Theatre Saves TV–Maybe
Can live television be saved? What, in 2014? Is that even a thing? Find out in Thunderbird Theatre’s Show Down! Or you could
read my review on KQED Arts. Read more
Tartan It Up
Thunderbird Theatre Company specializes in ridiculous comedies, whether it’s a Citizen Kane prequel with a demonically possessed sled, a coming-of-age story about Conan the Barbarian’s daughter, a beach party take on Harry Potter, a Fawlty Towers spoof populated by Greek gods, or a Jane Austen undead scuffle way before those were cool. Thunderbird’s latest, The Scotland Company, is certainly as silly as usual, but what makes it unique among the company’s offerings is that it was written by a 16-year-old, Jake Rosenberg.
The Gods Must Be Crazy
There are plenty of companies that I follow because I feel I should keep informed about what they’re doing for one reason or another, and there are other companies that may be a little more under the radar of some of my colleagues but that I follow simply because I enjoy what they do.
Agnes of Crom
Shakespeare, schmakespeare—and don’t even talk to me about Neil Simon. (Seriously, just don’t.) I think we all know by now that what the Bay Area really needs is more plays about Conan the Barbarian.
