It was hardly the best of times, but we’ve seen a lot worse. After a long dry spell in and out of quarantine, 2022 saw the first full year of in-person theater on Bay Area stages since 2019, even if productions were still fewer and less robustly attended than in pre-COVID days. It’s been a year of upheaval and renewal, with the departures of Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s longtime managing director Susie Medak and a bunch of artistic directors, including California Shakespeare Theater’s Eric Ting, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival’s Rebecca Ennals, AlterTheater’s Jeanette Harrison and Marin Theatre Company’s Jasson Minadakis. Point...