Separate Tables opens at the Hillbarn
Hillbarn Director Hunt Burdick stood this piece on its head by heightening the action so that it plays as over-the-top British humor instead of high…
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.
Theater Review: ‘The Homecoming’ absurdly entertaining
René Augesen embodies the sly, sexually-charged Ruth with such unnerving nymph-like appeal, it's easy to see why the role is one of her personal favorites.
San Francisco Symphony Review: Kurt Masur conducts Mendelssohn
The primacy of live performance is nowhere more evident than the role played by the six basses that drive the Italian Symphony forward.
In Berkeley: Pizza, beer and ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Did I mention we were sitting underneath a fully operating pizza joint? Consider those occasional bumps, screeches of a chair being dragged and knocks from…
Zheng Cao wins audience with PBO
Central to the piece were the hints of Carabino (a piece sung by both Flicka and Cao – who both donned buckles worn by Maria…
African-American Shakespeare Company closes its 16th season with ‘Twelfth Night’
This film noir-inspired production of Twelfth Night, The Bard’s most popular comedy, gets a provocative re-setting in the mid-1940s.
Theater Review: Powerful ‘Ruined’ at Berkeley Rep
This is the kind of play where you just know it's not going to turn out well... that there will be bloodshed, tears, and certainly…
‘The Eccentricities of a Nightingale’ coming to Berkeley
Filled with all of the majestic themes, oversized characters, and gentle poetry that earned Williams his exalted position in American theater, The Eccentricities of a…
Theater Review: ‘On the Waterfront’ knocks out San Jose
For instance, during the "It's you Charley" scene, perhaps the most famous of all, sitting in the back of the car Moreno delivers the classic…
Review: A grunt in the direction of ‘Hobo Grunt Cycle’
Time and time again, the audience was confused as to what exactly was happening on stage.