In the Swing of Things: Disney’s ‘Tarzan the Musical’ at Berkeley Playhouse
“Animals are born who they are, accept it, and that is that. They live with greater peace than people do.” …
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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 …
A ‘Big’ Love: ‘The Big Sick’
“The very essence of romance is uncertainty.” – Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest *I saw The Big Sick …
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 …
Saying what ‘You Mean’: ‘You Mean to Do Me Harm’ by SF Playhouse
“In the Chinese language, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters, one representing ‘danger’ and the other ‘opportunity’.” – …
An Almost-Perfect Storm: ‘Monsoon Wedding’ at Berkeley Rep
“It is better to succeed in one’s own dharma than to succeed in the dharma of another. Nothing is ever …
Animéniac Double-Feature: ‘Your Name’ and ‘Ghost in the Shell’ (Live Action)
[NOTE: This past Sunday I happened to catch two Japanese-related films: one, an anime adaptation of a novel; the other, …
‘Get’ It!
“In this country ‘American’ means ‘white’. Everybody else has to hyphenate.” – Toni Morrison, interview with The Guardian (29 January …
Swinging for the ‘Fences’
“My greatest influence has been the blues. And that’s a literary influence, because I think the blues is the best …
In For a Penny: Only if You Mean It
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Charles Lewis III checks in one last time. My first time at the ‘Pub, Feb. 2010…
