Sleaze Company: ‘PolySHAMory’ at The Marsh – SF

Kate Robards' latest is a show about marriage and sex that - wouldn'tcha know it? - finishes too soon.

Christmas Movie Round-Up 2019

A Christmas screen-hop features Black Power, White romance, and Sci-Fi. Guess which one I loved?

Not the Worst Witch: ‘Becky Nurse of Salem’ World Premiere at the Berkeley Rep

The second Witch Trial play I've seen in a week is an imperfect misfire for Sarah Ruhl and the Rep.

Virtual Insanity: ‘An Invitation Out’ West Coast Premiere by Quantum Dragon

An overlong, clichéd script is saved by great direction, a super cast, and eye-popping creative choices.

The Witch is Back: ‘Vinegar Tom’ West Coast Premiere at Shotgun

Ariel Craft is at the helm of Shotgun's nearly-perfect remount of the Feminist take on 'The Crucible'.

Freezing Our Balls Off: ‘Snowed In’ by Killing My Lobster

An impossible SF snowstorm provides the setting for KML's latest holiday sketch set.

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.

‘The Tempest’ on a Trapeze: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Amaluna’ in San Francisco

The Bard's "stormy" story is the basis for Cirque du Soleil's latest grand spectacle.

Sinks in later innings: ‘Testmatch’ World Premiere at ACT

The messy legacy of cricket and British colonialism is the focus of Kate Atwell's fun-but-messy new play.