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Disconnected in the Connected Age
New Caryl Churchill play breaks in ACT’s shiny new Strand Theater. Read my review on KQED Arts. The last time I’d been in the Strand was 25 years ago, back when it was a grimy old movie theater,...
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Theater Against Depression
The Marsh is crowdfunding for a year of free performances of The Waiting Period, Brian Copeland’s monologue about suicidal depression, in hopes that the people who need it most will get a chance to see...
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Disturbed in the Suburbs
Lisa D’Amour’s dark comedy gnaws at the unease lurking beneath suburban life. Read my review on KQED Arts. Sharon (Luisa Frasconi) serves appetizers to neighbors Mary (Amy Resnick) and Ben (Jeff...
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Justice Incarnate
Steven Anthony Jones plays Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Read my interview on KQED Arts. Steven Anthony Jones stars as Thurgood Marshall in Lorraine Hansberry Theatre’s one-man show...
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Two People, Three Relationships
Megan Trout and Mark Jackson play two closely intertwined people living three different lives. Read my review on KQED Arts. Megan Trout and Mark Jackson in Now for Now at Z Below. Photo by Tracy...
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Tell Me of Your Dreaming
Cal Shakes goes back to the Golden Age of Spanish drama with Life Is a Dream. My review is on KQED Arts. Tristan Cunningham as Estrella and Sean San José as Prince Segismundo in California Shakespeare...
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Be the Change
Anna Deavere Smith’s latest show doesn’t just report on the school-to-prison pipeline for underserved youth in this country–it puts the audience on the spot to work toward solutions. Read my review on...
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The Glorious Fall of Bay Area Theater
Tis the season for fall picks. Check out my autumnal roundup on KQED Arts. The widows in Naatak’s new Hindi musical Vrindavan. Photo by Amit Basu. Fall is for Theater: Five Glorious Bay Area Plays
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Family Reunion of the Dead
Shotgun Players presents an unforgettable Eurydice. Read my review on KQED Arts. Megan Trout, James Carpenter, Peter Griggs, Jeannine Anderson and Beth Wilmurt in Shotgun Players’ Eurydice. Photo by...
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Weaving Together Middle Eastern Stories with Golden Thread
Golden Thread’s ReOrient festival of short plays gives a strong sense of the diversity of Middle Eastern cultures and voices. Read my Q&A with Evren Odcikin on KQED Arts. Munaf Alsafi performing in...
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