Portrait of a Despot: Breakfast with Mugabe (Review)
Aurora Theatre in Berkeley consistently brings us smart, intelligent theatre – and 'Breakfast with Mugabe' is no exception.
Cy Ashley Webb
Cy spent the ‘80’s as a bench scientist, the tech boom doing intellectual property law, and the first decade of the millennium, aspiring to be the world’s oldest grad student at Stanford where she is interested in political martyrdom. Presently, she enjoys writing for Stark Insider and the SF Examiner, hanging out at Palo Alto Children's Theatre, and participating in various political activities. Democracy is not a spectator sport! Cy is a SFBATCC member.
The ‘Italian Girl’ rocks
Stark’s acting chops absolutely made this performance, especially the end of the first act of which Hancock spoke so highly.
The Magic Never Stops: Kurios by Cirque du Soleil (Review)
Cirque du Soliel is unparalleled at creating fantastical environments peopled by surreal beings doing things barely imaginable.
Still loving Lucy (Review)
Unlike the sitcom Ricky, Losada leads a real band and sings on stage, with a rich tenor that just might make you swoon.
Bird Cries Ceased: Testament at A.C.T. (Review)
Maintaining the integrity of her story keeps her very imperfect son alive for her. We immediately ache; our vision of our children is part of…
A Post-Halloween Sweetener at 42nd Street Moon: ‘The Boy Friend’ (Review)
Rarely do we have such a reliable witness who wears the fact she's been around the block a time or two with such discrete flair.
Inaugural, peer-based Theatre Bay Area Awards to honor stage excellence
New TBA awards to recognize excellence in theater across the San Francisco Bay Area. Inaugural celebration scheduled for November 10, 2014 at the American Conservatory…
Marsh Magic: ‘Memphis on My Mind’
Like how Memphis, Egypt sits on the river Nile, she points out, her Memphis is also on a river. Things move slowly. People and situations…
Something different on ‘The 39 Steps’
The killer comedic timing of Neuenfeldt, Ward, and Noble keeps this fast-paced spy thriller, which serves more as a Brit equivalent to Get Smart!, than…
London’s Calling: ‘Sweeney Todd’ (Review)
Ayn Rand might find Studwell's transitions to the iconoclastic demon barber of Fleet Street so effective that she’d just have to get over the central…