerns in schools after the shootings in Buffalo and Texas, and community building in Buffalo after the incident here. Also from Albany, Gov. Hochul talks of semi automatic weapons.

In this episode, WBFO Morning Edition Host, Jay Moran, speaks with Reverend Corey Gibson from Calvary Baptist Church about the power of faith in times of grief. WBFO Managing Editor, Brigid Jaipaul Valenza and Dr. Ursuline Bankhead focus on the importance of family and community in the neighborhood. Finally, WBFO’s News Director, Dave Debo, welcomes Miles, Gresham, Esq., a Policy Fellow with the Partnership for the Public Good to talk about systemic racism and reform.

In this episode, WBFO’s Jay Moran welcomes Murray Holman, Executive Director of Stop the Violence Coalition, to talk about the effects of gun violence. WBFO News Director Dave Debo talks about youth and parent engagement with Samuel L. Radford, III, from We the Parents of WNY. Finally, WBFO Managing Editor, Brigid Jaipaul Valenza, speaks with Ann Bowbak from Spectrum Health & Human Services who provides perspective on what the community needs as they work through trauma and grief after the mass shooting at Tops Friendly Markets on May 14 in Buffalo, NY.

The We Are Women Warriors group has taken on an anti-violence measure in schools. Also, funeral services, the cancellation of Regents exams because of the Tops shootings, and the Adult Victims Act extends the statute of limitation on abuse cases.

For 30 years, Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian, Anthony Chase, who joins Peter Hall for a five-minute weekly broadcast at 6:45 and 8:45 Friday mornings on 88.7 WBFO with a podcast available on wbfo.org. Their beat is primarily Buffalo theater, but Broadway, The Shaw Festival, The Stratford Festival, and other relevant art forms including ballet and opera are covered.