It was clearly a special and memorable occasion for all concerned. This is the very definition of a must-see event and worth a trip to downtown San Jose.

In 2009 we set out on a mission. Our goal was to fill the gap left by traditional media's cutback in local arts coverage. It all began with The Kite Runner at the SJ Rep.

Perhaps the greatest compliment one can give this production of the Tony Award-winning musical is that one forgets that it's “community theatre."

Rob Melrose astutely writes that in many ways, The Pelican is "the modern chamber version of Hamlet and Electra – a father murdered by the mother and her lover and the children needing to know where their loyalties lie and what revenge to take."

It is entirely possible that American Idiot is one of those ephemeral miracles that can’t exist outside of a particular point in time. It’s worth asking whether this one can – or even if it should.

Just as the hungry know more about the value of food than any foodie gourmet, Copeland knows more about hope and Christmas miracles than any Macy’s display or Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.

Anderson’s research of the historical context of 'pen/man/ship' is evident in every line. However, she doesn't overwhelm you with historical detail, letting the characters steer the action.

A play about Silicon Valley that hits close to home. Can two video game developers meet deadline? And will ego, love, and loss render their code useless?

Company remains so vital you have to pay attention to this microscope on everyone’s marriage, complete with ironies, compromises, and connections for which we all keep looking

We received an email yesterday that made my heart sink a little. It was from Nina Meehan, executive director of Bay Area Children's Theatre, asking for a donation. Nothing unusual about that. The arts, as we all know too well, are in a perpetual mode of fund-raising, and cost cutting....