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Theater review: ‘Speed-the-Plow’ brimming with intense, smart dialog at The Pear Theatre

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.11.2010

So what will it be: an action-packed summer blockbuster prison movie, or a cerebral, somewhat depressing film about radiation and the end of the world?…

The Artist Diaries

Exploring the streets of Rome with oils

BY LONI STARK — 01.09.2010

I wanted to give you an update on my fourth painting. The subject matter is a photo I took while exploring the streets of Rome.…

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The new school of Rock?

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.09.2010

The world is digital. This we know. We may not like it, but the future (and present) lies in streaming video, music, podcasts, magazines…

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Aurora Theatre Company presents world premiere of Joel Drake Johnson’s “The First Grade”

BY MONICA TURNER — 01.08.2010

Aurora Theatre Company presents the World Premiere of lauded Chicago playwright Joel Drake Johnson’s THE FIRST GRADE. Aurora Theatre Company Artistic Director Tom Ross…

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A quiet 30th anniversary celebration for James Reber and the San Jose Rep

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.08.2010

30 years ago today, on Jan. 8, 1980, James P. Reber drove his VW up to Sacramento and incorporated the San Jose Repertory Company. It’s…

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‘It Might Get Loud’ … and you’ll love it (film review)

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.07.2010

“It might get loud,” says The Edge with slight smirk. And boy does it, as he tears into a processor intensive, reverb heavy riff from U2’s…

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Snap! Words that should be banned, OMG!

BY MONICA TURNER — 01.07.2010

Snap! OMG! FAIL. Epic. Goodness. Actually “snap!” is not so bad, but there are many words creeping into our daily lexicon that make me cringe.…

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‘Speed-the-Plow’ opens Friday at Pear Avenue Theatre

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.06.2010

Hooray for Hollywood? David Mamet’s interestingly named Speed-the-Plow opens this Friday at the Pear Avenue Theatre in Mountain View. It marks a busy theater calendar…

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‘American Idiot’ to open on Broadway April 20 at St. James Theatre

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.05.2010

Berkeley pride hits the Big Apple again. This time it’s the hugely successful American Idiot musical—based on the smash Green Day album of the…

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ACT raises $31M, establishes first endowment

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.04.2010

According to the Los Angeles Times, American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) in San Francisco—one of our favorite theaters in the Bay Area—has raised close to $31M…