He’s Funny that Way: Oscar Wilde at Stanford
Caldwell’s Algernon bounced between insouciant petulance and the brittle wit of the chronically self-assured.
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.
Safiya Martinez at the SF Marsh
With little more than two wigs, a hoodie, a hat and a few minor props, Martinez stuns the audience as she flips through her characters,…
Theater Review: ‘A Minister’s Wife’ at San Jose Rep
The drawing room of 'A Minister’s Wife' is a space you dream of moving into, with spare lines and restraint appropriate to an Anglican minister,…
This is How it Goes
Marin indicates he might not be the most reliable narrator, but since he presents multiple takes on an event, you dismiss it. Sometime later, the…
Review: ‘George Gershwin Alone’ at Berkeley Rep
Like Copland, Gershwin was the foreigner who created American music, mirroring us back to ourselves.
Reefer Madness! In San Jose!
"Marijuana is an addictive drug which produces in its users insanity, criminality, and death."
Wild at TheatreWorks: ‘Wild with Happy’
Costumer designer Brandin Barón developed the true shocker – a 1970’s wardrobe that isn’t an affront to the dignity of the characters.
Back home with American Idiot
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…
Dear Elizabeth
Crazy thought. What if... what if a pregnant playwright some day in the future read through all the correspondence between you and Robert, those occasionally…