Blue Man Group Revisited
You're sure to have a great time with rock concert moves #1 - #5, and even more with "Shake that Thang." However, if you’ve caught…
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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.
Stark Theater Pick: ‘Persuasion’ at San Jose Stage
Persuasion was Jane Austen’s last finished novel, of only six total, and she is considered the greatest of English women novelists. There are numerous contemporary…
Bay Area Stage: Blue Man Group, ‘Happy Ones’ at Magic, ‘Being Earnest’ at TheatreWorks, ‘Arsonists’ at Aurora
Openings: Blue Man Group in San Jose, 'The Happy Ones' at Magic Theatre in San Francisco, 'Being Earnest' at TheatreWorks in Mountain View, and 'The…
Cultural Layering in Call Center Hell: ‘Disconnect’ at the San Jose Rep
"American Idiot" takes on a whole new meaning through call center lens.
Trapped in an elevator for 81 hours
"If you see a Mexican gardener, he's one of the few lucky ones that has crossed the desert to be here. You don't realize he's…
Aurora Theatre Company announces 2013-14 season
Aurora's 22nd season features 'After The Revolution', 'A Bright New Boise', 'Gidion's Knot', 'Wittenberg', 'American Buffalo', and 'The Letters'.
Disconnect – Inside the call center industry
Silicon Valley is the ideal place to stage Disconnect. Almost every single tech company on earth outsources part or all of its customer service operations.
Philharmonia Baroque brings ‘Italian Violin’ to the Bing
Not only did Rachel Podger, Elizabeth Blumenstock, Katherine Kyme and Carla Moore perform with clarity, fluidity, and unrelenting good humor, but the stellar acoustics of…
Road to a Million Views: YouTube’s reach can’t be beat
When Google paid $1.65 billion in stock for YouTube in 2006 I suspected a movement was afoot. Soon thereafter other services such as Netflix and…
Stark Insider TV: Behind the Scenes at Beach Blanket Babylon (Plus: 300 Gay Guys!)
I was invited to check out Beach Blanket Babylon rehearsing with the SF Gay Men's Chorus. Somewhere in an unknown location deep within the City…