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The Drama Guy’s top 10 of ’13
It has been a stellar year in the Bay Area for theatre. So many wonderful productions, so many amazing performances, and just another year confirming that if you are a theatre lover, you can see lots...
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The legacy of ‘Bucky’ on full display at San Jose Rep
The brilliance of R. Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller (Ron Campbell) comes to San Jose Repertory Theatre for three weeks (Photo by Kevin Berne) Doug Jacobs remembers vividly the first experience he ever had...
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Chardonnay’s newest sketch show is smooth like butter
The women of the sketch comedy group Chardonnay bring their humor to San Francisco for four performances beginning Friday, Feb. 7th. (Top row, L to R – Emma Rose Shelton, Sarah Wright, Rachel Rockwood....
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Jackson’s new solo show at Stage Werx sheds light on untold adoption stories
Plenty of surprises about the adoption process await the many characters played by Julia Jackson in her new solo show at Stage Werx in San Francisco (Photo by David M. Allen) When Julia Jackson and her...
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Review: Center REP’s ‘Clybourne Park’ scintillating and effective
The local clergyman (Timothy Redmond) attempts to provide perspective to Bev (Lynda DiVito) and Francine (Velina Brown) in “Clybourne Park” at Center REP. (Photo by mellopix.com) Steve has a joke. That...
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Baseball and bugs fuel Silicon Valley dreams in SJ Rep’s ‘Game On’
Vinnie (Marco Barricelli) and Alvin (Craig Marker) dream of bug and baseball glory in “Game On” at San Jose Rep. (Photo by Kevin Berne) The world of fantasy sports is all-consuming, and that’s putting...
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Geisslinger embraces new experiences in Berkeley Rep’s ‘Tribes’
Billy (James Caverly) and Nell (Nell Geisslinger) discover a new world together in Berkeley Rep’s “Tribes,” through May 18th (Photo by Kevin Berne) In the journey of raising a child with special needs,...
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Road Review: Hansberry’s play shares top billing with Washington in...
Ruth Younger (Sophie Okonedo) and husband Walter Lee (Denzel Washington) share a moment of warmth in Broadway’s “A Raisin in the Sun.” (Photo by Bridgette Lacombe) Upon entering the Ethel Barrymore...
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Road Review: ‘Kinky Boots’ on Broadway is a blast
Charlie is in a tough position. Shoes are not flying off the shelves the way they used to, and since his father passed away, the family shoe business has been bequeathed to Charlie’s care. As is the...
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Review: Stanford Rep’s ‘An Inspector Calls’ a twisted morality tale
In the mystery genre, it is the detective who is the moral compass for the audience. The detective thunders away at those who work tirelessly to protect their own vile secrets. And once the great...
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San Jose’s newest company is ready to showcase inaugural show ‘The Last Five...
Nancy J. McClymont is infused with energy about a few things. For starters, there is the passion for her hometown of San Jose. A San Josean since the age of two who grew up in the Berryessa...
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Review: Delicious tension served up in SJ Rep’s ‘The Big Meal’
Maddie (Carrie Paff), Robbie (Mark Anderson Philips), Nicole (Catherine MacNeal), and Sam (Richard Farrell) share some much needed laughs in San Jose Repertory Theatre’s “The Big Meal.” (Photo by Kevin...
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Dinosaurs deal with major change in Ray of Light’s parody ‘Triassiq Parq’
The Veliciraptor of Innocence (Lewis Rawlinson) learns about being part of a community in Ray of Light Theatre Company’s “Triassiq Parq” (Photo by Erik Scanlon) Hundreds of millions of years ago,...
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The conflict of communication the focus of City Lights’‘The Language Archive’
Emma (Kendall Callaghan) attempts to connect to her boss George (Jeffrey Bracco) in “The Language Archive” at City Lights Theatre Company, running through June 29th. (CLTC.org photo) George is a...
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Sad day in the South Bay – curtain closes on venerable San Jose Rep
San Jose Repertory Theatre, one of the largest regional theatre companies in the Bay Area, has ceased operations amid growing financial woes. The 34-year-old downtown San Jose company released a...
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Review: City Lights’‘The Language Archive’ strong in its unity
George (Jeffrey Bracco) and Mary (Lisa Mallette) struggle to communicate in City Lights’ “The Language Archive.” (Photo by Mike Ko) George is a somewhat awkward gent. He bumbles around his cluttered...
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Munz hopes her new show really tickles you
Amy Munz new show “Patterns – For Some Reason it Really Tickled Me” looks at love from a feminine perspective (Photo by Ben Krantz studio) It is the age-old question that is best answered in the most...
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Review: Confusing ‘Patterns’ does not lack boldness
Amy Munz performs her one-woman show “Patterns – For Some Reason it Really Tickled Me” in The City through Aug. 16th. (Amy Munz photo) The images are bold and bright, yet subtle and dark. One wall...
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‘The Habit of Art’ returns to San Francisco’s Theatre Rhinoceros
Kay (Tamar Kohn), Auden (Donald Currie), Carpenter (Craig Souza), and Britten (John Fisher) go through a rehearsal in “The Habit of Art” at Theatre Rhinoceros.(Photo by Kent Taylor) It’s not often...
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Review: ‘Sweet Maladies’ at Brava is searing, powerful
“Sweet Maladies” at Brava Theater Center plays through Sunday, Aug. 3rd. “For we colored people did not know how to be free and white people did not know how to have a free colored person about them.”...
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