Q&A: Susie Medak on her 32 remarkable years at Berkeley Rep and how 'the social contract has changed'

Datebook: When Susie Medak gave a preshow opening-night speech for “Wintertime” at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in November, she had a conspiratorial twinkle in her eye. She was talking about COVID protocols, but she could make you feel as if it were you and she against the world, in cahoots together on some joyous secret.