Walking with the King
MLK mugs for Camae's make-believe camera and we laugh as King does his version of Elvis. The images fly, pure poetry.
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.
G is for Glamor
'Pageant - The Musical!' provides a whole new take on girl power.
Review: Mike Tyson ‘Undisputed Truth’ earns a decision
In 'Undisputed Truth', Mike Tyson tells us he doesn't want to fade away. That his legacy matters to him. But he had burned too many…
Continuing the work for a new generation: Opera Parallèle ‘Ainadamar’
That something extraordinary is afoot is evident even before the curtain opens as ghostly figures of small girls, white dresses matching white pancake, wend their…
Astonished and Amazed: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra at the Bing
Grabbing a glass of wine and bite of cheese in their café and sitting on one of the long benches, strategically curved so as to…
Review: ‘Red’ All about Mark Rothko
If the photos of Rothko that litter the web are any indication, King completely nails Rothko’s physical persona. His intense performance is so unrelenting that…
Wrapped in Loss: ‘Our Practical Heaven’ at Aurora
The incompleteness don't so much detract as it engages, presenting riddles that need to be uncoded. Without this incompleteness there would be no drama.
‘Promises, Promises’ a bygone era
Depicting a pre-feminist era when sexual harassment was almost considered acceptable masculine behavior, the story is certainly an eye-opener in terms of the way women…
Review: ‘Se Llama Cristina’ at Magic Theatre
The premise is one of my favorites, drawing from elements not unlike what we've seen over the years in other forms, notably in Christopher Nolan's…
Review: ‘After Ashley’ at the Dragon
As Ashley, Meredith Hagedorn is the veritable Everywoman. However, she’s not the sanitized Everywoman you get in freshman lit, but one who unravels even faster…