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Intersection for the Arts and Campo Santo present the Open Process Premiere performances of ‘La Semilla Caminante/The Traveling Seed’

BY MONICA TURNER — 04.06.2010

Intersection for the Arts and Campo Santo have announced the Open Process Program premiere peformances of La Semilla Caminante/The Traveling Seed, A Multimedia Performance Work…

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Theater Review: ‘Circus Finelli’ is David Lynch approved entertainment – Nein!

BY CLINTON STARK — 04.05.2010

Normally I prefer to receive facial punishment at the end of the night – either that or on ice during a hockey game; you know,…

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Theater Review: ‘Vigil’ at A.C.T. with Olympia Dukakis

BY CLINTON STARK — 04.03.2010

A.C.T.’s favorite theatrical couple return in Vigil, a heartfelt fable about life, aging and companionship. Academy award winner (Moonstruck) Olympia Dukakis and Marco Barricelli positively light…

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Theater Wire: Opening around the Bay Area

BY CLINTON STARK — 03.31.2010

Time for another round of shows opening across the Bay Area. Every 6 weeks or so there is a cycle of new shows at the…

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Hapgood Theatre to stage edge-of-your-seat Victorian thriller ‘Gaslight’

BY MONICA TURNER — 03.30.2010

Hapgood Theatre Company will stage its ﬁrst British import, Patrick Hamilton’s thriller Gaslight. Mrs. Manningham believes that she is slowly going insane, but faced with two…

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Berkeley’s Aurora Theatre Company announces 2010/11 season

BY MONICA TURNER — 03.30.2010

Aurora Theatre Company’s artistic director Tom Ross today announced their 2010/11 season, featuring five plays. Highlights of the 19th season include the Northern California premiere…

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Rough and Tumble’s ‘A History of Human Stupidity’ world premiere

BY MONICA TURNER — 03.29.2010

Rough and Tumble announced they will present the world premiere of A History of Human Stupidity, an intellectual vaudeville in three acts and a roast.…

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Celebrate 50th anniversary of the Rat Pack with ‘Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show’

BY MONICA TURNER — 03.29.2010

Sandy Hackett, the son of late, legendary comedian Buddy Hackett, celebrates a half century since the original Rat Pack’s legendary Las Vegas performances at the…

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Artist Diaries: Trying to capture the beauty of Lucie Stern

BY LONI STARK — 03.29.2010

My oil painting of the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto is taking shape. This week I outlined the railings on the balcony and sketched…

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A mad, mad, mad world: Kushner’s ‘The Illusion’ at The Pear

BY CY ASHLEY WEBB — 03.28.2010

The Illusion is a mad, mad, mad pastiche of steam punk, commedia del arte, and 17th century drama that only Tony Kushner could put together. …