• Ill Communication

    Ill Communication

    As opposed to the similar portmanteau “Spanglish,” which simply refers to speaking a blend of Spanish and English, the word “Chinglish” has a very…

  • And Then There’s Maud

    San Francisco playwright/director Mark Jackson started a fruitful relationship with Berkeley’s Aurora Theatre Company with his 2006 production of Oscar Wilde’s Salome. While Shotgun…

  • Going to Moscow?

    The luminous playwright Sarah Ruhl has been a frequent visitor to the Bay Area, and to Berkeley Repertory Theatre in particular, where director Les…

  • Unhappily Ever After

    Show #120: Happy Now?, Marin Theatre Company, November 16.

  • Tragedy, a Comedy

    For some reason Berkeley’s getting its fill of Anton Chekhov adaptations lately.  Last month Central Works did its own stage version of Chekhov’s novella…