Theater Review: ‘Secret Order’ a question of ethics at SJ Rep
Dynamic and flashy, the Rep's production even conveys a sense of Matrix-like cutting edge.
Theater Ticker: Secret Order, Dial M for Murder, The Great Game: Afghanistan, Dracula
"Drama assumes an order. If only so that it might have -- by disrupting that order -- a way of surprising."
West Coast premiere of ‘Or’ comes to Magic Theatre
In Duffy Adams’ comedic play, Aphra Behn is getting out of the spy game and into showbiz.
Classic Hitchcock thriller ‘Dial M for Murder’ arrives for Halloween
Tony arranges what he thinks is the perfect murder…or is it?
Theater Review: ‘Superior Donuts’
However, inasmuch as these darker threads are woven into a larger fabric, they also raise the possibility of connection without getting maudlin.
Theater Review: Neil LaBute’s ‘Reasons to be Pretty’ cuts
Once again, I found myself armchair quarterbacking the playwright.
Review: ‘Our Town’ at the Pear Avenue Theatre
Written before World War II, it harkens to a simpler America.
Theater Review: ‘The Sunset Limited’ at SF Playhouse
In a sense, author Cormac McCarthy is shadow boxing.
Review: ‘Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches’ at The Pear Avenue Theatre
It’s easy to envision an audience insensible to Roy Cohn’s indirect references to Nancy Reagan.