Theater Review: ‘Auctioning the Ainsleys’
An absurd, charming, funny production about people, objects, family and what happens to all of them when one’s memory is Going… Going… GONE!
Premiere: A lavish ‘Anna Karenina’ at Opera San Jose
The opening stage set is stunning, writhe with foreboding dramatic lines, brooding lighting and rich textures.
Theater Review: ‘Marcus’ caps remarkable trilogy
Once again, A.C.T. gives the production an Architectural Digest aesthetic.
Theater Review: ‘Private Eyes’
When nothing is what it seems and everything is subject to question.
Cuckoo’s Nest at Broadway West: Timeless story about the indomitability of the human spirit
The creative design elements of the shocking opening scene augur well for what is yet to come.
Review: ‘Tongue of a Bird’ opens at the Dragon
Kobara’s ability to look stunning even as makeup runs down her face is a swift trick that I’d love to pull off.
Review: ‘Toke’ lights up Berkeley
It's an ambitious undertaking, with the two-act play even taking us to the Garden of Eden -- a place that, on this evening, felt quite Barbarella.
San Francisco: Carey Perloff’s ‘Higher” receives prestigious award
Next February’s world premiere production wins the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation Theatre Visions Fund Award.
An American Terrorist: ‘Cat’s-Paw’ features intense, unpredictable finale
Perhaps leaders of small radical organizations have the same issues as men of short stature, masking insecurity with bluster.
Review: ‘Chinglish’ say “Yes, you don’t!”
In Chinglish, which opened last night at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, sex, corruption, and even Enron conspire to potentially send Ohio Signage Company into the ground.