‘The Pitmen Painters’ at TheatreWorks leaves lasting impression
I'm convinced that exploring the other side of the brain is a highly rewarding pursuit, especially for us in Silicon Valley who often find ourselves…
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.
Review: Marvin’s Room
"My feelings for you are like a big bowl of fishhooks," she tells her offspring. "You can't pick out just one."
Theater Review: ‘Double Indemnity’ scorches the stage
This co-production with A Contemporary Theatre (ACT) in Seattle proves beyond a reasonable doubt that Double Indemnity works as a play. All the hallmarks of…
Theater Review: ‘Humor Abuse’ in the best possible way
It astounds what can be done with red felt, and old garden hose. A steamer trunk, all 9 cubic feet of it? Pure gold.
A West Side Story for the cheap seats
This experience triggered new insights into the choreography and the blocking. Ensemble characters related in ways that I’d never seen before. Dance scenes could have…
Bay Area Theater – Must-see shows
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…
The Jellicle Ball Returns: CATS opens in San Jose (review)
It’s been a couple of years since CATS was performed at the Center of Performing Arts, and Broadway San Jose more than delivered on this…
Playing with Electric Razors: ‘Every Christmas Story Ever Told’ (review)
With everything from reingoats to Anthony Weiner’s pull toy and a buzzing Norelco razor speeding dementedly across the tiny thrust stage, Kevin Blackton, Martin Rohas…
Touching Benjamin Franklin – San Francisco Symphony’s ‘The Messiah’
One fascinating bit of Messiah trivia is that Benjamin Franklin attended a “Messiah’’ performance in Dublin in 1759.
Review: ‘Bring It On: The Musical’ opens at the Orpheum
However, just as porn flicks persist in having plots, Bring in On labors under its own tortured burden. In both instances, plot is hardly the…