Only a Fraction of an Idea: ‘An Octoroon’ at Berkeley Rep
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Strength …
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Same ‘song’: ‘brownsville song (b-side for tray)’ at Shotgun
CR: “Why can’t we get some good Black movies?” SL: “What about Rosewood?” CR: “No, Rosewood wasn’t good – Rosewood …
The ‘How’ and Why: ‘How to Be a White Man’ by Faultline Theater
“My mother and father were always pushing me away from secondhand answers—even the answers they themselves believed. I don’t know …
Bear with Me: ‘The Winter’s Tale’ at Af-Am Shakes
“Of this allow, If ever you have spent time worse ere now; If never, yet that Time himself doth say …
Delusion of ‘Grandeur’: Han Ong’s Gil Scott-Heron play at The Magic
“You’re in a position to have somebody do something that they really want to do, and it was not something …
Where the Heart is: ‘Home’ at Lorraine Hansberry Theatre
“At the very same time that America refused to give the Negro any land, through an act of Congress our …
Youth Theatre Double-Feature: ‘Macbeth’ at Gritty City Rep and ‘Fly Guy’ at Bay Area Children’s Theatre
It’s always a tricky thing when one wants to look at youth-oriented theatre. On one hand, we enter seemingly pre-programmed …
Ever So ‘Sleight’-ly Better
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” (colloquially known as “Clarke’s Third Law”) – Arthur C. Clarke, “Hazards of …
Ticket to Ride: ‘Jitney’ at Af-Am Shakes
“Blues is the bedrock of everything I do. All the characters in my plays, their ideas and their attitudes, the …
The Gift of ‘Gab’: ‘Hedda Gabler’ at Cutting Ball
“I hold that man is in the right who is most closely in league with the future.” – Henrik Ibsen, …
