The ‘Things’ We Say have Meaning: ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’ Bay Area Premiere at SF Playhouse
Cheryl Strayed’s tenure as an advice columnist makes for an excellent 2020 opener for the Playhouse.
Monday, 3 February, 2020 · Leave a comment
Silly Shakespeare Double-Feature: ‘Caesar Maximus’ by We Players AND ‘War of the Roses’ by Cal Shakes
Two of the Bay Area’s best companies make the same miscalculation when adapting The Bard.
Friday, 7 September, 2018 · Leave a comment
The End can’t come Quick Enough: ‘Everybody’ West Coast Premiere at Cal Shakes
Not even an excellent cast and strong direction can breath life into the DOA script by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.
Friday, 27 July, 2018 · 3 Comments
From ‘Nam to Rom-Com: ‘Vietgone’ at the ACT
You wouldn’t think “rom-com” and “Vietnam War drama” would go together, but the ACT pulls it off well.
Friday, 9 March, 2018 · 1 Comment
Stuff so Flat and Dull: ‘Hamlet’ at ACT
Bad decisions at every turn torpedo ACT’s production of Shakespeare’s most famous text.
Thursday, 28 September, 2017 · 2 Comments
‘Like’-minded: ‘As You Like It’ at Cal Shakes
The sexual politics of The Bard’s gender-bending comedy receive an uneven interpretation from Cal Shakes.
Thursday, 1 June, 2017 · Leave a comment
Only ‘You’: Crowded Fire’s ‘You for Me for You’
A uniquely Asian-American immigrant tale is the focus Crowded Fire’s touching new production.
Sunday, 19 March, 2017 · 4 Comments
