Romance is Dread: ‘Elevada’ at Shotgun Players
A good cast can only do so much of this “satire” of rom-coms that supports their worst tropes.
Monday, 28 October, 2019 · Leave a comment
‘In Braunau’ is Out of Ideas: World Premiere (Sandbox) production by SF Playhouse
This would-be satire of White progressivism soon devolves into a poor treatise on the evils of fascism.
Wednesday, 27 June, 2018 · 4 Comments
Pillar of Salt: Looking back at the Best and Worst of 2017
Sorry, Frank – it was NOT “a very good year”.
Still, there were bright spots to be found.
Saturday, 13 January, 2018 · Leave a comment
No Satisfying Answers: ‘The Events’ at Shotgun
Racist direction combines with a confused (and hypocritical) script in pretty-looking production by Shotgun.
Saturday, 13 May, 2017 · 4 Comments
Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing: ‘Women Laughing Alone with Salad’ at Shotgun
Shotgun’s latest falls flat with a deafening roar of self-important, casually racist “satire”.