Pity the Fool

Pity the Fool

From a fool and a pack of puppets, two offbeat takes on Lear.

My review is on KQED Arts. Read more

King Richard’s Limp

King Richard’s Limp

Impact Theatre’s Richard III is unusually slow for either the company or the play.

My review is in the Oakland Tribune and other BANG papers. Read more

Daisey Does Shakespeare

Daisey Does Shakespeare

Mike Daisey is back with four separate monologues about the Bard’s great tragedies.

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Pity the Fool

11 September, 2014 Theater No comments
Pity the Fool

We Players reshuffles Shakespeare’s Lear to create a new story about taking care of a delirious and infirm parent.

My review is in the Marin Independent Journal. Read more

Shakespeare for Beginners

Shakespeare for Beginners

A traditional, presentational Tempest for free in a Mill Valley park may be more suitable for kids than for adults.

My review is in the Marin Independent Journal. Read more

A Cold-Hearted Romeo

A Cold-Hearted Romeo

Isn’t it romantic? No, not really.

My review of Marin Shakespeare Company’s Romeo and Juliet is in the Marin Independent Journal. Read more

Arden Admirers

Arden Admirers

Marin Shakespeare Company celebrates its 25th year with the ever-popular As You Like It–in period dress, no less!

Read all about it in my review in the Marin Independent Journal. Read more

Seven Against Illyria

25 February, 2014 Theater No comments
Seven Against Illyria

A magnificent seven local actors–all female–take on Shakespeare’s ever-durable comedy Twelfth Night. My review is on KQED Arts.

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Troy, Troy Again

12 November, 2013 Theater No comments
Troy, Troy Again

Impact Theatre goes way back to the Trojan War in its latest high-octane staging of Shakespeare. My review is on KQED Arts.

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All’s Not Well

All’s Not Well

The good news: It’s a Shakespearean romantic comedy that we’re not all already sick of. The bad news: It’s only so-so. My review of Marin Shakespeare Company’s All’s Well That Ends Well is in today’s Marin Independent Journal. 

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