Stark Insider Celebrates 5 Years of SF Bay Area Theater
Loni Stark's March 28, 2009 review of The Kite Runner would mark Stark Insider's first ever theater review. Thank you for 5 amazing years.
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Explore San Francisco and Bay Area culture through theater reviews, film, contemporary art, and creative events. Featuring original artwork by Loni Stark, film reviews by Jeanne Powell, and insights by ATCA member Clinton Stark.
‘Venus in Fur’ a laugh-aloud thriller
Meaney’s take on the seemingly flaky, abrasive actress who arrives late for an audition eases the audience into these transitions, at least until the realization…
Beautiful Blackmagic visuals and compelling storytelling in short ‘Prospect’ (Video)
Shot with the Blackmagic Cinema Camera, sci-fi short 'Prospect' commands attention thanks to a compelling story.
Gina Gionfriddo’s ‘Rapture, Blister, Burn’ to open Aurora 2014-15 season
Aurora Theatre Company's 23rd season: Pulitzer-nominated 'Rapture, Blister, Burn'; recent off Broadway hit 'Breakfast with Mugabe'; Nicky Silver's 'The Lyons'; Classic American trilogy from Pulitzer…
State of the News Media: 3 out of 10 adults get news from Facebook (Is there any hope?)
Far and way Facebook dominated the survey (administered according to Pew Research last August). Almost two-thirds of adults use the site. YouTube surprises.
Theater Review: ‘Bauer’ and the art of not painting
When we hear of "tortured souls" surely artist Rudolph Bauer would rise to the top of the list. Guggenheim called him "the greatest living painter."…
Mozart v. Salieri: ‘Amadeus’ at City Lights (Theater Review)
O’Reilly has a quiet intensity, as if consciously containing all the energy at his command.
Bug Out! Actors spotted backstage at San Jose Rep eating crickets! (VIDEO)
Where do you draw the culinary line? Watch as the cast of GAME ON feast on crickets. It's all about the protein boost.
Another Gem at Berkeley Rep: ‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’ (Review)
Steven Epp is smart, irrepressible, and so damn funny that you really should pee before entering the theatre.
Ives Quartet brings Henry Cowell into the salon
The tone of this embraced opposites: dreamy, but not relaxed; fluid, but still tense, and propelled forward by curious rhythms.