Theater News: Berkeley Rep’s Tony Taccone receives 2012 Margo Jones Award
Prestigious award honors those who encourage the living theatre and the craft of playwriting.
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‘Collapse’ – All we can do is learn to fall together (Review)
But what makes this Renegade Theatre Experiment production a success is the marvelous cast, anchored by a compelling performance by the luminous Alika Ululani Spencer
Review: ‘The Death of the Novel’ at San Jose Rep
At heart, Pete Campbell and Sebastian Justice are not that different. While Justice has an idiosyncratic, intelligent wit that Campbell lacks (which makes justice far…
San Francisco: Cutting Ball Theater opens 14th season with Strindberg Cycle
This will be the first time all five of Strindberg’s Chamber Plays will be performed together in repertory in any language. Strindberg Cycle is the…
Stark Insider TV: Vincent Kartheiser of ‘Mad Men’
With the success of Mad Men, Vincent Kartheiser now has a "resting play" that affords him the ability to take on projects that might not…
Powerbomb! Season Opener ‘Chad Deity’ at Aurora Theatre a Winner
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity is like Max Weber coming back to life, taking on a second career in standup, and deconstructing the sport.…
‘Ragtime’ – An uncompromising, lavish production
Director Lee Foster, undaunted by the limited confines of a small thrust stage, has produced a triumphant musical experience that is both visionary in scope…
Watch: ‘Mad Men’ star Vincent Kartheiser on Facebook, Canada, Thai food (Outtakes)
Bucking the trend -- led by the likes of Ashton Kutcher, Shaq, Lady Gaga -- Vincent Kartheiser eschews social media. Facebook, he says, is like…
Review: ‘Chinglish’ say “Yes, you don’t!”
In Chinglish, which opened last night at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, sex, corruption, and even Enron conspire to potentially send Ohio Signage Company into the…
San Jose Stage Announces 30th Season: RACE, RECKLESS, RED, THE THREEPENNY OPERA
SJSC has produced Mamet’s American Buffalo (1985), Speed-the-Plow (1993) and Glengarry Glen Ross (1988 & 2008).