The ‘Stories’ are the Setting: ‘Stoop Stories’ (online) local premiere at Aurora Theatre
Aurora slowly moves back to live shows with this solo streamer about a NY neighborhood in flux.
‘Eye’ on the Prize: ‘The Bluest Eye’ “audio drama” at Aurora Theatre
Aurora’s audio show – originally intended for a live production – adds to the dreamlike quality of Toni Morrison’s debut story.
Can’t read the Writing on the Wall: [hieroglyph] world premiere by SF Playhouse and Lorraine Hansberry Theatre
Two great companies collab for a show that uses a popular lie to tell a troubling rape narrative.
Okay, at best: ‘Una Great Movie’ – 2021 SF Indiefest
Jennifer Sharp’s Hollywood satire is two interesting films that make up a single uneven film.
Cinema Dentata: ‘I Blame Society’ – 2021 SF Indiefest
Grace Horvat’s ultra-violent feminist-revenge satire of Hollywood deserves all the buzz it’s generating.
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.
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.
‘Birds of Prey’ is the ‘Deadpool 2’ Redux we Didn’t Need but Still Love
Margot Robbie gets a great second chance at playing Harley, though the plot may seem a bit familiar.
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.
The Thinking Man's Idiot (Charles Lewis III) 