Police State of Panic
The San Francisco Mime Troupe makes musical comedy out of grim police violence.
Read my review in the Marin Independent Journal. Read more
Hot Plays for Hot Days
Way over yonder on KQED Arts, I give a few recommendations of plays and musicals not to miss this summer. Head on over and
The Great Outdoors
Outdoor theater is everywhere you look this summer, and every summer. I give you the lowdown on KQED Arts.
Crude “Oil” Needs Refining
The San Francisco Mime Troupe’s summer show is necessarily done on the cheap this year, and from the looks of it it’s a rush job all around. My review is in today’s Marin Independent Journal.
A Real American Hero
This year’s Mime Troupe show revels in melodrama, casting the greedy investment banker as the strapping hero and the destitute Occupy organizer as the sneering villain. Just like any right-thinking American would! You can read all about it in today’s Marin Independent Journal, available here.
Fundraising Pitch: The Musical
Show #64: 2012–The Musical!, San Francisco Mime Troupe, July 4.
Victor Toman, Cory Censoprano, Siobhan Marie Doherty, Lizzie Calogero and Michael Gene Sullivan in 2012--The Musical.
I reviewed this year’s unusually self-referential Mime Troupe show in the parks in today’s Marin IJ, so g’wan and check it out over there.
2012–The Musical! runs through September 25 in area parks. http://sfmt.org
The Sorry State of Arts Journalism, Part the Millionth
I just had to share this:
Silent, Yet Outspoken: SF’s Mime Troupe Celebrates 50 Years.
“Silent”? Really?? If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a zillion times: They’re NOT THOSE KINDS OF MIMES!
Next up: An article about how it’s cruel for UC Berkeley to use live bears for sporting spectacles.
