Too Many Half-Notes: ‘Sylvie’s Love’
Writer-director Eugene Ashe is far too in love with his own style to create any real love between his two leads.
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.
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.
Joyful Noise: ‘Reel to Reel’ World Premiere at Magic Theatre
The innovative use of technology never gets in the way of the love story in this Magic Theatre world premiere.
Love Machine: ‘The Watson Intelligence’ at Shotgun
Though Shotgun pulls off some grand production design, Madeleine George’s script doesn’t successfully tackle the themes it ponders.
Theater Around the Bay: Isn’t it Showmantic?
Originally posted on San Francisco Theater Pub:
Charles Lewis III returns to get romantic. “I want you to lie to me just as sweetly as you know how for the rest of my life.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Offshore Pirate”, The Saturday Evening Post (29 May 1920)…
The Thinking Man's Idiot (Charles Lewis III) 