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.
O Horny Night: ‘The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told’ at LCTC
LCTC stages a raucous, and somewhat bloated, retelling of biblical creation from the writer of ‘In & Out’.
The Gayest ‘Show’ on Earth: ‘Rocky Horror’ Farewell Tour at Ray of Light Theatre
Ray of Light stages an appropriately loud and lusty production for their final run of the cult classic.
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.
With Attitude: ‘Nigga-Roo’ at The EXIT
Dazié Grego-Sykes’ incendiary Fringe solo show gets a full staging (such as it is) at EXIT Stage Left.
Mechanical Animals: ‘Universal Robots’ West Coast premiere by Quantum Dragon
Mac Rogers reimagines Karel Čapek’s sci-fi classic in this thrilling steampunk production by Quantum Dragon.
Funny and Fabulous: ‘Queering My Lobster’ by Killing My Lobster
KML’s first-ever Pride show masterfully lampoons everything from hompophobic tech bros & Gay dating sites to str8 actors being awarded for playing LGBTQ+ characters.
Missed its Stop: ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ at Ubuntu Theater
Ubuntu’s attempt to deconstruct Tennessee Williams’ classic paradoxically reveals how little they understand of the material.
Worth the ‘Risk’: ‘Still at Risk’ World Premiere at NCTC
New Conservatory’s world premiere is a touching story about looking at the AIDS crisis a generation after its worst period.
Ebony Powers: ‘Manifesto’ at Brava
Rotimi Agbabiaka delivers another winning solo show satirizing race, sexuality, and hunger for fame.