‘Goldfish’ review, ‘Groundswell’ opens Friday
It’s been a busy week for Bay Area theater. Last weekend we saw three good shows: ‘The Glass Menagerie’ (review) at the scenic Coastal Repertory…
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My third painting: The red barn and green hills…that still aren’t
This past Saturday, I spent another three hours in my oil painting class. Unlike the first several I took where I whizzed through the painting…
Theater review: ‘Goldfish’ West Coast premiere at Magic Theatre
The Bay Area Premiere of “Goldfish” is a gritty and heart wrenching study by playwright John Kolvenbach into the bonds that unite us as fathers,…
‘This is It’ Michael Jackson single released: Smash or trash?
Here’s Michael Jackson’s “new”—recorded in 1991—posthumous single “This is It”, co-written by Paul Anka, and just released on Monday. What do you think? (stream is…
In search of Goldfish and Blue Angels
Clint and Loni fight 101 traffic on way to San Francisco in search of Goldfish and Blue Angels, run into 49ers.
Theater review: ‘The Chosen’ an ideological evening
With ‘The Chosen,’ TheatreWorks’ latest production tackles large issues, including the Holocaust, faith, and Zionism. Not bad for a Saturday night. As stage entertainment, however,…
Theater review: ‘The Glass Menagerie’ at Coastal Repertory Theatre
How would you remember your past? In ‘The Glass Menagerie’, Tennessee Williams’ first successful play as a playwright, we are drawn into the very personal…
Interview with Groundswell cast and director at SJ Rep rehearsal hall
Diamond divers. A foggy evening. Jagged coast of South Africa. Greed. Desperation. Entitlement. Groundswell is a play by South African playwright Ian Bruce opening next…
Theater weekend preview: The Glass Menagerie and The Chosen
More Bay Are theater coverage coming up this weekend for SSC. Would it ever be any different? It seems like we’re always running around San…
Preview: Groundswell looks at post-apartheid society in psychological thriller
Last week we were invited to the San Jose Repertory Theatre to check in on rehearsals and meet the cast and director of their new…