Putting San Jose on the map with ‘Threepenny Opera’
Shows like this are why you go to theatre in the first place. If 'Threepenny Opera' doesn't take you out of yourself, I suspect nothing…
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.
Gidion’s Knot at Aurora: Its heart lies in parental love (Review)
Those who invest the time and emotion in this play will be richly rewarded.
Brian Copeland: Back at The Marsh (Review)
He’s smarter with this material, more of a storyteller and more of a philosopher. Only for the briefest of moments did he threaten to start…
The Call of the Drums: ‘Jerusalem’ at San Francisco Playhouse (Review)
Dykstra’s performance draws much from a young Marlon Brando’s Stanley Kowalski, such was the combination of sexuality, bourbon, and bombast.
‘Man in a Case’ at Berkeley Rep – Striking visuals, experimental performance art (Review)
Mikhail Baryshnikov stars, and might be reason enough for date night at the theater. Man in a Case seems the perfect vehicle to showcase his…
The sky’s the limit
Given the general unfamiliarity with Henrietta Leavitt, Cepheid variable stars or the relationship between the period of a Cepheid and its luminosity, Gunderson brings the…
Major Barbara succumbs to Blood and Fire
Would Andrew Ryan from BioShock even stand a chance?
A Very Adult Christmas: Craig Jessup at the Aurora
A natural showman, Jessup doesn’t err on the side of excessive theatricality. He does more by changing his jacket or putting on a tie than…
Theatre Magic: Little Women
The surprise of the evening was Elizabeth Palmer’s Aunt March. Who could imagine this dowager crone with such comic timing?
The Oy of Sex
When Dattner's not trying to convince you of something, she brings a wistful vulnerability that's very appealing.