Inside-Out: My 2019 in Bay Area Theatre
No “Best Of” yet, but here are some emotional ponderances on the decade-ending year that was.
Dark Skin Don’t Bruise: ‘Inked Baby’ Bay Area Premiere by Crowded Fire Theater
Christina Anderson’s examination of Black bodily autonomy is wonderfully realized by Crowded Fire.
Failing Grade: ‘Transfers’ West Coast premiere at Crowded Fire
Lucy Thurber’s latest is the sort of ill-thought-out treatise on Affirmative Action you’d expect from Fox News.
A Brief Parable: Young Jean Lee’s ‘Church’ at Crowded Fire
Young Jean Lee’s latest is only an hour, but it manages to dismantle a centuries of popular opinions about Christianity.
Rich Wypipo Shit: ‘Two Mile Hollow’ World Premiere (SF) by Ferocious Lotus
An all-Asian cast empowers this hilarious satire of White privilege theatrical dramas. Only one fatal flaws keeps it from perfection.
Ladies’ Nights: ‘Revolt. She said…’ at Crowded Fire and ‘Kursk’ at Theatre Lunatico
A feminist manifesto play and a gender-swapped submarine drama make for two bold (if uneven) evenings of female-driven theatre.
Pillar of Salt: Looking back at the Best and Worst of 2017
Sorry, Frank – it was NOT “a very good year”.
Still, there were bright spots to be found.
Early Harvest: ‘A Tale of Autumn’ world premiere by Crowded Fire
Clean living and technological harmony collide in a not-quite-perfect script from Christopher Chen.
Only ‘You’: Crowded Fire’s ‘You for Me for You’
A uniquely Asian-American immigrant tale is the focus Crowded Fire’s touching new production.
