Blood, ‘Sweat’ and Tears at the ACT
The world of Lynn Nottage’s Sweat (American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco) is unfamiliar to many coastal theater-goers (certainly to me). It’s a steel town where…
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Reviews and coverage of theater and performing arts in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Berkeley, and beyond. Written by ATCA critic Clinton Stark.
What’s Happening: New Cirque show ‘Volta’ coming to San Francisco & San Jose
Extreme sports under the Big Top.
In Review: Common with the San Francisco Symphony
The San Francisco Symphony will launch its bold new 2018-2019 season with an opening night gala on September 5th, featuring violinist Itzhak Perlman. Proceeds from…
Murder should be more fun: ‘Richard III’ at the African-American Shakespeare Company
[Lead photo: left to right: Richard III (L. Peter CAllender) halts the funeral procession of Lady Anne’s husband (Brandi Huzzie) as the two clergymen (Terrance Smith…
Sondheim’s wrenching “Sunday” at SF Playhouse
This musical creeps up on you.
What’s Happening: The Ring at San Francisco Opera is bold, modern, and a must-see (VIDEO)
In case you missed it, Wagner’s Ring is in town. San Francisco Opera is staging the German composer’s epic work, The Ring of the Nibelung,…
Backstage Video: Touring LUZIA by Cirque du Soleil (Now in Boston)
A Waking Dream of Mexico. It’s called Luzia — in Spanish, “light” and “rain”. Cirque du Soleil’s spectacular show is now touring the country, and…
The progressive dream of ‘Soft Power’
On November 29, 2015, the “most famous American Chinese playwright” was stabbed in the neck. That’s David Henry Hwang the real, award-winning playwright, and also…
Francis Ford Coppola, Amber Tamblyn to headline David Lynch’s 2018 Festival of Disruption in Los Angeles
It’s happening again. David Lynch has revealed the lineup for the next Festival of Disruption. Read on for the details here on Stark Insider. And don’t…
Don Quixote rides (a tricycle) again at Cal Shakes
His quest is pointless, and often destructive. But he is fiercely loved by his family, neighbors, former students, and squire. May we all be so…