The Newest Old Play: ACT Out Loud – ‘Trouble in Mind’
The inaugural entry in the ACT’s new reading series is Alice Childress’ all-too-relevant 1957 classic.
And ‘On’ and ‘On’ it Goes: ACT’s ‘A Christmas Carol: On Air’ and SF Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker Online’
Not even a global pandemic can stop the ACT and SF Ballet from bringing their annual holiday productions to the world.
Belated Black Baseball Play Review: ‘Toni Stone’ West Coast Premiere at ACT
My very-late, but still-relevant review of the ACT’s show about this unsung heroine of baseball history.
This Waking Life: ‘Wakey, Wakey’ at the ACT
ACT kicks off 2020 with Will Eno’s darkly comic one-act (and short) celebrating why the little things matter most.
Sinks in later innings: ‘Testmatch’ World Premiere at ACT
The messy legacy of cricket and British colonialism is the focus of Kate Atwell’s fun-but-messy new play.
Doin’ it for Themselves: ‘Top Girls’ at ACT
Caryl Churchill’s incendiary piece gets a gripping new production from the ACT.
Flying High: ‘Weightless’ at the ACT’s Strand
Last year’s acclaimed Z Space world premiere returns for a glorious victory lap at the ACT’s Strand Theater.
‘Fair’ Game: ‘Vanity Fair’ at the ACT
Thackeray’s classic novel keeps the Victorian setting and adds modern gender politics in ACT’s lavish new production.
Off the Rim: ‘The Great Leap’ at the ACT
ACT’s latest is a so-so tale of American crass, Chinese refinement, and the universal language of competition.
Belated Black History Month Double-Feature: ‘The Last Sermon of Sister Imani’ by TheatreF1rst and ‘Her Portmanteau’ at ACT
In which I catch up with two brand new Bay Area shows based exclusively around Black women.
