Two of the Bay Area’s best companies make the same miscalculation when adapting The Bard. Continue reading Silly Shakespeare Double-Feature: ‘Caesar Maximus’ by We Players AND ‘War of the Roses’ by Cal Shakes
Not even an excellent cast and strong direction can breath life into the DOA script by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Continue reading The End can’t come Quick Enough: ‘Everybody’ West Coast Premiere at Cal Shakes
You wouldn’t think “rom-com” and “Vietnam War drama” would go together, but the ACT pulls it off well. Continue reading From ‘Nam to Rom-Com: ‘Vietgone’ at the ACT
Bad decisions at every turn torpedo ACT’s production of Shakespeare’s most famous text. Continue reading Stuff so Flat and Dull: ‘Hamlet’ at ACT
The sexual politics of The Bard’s gender-bending comedy receive an uneven interpretation from Cal Shakes. Continue reading ‘Like’-minded: ‘As You Like It’ at Cal Shakes
A uniquely Asian-American immigrant tale is the focus Crowded Fire’s touching new production. Continue reading Only ‘You’: Crowded Fire’s ‘You for Me for You’
