Weaving Together Middle Eastern Stories with Golden Thread
Golden Thread’s ReOrient festival of short plays gives a strong sense of the diversity of Middle Eastern cultures and voices.
Read my Q&A with Evren Odcikin on KQED Arts. Read more
Family Reunion of the Dead
Shotgun Players presents an unforgettable Eurydice.
Read my review on KQED Arts. Read more
The Glorious Fall of Bay Area Theater
Tis the season for fall picks.
Check out my autumnal roundup on KQED Arts. Read more
Be the Change
Anna Deavere Smith’s latest show doesn’t just report on the school-to-prison pipeline for underserved youth in this country–it puts the audience on the spot to work toward solutions.
Read my review on KQED Arts. Read more
Tell Me of Your Dreaming
Cal Shakes goes back to the Golden Age of Spanish drama with Life Is a Dream.
Two People, Three Relationships
Megan Trout and Mark Jackson play two closely intertwined people living three different lives.
Read my review on KQED Arts. Read more
Justice Incarnate
Steven Anthony Jones plays Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
Read my interview on KQED Arts. Read more
Disturbed in the Suburbs
Lisa D’Amour’s dark comedy gnaws at the unease lurking beneath suburban life.
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Theater Against Depression
The Marsh is
crowdfunding for a year of free performances of The Waiting Period, Brian Copeland’s monologue about suicidal depression, in hopes that the people who need it most will get a chance to see it. Read all about it in my article on KQED Arts. Read more
Disconnected in the Connected Age
New Caryl Churchill play breaks in ACT’s shiny new Strand Theater. Read my review on KQED Arts.
The last time I’d been in the Strand was 25 years ago, back when it was a grimy old movie theater, attending the Rocky Horror Picture Show because I was dating somebody in the live cast at the time. It looks a whole lot different now.
