Finding ‘Another Way Home’ at Magic Theatre, San Francisco
At times, the play reminded me of the bold, uncompromising indie film We Need to Talk About Kevin (featuring a haunting performance by Ezra Miller);…
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Reviews and coverage of theater and performing arts in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Berkeley, and beyond. Written by ATCA critic Clinton Stark.
Four at the Aurora
Wilder can be very funny, but his humor here is kitschy or weird, instead of revealing. His attempts at profundity, such as the repetitious Christmas…
All Things Greek: Review of A.C.T.’s ‘Elektra’
A.C.T. artistic director Carey Perloff remarks that Elektra “shows us what happens to a human being who cannot forget… Forgetting is, in fact, very healthy.…
Dark in the Swedish Winter: Strindberg at the Cutting Ball
Rob Melrose astutely writes that in many ways, The Pelican is "the modern chamber version of Hamlet and Electra – a father murdered by the…
More than the History of R&B: ‘Memphis’ rocks San Jose
The musical energy in Memphisis everything that you'd expect from a score written by Bon Jovi keyboard player, David Byron, and with lyrics penned by…
Before the Bombs Fall: A conversation between Freud and C.S. Lewis at San Jose Rep
In 'Freud’s Last Session' at San Jose Repertory Theatre the issue becomes more palatable wrapped as it is in everything from Freud’s 'Moses and Monotheism'…
Not in an Election Year: Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson
By the time Andrew Jackson opined “I’m so that guy,” one wished that Romney or Obama had Davaran’s kind of energy.
Review: ’33 Variations’ at TheatreWorks
Playwright Moisés Kaufman ('The Laramie Project') has penned a drama rich in historical detail, such as Beethoven’s notorious inability to keep household staff, his slovenly…
Review: A beautiful mind in ‘The Other Place’
This is the beauty of this play; what appears ordinary on the surface is anything but, and we find ourselves asking questions, contemplating the various…
‘Anything Goes’ – Cole Porter at his best
Stephane Alwyn’s portrayal, both in terms of singing and acting, is a spot on evocation of the style and essence of a debonair leading man…