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Don’t Hate the Game

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January 25, 2016

A revamped 17th century farce takes on the sobering subject of gambling addiction. Read my review in the San Jose Mercury News and other BANG papers.

Bethany Matthis-Montgomery and Rick Wood in The Gamester at Masquers Playhouse. Photo by Budinger & Scarpelli. — Bethany Matthis-Montgomery and Rick Wood in The Gamester at Masquers Playhouse. Photo by Budinger & Scarpelli.

Review: Masquers Playhouse Takes a Gamble on 17th-century Farce

The Gamester
Through February 20
Masquers Playhouse
105 Park Place
Point Richmond, CA
www.masquers.org

Show #5 of 2016, attended January 22.

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Sam Hurwitt

Man About Town

I’m a former freelance arts journalist and theater critic who also writes about books, comics, film, and other media. My work has been featured in American Theatre, San Francisco Chronicle, Theatre Bay Area, Marin Independent Journal, Variety, and more.

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