London Breed has gone full Marie Antionette
The mayor of my hometown needs to start taking COVID seriously.
Take the Terror Tour: ‘The Immortal Reckoning’ (2021) at the SF Mint
After a year off, the adults-only immersive horror tour makes its terrifyingly triumphant return.
Fine Fall Fluff: ‘Starting Here, Starting Now’ at SF Playhouse
“One good thing about music/When it hits you (You feel no pain)”– Bob Marley & The Wailers, “Trenchtown Rock” One can’t help but think of the SF Playhouse as the quintessential test case for re-opened Bay Area theatre. Although Cal Shakes and We Players have recently returned to […]
The ‘Stories’ are the Setting: ‘Stoop Stories’ (online) local premiere at Aurora Theatre
Aurora slowly moves back to live shows with this solo streamer about a NY neighborhood in flux.
Will these days Never End?: ‘Summertime’ – 2021 SF Indiefest Centerpiece Film
(Belated by embargo) The centerpiece film of SF Indiefest 2021 is a vibrant poetic love letter to the City of Angels.
Turns of a Feather: ‘Swan Lake’ (online) at SF Ballet
The company’s all-digital season ends with the show everyone knows, even if they’ve never seen it.
Wait for the Album: ‘Animal Wisdom’ online by ACT and Woolly Mammoth
Heather Christian’s acclaimed show about ghostly encounters is an audio wonder brought down by unnecessary visuals.
‘Profile’ in Stupidity
This true story of journalistic bravery becomes a B-movie exercise in pure incompetence.
The Same Killer Kids: ‘Romeo & Juliet’ (online) by the SF Ballet
The company heads into Spring with a spicy take on a classic.
The Funny Fear of Loneliness: ‘Phantasmagoria’ world premiere by Cutting Ball / Mugwumpin / Bay Area Theatre Cypher
Cutting Ball’s quarantine commentary (with Mugwumpin & Bay Area Theatre Cypher) is three good pieces that don’t quite mesh.
The Thinking Man's Idiot (Charles Lewis III) 