My Kingdom for Cliff’s Notes: ‘Gatz’ West Coast premiere at Berkeley Rep
The famous staged reading of the entire ‘Great Gatsby’ is nothing more than a flickering green light.
Doin’ it for Themselves: ‘Top Girls’ at ACT
Caryl Churchill’s incendiary piece gets a gripping new production from the ACT.
Loud & Proud Latinx Double-Feature: ‘Kiss My Aztec!’ World Premiere at Berkeley Rep AND ‘Oedipus El Rey’ Revival at The Magic
A world premiere swan song and a powerful revival celebrate the wonderful eclecticness of local Latinx talent.
The High Price of Toxic Masculinity: ‘Creditors’ at Aurora
August Strindberg’s classic tale of male manipulation is still relevant in Aurora’s powerful new production.
At the Hour of Our Death: ‘4.48 Psychosis’ at Anton’s Well
Sarah Kane’s rarely-produced final work is the subject of a wonderfully haunting production by Anton’s Well.
Mechanical Animals: ‘Universal Robots’ West Coast premiere by Quantum Dragon
Mac Rogers reimagines Karel Čapek’s sci-fi classic in this thrilling steampunk production by Quantum Dragon.
Sock-Hopped: ‘Grease’ at Berkeley Playhouse
Electric choreography from the Berkeley Playhouse can’t quite save this revival of the popular musical.
‘Carrie’-d away by Convention
The infamous musical adaptation of Stephen King’s thriller is literally watered down by Ray of Light.
The Thinking Man's Idiot (Charles Lewis III) 