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.
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.
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’.
Better off Broken: ‘Bull in a China Shop’ Bay Area Premiere at Aurora Theatre
Aurora’s final 2019 is a winning dramatic-comedy set during the Women’s Suffrage Movement.
‘The Tempest’ on a Trapeze: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Amaluna’ in San Francisco
The Bard’s “stormy” story is the basis for Cirque du Soleil’s latest grand spectacle.
Loud AND Ladylike: ‘The Daughters’ World Premiere (Sandbox Series) by SF Playhouse
The changing face of SF’s Lesbian community is wonderfully realized in this Sandbox world premiere.
Because ‘Nice’ is a Trap: ‘Dionysus was such a Nice Man’ West Coast premiere at foolsFURY
Kate Tarker’s darkly comic Greek myth remix is incredibly timely, if a bit bloated.
Doin’ it for Themselves: ‘Top Girls’ at ACT
Caryl Churchill’s incendiary piece gets a gripping new production from the ACT.
Present of the Past: ‘Don’t Miss It’ World Premiere by Rapid Descent
My first Rapid Descent show is a tale of time travel gone awry that keeps bumping its head against its budgetary ceiling.
Christmas Movie Round-Up 2019
A Christmas screen-hop features Black Power, White romance, and Sci-Fi. Guess which one I loved?