Must See: ‘Monstress’ show about Filipino-American life in San Francisco (Review)
Are you married to a Squid Mother? Then, what are you waiting for, you could have a star in the making! All it takes is…
Theater and Stage
Reviews and coverage of theater and performing arts in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Berkeley, and beyond. Written by ATCA critic Clinton Stark.
Food & Wine: Fred’s Diner in San Francisco
Fred’s Diner is kind of a quirky joint. That’s my initial gut reaction after spending time at one of San Francsico’s newest eateries. The vibe…
Nothing’s ugly about ‘Dogfight’
“The ugliest girl wins the dough for the guy who brought her.” On their last night before deployment, six Marines make a bet—a dogfight. The…
Wildly Exuberant & Coyly Petulant at Smuin Ballet’s season opener
This seductive dreaminess even penetrates the second movement, but dreamy woodwinds yield to more assertive sounds, and the dancers (starting with a group of four…
No Waiting Period Required: Brian Copeland at the Marsh
Suicide is never too far from anyone’s mind in Silicon Valley, especially here in Palo Alto where most of us are either nursing scar tissue…
‘This is Our Youth’ amuses and moves at The Custom Made Theater
Kenneth Lonergan’s This is Our Youth is about rich, bored, high kids in the Upper West Side of New York City in the Reagan era…
‘ReOrient’ your perspective on the Middle East (Review)
Some of the best experiences I’ve had covering the San Francisco Bay Area theater scene over the years share a common characteristic: that of the unexpected. Perhaps it’s…
Eco-Theater: ‘Flying Ace and the Storm of the Century’ coming to San Francisco
UPDATED 9.19.15: High resolution photos added. Flying Ace and the Storm of the Century, created in collaboration with scientists from Columbia University’s Earth Institute, is…
American Theatre remembers director Mark Rucker
"Living on in the love he not only inspired but actively cultivated—that is so Mark Rucker." – Catherine Sheehy, Yale School of Drama.
Samantha Barks stars in charming Amélie musical (Review)
UPDATE 9.14.2015 11:55am PT – We’ve been informed 8 new performances of Amélie, A New Musical have been added, and the show now runs through October…