Needs a Wake-Up Call: ‘The Sleeping Negro’ – 2022 SF Indiefest Opening Night Film
SF Indiefest’s 2022 opener starts off strong before falling on its face.
The Newest Old Play: ACT Out Loud – ‘Trouble in Mind’
The inaugural entry in the ACT’s new reading series is Alice Childress’ all-too-relevant 1957 classic.
When do we re-start?: ‘Interlude’ World Premiere at NCTC
NCTC world premieres an audio solo play about Black pain during the pandemic.
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.
School’s Out Forever: ‘Exit Strategy’ Bay Area premiere at Aurora Theatre
Aurora’s new season opens with an emotional new piece that only occasionally feels off.
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.
Oleanna 2.0: ‘Actually’ Bay Area premiere at the Aurora
Aurora scores a hit with Anna Ziegler’s incendiary piece about sexual consent and identity politics.
The Song Remains the Same: ‘Violet: The Musical’ at Bay Area Musicals
My second-ever viewing of a BAMSF show is fantastic production of the award-winning Off-Broadway musical.
Those Old Familiar Steps: ‘West Side Story’ at Berkeley Playhouse
One of the most beloved shows of all time gets a rousing production at the Berkeley Playhouse.
Here’s Why I ‘Hate’ It: ‘The Hate U Give’ – A Black Man’s (angry, incoherent) Review
Angie Thomas’ best-selling novel becomes a hypocritical melodrama that exploits BlackLivesMatter.
The Thinking Man's Idiot (Charles Lewis III) 