Above photo: Sid Davis (Dan Hiatt, pictured in orange suit) indulges the Miller family with food gags at the dinner table in Eugene O'Neill's Ah, Wilderness!, performing at A.C.T.'s Geary Theater through Sunday, November 8. ‘Eugene O’Neill’ and ‘hilarious’ don’t usually belong in the same sentence. America’s great tragedian did...

Jeanrenaud's cello dances around the emotional tones, fleshing out color and nuance that Rosenau never fully articulates.

Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu showcases the latest developments in hula dance and Hawai’ian political activism.

The Lion in Winter is a family drama with stakes that make Lear look like a petty squabble. It’s 1183, and King Henry II of England rules a good chunk of Europe. His three sons all want the crown—and the hand of Alais, the French princess who is their...

Unfortunate theater news out of San Francisco this week. The iconic show Beach Blanket Babylon is shutting down after an epic 45-year run. Kitsch. Over the top. Flamboyant. Excessive. Fun. There are any number of ways to describe Beach Blanket Babylon, but no question it's been a hallmark of San Francisco, for...

Artistic Director Bill English and Producing Director Susi Damilano of San Francisco Playhouse have announced casting for Water by the Spoonful. See details below. Quiara Alegria's Pulitzer Prize winning play will run from March 16 through April 23, 2022. The esteemed theater says that Denise Blasor will direct. "Quiara Alegría Hudes’s...

On your next journey through San Francisco airport (SFO) you may want to take a moment to enjoy a special exhibit that could make your travels enlightening. Titled San Francisco Opera: A Centennial Celebration, the new curated installation in located in the Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and showcases the company's...

Incredible to consider: City Lights is headed into its 42nd season. The long-standing San Jose theater company has revealed the 2024-25 line-up which will feature six shows in total. Per the announcement from City Lights: Drama An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley Truce: A Christmas Wish from the Great War...

With 'The Chosen,' TheatreWorks' latest production tackles large issues, including the Holocaust, faith, and Zionism. Not bad for a Saturday night. As stage entertainment, however, it delivers mixed results. On the one hand, intensity and poignancy abound as two teenage boys and their fathers search for their place in a...

You might think AIDS and South Africa aren't exactly a romantic combination for an enjoyable night on the town. But in Coming Home playwright Athol Fugard tells us a heartbreaking story with such patience, earnest and utter charm that we can't help but walk out of the theater inspired,...