School’s in for Summer
The Mime Troupe takes on the privatization of public schools.
Read my review in the Marin Independent Journal. Read more
Talkin’ ‘Bout a Revolution
The San Francisco Mime Troupe takes on the class war in San Francisco.
My review of Ripple Effect is in the Marin Independent Journal. Read more
The Quality of Mercy
Dance Dance Revolution in the Chinese Land of the Dead? That’s Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig’s 410[GONE] at Crowded Fire Theater. KQED Arts has my review.
Snakes and Lovers
It’s interesting that The White Snake comes to Berkeley Rep hot on the heels of this summer’s big stink over the casting of The Nightingale at La Jolla Playhouse, the latest musical from the Spring Awakening team of Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater. Based on a Hans Christian Andersen story set in ancient China, the latter show was criticized for having hardly any Asians in the cast, with the emperor of China played by a white guy. Like that show, writer/director Mary Zimmerman’s latest is set in ancient China and—like most of her productions—features a multiethnic cast, albeit one with more Asian actors than the La Jolla show, especially in the lead roles.
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
