What Dances shall We have: Mendelssohn’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at SF Ballet
SF Ballet’s gorgeous remount ‘Midsummer’ only lasted one night, which somehow seems appropriate.
Wednesday, 11 March, 2020 · Leave a comment
Design of a Decade: ‘Y2K’ by Killing My Lobster
KML’s first 2020 show is a gut-busting throwback to the final days of the last millennium.
Friday, 21 February, 2020 · Leave a comment
How Soon is Now: ‘Born in East Berlin’ World Premiere (Sandbox Series) by SF Playhouse
A new Sandbox play from the Playhouse is an imperfect recollection of clashing cultures the year before the Berlin Wall fell.
Thursday, 20 February, 2020 · Leave a comment
My Kingdom for Cliff’s Notes: ‘Gatz’ West Coast premiere at Berkeley Rep
The famous staged reading of the entire ‘Great Gatsby’ is nothing more than a flickering green light.
Friday, 14 February, 2020 · Leave a comment
Ebony Powers: ‘Manifesto’ at Brava
Rotimi Agbabiaka delivers another winning solo show satirizing race, sexuality, and hunger for fame.
Sunday, 9 February, 2020 · Leave a comment
The Pain Ends with Death: ‘The Children’ West Coast premiere at the Aurora
Top-notch acting and direction opens Aurora’s 2020 with a well-written play that doesn’t stick the landing.
Friday, 7 February, 2020 · Leave a comment
‘Clash’-ing Lights and Civil Rights: Culture Clash ‘(Still) in America’ World Premiere at Berkeley Rep
The Latin trio return to the Berkeley Rep with their latest entertaining document of our country’s kookiest characters.