Paint it White Privilege: ‘Art’ (virtual production) at SF Playhouse
Yasmina Reza’s clunky script is given an equally shaky production for SF Playhouse’s virtual season-opener.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Stuff so Flat and Dull: ‘Hamlet’ at ACT
Bad decisions at every turn torpedo ACT’s production of Shakespeare’s most famous text.
‘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.
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.
