Don’t Steal My Shine: ‘The Light’ online at Shotgun Players
Misogynoir is taken to task in Shotgun’s virtual production of Loy A. Webb’s breezy script.
Paint it White Privilege: ‘Art’ (virtual production) at SF Playhouse
Yasmina Reza’s clunky script is given an equally shaky production for SF Playhouse’s virtual season-opener.
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.
Design of a Decade: ‘Y2K’ by Killing My Lobster
KML’s first 2020 show is a gut-busting throwback to the final days of the last millennium.
The Pain Ends with Death: ‘The Children’ West Coast premiere at the Aurora
Top-notch acting and direction opens Aurora’s 2020 with a well-written play that doesn’t stick the landing.
Comfortably Numb: ‘Ways to Leave a Body’ world premiere at Cutting Ball
Cutting Ball starts off the new decade with two one-act dreams about women whose bodies aren’t theirs.
Sleaze Company: ‘PolySHAMory’ at The Marsh – SF
Kate Robards’ latest is a show about marriage and sex that – wouldn’tcha know it? – finishes too soon.
Not the Worst Witch: ‘Becky Nurse of Salem’ World Premiere at the Berkeley Rep
The second Witch Trial play I’ve seen in a week is an imperfect misfire for Sarah Ruhl and the Rep.
Virtual Insanity: ‘An Invitation Out’ West Coast Premiere by Quantum Dragon
An overlong, clichéd script is saved by great direction, a super cast, and eye-popping creative choices.
The Witch is Back: ‘Vinegar Tom’ West Coast Premiere at Shotgun
Ariel Craft is at the helm of Shotgun’s nearly-perfect remount of the Feminist take on ‘The Crucible’.
