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Weekend: Lots of driving, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, crush at Stryker, American Idiot

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.18.2009

The weekend is almost here, and that means more wine adventure and more theatrical spectacle. How appropriate. They go so well together. Loni plans to keep the…

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Interview with ‘As You Like It’ music composer and sound designer Haddon Givens Kime

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.18.2009

Not only does San Jose Repertory Theatre’s production of ‘As You Like It’ feature striking visuals in its re-imaging of the Shakespeare classic, but it…

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Brief Encounter podcast and scenes from opening night in San Francisco

BY MONICA TURNER — 09.18.2009

Here's a brief podcast on the show with some additional thoughts.

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‘Pushing 30’ producer Scott Held on independent film, turning 30 and film festivals

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.17.2009

Every waiter in LA has a screenplay. So how do you differentiate? Make the film! That’s exactly what independent film producer Scott Held has done…

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Theater review: ‘Brief Encounter’ a masterful composition of classic cinema and theater

BY LONI STARK — 09.17.2009

Lights, camera, action! The romance of classic cinema—think Humphrey Bogart—married with the immersion of live theatre whisked me off for a brief rendezvous. It started…

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Theater preview: ‘Brief Encounter’ opens Wed at A.C.T. in San Francisco

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.15.2009

The British are coming (again)! This time in Noël Coward’s Brief Encounter opening this week at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. The production,…

Theater and Stage

The British Are Coming to A.C.T. with Noël Coward’s Brief Encounter

BY MONICA TURNER — 09.15.2009

Kneehigh Theatre’s groundbreaking production melds film, theater, and Noël Coward songs. This unique theater event commemorates the legacy of A.C.T.’s historic home as a movie…

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Week in review: “Cool it, cat!”, SF Bay Area arts, newspapers

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.13.2009

I must say, I relish the moments when Loni meets her equal. That was the case in our first episode, “The Teacher & The Pear,”…

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Theater review recap

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.09.2009

There are some good shows now playing in the Bay Area. Loni and I scooted across the peninsula over the weekend, first to Palo Alto,…

Theater and Stage

Manoel Felciano Joins A.C.T. Core Acting Company

BY MONICA TURNER — 09.09.2009

From TheaterMania: Tony nominee Manoel Felciano has joined the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.)’s core acting company, and will be playing three roles on its mainstage this…