Berkeley’s Impact Theatre turns to Kickstarter to help raise funds for next production
Continuing its tradition of breaking new ground, Impact is one of the first Bay Area theatre companies that we know of to turn to Kickstarter…
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‘Enchanted April’: A little gem that lives up to its name!
For 32 years the Northside Theatre Company has brought exceptional theatre to the South Bay. Its productions invariably exceed well beyond one’s expectations. It has…
Review: ‘Chicago’ opens at Montgomery Theatre
The dancers move more like an octopus, each an appendage of the whole beast, so you can focus on individual tentacles slithering or watch the…
Theater Review: ‘Three Sisters’ lulls
Per Berkeley Rep's standards, the acting is once again superb. James Carpenter is always extraordinary. Be sure to do what I do, and seek out…
Sunflower Hour: Mockumentaries and NHL talk with Vancouver film-maker Aaron Houston
In this special film-making/NHL hockey-talk Stark Insider episode, Aaron calls in from Vancouver where he is finishing post-production on a film that explores the seedy…
Review: Urban beats of ‘Stomp’ bring standing ovations in San Jose
There was quite a bit of skilled tapping and dancing throughout the show and some of the performers such as Donisha Brown have a great…
Interview: Exploring human immortality, artificial intelligence in San Francisco
Kurzweil "believes that we're approaching a moment when computers will become intelligent, and not just intelligent but more intelligent than humans."
Bay Area Stage: The Three Sisters, No Exit, Enchanted April, Collected Stories, Stomp
"I'm living my life, what are you doing?"
Stark Insider TV: Inside ‘STOMP’ at Broadway San Jose
Stiffle-bristle brooms become a sweeping orchestra; Zippo lighters flip open and closed to create a fiery fugue; wooden poles thump and clack in a rhythmic…
SF Playhouse Behind the Scenes – Vodka noodles, crawl spaces, blood vessels
In March 2009, with the opening of San Jose Rep's exceptional 'The Kite Runner', we inaugurated the theater section here on Stark Insider. Since that…