Kim Novak’s artworks unveiled at the Old Mint, San Francisco
Novak created unforgettable characters in Vertigo, Picnic, The Man with the Golden Arm and at 24 was featured on the cover of Time magazine.
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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.
San Jose Rep’s ‘The Understudy’ a light comedy with charm
As he did when he played Destry in Wirehead, Marin creates a character that’s a bit of a nebbish, the perennial loser whose efforts are…
Kronos Quartet: New music at its best
As a performance piece, Flow comes into its own and positively shimmers, much like the edges of a Rothko painting. The long rests between the…
Sideways adapted for stage, premieres this month
Adapted by Rex Pickett from his own novel, 'Sideways' is the story of two friends - Miles and Jack – and their journey across the…
One-Man Lord of the Rings comes to San Jose
The “One-Man” Virtuoso Charles Ross tackles Tolkein’s epic trilogy in 70 Minutes.
StarkIn TV: San Quentin State Prison – In Search of Shakespeare
Drugs! B&E! Murder! Ahhh... wow, okay. This really is slightly different then filming at Opera San Jose, Berkeley Rep, or at A.C.T. We go inside…
Jean Genet: Playwright of Crime and Poetry
Genet’s drama is primarily based on the state of a poetic mind, rather than a focus on dramatic sequence and political standpoint for sexual and…
Social Media Use Continues to Rise Across San Francisco Venues
Why are sports writers and political pundits able to stir up active online debate whereas their counterparts in theater cannot?
Revisiting the Tenderloin
“It’s so real.” she kept repeating, an echo taken up by others, as if being real made the violence preferable to other alternatives.
‘The Producers’ at Hillbarn a winner
Perhaps the greatest compliment one can give this production of the Tony Award-winning musical is that one forgets that it's “community theatre."